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2007-09-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Nahr al-Bared falls to Lebanon army
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Posted by tu3031 2007-09-02 10:52|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top
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#1 I hope al Rooters gets a close up picture of that last drop of blood....
Posted by Phinater Thraviger 2007-09-02 11:44||   2007-09-02 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Now - level it flat. Plant a grove of trees. Kill anyone who tries to camp there...
Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek  2007-09-02 12:31||   2007-09-02 12:31|| Front Page Top

#3 We now await the HRW report on the Lebanese army's "human rights abuses"...
Posted by tu3031 2007-09-02 12:49||   2007-09-02 12:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Good going, guys... putting those 130 new Humvees to work!
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-02 14:25||   2007-09-02 14:25|| Front Page Top

#5 I just hope the Lebanese people are as proud of their soldiers as we are.
Posted by Bobby 2007-09-02 15:11||   2007-09-02 15:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Kill anyone who tries to camp there...

All of the "refugee" camps need similar treatment. Either hand over your jihadists or have your camping permit revoked. Deport all displaced individuals to Gaza so that they can share in the Islamic joy.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-02 15:13||   2007-09-02 15:13|| Front Page Top

#7 This is interesting
Feb 13, 2007 – The Daily Star

Beirut -- Civil War-era military conscription has officially been relegated to the annals of Lebanese history.

On February 10, the Lebanese Army officially became an all-volunteer force.

Law 665/2005, which officially ended conscription in Lebanon, was passed by Parliament two years ago but did not wholly take effect until Saturday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, an army spokesperson told The Daily Star on Monday that "from this day on" the army would replenish its ranks with volunteers.
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Through a spokesperson, President Emile Lahoud declined to comment on the matter, on the grounds that the law was passed two years ago, was signed at the time by the president and was not a decree issued by the present government.

Retired General Elias Hanna told The Daily Star that conscription was Lahoud's idea of a melting pot in which Lebanese of different confessional backgrounds mixed.

"As it is, Christians rarely go into government service. This was one way to create a confessional equilibrium," Hanna said.

The confessional system stipulates that all high-ranking positions in the army must be distributed 50-50 between Christians and Muslims.

Hanna said a conscript may cost the government less than a professional soldier, but that a professionally trained volunteer would be more efficient in adapting to the army's ever-changing role and mission. For a professional soldier to be efficient, he needs benefits and incentives, Hanna said.

"A draftee is conscripted and trained for two months, then he serves a year in the army and just when he has gained sufficient expertise is sent home," he said.
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-02 15:43||   2007-09-02 15:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Hours after the army killed 32 militants and captured at least 15 others as they tried to flee the Nahr el-Bared camp

What made them attempt a last-ditch breakout? That'll end any siege.
Posted by gromky 2007-09-02 16:07||   2007-09-02 16:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Found this short film clip --
Lebanese people, cheering their soldiers
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-02 16:08||   2007-09-02 16:08|| Front Page Top

#10 I'd say folks are proud of their army!
Lots more pics here

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-02 16:17||   2007-09-02 16:17|| Front Page Top

#11 Please permit me to add that—as one of the Middle East's only quasi-functional pluralist states—Lebanon should be applauded loudly for demonstrating a resolve to rid itself of Islamists. Now, if only they could show equal determination against Hezbollah.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-09-02 16:38||   2007-09-02 16:38|| Front Page Top

#12 YaLibnan's caption under the pic of the Leb cutiepie:
"A Lebanese girl holds the national flag and flashes the victory sign to celebrate the end of fighting in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp"

She does not celebrate the end of fighting ya morons, she celebrates victory!
Posted by twobyfour 2007-09-02 18:19||   2007-09-02 18:19|| Front Page Top

#13 Good lord, the Lebanese chick holding the flag is HOT!
Posted by Jeremiah Elmolusing5904 2007-09-02 18:20||   2007-09-02 18:20|| Front Page Top

#14 What, again?
Posted by gromgoru 2007-09-02 20:00||   2007-09-02 20:00|| Front Page Top

#15 I'm of the opinion that Lebanese protest chicks are, in general hot.
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-09-02 20:14||   2007-09-02 20:14|| Front Page Top

#16 Being careful here, 'cause it might "go to your heads," but you Rantburg guys have incredibly good taste!
Posted by Sherry">Sherry  2007-09-02 20:54||   2007-09-02 20:54|| Front Page Top

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