Nasser : Why does Hosni Mubarak still rule in Egypt , royalty in Jordan , Jordan ? Bird grew up in Egypt under Nasser , who envisioned secular path to modernity . He says Kai Bird 's defeat in June 1967 war was a shock to Jihadists ethos , end to his dream . He loved American films . Bird : Arab have nothing to offer but a desperate alternative to dictatorships .
Nasser : Why does Hosni Mubarak still rule in Egypt , royalty in Jordan , Jordan ? Bird grew up in Egypt under Nasser , who envisioned secular path to modernity . He says Kai Bird 's defeat in June 1967 war was a shock to Jihadists ethos , end to his dream . Bird : Arab have nothing to offer but a desperate alternative to dictatorships .