"One of the many bizarre recommendations in the recently released report from the bipartisan Iraq Study Group is the call to talk with Iran. A formal dialogue with the present Iranian leadership is, for a number...
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" Speaking in front of the crowd on Sunday, Hezbollah's second in command, Naim Qassim, said in a message to Saniora: "Have a press conference tonight or tomorrow to tell the Lebanese people that you are...
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"Forty years ago, Sgt. Silvestre Reyes was a helicopter crew chief flying dangerous combat missions in South Vietnam from the top of a soaring rocky outcrop near the sea called Marble Mountain.
After the war, it...
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"Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah promised thousands of supporters Thursday that they would eventually bring down Lebanon's Western-backed government, but the prime minister vowed to stand firm against...
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Monday Update: Beirut has become a Tense Scene as protests continue for a fourth day... Lebanon Deploys Extra Beirut Troops "The noisy but peaceful crowd filled Riad Solh Square, in front of Mr Siniora's office,...
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"Thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian opposition allies descended on downtown Beirut Friday to force the resignation of Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops.
The Shiite...
" E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION AP Lebanese mourners carry flags and placards and gather in Martyrs' square before funeral of assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel in Beirut. Lebanese mourners carry flags and placards and gather in Martyrs' square...
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"On this Thanksgiving day, we at MAXINE are thankful for the many blessings we have here in tha United States.
We also extend heartfelt prayers to those who wish to have a stable, homogenious Lebanon."Pajamas...
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"If chances of a Lebanese-Israeli peace agreement seemed distant after Israelâs war this summer with Hezbollah, the assassination of a leading Lebanese Christian politician has further dampened the prospects.
Tuesdayâs assassination of Industry Minister Pierre...
"BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was gunned down in a Beirut suburb, the latest victim in a spate of attacks on anti-Syrian politicians, and angry voices quickly blamed Damascus.
Gemayel, 34, was a scion of one of Lebanon's most prominent Christian...
Dr Anne Bayefsky at Eye on the UN comments on Friday's U.N. resolution condemning Israel and U.S. ambassador John Bolton:On November 17, 2006 the UN General Assembly "reconvened" its "Tenth" Emergency Session to condemn Israel. The Tenth Session began in 1997and has now been...
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