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      Lebanon on brink of civil war

      Posted by Sandyenglish

      Lebanon stands on the brink of all-out civil war. A general strike by the leading trade union to protest rising prices and demand an increase in the minimum wage has led to armed conflict between the pro-Western Sunni and Druze-based government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and the Shia-based Hezbollah and its ally, Amal.

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      Living And Loving In Lebanon

      Posted by Orato

      I’ve been living in Lebanon for 22 years now, my whole life. I was born during war, so all the memories and sound clashes of this horrible experience still flow in my head nowadays. I hold visions of power and resistance against all major disturbances in our society from our well-built civilization. All these years living amidst political tension prevents us from living a normal life, but we love Lebanon.

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    • Tense siege continues at Lebanon's Nahr al-Bared refugee camp

      Posted by Sandyenglish

      The Lebanese army siege of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp outside of the northern city of Tripoli is now in its tenth day. Thousands of Palestinian refugees have flooded out of the camp after a shaky ceasefire was negotiated last Tuesday between the military and the Al Qaeda-linked Fatah al-Islam fighters entrenched inside the camp. Many residents, however, have refused to leave, despite the danger of a bloody showdown.

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      Lebanese army gets U.S. aid

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      The United States and Arab allies sent military aid to Lebanon on Friday and the Lebanese army deployed extra troops to a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants this week.

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    • Protesters Jam Beirut to Urge Government’s Ouster

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      A banner that hung down the side of a building, showing a picture of the prime minister hugging Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. “Thanks Condy,” it said just beneath another image of dead children, referring to Lebanese civilian casualties during Israel’s war with the militant Shiite group Hezbollah during the summer.

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      Greenpeace Warns of Toxic Risks to Two Million in Lebanon

      Posted by Billbar from Kurtnimmo

      Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned. "Chemical traces and dust from buildings that were destroyed have heavily contaminated the air and land," said the environmental pressure group Greenpeace in a report presented in Beirut on its flagship Rainbow Warrior. "In addition, bombed out factories have caused chemical releases that could potentially affect two million inhabitants in the country," it said, noting 30,000 homes, some 80 bridges and nine industrial facilities were destroyed.

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    Billbar comments on:

    France pledges 1,600 more troops for Lebanon

    Chirac was obviously challenged by Italy's offer to command the troops. Whatever works!

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    8:04 am 8/25/06
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    Billbar comments on:

    Seymour Hersh: U.S. involved in Israeli plans to invade Lebanon

    New Yorker article: http://www.newscloud.com/read/72526/

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    6:10 am 8/14/06
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    Billbar comments on:

    Israeli pilots 'deliberately miss' targets

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    5:16 pm 8/07/06
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    j1o2n3a4s5 comments on:

    For Israel, innocent civilians are fair game

    absolute moralism is the root of all problems currently

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    5:00 pm 8/05/06
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    Billbar comments on:

    For Israel, innocent civilians are fair game

    No Hezbollah at Qana. All those is south Lebanon are terrorists. Israel has lost any moral authority it had in this battle.

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    3:26 pm 8/04/06
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    Billbar comments on:

    Bush radio address

    For use later: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

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    1:12 pm 7/29/06
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