the aswan dam. that project on the nile river was the mention the centerpiece, president nasser plan for egyptian progress. historians ignore the fact that eisenhower attempted to resolve the arab-israeli conflict that indoors to this day. on august 26, 1955, john foster dulles publicly announce the administration's plan code-named alpha for resolving the arab-israeli conflict. that plan reads like it was written in 2011 discussing borders, palestinian refugees, wooley places in jerusalem etc.. in the alpha plan, aid to the aswan dam would be to entice answer to make peace with israel. like most middle east peace plans the alpha plan was dead on arrival. once he began to recover eisenhower resigned the question of aid and in december of 1955 persuaded the national security council that the united states should make an offer that would head off soviet financing of the dam. in the following month, negotiations with the egyptians broke down. ike paid little attention to those negotiations. he was preoc

the aid to the aswan dam would be the carrot to entice him to make peace with israel.ke most middle east peace plans the plan was dead all rival. yet once he began to recover, eisenhower reasons the question and in december 1965 he persuaded the national security council that the united states should begin offer that would have office of the financing of the dam. however, in the following months, the negotiations with the egyptians were down. ike paid little attention to those negotiations. he was preoccupied with his health, his decision about running for a second term and getting the campaign. by june 7th, 1956, eisenhower appeared to have recovered from his heart attack. that morning, he presided over the national security council meeting, had another 15 appointments and practiced golf. that evening he attended the white house news photographers' dinner and stay up until midnight, a schedule that his doctors would have vetoed a couple weeks earlier. the president's car dropped dr. slater of his home and ike retired chabad almost immediately. the doctor was removing

the aid to the aswan dam would be the carrot to entice him to make peace with israel.ke most middle east peace plans the plan was dead all rival. yet once he began to recover, eisenhower reasons the question and in december 1965 he persuaded the national security council that the united states should begin offer that would have office of the financing of the dam. however, in the following months, the negotiations with the egyptians were down. ike paid little attention to those negotiations. he was preoccupied with his health, his decision about running for a second term and getting the campaign. by june 7th, 1956, eisenhower appeared to have recovered from his heart attack. that morning, he presided over the national security council meeting, had another 15 appointments and practiced golf. that evening he attended the white house news photographers' dinner and stay up until midnight, a schedule that his doctors would have vetoed a couple weeks earlier. the president's car dropped dr. slater of his home and ike retired chabad almost immediately. the doctor was removing

the aid to the aswan dam would be the carrot to entice him to make peace with israel.ke most middle east peace plans the plan was dead all rival. yet once he began to recover, eisenhower reasons the question and in december 1965 he persuaded the national security council that the united states should begin offer that would have office of the financing of the dam. however, in the following months, the negotiations with the egyptians were down. ike paid little attention to those negotiations. he was preoccupied with his health, his decision about running for a second term and getting the campaign. by june 7th, 1956, eisenhower appeared to have recovered from his heart attack. that morning, he presided over the national security council meeting, had another 15 appointments and practiced golf. that evening he attended the white house news photographers' dinner and stay up until midnight, a schedule that his doctors would have vetoed a couple weeks earlier. the president's car dropped dr. slater of his home and ike retired chabad almost immediately. the doctor was removing

they were protesting the partial destruction of a church in aswan. >> what i know is their scars are my scars. their pain is my pain. their experience is my experience. and they are my people. and i will not leave them behind. >> reporter: in fact, last september, majed convinced two canadian lawmakers to join him on a trip to baghdad to investigate the church attack that wounded raja and killed her neice. canadian senator don meredith is also a clergyman. once in iraq we are confronted by the persistent danger. we need bodyguards to make our way to our lady of deliverance church, where raja was wounded and her neice ragda killed. as we travel there, a lead car sends out signals to jam the possible detonation of any roadside bombs. the priests warmly greet the visitors from overseas. they are the lucky ones. two other priests were killed in the attack. and today just serving their congregation is a dangerous business. they show the delegation where five gunmen, whom they suspect were al qaeda, stormed into the church firing on the worshippers and throwing hand grenades. this is the s