Lebanon strike leads to new violence

Lebanon strike leads to new violence

Are not tired of fighting each other. Lebanon was a beautiful country in the Med.Sea. They are going to destroy that country if they will not settle down the issues they have. Between religions,ethnics group,outside influence,syria,iran and other clowns who is trying to run the country,I do not know, I do not think I could be a Lebanese citizen. It is just like a citizen of Lebanon with out a country. Who is going to win the struggle in Lebanon. The Mullah. I do not know. That is the ?

Hezbollah stirrin' things up again...
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US leads condemnation of Lebanon fighting
9 May 2008, WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday led international condemnation of political violence in Lebanon as fierce gunbattles raged in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead.

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Washington blamed the violence on Shiite militant group Hezbollah, demanding that its supporters “stop their disruptive activities”. The UN Security Council expressed deep concern and appealed for calm and the reopening of the country’s roads, after armed clashes intensified between pro-government and Hezbollah factions in the streets of Beirut.

And France described the renewed fighting in its former protectorate as “worrying” and called for restraint. US national security council spokesman Gordon Johndroe told reporters in Washington: “Hezbollah needs to make a choice: Be a terrorist organization or be a political party, but quit trying to be both."

“They need to stop their disruptive activities now," he said. Meanwhile, the UN called for a return to security in the country. “The members of the Security Council are deeply concerned about the current clashes and unrest in Lebanon, including the blocking of major roads and Beirut international airport," said John Sawers, Britain’s UN ambassador and the current council president.

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Hezbollah must stop disruptive activities in Beirut: US
9 May 2008

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US national Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe told reporters in Washington: “Hezbollah needs to make a choice: Be a terrorist organization or be a political party, but quit trying to be both." “They need to stop their disruptive activities now," he said. The UN Security Council president, British Ambassador John Sawers, called for a return to security in the country and urged “all sides to exercise calm and restraint and ... the immediate reopening of all roads."

The French foreign ministry said it was closely monitoring the situation out of concern for French nationals, while the United Arab Emirates began evacuating its nationals from Beirut on Thursday. “Some Emirati nationals in Beirut have been evacuated to ensure their security," UAE Ambassador Mohammed Sultan al-Suweidi was quoted as saying by the official Wam news agency.

The report said the evacuees had been flown to Damascus, but gave no details about the number of people involved. Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier placed the blame squarely on Hezbollah and said the situation was being closely monitored by Canadian authorities who were in contact with nationals in Lebanon.

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IF IT A TRUE STATEMENT.THE PEOPLE OF LEBANON WITH COMMON SENCE SHOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND LET THE MULLAH RUN THE COUNTRY.I AM VERY CONFIDENT THE COUNTRY WILL BE JUST LIKE IRAN. THOSE WHO IS BLIND BY THE TEACHING OF THE MULLAH WILL FOLLOW LIKE A BLIND DOGS. I BELIEVED THEY ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST IF THE COUNTRY IS BEING INFLUENCE BY THE RELIGIOUS LEADER OF THE COUNTRY. I THINK THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN A LEADER OF A PACK OF WILD DOGS. THEY HAVE TASTED THE POWER AND THEY’LL USE IT TO ACHIEVED THAT POWER TO CONTROL THE PEOPLE..THERE IT IS.

Arab League tryin' to prevent all out civil war...
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Arab ministers aim to prevent civil war
May 14,`08 — A group of Arab League ministers met Wednesday to help Lebanon avoid an all-out civil war, officials said.

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The Financial Times reported that ministers from the Arab League met with representatives from the Lebanese government and Hezbollah. Although the violence has subsided between the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah-led opposition, the militant group has maintained its blockade of the airport, the newspaper said.

Lebanese army Gen. Michel Suleiman has issued an appeal for unity among his officers, a move that reflects the country’s diverse sectarian and political backgrounds. “What has happened in the streets of Lebanon is a real civil war that no national army in the world can confront," he said.

Last week, pro-Syrian and pro-Iranian Hezbollah and its allies briefly took over parts of Beirut that were controlled by Sunni Muslim supporters of the pro-Western government, the newspaper said. Afterward, the fighting spread to the mountains outside Beirut. More than 80 people were killed, the Times reported.

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Bush Says Iran Behind Lebanese Fighting
14 May 2008 - U.S. President George Bush says Iran is trying to bring down the democratically-elected government in Lebanon.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he and President Bush discussed Tehran’s role in Lebanese fighting. He says Iran is heavily involved in an attempt to bring down the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. “We observe the events in Lebanon and we are very much concerned that there will be an attempt to upset the democratic process," he said.

Speaking to reporters after their talks at the Israeli prime minister’s residence, Mr. Bush says Lebanon’s worst sectarian violence in nearly two decades is a direct result of Iran’s support for the militant group Hezbollah. “Hezbollah, the so-called protector of the Lebanese against Israel, has now turned on its own people. And as you mention, Hezbollah is supported by Iran. This is an Iranian effort to destabilize that young democracy, and the United States stands strongly with the Siniora government," he said.

U.S. National Security Advisor Steve Hadley says Washington will intensify pressure on Syria and Iran and is calling for other Middle Eastern countries to do the same. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Saud al-Faisal is condemning Iran for carrying out what he calls “a coup attempt” in Lebanon. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denies the charge, saying Iran is the only country not interfering in Lebanon.

Tuesday, Lebanon’s army announced plans to intervene in the fighting for the first time since the violence erupted last week. Hezbollah fighters swept across Beirut last Wednesday after the Siniora government declared their telecommunications network illegal and fired an airport security chief for his alleged ties to the militant group.

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