
The Third Temple: Yom Kippur War Part 1
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Third Temple
Egyptian president anoar sadat visited Russia in 19 71 to ask for weapons. The soviet Union wanted friends in the middle east to keep track of America's sixth fleet, which prowled the eastern mediterranean. Sadat knew that these russians did not respect him, but he also knew that they needed him. It was brilliantly planned, meticulously executed and obsessively staged.
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