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2004-11-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian and Lebanese Military Staffs Prepare Syrian Pullout
Its the unmistakable Debka-files again,so hit it with a salt-truck and believe what is left.
Syrian and Lebanese military staffs have begun jointly planning the exit by winter's end of most of the 13,000 Syrian troops deployed in Lebanon. This has not been announced publicly by Damascus but conveyed this week in two key conversations: Syrian foreign minister Farouq Shara delivered this assurance to US secretary of state Colin Powell on November 23 at the Sharm al-Sheikh conference on Iraq; President Bashir Assad then gave the news to UN Middle East envoy Terje Larsen who visited the Syrian capital a day later. According to our sources, both will report to their principals that Syria has decided to retain in Lebanon only 4 potential targets radar stations — one each atop Mt. Barukh and Mt. Sanin in central Lebanon, one at the Dahar al Baidar keypoint commanding the Beirut-Damascus highway and the fourth at Bsharri in the north. Syria will not be removing quite all its troops. Evoking its mutual ocupation defense pact with Beirut, Damascus will retain between 3,000 and 5,000 potential targets soldiers in Lebanon to defend its radar stations and their approaches. In the two conversations, The Syrian president and foreign minister stated that a decision had been taken to abide by Security Council resolution 1559 on Lebanese sovereignty. But they also pointed out that once Syria had removed the bulk of its army from Lebanon, it expected Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights in line with Security Council resolutions 338 and 224.
Uhmmmm, Yeah, Right....
Posted by Heysenbergwashere 2004-11-27 1:52:23 PM|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 If the Lebanese are where there are now is because the french drop them like an old pair of socks. Probably sold them to Syria.
Posted by Swiss Tex 2004-11-27 7:56:41 PM||   2004-11-27 7:56:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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