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Iran Poised to Be 'Mother of All World Threats'

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"As soon as a cease-fire occurs, the 'Hezbollah Blitzkrieg' will crumble the 'Lebanese Republic of Weimar' and install its own 'Khumeinist Republic' on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. The consequences of such a development are far beyond imagination for the region and the world. Hezbollah would have paved the way for Iran to create the mother o ...
Last Update: 2006/8/15 Hits: 663 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Hizbullah is obstinate, but keep lines open anyway (Michael Young, The Daily Star)

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"...First, Hizbullah must realize that its insistence on running roughshod over the preferences of Lebanon's other communities by claiming special status for itself will be disastrous, both for itself and the Shiites. Hizbullah says it is not above the state, but no one buys that line anymore, while everyone is increasingly angry that the party should b ...
Last Update: 2005/8/20 Hits: 1027 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Clear and Honest Words Addressed to Seniora and Hizbullah (Gebran Tueni)
	Articles/Opinion "The Lebanese people feel that the situation is out of control and that the government is in a defensive position at a time when it should take initiatives and act swiftly." Last Update: 2005/8/13 Hits: 1070 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Lebanon's 'old guard' is still alive (Farid El Khazen)

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"While the elections brought a large number of newcomers to Parliament, particularly among groups that were targeted or banned by the Syrian-controlled Lebanese government, the political process is still heavily constrained by politicians and parties that have close ties with Syria and harbor agendas that go beyond Lebanon, notably Hizbullah. In additio ...
Last Update: 2005/8/11 Hits: 972 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Syria: The New Cambodia (Michael Young, Reason)
	Articles/Opinion "Will Iran make the U.S. whack Assad?" Last Update: 2005/8/11 Hits: 1216 Rating: 0.00 More Details

SPECIAL: Lebanon after the elections, Bitterlemons Roundtable

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• "Impossible" options - Nizar Abdel-Kader Lebanon no longer has an excuse not to fulfill its obligations toward the international community. • Syrian-Lebanese relations are not a zero-sum game - Rime Allaf As long as they believe their own country's interests are best served at the other's expense, Lebanon and Syria seem stuck in a self-destru ...
Last Update: 2005/8/7 Hits: 1057 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Hizbullah's military bluff fools friends and foes alike (The Daily Star)
	Articles/Opinion "...few realize that in the absence of Syrian domination, Hizbullah will have the ability to expand militarily beyond previous limitation." Last Update: 2005/8/7 Hits: 1086 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Lebanon's Christians must manage their decline (Michael Young, The Daily Star)

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"What is expected, first, of Christians, is to collectively initiate a process realistically assessing where they stand now. A suggestion of Joseph Bahout, a political analyst teaching in Paris, is for communal leaders to convene under the sponsorship of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir and prepare a strategy for the future."
Last Update: 2005/8/4 Hits: 3665 Rating: 0.00 More Details

A dialogue with Hezbollah on what? (Elias Bejjani)
	Articles/Opinion "It is time for all the Lebanese actual community representatives, political leaders, MP'S, Cabinet Ministers, and high-ranging clergy to immediately engage into an objective, transparent, authentic and serious national dialogue." Last Update: 2005/8/4 Hits: 920 Rating: 1.00 More Details

INTERVIEW: Hezbollah's Hussein Naboulsi: "Lebanon exists because of us!"
	Articles/Opinion Hussein Naboulsi, political officer and director of foreign media relations of the Hezbollah Party in Lebanon. Manuela Paraipan, reporter for the Global Politician and the World Security Network, interviewed him during her last trip to Lebanon. Last Update: 2005/8/1 Hits: 988 Rating: 0.00 More Details

REPORT: A United Voice, Lebanese Youth
	Papers/Reports Youth Action Plan for Lebanon, in co-operation with the Daily Star and the European Union. Last Update: 2005/8/1 Hits: 989 Rating: 10.00 More Details

The Cedar Revolution's Slow Death (Gary Gambill)

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"If left to its own devices in contending with Lebanon's resurgent civil society, the new regime will almost certainly be an improvement over its predecessors. However, while the West should strongly back this government against internal and external coercive threats, it must be careful to distinguish between support for Lebanon's sovereignty and suppor ...
Last Update: 2005/8/1 Hits: 936 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Disarming Hizbullah (Gary Gambill)
	Articles/Opinion "Hizbullah needs the political leverage derived from its armed strength to overcome this obstacle. Far from rendering its paramilitary apparatus obsolete, Hizbullah's domestic crusade mandates its preservation." Last Update: 2005/8/1 Hits: 1407 Rating: 0.00 More Details

INTERVIEW:Lebanon's pragmatic premier looks to heal rift with Syria (Financial Times)
	Articles/Opinion Lebanon's new prime minister is striking a conciliatory tone towards Syria, pledging strong relations in the hope of resolving a border crisis that has led to a virtual closure of traffic to Lebanese trade. Last Update: 2005/7/30 Hits: 917 Rating: 0.00 More Details

New diplomatic strategy in Lebanon? (Jerusalem Post)
	Articles/Opinion "Hizbullah's inclusion in the new Lebanese government has Israel scrambling for a new diplomatic strategy toward Hizbulah..." Last Update: 2005/7/30 Hits: 792 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Preparing for a shipwreck in the Middle East (Michael Young, The Daily Star)

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"In fact the Arab world is utterly unprepared for all that lies ahead. It is unprepared to deal with a possible collapse in Iraq - though Arab states like Syria and Saudi Arabia continue to play sorcerer's apprentice there, as do Iran and Turkey. The Arab world is unprepared to deal creatively with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to take advantage ...
Last Update: 2005/7/30 Hits: 960 Rating: 0.00 More Details

Good neighbors don't close their borders to their neighbors (Elias Bejjani)

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"Syria's ongoing clamp down and closure of its borders with Lebanon for the last four weeks is with no doubt a pre-planned conspiracy and a hideous crime that is inflicted on the Lebanese people and on their means for survival. This closure aims to pressure Lebanon not to implement the remaining clauses of the UN Resolution 1559 that necessitates the di ...
Last Update: 2005/7/27 Hits: 895 Rating: 0.00 More Details

LEBANON: Customs regime threatens trade, leaves drivers stranded (Reuters)
	Articles/Opinion Stringent new Syrian customs procedures have left hundreds of truck drivers in Lebanon waiting at the border with dwindling resources since the start of the month. The move is seen as a growing threat to Lebanon's agricultural exports. Last Update: 2005/7/26 Hits: 856 Rating: 0.00 More Details

One is a lonely number (Fadi Saab, Chairman, TMA)
	Articles/Opinion "It is a shame that the Lebanese are often referred to as motivated successful pioneers who remain incapable of making any significant contribution to the enrichment of their community." Last Update: 2005/7/26 Hits: 1073 Rating: 0.00 More Details

TRANSCRIPT: Future of Lebanon (PBS)
	Articles/Opinion Producer/director Paul Mitchell was online Wednesday, July 20, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the film, "Future for Lebanon," which aired Tuesday, July 19. Last Update: 2005/7/24 Hits: 1227 Rating: 0.00 More Details