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| Aoun branded a 'licker of Syrian boots' in Washington |
| 2007-10-08 |
| U.S. Congressmen are lobbying against signing a deal with Lebanese contractor Wadih Abbsy to build the new U.S. Embassy compound in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, accusing him of financially backing Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported Sunday. The newspaper al-Rai said some congressmen have launched a campaign against granting contracts to Abbsy for building U.S. embassies "because they confirm that he is one of the financial backers of Gen. Michel Aoun, who heads the Lebanese Change and Reform (Parliamentary) Bloc." The report said Aoun is openly branded in Congress halls as a "licker of Syrian boots, a phrase used by Rep. Gary Ackerman in his address to congress while lobbying for approval of a new resolution pressuring Syria into halting its intervention in Lebanon's affairs and putting an end to the campaign of terror against the March 14 movement." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Lick that dirty boot you pawn! |
| Posted by: Chunky Thrinens5401 2007-10-08 09:19 |