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| Lebanese cannon fodder head for Iraq |
| 2003-03-31 |
| Some 250 volunteers from the Baalbek area are believed to have headed to Iraq to participate in combat against the American and British armies, but it was unknown if they were to take part in suicide bombings or conventional armed resistance only. Sources familiar with the issue said that about 35 young men from the village of Nahleh, 200 from Arsal and a few others from Baalbek and its immediate surroundings, have traveled to Baghdad. Baalbek-Hermel MP Assem Qanso, speaking during a solidarity meeting with the Iraqi people in Baalbek on Sunday with several other MPs, made the claim that an undetermined ânumberâ of Bekaa residents had left for Iraq, to take part in the fight against the American and British forces. Qanso heads the pro-Syrian Baath Party in Lebanon. Qanso and his fellow MP praised the anti-war stands of the Vatican and the positions of Lebanon, Syria and Iran. They also condemned the official Arab position and said threats were not only directed at Iraq but at the whole Arab nation. This is not the first time that young Lebanese men, mainly from the Bekaa, have gone to fight in Iraq. In the Iraq-Iran war, from 1980 to 1988, some 500 fighters fought alongside Iraq, some of them are still in captivity or missing. About a month and a half ago, Iran handed its last captured Lebanese to Hizbullah, a resident of Nahleh, from the Qais family. Guess they're determined never to learn... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 lets say for the sake of argument that 100 of those 250 actually have the gonads to blow themselves up... and lets say that half of them actually hit a target - with an average kill of 2 soldiers each... so, we are talking about a hundred or so of our fighting men lost to these morons... which is probably a huge over-estimation.... My advise to these nitwits is this - go home, father ONE child -- put enough money away to send that child to college in the US (don't worry, it won't cost much, with all of the financial assistance and govt money we will kick in)... Try to encourage the child to pursue a career in medicine, or some highly techincal field... when they have secured a good job, sell the sheep and move in with them in thier nice new home here in the US... trust me, you'll hurt the general US population more by doing that than you ever would blowing your stupid sorry ass up... know what - forget it - give it a try - you may get lucky and actually get one of our guys before we blow your damn fool head off... good luck... |
| Posted by: steve 2003-03-31 23:10:55 |