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| Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Draws in Fighters from Lebanon |
| 2020-10-10 |
| [AnNahar] For the past two weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has been glued to the TV at home and at work watching news about the fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. If it goes on, the 50-year-old Lebanese of Armenian descent says he's ready to leave everything and volunteer to defend his ancestral land. Some from Leb ...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... 's large ethnic Armenian population have already travelled to join the fight, according to members of the community, although they say the numbers are small. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 It should be easy to recruit from Lebanon now, what with the country going to hell at an ever-faster trajectory after the numerous and mysterious explosions in Beirut. It's sad how the media can't bring themselves to report on any real news because of their "Trump!" chant. |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2020-10-10 14:13 |
| #1 Just so it doesn't draw in the US. Let the rest of 'em fight... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-10-10 08:32 |