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2005-02-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Allies Resisting as U.S. Pushes Terror Label for Hezbollah

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-02-17 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Paul Celucci, former US Ambassador to Canada and potential Republican Presidential candidate, pressured his host country to move on Hizbollah. It worked. Celucci is a straight-shooter.

Posted by IToldYouSo 2005-02-17 2:54:56 AM|| 2005-02-17 2:54:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The nations that are not convinced are Brussels and France.

I recommended we also recall our Ambassador from France not just Syria.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-17 3:20:50 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-17 3:20:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Brussels? Do you mean the UN or Belgium?

I don't know, France is being relatively reasonable this week, due to Syria having blown up one of Chirac's personal buddies. Good time to see where we could move the French on the whole Syrian/Lebanese front, even if they won't budge on Hezbollah.

Posted by Mitch H. 2005-02-17 7:23:15 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2005-02-17 7:23:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 LOL was late I ment Belgium. I don't know Hezbollah is pretty well linked to Syria and Iraq. If they (France) want to help out Lebanon Hezbollah is part of that deal just getting Syria out is only part of the problem. Hezbollah is Iran by proxy and tolerated by Syria.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-17 7:42:00 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-17 7:42:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 A camera in the sky would record the following sequence of events:

A suicide bombing carried out by Hezbollah-many people die. A little kid's arm is over here, a grandma's eyeball is over there.
The US calls Hezbollah a terrorist organization. It pressures France to call Hezbollah a terrorist orgaization, too.
France won't, because Hezbollah also has a political wing.
Hezbollah officials meet with French officials. They have a nice chat.
A suicide bombing happens again. This time a man's 3rd finger is found here, a pelvis of a middle aged woman is found there.

Dosey-do, swing your partner round, better diplomacy can't be found. And it starts all over again.

France sees Islamic murderers as nothing worse than senators, meeting with them, giving them shelter and public voice, smiling and shaking the hands that blew up many people. Sickening what our "ally" France is willing and happy to do.

Posted by Jules 187 2005-02-17 9:29:07 AM|| 2005-02-17 9:29:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Check this out:

Al Hayat cited diplomatic sources in Paris for its 'last chance' report. It quoted the sources as also saying the international community had sent a clear message to the Assad regime to refrain from 'any bloodletting in Lebanon."

The message warned that assassinating ex-Premier Hariri or Druze leader Walid Jumblat would initiate a "total, final and irrevocable divorce with the international community," according to Al Hayat.

Rea-hee-hee-EALLY! So France needs a divorce lawyer, then?

(Sorry about the lengthy link:)

http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&111C46FAA0AB832142256FA7002D1AAC

Posted by Jules 187 2005-02-17 10:03:05 AM|| 2005-02-17 10:03:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't know, France is being relatively reasonable this week, due to Syria having blown up one of Chirac's personal buddies.

That's the astonishing part; before Phrance will even remotely consider addressing a really unsavory situation, people have to die first.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-17 10:16:25 AM|| 2005-02-17 10:16:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 IIRC ETA has a political party, and we know the IRA has one, has this stopped the designation of their military arms as "terrorist"? Pure crap and wordgames

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-17 10:53:21 AM|| 2005-02-17 10:53:21 AM|| Front Page Top

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