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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Why Lebanon will be ground to a fine powder |
| 2006-07-26 |
| HT to Drudge Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, 70, tells DER SPIEGEL about how the current conflict is affecting his country, the role of the Lebanese army and his relationship with Shiite militia Hezbollah. SPIEGEL: Please explain your relationship to Hezbollah. What do you think of Hassan Nasrallah? Lahoud: Hezbollah enjoys utmost prestige in Lebanon, because it freed our country. All over the Arab world you hear: Hezbollah maintains Arab honor, and even though it (Hezbollah) is very small, it stands up to Israel. And of course Nasrallah has my respect. Lahoud: We have today around half a million Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, their birth rate is three times higher than the Lebanese. That is a time bomb. It is the basic problem of our country, it led to the outbreak of civil war in 1975 and still remains unsolved today. Everybody today is talking about UN resolution 1559, but nobody mentions resolution 194, which recognizes the Palestinians' right of return (to Israel). Lebanon is small and can't integrate the Palestinians. |
| Posted by:RWV |
| #3 Birth control medicine in the water would help that ratio. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-07-26 17:13 |
| #2 I'll translate: "We don't want them either." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-26 15:18 |
| #1 Lebanon is small and can't integrate the Palestinians. Nor can anyone else. Deal with it! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-07-26 15:16 |