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2010-08-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Lebanon building up army after Israel clash

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 "And we think improving the capability and performance of the Lebanese government, both across the government, but including in the security sector, contributes to stability in the region and is in our interest."

For certain values of our.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-08-08 07:49|| 2010-08-08 07:49|| Front Page Top

#2 President Michel Suleiman said the cabinet would meet to ratify a three- or five-year plan to arm the military "so that it can protect the nation's dignity"

These bozos will be lucky if they are still alive in three to five months. As for the "nation's dignity", that died sometime around 1958.

Posted by rwv 2010-08-08 21:51|| 2010-08-08 21:51|| Front Page Top

#3 FREEREPUBLIC > [Ahmadinejad]IRAN OFFERS LEBANON FULL SUPPORT, in case of Israeli attack.

* ISRAEL NN > SAMARIA WARNS ISRAEL: DO NOT BE ANOTHER SDEROT [IDF pullback only resulted in expanded Militant activities].

and

* SAME INN > AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT LEBANON AS NORHERN AXIS [Iran, Syria, Turkey, HIZBULLAH + HAMAS] AGZ ISRAEL.

* PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUMS > [Poster OpEd-Survey]IS IT TIME FOR CHINA TO HELP BUILD NUCLEAR REACTORS FOR IRAN, CUBA?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-08 23:45|| 2010-08-08 23:45|| Front Page Top

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