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2006-08-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 More Syrian hypocrisy. Jumblatt's grandfather - Shakib Arslan - inspired the Syrian revolt of 1925 against France.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-08-29 00:34|| 2006-08-29 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Snease Shaiting3550, I don't see hypocrisy. If I were in Jumblat shoes, I'd dislike (loathe, hate, despise, you get the idea) Pencilneck too, whether my granpa inspired Syrian revolt in 1925, or not.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-29 01:03|| 2006-08-29 01:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Gotta do something, Jumbly - Syria is the near-term, Iran the long term for both Lebanon + Syria.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-08-29 01:04|| 2006-08-29 01:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Wally promises to fight Syria

That's easy for him to say, now that the Syrian military has withdrawn from Lebanon.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-08-29 01:39|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-08-29 01:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Jumblatt said "We are stuck between the Israeli rock and the Syrian hard place,"

I now pronounce you Exalted Grand High Master of the Obvious.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-29 01:50|| 2006-08-29 01:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Master of the Obvious and a Black Belt in Self-Preservation. No mention of the Hezbullies and their role in regional violence, Wally?

Posted by SteveS 2006-08-29 04:30|| 2006-08-29 04:30|| Front Page Top

#7 From the Dept of Unintended consequences...Post the hezbully disarmament, Israel signs Mutual Defense agreement with New Lebanese govnmnt.

Posted by Thereck Speamp6869 2006-08-29 06:43|| 2006-08-29 06:43|| Front Page Top

#8 The Druse leader in Lebanon spared no insult in describing Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime, according to Avital, calling Assad deceitful and manipulative. ..;-)

Agita

/Reaches for the Tums

Posted by RD 2006-08-29 07:34|| 2006-08-29 07:34|| Front Page Top

#9 no hypocrisy if he follows through. Why the worry lines, Wally? Let someone else start the car in the mornings

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-29 09:26|| 2006-08-29 09:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Heh. Good reason to hire a chauffer. I'd get a Shia and a Sunni. Let them switch driving and shotgun.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-29 09:30|| 2006-08-29 09:30|| Front Page Top

#11 If I were Wally I'd be willing to fight the Syrians (as long as I didn't get hurt), and if I were Wally's grampa I'd be willing to fight the French (ditto).

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-08-29 09:45|| 2006-08-29 09:45|| Front Page Top

#12 note he said this talking face to face with an Israeli MK (member of the Knesset). That alone is spitting in the face of Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-08-29 09:49|| 2006-08-29 09:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Now this is the same Walid Jumblatt that was kissing Assad's po-po when Syria was running the country, right?

Posted by Ulise Glinert8575 2006-08-29 15:21|| 2006-08-29 15:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Another addition to my list of "Things that are not long for this world".

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-29 15:23|| 2006-08-29 15:23|| Front Page Top

#15 Wally was on the same hitlist as Hariri. He fell out with the Syrians over keeping Lahoude on for another term.

Posted by Fred 2006-08-29 18:56|| 2006-08-29 18:56|| Front Page Top

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