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Aoun Says War in Syria Ongoing because of Hidden Motives
 [An Nahar] Free Patriotic MovementDespite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic... leader MP  Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah... said on Saturday that the war is ongoing in Syria because the stated demands for reform are not the real motives behind war. "It is important to respond to the international media outlets that are reporting incidents opposite to the facts on ground," Aoun said during a meeting with a European Catholic delegation. He discussed with the delegation, which spent a week in Syria between Homs, Banias and Hama, the latest developments in Syria. According to a statement by the FPM media relations department, the delegation slammed the satellite channel al-Jazeera for "publishing incorrect reports," suggesting to "establish a television network to refute all the lies." The revolt in Syria has deepened the rift between the March 8-dominated government and the March 14 Those are the good guys, insofar as Leb has good guys... -led opposition. More than 3,500 people have been killed in the Syrian regime's brutal crackdown on dissent, the U.N. human rights ...which often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... office said, deploring the slaughter that went on despite a peace plan. Posted by: Fred 2011-11-20 |
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