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2006-07-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by twobyfour 2006-07-28 05:43|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jumblatt is a genocidal murderer, but he's got a clue here.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-07-28 08:58|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-28 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 You could watch Michael Jordan all day, but you got to get on the court, if want to get good. Iran, I beg you, pleeeease get on the court.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2006-07-28 11:43|| 2006-07-28 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3 During the Israeli occupation and subsequent withdrawal of Lebanon in 1982 and 1983, Jumblatt's militia, backed by Soviet weaponry from Syria and possibly with the aid of Palestinian guerillas, overran sixty Maronite villages, killing thousands, as a retaliation for Maronite hostilities that occurred earlier in the war. Maronite hostilities included forced evacuations and a systematic burning of Druze villages and shrines in addition to thousands of killings and imprisonments that attempted to ethnically cleanse Mount Lebanon of its Druze inhabitants. [citation needed] He secured a Druze victory and solidified his position as leader of the Druze.

The BBC describes Jumblatt as "being seen by many as the country's political weathervane." He has a successful record of changing allegiances to ensure that the sectarian interests of the Druze emerge on the winning side of the political issues and conflicts shaping Lebanon, from the turmoil of the 1975-1990 civil war to Lebanon's reconstruction. Like several other sectarian leaders, he was a supporter of the Syrian military presence (described as an occupation by anti-Syrian elements) in Lebanon after the civil war, but since the death of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in 2000, he has campaigned for the end of Syrian influence in Lebanon. This has pitted him against President Emile Lahoud and the Lebanese Shiite party Hezbollah, both strong supporters of Syria. It has also been argued that his previous support for Syrian intervention was compelled.

Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2006-07-28 12:03|| 2006-07-28 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 All in effort to allow Syrian forces to re-enter Lebanon, Hence to infect it again. NO. Lebanon will beome clean. Nothing like treating Israel as a gunnea pig to test weapons on no matter who may be hurt. If this evil intent is not seen, what is it worth pleading a case? Stand down Iran. Stand down Syria. Damascus looks good today, but it may not tomarrow and it is a beautiful city.

Posted by newc">newc 2006-07-28 15:30|| 2006-07-28 15:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Would somebody please iron that man's forehead?

Posted by Crusader 2006-07-28 16:00|| 2006-07-28 16:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Wally shares my view.

These Hezbo-Israeli exchanges are a petri dish for the festivities to follow. Perhaps, commencing on and after August 22nd.

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-28 16:42|| 2006-07-28 16:42|| Front Page Top

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