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Lebanese supporters of majority leader Saad Hariri burning the office of the Lebanese chapter of the Syrian ruling Baath party during clashes in Tripoli Saturday. (AP)
Last update - 23:07 11/05/2008
Lebanon PM: Hezbollah did to Beirut what Israel didn't dare
By Yoav Stern and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: Fuad Siniora, Hezbollah 

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Sinora on Sunday branded the militant Hezbollah group as worse than Israel, saying "even the Israeli enemy never dared to do to Beirut what Hezbollah has done."

Siniora was speaking as clashes between Hezbollah and pro-government fighters raged on for a fifth day across Lebanon. At least 53 people have been killed since the fighting began.

The violence was sparked when Siniora's internationally backed Lebanese government tried to crack down on Hezbollah last week.
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Hezbollah, a Shiite guerrilla group backed by Iran, responded by seizing control of many Beirut neighborhoods loyal to the government.

Top Arab diplomats on Sunday called on the Shiite gunmen to pull out of west Beirut and leave Lebanon's army in charge of security across the
city.

Sunni Arab heavyweights Egypt and Saudi Arabia organized an emergency meeting Sunday of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, days after Iranian-backed Hezbollah took control of most of western Beirut.

The two nations are deeply suspicious of the Shiite group, accusing it of sidelining Lebanon's Sunni minority and being a proxy for extending Iran's power in the Middle East.

The ministers issued a statement urging Lebanon to immediately halt the
violence. They're also expected to relaunch a January plan that called for the immediate election of army chief Michel Suleiman as a consensus president and the formation of a national unity government

The Arab diplomats also agreed to send a high-level delegation to Beirut immediately to try to mediate a way out of Lebanon's crisis. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani will head the delegation, the Cairo-based organization said in a statement. It did not name the other members of the mission.

Israel's Vice Premier Haim Ramon told cabinet members earlier Sunday that Lebanon must be viewed as a "Hezbollah state." Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, meanwhile, said during the weekly cabinet meeting that Israel was following the crisis closely, but would refrain from intervening.

Druze leader: Civil peace most important consideration

Meanwhile, Shi'ites loyal to Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah battled Druze supporters of the Beirut governing coalition east of the capital on Sunday afternoon.

At least two people were killed and four wounded in those clashes. At least 132 have been wounded. Hezbollah fighters took control of one village in the area, security sources said.

Fighting eased and the army began to deploy after Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, whose supporters were fighting Hezbollah, asked a rival Druze leader allied to the Shi'ite group to mediate an end to the fighting.

"I tell my supporters that civil peace, coexistence and stopping war and destruction are more important than any other consideration," Jumblatt told the pro-government LBC television station by telephone.

Beirut, which experienced four days of bloody sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shiites, spent a quiet night on Saturday.

But many of its roads remained blocked, including the one to the airport, however, by the ongoing civil disobedience campaign of the opposition, and heavy fighting broke out between pro and anti-government supporters in northern Lebanon, security officials reported.

The country's government has been paralyzed, unable to elect a new president, since the Hezbollah-led opposition withdrew from the Cabinet 17 months ago.

The strife is the worst since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war. During that fighting in 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon to push forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization from the border.

The heaviest clashes Sunday morning took place in the northern city of Tripoli where pro-government supporters in the Tebaneh neighborhood exchanged rocket propelled grenades and heavy machine gun fire with opposition followers in Jabal Muhsin, the officials said. One woman was killed in the clashes.

The fighting in the north intensified in the early hours of Sunday but the situation calmed down later as Lebanese troops started deploying between the two sides, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

Meanwhile, Muslim West Beirut has been mostly calm since Hezbollah and its allies seized control of many neighborhoods Friday from Sunnis loyal to the government.

On Saturday, Hezbollah scored a major victory after four days of fighting across Lebanon, when the Lebanese army reversed two cabinet resolutions that kicked off the fighting on Wednesday.

The resolutions, if implemented, would have removed the chief of Beirut Airport's security, Major General Wafiq Shukeir, who has ties to Hezbollah. It also would have dismantled Hezbollah's private telephone network.

Instead, Prime Minister Siniora announced on Saturday that he was putting the two issues into the hands of the army, which said in a statement that it was keeping Shukeir at his post and that it would handle the Hezbollah communications network in a way "that would not harm public interest and the security of the resistance."

Hezbollah's television station, Al-Manar, said the "Lebanese national opposition" would continue its civil rebellion until its demands for an amendment to the parliamentary election law and the formation of a unity government in which the opposition had veto power were met.

Late Thursday night, Hezbollah forces took over areas of western Beirut, mainly the Shi'ite neighborhoods, within a few hours. They faced little resistance.

About a dozen people were reportedly killed in Beirut that night. On Friday morning the prime minister's office in central Beirut was surrounded. By last night most of the Hezbollah gunmen in western Beirut had withdrawn.

The army has mainly stayed out of the fighting, although troops were deployed on Saturday.

The confrontations in the last few days were the worst since the end of the civil war in the early 1990s. They took place amid the power struggle between the Hezbollah bloc and the parliamentary majority comprising most of the country's Sunni, Druze and Christian powers.

If an agreement over the election law and a unity government can be obtained, it will also enable the appointment of a new president. The candidate with approval from all sides is army commander Michel Suleiman, who also had a part in Saturday's decision. But his appointment has been repeatedly postponed for nearly 18 months.

Israeli request

European diplomats familiar with the events in Lebanon claim that in the past year the United States has refused to provide the Lebanese army with
advanced weapons that would have helped against Hezbollah and other militant groups. They said this was because of Israeli requests.

Since the 2006 Second Lebanon War and the deployment of the army in South Lebanon that followed, the international community has tried to rehabilitate the national armed forces.

The European diplomats told Haaretz that although Lebanon asked the U.S. to provide heavy weapons such as antitank missiles and assault helicopters, the U.S. aid has concentrated on training Lebanese army units and supplying light arms and ammunition. They say the U.S. refused the requests because of Israel's fears that heavy arms could be used against it in the future or even fall into Hezbollah hands.

Israel is closely following the events in Lebanon. For the time being, Jerusalem has decided not to issue any official comment on the confrontations between Hezbollah and the Beirut government. But various officials have expressed concern over the escalation and the possible implications for Israel's northern border.

Officials have also expressed pessimism and frustration over the international community's helplessness in the face of the fighting. Jerusalem believes that the UN Security Council will make no effort to solve the conflict because of its current composition.

"The fact that Libya is a member of the Security Council leads to a complete paralysis," one Jerusalem source said.

There is also a fear that a military escalation and Hezbollah's growing power could drive UNIFIL out of Lebanon.

Foreign Ministry officials in Jerusalem Saturday night said Sunday's scheduled meeting of Arab League foreign ministers could be key to the future of the crisis. They said Saudi Arabia and Egypt are expected to criticize Hezbollah's violence against the Beirut government.

But it is uncertain whether the Arab states are capable of taking action that could contribute significantly to ending the crisis.

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      2.   "Lebanon".. Hostage. The Final Chapter. 02:37  |  Stephen. 11/05/08
      3.   Lebanese Army Servants of Hezbollah 02:40  |  Brad 11/05/08
      4.   Flatulence 02:54  |  Mark Lincoln 11/05/08
      5.   consider the Leb govt a terror sponsor 03:25  |  vik 11/05/08
      6.   IS THIS ACCEPTABLE TO ALL JEWS AND MY FELLOW ARABS FOR PEACE!!!!! 03:27  |  MOE 11/05/08
      7.   Check out this Map of a future Palestinian state! 03:34  |  MOE 11/05/08
      8.   RE: #7, forget jerusalem 04:00  |  Joey 11/05/08
      9.   Moe Moe You All Gotta Go 04:02  |  GZLives 11/05/08
      10.   ANNEX LEBANON,WIPE OUT ENEMY HEZBOLLAH,ESTABLISH PEACE FOR ISRAEL 04:04  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 11/05/08
      11.   Didn`t take long to blame Israel 04:30  |  Arie 11/05/08
      12.   Hezbollah and the Lebanese Army ... 05:18  |  Bernie 11/05/08
      13.   What is next? 05:26  |  GK 11/05/08
      14.   To MOE -- i`ll pass 05:45  |  vik 11/05/08
      15.   Reality Check 05:48  |  Mikesailor 11/05/08
      16.   "We do not have that phenomenon in Iran." 06:37  |  Maronite 11/05/08
      17.   Siniora cannot succeed where Israel failed 06:43  |  Natallie Durson 11/05/08
      18.   "A new Hitler with nuclear weapons"? 06:44  |  Rowan 11/05/08
      19.   ALL MILITIAS MUST DISARM 07:36  |  peaceforlebanon 11/05/08
      20.   Forget Jerusalem eh? You mean WEST J. 07:46  |  Palestinian Brit 11/05/08
      21.   #7 MOE says this is just dandy! 08:33  |  Johnboy 11/05/08
      22.   Moe 08:36  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/05/08
      23.   vik #5 08:50  |  democrat 11/05/08
      24.   RESIGN NOW, SINIORA 09:09  |  indrajaya 11/05/08
      25.   "because of Israeli requests." 09:38  |  Dutch Dirk 11/05/08
      26.   Pal Brit - just curious as to your affiliation 09:55  |  Joe Sittizen 11/05/08
      27.   #26, Joe Sittizen 10:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/05/08
      28.   The bankruptcy in ideas and vision of Israel`s politicians 10:37  |  Clickfool 11/05/08
      29.   Lebanon 10:40  |  Ralph 11/05/08
      30.   Why a Weak Lebanese Army? 10:54  |  Mark of Lewiston 11/05/08
      31.   Hezbollah always claim victory 11:01  |  Ulf 11/05/08
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      33.   Vilnai said "Israel won`t meddle"? 11:03  |  Rowan 11/05/08
      34.   As if it can!!!!! 11:03  |  MiddleStanian 11/05/08
      35.   #28, fool, actually you are terribly wrong 11:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/05/08
      36.   OMG...the outrage!!! 11:31  |  m 11/05/08
      37.   Hezb Allah and the israeli nightmare 11:45  |  Imad 11/05/08
      38.   What does Israel have to do with this current fight? 11:51  |  Dror 11/05/08
      39.   The media spin on this is fascinating 11:58  |  Rowan 11/05/08
      40.   Kohn 12:06  |  Natallie Durson 11/05/08
      41.   #1, MOE, we know that won`t happen 12:17  |  VIPER 11/05/08
      42.   #7, MOE, looks good 12:20  |  VIPER 11/05/08
      43.   #35, CPK and his/her scare tactics 12:24  |  VIPER 11/05/08
      44.   35 Cipora in re to Clicky 12:28  |  The Equalizer 11/05/08
      45.   "We do not have that phenomenon in Iran" 12:36  |  Sarah 11/05/08
      46.   MOE- tell me more 12:41  |  Josh 11/05/08
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      48.   Israel watching closely but won`t meddle in Lebanon 12:58  |  Imad 11/05/08
      49.   MOE - tell me more 13:03  |  Josh 11/05/08
      50.   For once I understand Israels position....... 13:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 11/05/08
      51.   You know what gives the lie to your rosy view of Israel, Cipora? 13:10  |  Clickfool 11/05/08
      52.   #40, Durson, the answer is children 13:13  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/05/08
      53.   What have the internal affairs of Lebanon 13:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/05/08
      54.   #43, Viper, so much tosh 13:21  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/05/08
      55.   Stephen of Geneve 13:29  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/05/08
      56.   But won`t meddle??? 13:31  |  Joe 11/05/08
      57.   Vik Needs to Get Educated 13:37  |  Alex 11/05/08
      58.   @ #47 Lakshmi 13:56  |  Rowan 11/05/08
      59.   Clickfool speaks truth with brown tongue 14:16  |  k 11/05/08
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      62.   Lebanon is paying the price for Israel`s peace 14:53  |  Nick 11/05/08
      63.   Chris Linthwaite 14:54  |  rich 11/05/08
      64.   Vice Premier 14:58  |  Steve 11/05/08
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      67.   Incompetent US Foreign Policy Gave Hezbollah the Advantange 15:05  |  Lev Bronstein 11/05/08
      68.   TO NO 20 15:09  |  DANNY. 11/05/08
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      70.   Lebaon 15:16  |  Nick 11/05/08
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      74.   #63 Rich 15:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/05/08
      75.   HE EXPECTED MORE FROM HEZBOLLAH 15:35  |  indrajaya 11/05/08
      76.   The failure of Lebanese governments since Taif. 1. 15:40  |  Ben Alofs 11/05/08
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      94.   Sure, that would be like viewing Kuwait as an Hussein state 16:36  |  I MEAN REALLY!!! 11/05/08
      95.   What credibility? 16:37  |  utagawa 11/05/08
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      99.   War and Doublepseak 16:47  |  Jim 11/05/08
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      109.   democrat 17:04  |  Brad 11/05/08
      110.   #4 Mark Lincoln 17:06  |  Jim 11/05/08
      111.   Mark my words, Hezbo will bring the end of Lebanon 17:06  |  Dan 11/05/08
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      113.   Israel`s failure - listening to America 17:16  |  Baruch Obomba 11/05/08
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      117.   #7 Moe 17:25  |  Jim 11/05/08
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      120.   Not to worry Tzfonit 17:26  |  ...G1 11/05/08
      121.   Lebanon a Hezbollah-Sate? 17:37  |  Michael 11/05/08
      122.   Mark Lincoln Re Lynn and the UNSC 17:38  |  Roo 11/05/08
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      126.   Tzfonit @ 119 17:52  |  ..G1 11/05/08
      127.   israel had its chance to deal with the hizb 17:54  |  Tarek 11/05/08
      128.   #34 MiddleStanian Damage? USA? 17:58  |  Jim 11/05/08
      129.   #1 MOE - You`re like a bad meal 17:58  |  * BEN JABO 11/05/08
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      131.   #115 Linthwaite - Since you mention it 18:04  |  * BEN JABO 11/05/08
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      134.   Omert - Good Job - Bad Leaders Have Bad Consequences 18:07  |  J` 11/05/08
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      136.   #20 Palestinian Brit 18:08  |  * BEN JABO 11/05/08
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      138.   To Russia With Love 18:13  |  Anonymous 11/05/08
      139.   #112 Tzfonit 18:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/05/08
      140.   Lebanese PM: Hezbollah is worse than Israel 18:24  |  Natallie Durson 11/05/08
      141.   To Moe 18:26  |  Lior 11/05/08
      142.   Don`t blame Hizballah for the present crisis 18:30  |  Tosefta 11/05/08
      143.   Lebanese PM: Hezbollah is worse than Israel. 18:31  |  Any more questions? 11/05/08
      144.   Lakshmi #118 18:31  |  Rowan 11/05/08
      145.   #27 Cipora Julianna Kohn NO! 18:34  |  Jim 11/05/08
      146.   Ari Ben Yisrael #130 18:38  |  Tzfonit 11/05/08
      147.   Hezbo0llah in not worse then israel- they are Lebanese 18:39  |  Yaakov Sullivan 11/05/08
      148.   an observation 18:40  |  Peter W. 11/05/08
      149.   @Natallie Durson 18:40  |  Catholic Israeli 11/05/08
      150.   #109 Brad 18:42  |  democrat 11/05/08
      151.   #131 Ben Jabo 18:42  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/05/08
      152.   #81 Ben Alofs I Checked Your Norton Quote 18:44  |  Question Mark 11/05/08
      153.   A wise post from Tosefta 18:51  |  Natallie Durson 11/05/08
      154.   Lynn # 78 The Russians 18:53  |  Jeff Northridge 11/05/08
      155.   #51 Clickfool 18:54  |  Jim 11/05/08
      156.   Chris Linthwaite - Israel leading the way 18:55  |  Tzfonit 11/05/08
      157.   The cedar of Lebanon is cut down 18:55  |  Rustam 11/05/08
      158.   #133 Linthwaite 18:57  |  Dan 11/05/08
      159.   # 67 - Here you are delirious again, Mustafa Lev Bronstein! 18:57  |  Guido 11/05/08
      160.   HE SAID THAT WITH TEARS OR NOT? 18:57  |  indrajaya 11/05/08
      161.   Ben Alofs Norton Quote Continued 19:01  |  Question Mark 11/05/08
      162.   Re: HERE IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET SOME REAL PEACE FOR A CH 19:04  |  Linichka 11/05/08
      163.   Hezbollah and Nazis 19:09  |  dovvod 11/05/08
      164.   Mark of Lewiston #30: Israel will have to choose - 19:10  |  ivo 11/05/08
      165.   The army refused to fight against Hezbollah, so why arm them? 19:12  |  Gili 11/05/08
      166.   # 2 Stephen, Lebanons final cahpter will be a gain to Canada..... 19:13  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 11/05/08
      167.   #93 Mahmood 19:16  |  Boycott 11/05/08
      168.   lightweight Christ the token talkback mouthpiece 19:18  |  x-ray 11/05/08
      169.   #103, #120 Gabe 19:19  |  Boycott 11/05/08
      170.   SABRA AND SHATILA, REMEMBER, BABY? 19:20  |  indrajaya 11/05/08
      171.   MOE#1 19:23  |  Palestinian 11/05/08
      172.   Time To Expand The State Of Israel 19:25  |  Nick♦♦♦ 11/05/08
      173.   Siniora did not say Hezbollah is worse than Israel 19:25  |  Aounist 11/05/08
      174.   LATEST INTELLIGENCE... READ! 19:28  |  Ali 3allooch 11/05/08
      175.   First suppress Israel, then disarm Hezbollah 19:29  |  Fred 11/05/08
      176.   ISRAEL NEEDS TO... 19:30  |  Yosemite 11/05/08
      177.   Worse than Israel? 19:31  |  Harold 11/05/08
      178.   Indra- 19:31  |  Linichka 11/05/08
      179.   "Hizballah is worse than Israel", the same thing that was said... 19:33  |  Amihai 11/05/08
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      181.   # 61 Ronnie Wolman 19:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 11/05/08
      182.   Siniora`s treason 19:34  |  Boycott 11/05/08
      183.   Sinora is a LIAR. Nobody can be worse than Israel 19:36  |  Murray the Mongoose 11/05/08
      184.   #112 Tzfonit 19:40  |  Jim 11/05/08
      185.   #22 Margie in Tel Aviv omission 19:41  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/05/08
      186.   Indrajaya 19:45  |  Loyal Lebanese 11/05/08
      187.   Swissboy 19:47  |  Linichka 11/05/08
      188.   MOE #1 19:48  |  ELIAS KHOURY 11/05/08
      189.   Percentages 19:52  |  Scharker Yid 11/05/08
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      191.   #182 Boycott 19:53  |  Steven 11/05/08
      192.   US Euro collusion kept hezbullah alive 19:58  |  bernard ross 11/05/08
      193.   #135 Jeff, The Philosopher 19:59  |  Jim 11/05/08
      194.   #1 MOE its a interesting concept BUT 20:05  |  Kipperraes 11/05/08
      195.   #191 Steven 20:11  |  Boycott 11/05/08
      196.   My schizoid doppelganger is back. Poor thing finds that nobody 20:12  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/05/08
      197.   To: "Voice of Moshiah", go back to your planet 20:16  |  Lebanese in Canada 11/05/08
      198.   Tosefta # 137 Why Not Lebanon First? 20:17  |  Jeff Northridge 11/05/08
      199.   #170 indrajaya 20:20  |  Sol 11/05/08
      200.   Worse? 20:22  |  JR 11/05/08
      201.   # 83 Chris Linthwaite.....suicide boat? 20:26  |  Lynn 11/05/08
      202.   Bernie you are wrong 20:27  |  Nabil 11/05/08
      203.   #181 Swiss Dino 20:32  |  Jim 11/05/08
      204.   Seniora to resign soon 20:33  |  Sam 11/05/08
      205.   Forgetful Siniora 20:33  |  Tosefta 11/05/08
      206.   IT`S FLUSHED OUT SINORA!! 20:36  |  Ian 11/05/08
      207.   #195 Boycott 20:38  |  Steven 11/05/08
      208.   #196 Fake Margie 20:40  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/05/08
      209.   #197 Labanese in Canada 20:41  |  Jim 11/05/08
      210.   # 205, TOSEFTA 20:42  |  indrajaya 11/05/08
      211.   #4.Mark Lincoln." Do as I say NOT do as I DO." 20:42  |  Bradley 11/05/08
      212.   # 186, LOYAL LEBANESE 20:54  |  indrajaya 11/05/08
      213.   Just because someone says you are their enemy, doesn`t mean you 20:57  |  have to be. Why 11/05/08
      214.   Where`s clickf` to condemn the cruel expansionist Hezbollah? 20:57  |  Lenny 11/05/08
      215.   Excuses, excuses (Mark Lincoln #4) 20:58  |  Tosefta 11/05/08
      216.   Fake Margie 20:58  |  Margie of telaviv 11/05/08
      217.   Loyal Lebanese makes a very good point 20:59  |  Palestinian Prince 11/05/08
      218.   ##152/161 Question Mark, sorry for the misquote 21:05  |  Ben Alofs 11/05/08
      219.   #198 Jeff Northridge the Pharaoh 21:06  |  Tosefta 11/05/08
      220.   Loyal Lebanese @ 186 VERY WELL SAID. HOPE ALL TAKE IT TO HEART. 21:06  |  ESPECIALLY 11/05/08
      221.   What a compliment. I can even add: There is a place 21:09  |  Andreas 11/05/08
      222.   To idiots. Israel wants a peaceful properous Lebanon 21:09  |  Jo 11/05/08
      223.   Tosefta # 142 Lebanon`s Religious Demographics 21:10  |  Jeff Northridge 11/05/08
      224.   MOE, why do you talk about peace??? 21:14  |  Michael 11/05/08
      225.   PaliPrince 21:16  |  natan 11/05/08
      226.   Siniora is pathetic 21:18  |  Ben Alofs 11/05/08
      227.   Moe #1 21:20  |  Brad 11/05/08
      228.   Palestinian `Prince` 21:29  |  Fake someoneorother 11/05/08
      229.   Senora the traitor must go.What he did in Israel`s 21:32  |  Ibrahim 11/05/08
      230.   Continuation 21:33  |  Loyal Lebanese 11/05/08
      231.   #217: "kidnapped Israeli soldiers" 21:37  |  Human Rights Group 11/05/08
      232.   Fuad Sinora is a no body 21:38  |  El-Birawi 11/05/08
      233.   Now`s the time to do some dealing 21:39  |  utagawa 11/05/08
      234.   Druze leader: hezbolla worse than zion 21:42  |  to funny 11/05/08
      235.   Fred from Brussels 21:43  |  utagawa 11/05/08
      236.   Who can be trusted to resist? We are spirit hosts. 21:44  |  Both good and evil 11/05/08
      237.   Lenny, he is lying low, for fear of exposing his double standard 21:48  |  thinking 11/05/08
      238.   Um...Palestinian Prince... 21:51  |  Beitcafe 11/05/08
      239.   Ramon and Olmert, the same loudmouth duo from August 2006 21:53  |  Max Zamir 11/05/08
      240.   Pal Prince cont. if you could answer 21:57  |  Beitcafe 11/05/08
      241.   #212;indrajaya, Thanks for clear ideas for Israels defense 21:59  |  Doc Holliday 11/05/08
      242.   Get rid of the Leb government 22:07  |  Josh 11/05/08
      243.   #186 Loyal Lebanese is projecting a wrong picture. 22:08  |  Dutch Dirk 11/05/08
      244.   Oy! Do insults get worse than this? 22:09  |  Clickfool 11/05/08
      245.   Death toll in Lebanon sectarian clashes rises to 53 (Reuters) 22:15  |  Human Rights Group 11/05/08
      246.   Pity Chris Linthwaite, who never knew Elvis 22:20  |  Joe Sittizen 11/05/08
      247.   What a Compliment !!! 22:28  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/05/08
      248.   #198 Jeff Northridge the Pharaoh 22:36  |  Tosefta 11/05/08
      249.   Bradley # 211 Before You Start Counting, Sort Them First 22:38  |  Jeff Northridge 11/05/08
      250.   For MOE # 1, 6 and 7. 22:41  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/05/08
      251.   53 dead: Those who hate Israel & Jews are a bad example 22:52  |  La Porte de l`Enfer 11/05/08
      252.   I DON`T CARE 23:02  |  Michael 11/05/08
      253.   Clickfool thumping at Israel AGAIN 23:04  |  Mike 11/05/08
      254.   Re 28 Its all clickys fault 23:04  |  Alan the real one 11/05/08
      255.   #137, Tosefta, "thinking in a statesman-like fashion" 23:05  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/05/08
      256.   Clcikfool`s #244 - How about this.... 23:21  |  WYSIWYG 11/05/08
      257.   #142, Tosefta, "Hezbollah was merely defending itself" 23:26  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/05/08
      258.   PM SANIORA 23:30  |  Joseph 11/05/08
      259.   53 dead in 5 days 23:36  |  vik 11/05/08
      260.   There will be no Peace in ME - open your Eyes now!!! 23:38  |  Martin 11/05/08
      261.   WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? 23:39  |  Murray the Mongoose 11/05/08
      262.   Boycott @169 23:43  |  ...G1 11/05/08
      263.   This civil war was only a matter of time 23:45  |  Conroy 11/05/08
      264.   Margie in Tel Aviv @196 23:46  |  ...G1 11/05/08
      265.   this proves what i always say 23:51  |  alan 11/05/08
      266.   VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 23:53  |  Yakov 11/05/08
      267.   Jerusalem? 23:55  |  Soldier of Above 11/05/08
      268.   # 142 Tosefta...Aoun wants the Presidency 23:58  |  Lynn 11/05/08
      269.   to Chris Linthwaite#105 00:00  |  Ilya 12/05/08
      270.   # 186 Loyal Lebanese....exactly right 00:01  |  Lynn 12/05/08
      271.   Fortuna Benmayor @247 00:05  |  ..G1 12/05/08
      272.   # 173 Aounist......Nasrallah turned guns on Lebanese 00:06  |  Lynn 12/05/08
      273.   The End of Lebanon 00:18  |  AlbertoGa 12/05/08
      274.   Is there anything worse than Kliky #244 00:19  |  utagawa 12/05/08
      275.   Siniora`s comments won`t sit well with Ahmedinejad, nor Clickfool 00:19  |  Conroy 12/05/08
      276.   Aoun (Lynn #268) 00:31  |  Tosefta 12/05/08
      277.   53 dead 00:33  |  Human Rights Group 12/05/08
      278.   Lebanon`s biggest problem by far: 00:34  |  Truth hurts 12/05/08
      279.   Introducing Reality (Bird from Outerspace #255) 00:46  |  Tosefta 12/05/08
      280.   I don`t get it... 00:48  |  A Life 12/05/08
      281.   # 135 Jeff Northridge....Lebanon has all that 00:54  |  Lynn 12/05/08
      282.   Reality and its discontents (Bird from Outerspace #257) 00:54  |  Tosefta 12/05/08
      283.   Jeff Northridge....I have a web "friend" from Russia 00:57  |  Lynn 12/05/08
      284.   Conroy 01:01  |  The Gentile 12/05/08
      285.   Missed opportunity 01:07  |  Sherlock Holmes 12/05/08
      286.   Baath Party origins 01:12  |  Joseph 12/05/08
      287.   Siniora is finished 01:22  |  Harold 12/05/08
      288.   Name that tune 01:22  |  Baz Mann 12/05/08
      289.   # 170 SABRA AND SHATILA, REMEMBER, BABY? 01:28  |  Panther Jet 12/05/08
      290.   This is just briliant!!!!!!!! 01:30  |  Adrian de Klerk 12/05/08
      291.   Moe (#1) demands Israeli surrender 01:34  |  Arie 12/05/08
      292.   # 186 Loyal lebanese--As soon US ships was close to Lebanon, 01:44  |  Ibrahim 12/05/08
      293.   Ilya 01:46  |  Chris Linthwaite 12/05/08
      294.   to 1 01:47  |  Robin Hood 12/05/08
      295.   # 187 Linichka 01:48  |  Swiss (Dino) 12/05/08
      296.   Not Good News 01:52  |  Panther Jet 12/05/08
      297.   Sharon 01:56  |  Ace 12/05/08
      298.   Natalie Durson analysis is correct 01:58  |  No Dope 12/05/08
      299.   a moment of truth. 02:04  |  a wandering Jew 12/05/08
      300.   53 dead is the avg amount of ppl killed by IDF in Gaza per week 02:06  |  Aounist 12/05/08
      301.   Peace with Syria #137 Tossefta 02:09  |  Leo 12/05/08
      302.   A New Theory 02:15  |  Panther Jet 12/05/08
      303.   Brad remember the two wars 02:29  |  Truth 12/05/08
      304.   Lebanese Government should ally itself with Israel 02:29  |  Joe Frazier 12/05/08
      305.   Tosefta # 219 My Mistake 02:32  |  Jeff Northridge 12/05/08
      306.   #278, Tosefta, trying to sell a bridge 02:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 12/05/08
      307.   Guess he backed the wrong team 03:02  |  Nechama 12/05/08
      308.   to joe 03:05  |  Robin Hood 12/05/08
      309.   This is a Lesson for the Arabs: the chickens came home to roost! 03:14  |  JohnnyWalker 12/05/08
      310.   62# Nick "Lebanon is paying the the price for Israeli`s Peace" 03:23  |  Akram Zekaria 12/05/08
      311.   Tosefta # 278 Reality 101 For Trolls From Tveria 03:36  |  Jeff Northridge 12/05/08
      312.   #300 Aounist is a LIAR 04:22  |  Murray the Mongoose 12/05/08
      313.   4# Mark Licoln "There is no nation which has shown 04:37  |  Akram Zekaria 12/05/08
      314.   Truth: You Lie 04:56  |  Brad 12/05/08
      315.   #302 - Panther Jet - you are correct 05:06  |  Adrian de Klerk 12/05/08
      316.   Jeff Northridge #311 05:09  |  TonyL 12/05/08
      317.   Palestinian Prince 05:12  |  Brad 12/05/08
      318.   Tosefta 05:19  |  TonyL 12/05/08
      319.   Where in the world is Damascus (Bird from Outerspace #306) 05:25  |  Tosefta 12/05/08
      320.   STINKING ROTTEN OTTOMAN EMPIRE... 05:33  |  James Wong 12/05/08
      321.   Mr Fuad and his need for an eye exam 05:36  |  Morris Valentine 12/05/08
      322.   #307 Nechama: You Got It Right - Lebanese Sunnis Chose Unwisely 05:53  |  JohnnyWalker 12/05/08
      323.   Hezbollah and Nazis 05:54  |  dovvod 12/05/08
      324.   When the `good guys` 05:55  |  Mark Lincoln 12/05/08
      325.   #300 Aounist - Boy, you`re real busy taking counts 06:00  |  * BEN JABO 12/05/08
      326.   Brad and abuse 07:20  |  Truth 12/05/08
      327.   Hezbollah and Israel 07:45  |  Christian lebanese 12/05/08
      328.   #321, Morris Valentine, very good post 08:11  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 12/05/08
      329.   Hizbollah shoul pay Siniora more money than the USA and Israel 08:15  |  benham 12/05/08
      330.   #292 Ibrahim 08:40  |  Loyal Lebanese 12/05/08
      331.   #319, Tosefta, Damascus is in Syria; however, Lebanon is not 1 08:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 12/05/08
      332.   Children 08:53  |  Jas 12/05/08
      333.   #19, Tosefta, arms smuggling by air and sea 2 09:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 12/05/08
      334.   # 203 Jim (2nd try) 09:42  |  Swiss (Dino) 12/05/08
      335.   Lebanon 10:21  |  Jimmy Hoffa 12/05/08
      336.   The MYTH of Arab moderation: 10:29  |  Abraham Saks 12/05/08
      337.   #333 Cipora has looked over the shipping news.... 10:38  |  Johnboy 12/05/08
      338.   To Those who support violence (Tossi) 10:57  |  FOX 12/05/08
      339.   #336, JB 11:26  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 12/05/08
      340.   #37 Cipora asks the question 13:21  |  Johnboy 12/05/08
      341.   # 321 Moriss Valentine..Well Said. 19:17  |  KATHY 12/05/08
      342.   # 172 Nick..Time To Expend The State Of Israel. 19:28  |  KATHY 12/05/08
      343.   #255 Cipora J.K re: Tosefta.Sick of his Syrian Mantra. 19:38  |  KATHY 12/05/08
      344.   # 279 Tosefta..re:Cipora.."Head In The Clouds" I say This:. 19:48  |  KATHY 12/05/08
      345.   #47 lakshmi 23:41  |  * BEN JABO 12/05/08
      346.   To Kathy (#343) 06:53  |  Morris Valentine 13/05/08
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