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2008-10-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syria issues decree to establish Lebanon ties

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 We're baaaaaaaaack...

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-15 10:09|| 2008-10-15 10:09|| Front Page Top

#2 This is a HUGE step for Syria. They have always before declared that Lebanon was merely a Syrian province, and had no right to independence. This dates back to the early partitioning of the Ottoman empire by France and Britain in 1920, when both Syria and Lebanon were governed by the French as a single unit. This would be like China accepting an independent Taiwan.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-10-15 12:43|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-10-15 12:43|| Front Page Top

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