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Lebanese soldiers accompanying hundreds of displaced Lebanese, unseen, toward southern Lebanon on Monday. (AP)
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Lebanese soldiers cross Litani River, begin deployment in southern Lebanon
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent and The Associated Press

Lebanese troops, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, begun early Thursday to deploy south of the Litani River in line with a United Nations cease-fire plan to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, a senior military official said.

The army deployment will continue for a few days "to spread Lebanese government authority over all Lebanese territory, including south of the Litani River," the official said.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make statements to the media.
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Ten armored carriers mounted on flatbed trucks drove across a newly installed metal bridge over the river, escorted by several other military vehicles. The bridge was built by the army to replace a structure that was bombed by Israel Air Force warplanes during the 34-day offensive.

An Associated Press reporter saw about 40 military trucks and jeeps, carrying soldiers, equipment, luggage and plastic water tanks, heading to south Lebanon at around 4 A.M. (0100 GMT) Thursday. The trucks and jeeps hoisted Lebanese flags as they drove into central Beirut on their way to south Lebanon.

IDF begins handover to UNIFIL

The Israel Defense Forces has begun its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, handing over some of their positions to a UN force, the army said late Wednesday.

"Following a joint agreement of members of the IDF, UNIFIL and the Lebanese army, the process of transferring authority has begun," an army statement said.

Under a UN cease-fire agreement, Israel was to transfer control of its
positions in southern Lebanon to the UN force, who would then turn it over to the Lebanese army.

More than 50 percent of the areas Israel holds have been transferred already, the army said. The area extends north and east of the town of Marjayoun and another area further west.

"The process will be carried out in stages and is conditional on the
reinforcement of UNIFIL and the ability of the Lebanese army to take effective control of the area," the statement said.

The Security Council resolution authorized up to 15,000 UN peacekeepers to help 15,000 Lebanese troops extend their authority throughout south Lebanon, which Hezbollah controls, and called on Israeli troops to withdraw "in parallel." The aim is to create a buffer zone free of Hezbollah fighters between the Litani River, 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Israel, and the UN-drawn border.

There are currently some 2,000 UNIFIL troops in the area.

Lebanese cabinet will not force Hezbollah to disarm
The Lebanese cabinet on Wednesday accepted the Lebanese army's plan to deploy in southern Lebanon, and ordered 15,000 troops to depart for the area south of the Litani River after midnight Thursday.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was set to announce the imminent deployment late Wednesday.

According to the cabinet decision, Hezbollah will not disarm in southern Lebanon, but its members will refrain from carrying weapons in public. The agreement was reached following deliberations with Hezbollah representatives that lasted days.

The Lebanese government's decision contradicts United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, reached last week, which determines that the area south of the Litani River will be free of arms, aside from those held by Lebanese soldiers and UNIFIL troops. The cabinet made the decision after Hezbollah rejected all demands to disarm south of the Litani.

"The weapons of the resistance are the only ones, of all Arabs, that succeeded in standing up to Israel and defeating it. No one can take away the weapons of the resistance, certainly not by force," pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, who headed the cabinet meeting, said. "The Lebanese army will deploy [in the south] and will be for all the Lebanese," he told reporters.

Al-Jazeera reported Wednesday that Hezbollah rejected all proposals, including that it transfer its weapons to the Lebanese army, transfer its weapons to UNIFIL or allow the Lebanese army to search the organization's positions for weapons. A compromise was reached, according to which Hezbollah will not conduct military activities in southern Lebanon.

The government decision does not mention collecting Hezbollah weapons, but only that there will not be an "armed military presence" of Hezbollah in the south, or of any factor aside from the Lebanese army or UNIFIL.

Hezbollah's top official in south Lebanon, Sheik Nabil Kaouk, told reporters in Tyre that the group welcomes the Lebanese army's additional deployment in the south.

"Just like in the past, Hezbollah had no visible military presence and there will not be any visible presence now," he said.

That was the strongest indication that the guerrillas would not disarm in the region or withdraw, but rather melt into the local population and hide their weapons.

The United States welcomed the Lebanese decision to deploy troops. "It shows their commitment by a democratically elected government to holding the peace, to holding this cessation of violence, their willingness to act in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions," State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos told reporters.

Halutz: IDF will halt pullout if Lebanon army not deployed
The cabinet, which includes two Hezbollah ministers, reached its decision only hours after IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz said Wednesday that the IDF would halt its withdrawal from southern Lebanon if the Lebanese army did not deploy in the area within days.

"The withdrawal of the IDF within 10 days is dependent upon the deployment of the Lebanese army," Halutz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Commitee, according to a spokesman.

"If the Lebanese army does not move down within a number of days to the south... the way I see it, we must stop our withdrawal," Halutz added.

The army's deployment would be a symbolic force, a political source in Beirut said on Tuesday. Over the coming weeks the deployment will increase.

This will be the first time in more than two decades that the Lebanese army has positioned itself along the border with Israel.

However, foreign journalists in Lebanon expressed pessimism at the ability of Lebanon's army to confront any other armed force in the area. The notion that the Lebanese army will be able to deal with Hezbollah "is simply a joke," they said.

The Lebanese army's ability to wage war is indeed very limited. Israeli military sources said that army suffered a great deal due to the presence of Syrian forces in the country.

During Syria's years in Lebanon, the army's role was limited mostly to internal security functions.

In recent years the Lebanese army has not acquired any new equipment or arms. Most of its Western-made weapons are aging; Syria is providing Lebanon with some Russian-made equipment. Overall, the Lebanese army has a small number of tanks, armored carriers (both tracked and wheeled) and a few helicopters.

However, the significance of the deployment stems from the army's symbolic presence in the south of the country. Israeli sources note that during tense periods following the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, the army dispersed demonstrations - including those of Hezbollah, Palestinians and extremist Islamic groups - in refugee camps throughout the country.

"The army could make the effort and be effective, but at the end of the day that is a political issue," Lebanese sources said.

The Lebanese army consists of conscripts. Until a decade ago its brigades were divided along sectarian lines, but following the Taif Agreements of 1989, which officially ended nearly 15 years of civil war, this has changed.

However, while sectarian divisions are no longer active in the army, its composition reflects a balance of power among Lebanon's various groups. Christians make up about 40 percent of the force. The remainder are Muslims, both Shi'ites (35 percent) and Sunnis (25 percent). Also, in an effort to avoid the development of ties between the army and local populations, the units are repositioned inside the country regularly.

In 2005 the Lebanese parliament decided to cancel mandatory conscription and transform the army into a professional force. The process is expected to be completed by next year, at which point the army will stand at 40,000 men. There are currently 50,000 soldiers, and 15,000 more reservists
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  1.   Get out now 03:15  |  BB 16/08/06
  2.   Why not add Hizbollah to Lebanons army 03:16  |  Petteri 16/08/06
  3.   Lebanese Army 03:59  |  Steph 16/08/06
  4.   This is a symbolic function 04:20  |  Mark Lincoln 16/08/06
  5.   First time in 20 years army has deployed at border 04:21  |  Mark Lincoln 16/08/06
  6.   Lebanese Army in the South: The Jokes on Whom? 05:08  |  Brad 16/08/06
  7.   First time in 20 years army has deployed at border 05:10  |  Michigan 16/08/06
  8.   Israel: lost the War 05:10  |  Ahmednijad 16/08/06
  9.   NAIVE, FOOLISH MEN! OLMERT, PERETZ, HALUTZ 05:20  |  Eddie 16/08/06
  10.   Are you kidding me! 05:39  |  Raul Trian 16/08/06
  11.   And whom will they be? 05:43  |  Mark Lincoln 16/08/06
  12.   No winners, only losers 05:49  |  Dave 16/08/06
  13.   Now we are safe 05:50  |  Robert Goldman 16/08/06
  14.   #1 05:55  |  Russ 16/08/06
  15.   Mark Your Delusional 06:07  |  Brad 16/08/06
  16.   It Seems Hezbollah will not be going anywhere 06:07  |  Brutis 16/08/06
  17.   Rebuilding Lebanon 06:19  |  A 16/08/06
  18.   Hezbollah was "saved by the bell" 06:22  |  Ben 16/08/06
  19.   High and Low Expectations: Who Won 06:33  |  Brad 16/08/06
  20.   Mark Lincoln - Stay Tuned 06:40  |  Jack 16/08/06
  21.   Soving the problem in 4 easy steps 06:58  |  The Strategist 16/08/06
  22.   HEZBOLLAH WITH UNIFORM 07:00  |  indrajaya 16/08/06
  23.   Israel won, and the press lies! 07:11  |  Steven 16/08/06
  24.   Israel won, and the press lies! 07:13  |  Steven 16/08/06
  25.   Iran The Source of Trouble 07:16  |  Achmad Juan S 16/08/06
  26.   better than nothing 07:20  |  wax 16/08/06
  27.   #2, Mark Lincoln and others re First time in 20 yrs. 07:24  |  Michigan 16/08/06
  28.   Stay tuned indeed! 07:30  |  Frank 16/08/06
  29.   No need for disarming Hezbollah 07:52  |  Ziad Zayyat 16/08/06
  30.   Get Serious Mr. Lincoln 08:16  |  Chris 16/08/06
  31.   Response to Brutis in Washington 08:17  |  Maggie 16/08/06
  32.   war 08:21  |  Esther 16/08/06
  33.   Thank you Lebanon 08:31  |  Lebanon 16/08/06
  34.   It`s too illogical, what is wrong with these people? 08:42  |  Amanda 16/08/06
  35.   Hezbollah saved Lebanon 08:46  |  Steve 16/08/06
  36.   to eddie #4 08:52  |  remember 16/08/06
  37.   hey frank 08:58  |  get 16/08/06
  38.   the second time jesus comes 08:59  |  m 16/08/06
  39.   Thank you Lebanon 09:00  |  Israel 16/08/06
  40.   Hizbulah are cowardly terrorists! 09:09  |  Reese 16/08/06
  41.   Esther: War 09:25  |  Jack 16/08/06
  42.   to Eddie: negotiate and you wont be bothered anymore 09:37  |  AK47 16/08/06
  43.   Maggie in Miami 09:38  |  Jack 16/08/06
  44.   2: No, Mark, not droll but an ignorant observation 09:54  |  David Teich 16/08/06
  45.   HEZB BUILD BOMB SHELTERS FOR LEBANESE 09:59  |  Peace for Lebanon 16/08/06
  46.   plz jack 09:59  |  killing 16/08/06
  47.   What did Hezb. save Lebanon from? 10:01  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 16/08/06
  48.   to Israel #36 10:04  |  Gus Mansour 16/08/06
  49.   lost the war ? 10:17  |  Ronald 16/08/06
  50.   to Remember 10:17  |  Gus Mansour 16/08/06
  51.   To Mr. Gus Mansour 10:19  |  Robert 16/08/06
  52.   To Mr. Gus Mansour 10:20  |  Robert 16/08/06
  53.   Lebanese Army ? HA HA HA 10:21  |  Tom 16/08/06
  54.   To #26 10:24  |  Brutis 16/08/06
  55.   # Disarm Hezbollah because 10:25  |  krystal 16/08/06
  56.   to Steve HZ saved Lebanon 10:27  |  Gus Mansour 16/08/06
  57.   STOP TALKING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10:30  |  SOMEONE WITH A LIFE! 16/08/06
  58.   To Daved # 42g 10:41  |  Gus 16/08/06
  59.   AK47 - deal was prisoners for info on Ron Arad 10:44  |  Jabadini 16/08/06
  60.   party in Tel Aviv/Beirut 10:47  |  mohammed shreif 16/08/06
  61.   Reese: You cant play the Nuke Card 10:47  |  ME_analyst 16/08/06
  62.   someone with a life - the war is not over and will reesculate 10:49  |  Jabadini 16/08/06
  63.   Gus..youre missing the point 10:52  |  ME_analyst 16/08/06
  64.   Be serious Please! 10:57  |  Peacemaker 16/08/06
  65.   54: That`s just it. You could, we can`t 11:01  |  David Teich 16/08/06
  66.   About the nukes ... 11:01  |  Reese 16/08/06
  67.   THE TRUTH IS 11:03  |  Talal Lebanese 16/08/06
  68.   To #48; Mansour 11:08  |  Amanda 16/08/06
  69.   To Robert: "Stop your aggression and violations of our land" 11:22  |  Habibi 16/08/06
  70.   impossible to merge hizballah with the army 11:26  |  Nehme 16/08/06
  71.   TO David Teich: Invasion of Lebanon `82 11:33  |  Tupac 16/08/06
  72.   #1#2#3#4#5#6 To All who Said that Israel Win #### 11:49  |  Gaza 16/08/06
  73.   To Tom-#50 12:00  |  To Tom 16/08/06
  74.   To Reese 12:05  |  Reeses Pieces 16/08/06
  75.   To number 70! War? 12:05  |  Guy 16/08/06
  76.   To: Amanda my friend 12:08  |  Habibi 16/08/06
  77.   Hey Gaza: War Winner 12:19  |  Jack 16/08/06
  78.   TO: Reese: "Nuke Them Mentality" 12:24  |  Habibi 16/08/06
  79.   to 22 12:28  |  elie 16/08/06
  80.   TRANSFORM HEZBOLLAH INTO THE ARMY 12:32  |  indrajaya 16/08/06
  81.   To: Guy: Your own solders said they were brave 12:34  |  Tupac 16/08/06
  82.   to 71 gaza 12:36  |  elie 16/08/06
  83.   Talal Lebanese - Lebanon invented in 1943 12:46  |  Jabadini 16/08/06
  84.   Gaza - just cos our leaders are weak doesn`t mean we are also 12:48  |  Jabadini 16/08/06
  85.   70: Of course I meant Israel 13:08  |  David Teich 16/08/06
  86.   77: you got a tiny bit right, Tupac 13:13  |  David TEich 16/08/06
  87.   Arab propaganda lies 14:13  |  Pavlos 16/08/06
  88.   To: David Teich: Answers to Your Questions 15:28  |  Tupac 16/08/06
  89.   TO David #83: Warn Civilins 15:55  |  Tupac 16/08/06
  90.   If Isreal really wanted peace.... 17:13  |  Shaheen 16/08/06
  91.   Victory 17:41  |  Joe 16/08/06
  92.   Israel`s might 18:21  |  Isac 16/08/06
  93.   To Ziyad Zayyat of AZ 18:53  |  David Israel 16/08/06
  94.   People, People, People... 19:03  |  John 16/08/06
  95.   89: Tupac, you still haven`t explained 19:45  |  David Teich 16/08/06
  96.   iran and syria, plot 20:16  |  pepe 16/08/06
  97.   #96 Pepe finally someone who understood this conflict... 21:09  |  David 16/08/06
  98.   to John 21:25  |  Gus 16/08/06
  99.   to David if Israel 21:32  |  Gus Mansour 16/08/06
  100.   to Pavlo you are wrong 21:38  |  Gus 16/08/06
  101.   skirting the issue 21:43  |  MLindberg 16/08/06
  102.   visible presence 21:45  |  irv wengrow 16/08/06
  103.   Difference = None 21:46  |  DJ 16/08/06
  104.   indrajaya 21:46  |  X 16/08/06
  105.   88: Wrong answers, Tupac 21:48  |  David Teich 16/08/06
  106.   Muslim myopia 21:49  |  Juan 16/08/06
  107.   To 40# Reese 21:53  |  hezbollah 16/08/06
  108.   Lebanon`s army 21:56  |  IG 16/08/06
  109.   where are they? 21:58  |  a wandering Jew 16/08/06
  110.   olmert was soooo naive 22:01  |  mathieu 16/08/06
  111.   Israel won, and the press lies 22:02  |  Nacer 16/08/06
  112.   Paralels with Viet-Nam 22:09  |  Ronaldinho 16/08/06
  113.   #96,#97, that`s why ... 22:16  |  Marco 16/08/06
  114.   "foremost a lebanon that is more united then ever 22:19  |  zadok the priest 16/08/06
  115.   Iran/syria/Iraq/Middle east... 22:21  |  Lebanese jew 16/08/06
  116.   running commentary and droll observations from madam mark 22:22  |  zadok the priest 16/08/06
  117.   to Jabadini 22:26  |  Gus 16/08/06
  118.   "hizballah the hero of lebanon" madam mark 22:26  |  zadok the priest 16/08/06
  119.   no. 72 22:27  |  a wandering Jew 16/08/06
  120.   "hizballah will be the future of lebanon"madam lincoln 22:29  |  zadok the priest 16/08/06
  121.   to IG 22:29  |  Jack 16/08/06
  122.   Beware The IDF 22:31  |  Terry Rendel 16/08/06
  123.   to Krystal 22:35  |  Gus Mansour 16/08/06
  124.   David Teich 103 UN 242 fact 22:35  |  anti boolshit 16/08/06
  125.   Brutis 22:39  |  Gus Mansour 16/08/06
  126.   To David Teich 22:46  |  John 16/08/06
  127.   For those who think Hizbollah won the war 22:52  |  Dave 16/08/06
  128.   rebuilding 22:54  |  mick 16/08/06
  129.   public opinion 23:09  |  Robbie 16/08/06
  130.   PEACE impossible 23:15  |  Tina 16/08/06
  131.   I Guess Western Democracies Enjoy Being a Laughing Stock 23:16  |  Eli Wapniarski 16/08/06
  132.   We`re back to square one 23:25  |  Jake 16/08/06
  133.   Lebanon 23:26  |  Bruce 16/08/06
  134.   Lebanon 23:28  |  Bruce 16/08/06
  135.   CEASEFIRE GROSSLY VIOLATED: ISRAEL MUST RESUME GROUND WAR 23:49  |  HEZBOLA WON`T DISARM 16/08/06
  136.   all stupid arguments 23:58  |  tristan 16/08/06
  137.   hIZBULLAH WONT DISARM 00:26  |  tWOGUNZ 17/08/06
  138.   To Ziyad Zayyat of AZ 00:26  |  MIKE 17/08/06
  139.   Disarm isreal first 00:29  |  mike 17/08/06
  140.   Lebanon should join Israel in its fight... 00:39  |  Micha 17/08/06
  141.   Hizbullah 3104 00:44  |  X 17/08/06
  142.   Lebanon won the war? 00:48  |  Bob 17/08/06
  143.   HIZBOLLAH WILL NEVER BE DISARMED 00:50  |  LEBANESE 17/08/06
  144.   122 is correct 00:52  |  Jm 17/08/06
  145.   FREE SAMIR QANTAR NOW 00:55  |  Hezbollah fiter 17/08/06
  146.   Who won? who cares? 00:56  |  O 17/08/06
  147.   The judgment day will come 01:03  |  franky-swiss 17/08/06
  148.   won`t force Hezbollah to disarm 01:12  |  cc 17/08/06
  149.   No knowledge of Hizbollah Jack? 01:15  |  Mark Lincoln 17/08/06
  150.   #60 party in Tel Aviv/Beirut 01:23  |  Irene 17/08/06
  151.   Jews need a lesson with a stick 01:25  |  Leslie 17/08/06
  152.   # 6, 7 & 8 Lincoln & Ahmednijad 01:29  |  Chris 17/08/06
  153.   Tristan - Imagine 4,000 missiles rain on Paris? 01:29  |  DH 17/08/06
  154.   re. Peace for Lebanon 01:33  |  Efox 17/08/06
  155.   #4 Hizballah has saved Lebanon? M. Lincoln 01:45  |  DH 17/08/06
  156.   France on a Hostile Land 02:14  |  Walid 17/08/06
  157.   To the Iranian Fool, Ahmednijad 02:17  |  Pierre 17/08/06
  158.   To: David Tech: Stop Playing the Anti-Semit Card 02:18  |  Tupac 17/08/06
  159.   Hizballah not disarming? 02:47  |  An observer 17/08/06
  160.   TO David: IDF Moral Army 02:50  |  Tupac 17/08/06
  161.   To all of you who love Israel 02:57  |  Richard Goj 17/08/06
  162.   Re 80 safe in Indonesia 02:58  |  Alan 17/08/06
  163.   re 60 Mutual Party 03:03  |  Alan 17/08/06
  164.   Step by step implementation. That`s fine. 03:04  |  Ziad 17/08/06
  165.   israel lost- olmert resign 03:08  |  steven 17/08/06
  166.   To David R: Dialog NOT the "moral" IDF will lead to PEACE 03:11  |  Tupac 17/08/06
  167.   Re 11 03:14  |  Alan 17/08/06
  168.   UN Security Resolutions 03:25  |  Yair 17/08/06
  169.   Immoral wins over caricature 03:35  |  BP Diplomacy 17/08/06
  170.   Israeli weakness 03:40  |  hariseldon 17/08/06
  171.   #127 03:41  |  nothern israeli 17/08/06
  172.   sad, sad, sad 03:46  |  ron 17/08/06
  173.   #111 LEBANON VITAL ELEMENT 03:53  |  Lebanese 17/08/06
  174.   #petteri 03:56  |  eli 17/08/06
  175.   #126 Hezbollah The Future Elite Force 04:03  |  Terminator 17/08/06
  176.   hezzbollah saved by annan 04:07  |  paulo2006 17/08/06
  177.   Guerrilla warfare 04:18  |  Thess Cabulong 17/08/06
  178.   To # 41 The Strategist 04:44  |  Samuel 17/08/06
  179.   Zionists: its just the beginning!! 04:51  |  Khomeini 17/08/06
  180.   Oil spots of decency 04:57  |  BP Diplomacy 17/08/06
  181.   to pavlos 05:08  |  sophia 17/08/06
  182.   get...You will "get" what you deserve. 05:27  |  Frank 17/08/06
  183.   Israel`s problem 05:35  |  WB 17/08/06
  184.   Will some smart person enlighten me? 05:51  |  Sidney 17/08/06
  185.   Israeli wishes 05:54  |  Free 17/08/06
  186.   LEBANON AGAIN 05:58  |  Commonsense 17/08/06
  187.   To Richard Goj 06:03  |  Free 17/08/06
  188.   To Eddie, #9 06:08  |  Abdel 17/08/06
  189.   #29 06:20  |  maoriboy 17/08/06
  190.   To Sidney 06:32  |  Free 17/08/06
  191.   Sidney, It does not take a smart person 06:36  |  Frank 17/08/06
  192.   Steven 06:37  |  Minerva 17/08/06
  193.   Lebanon a parking lot 06:45  |  fritz 17/08/06
  194.   IDF SHOULD BOMB THE SOURCE 07:01  |  LEBANESE JOE 17/08/06
  195.   HEZBOLLAH `S NEXT MOVE 07:18  |  LEBANESE JOE 17/08/06
  196.   to mark lincoln 07:28  |  wax 17/08/06
  197.   I know I`m surprised!!! 07:52  |  Sam 17/08/06
  198.   119: Don`t lie. it`s been disproven too many times 08:12  |  David Teich 17/08/06
  199.   121: John, because I am 08:18  |  David Teich 17/08/06
  200.   Re: Dave No winners, only losers 08:55  |  The VOICE 17/08/06
  201.   Pepe the Mexican: iran and syria, plot 09:07  |  Guy From NYC 17/08/06
  202.   I wish Isreal did not exist 10:05  |  Chris R 17/08/06
  203.   95: Human Shield 12:48  |  loza 17/08/06
  204.   166: Tupac, you mean like previous dialog? 13:02  |  David Teich 17/08/06
  205.   166: Tupac, jihadists and "anti-Islam" 13:09  |  David Teich 17/08/06
  206.   LEBANESE JOE 13:22  |  Basil 17/08/06
  207.   To Peace For Lebanon on Bomb Shelters 17:56  |  Lubnani Yehudi 17/08/06
  208.   israil srunderd 18:30  |  a.s.z 17/08/06
  209.   Re 199 Fools and Idiots 18:44  |  Alan 17/08/06
  210.   Re 202 Chris R 18:48  |  Alan 17/08/06
  211.   Lebanon and Israel have won 19:02  |  Nathalie 17/08/06
  212.   "I wish Israel didn`t exist" 20:42  |  Robin 17/08/06
  213.   Lebanon in danger 22:59  |  Walid 17/08/06
  214.   Sorry #45 23:14  |  Dan 17/08/06
  215.   to Robin 02:25  |  Markus 18/08/06
  216.   # 104, # 162, X AND ALAN 06:51  |  indrajaya 18/08/06
  217.   WAR & PEACE 05:07  |  ESTHER 22/08/06
  218.   `My COUNTRY WRONG OR RIGHT` 05:58  |  Yamima 22/08/06
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