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Lebanese Leader George Hawi assassinated
Ya Libnan ^ | 21 June 2005

Posted on 06/21/2005 3:44:32 AM PDT by Racehorse

It looks like the enemies of Lebanon are not happy with the results of the elections. Around 10 AM Beirut time, George Hawi, former Lebanese communist party General Secretary,

a National Leader who fought against the Syrian occupation was assassinated in West Beirut's Wata Elmusaitbeh district at the Cola Round About.

This happened in less than 3 weeks, since Samir Kassir the prominent anti Syrian Journalist of Alnahar newspaper was assassinated.Hawi's assassination was almost a photocopy of Samir Kassir's. He was killed by a booby trapped car that exploded as soon as he entered it and died instantly.

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Farouq Dahrooj, the former communist party leader accused Syria as in the case of Samir Kassir. Again as in the past Syria will no doubt deny any involvement. We dont even have to wait and see.

(Excerpt) Read more at yalibnan.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assassination; georgehawi; hawi; lebanon; syria
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1 posted on 06/21/2005 3:44:33 AM PDT by Racehorse
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To: Racehorse
Lebanon has suffered too much bloodshed already. The killing must stop.
2 posted on 06/21/2005 3:46:51 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Racehorse

ROPMA


3 posted on 06/21/2005 3:47:04 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Can this be true ? The enemies of liberation must be stopped.


4 posted on 06/21/2005 3:48:49 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Racehorse

Muslim politics at play again. No doubt they will blame the Israels for this. Why, I don't know. I don't think Israel wants Syria in it's backyard any longer.


5 posted on 06/21/2005 3:53:04 AM PDT by Dallas59 (" I have a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush" John Kerry -2004)
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To: Racehorse


Syria should stop meddling in the internal affairs of lebanon.....the elctions are ample proof that the people of lebanon want syrian involvement to end.


6 posted on 06/21/2005 3:54:55 AM PDT by phoenix_004
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To: Racehorse

can we get a second source here ?


7 posted on 06/21/2005 4:00:32 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Racehorse

But this won't make world headline news, because an American at Gitmo didn't allegedly flush a Koran down a toilet. One more Muslim Lebanese leader gets killed by Syrian Muslims....and it won't matter over there.


8 posted on 06/21/2005 4:03:23 AM PDT by xJones
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To: ChadGore
I cannot see where a conscious agent of Communist rule is in any way a means to "liberation". So maybe the individual was a former secretary of the Communist party in Lebanon. Still, the mind-set remains, authoritarian rule without regard for accommodating other points of view.
9 posted on 06/21/2005 4:15:02 AM PDT by alloysteel ("Master of the painfully obvious.....")
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

When they announced Hariri's son (father also done for by the Syrians) was ahead in the polls on the 19th, I had the feeling he might be next. I don't doubt he's on the list of "must go" candidates too. The Syrian military may be gone, but their sharks are still swimming in the crowds...


10 posted on 06/21/2005 4:17:07 AM PDT by timsbella
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To: alloysteel

True. Could be case of, bad vs. bad. Communist vs. Islamic Fundamentalist.

Still, doesn't mean he should be killed for it. After all, a true freedom fighter are targets as well by these crazed terrorist.


11 posted on 06/21/2005 4:17:37 AM PDT by Simmy2.5 (There are more conspiracies at DU then there are on Coast to Coast AM.)
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To: ChadGore
It's on the front page of the NYTimes.

NYT Story

12 posted on 06/21/2005 4:17:44 AM PDT by andyandval (Try flushing a book down the toilet....get back to me on how you did)
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To: andyandval

Bomb Kills Anti-Syrian Politician in Beirut

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 21, 2005
A former Communist Party chief who was a harsh critic of Syrian meddling in Lebanese affairs was killed by a bomb as he rode in his car Tuesday, police said.

13 posted on 06/21/2005 4:18:55 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: andyandval

ty for the other source.


14 posted on 06/21/2005 4:19:20 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: ChadGore

Chad I saw this story from another source on Google...its true.


15 posted on 06/21/2005 4:20:28 AM PDT by Dog (Talent on loan from Otis of the Andy Griffith Show -- Glenn Beck)
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To: timsbella
From whatever malevolent sea these sharks lurk from, they should be removed from the Waters of Lebanon.
16 posted on 06/21/2005 4:22:27 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Dog
ty dog;

http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/21/lebanon-killing050621.html&hl=en

17 posted on 06/21/2005 4:23:18 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer
Time internationalise the country of Syria.

Forces from every UN country need to occupy Damascus.

It's clear to me now that govrnment is neither willing nor able to reign in their terrorist killers.

18 posted on 06/21/2005 4:30:42 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Agreed, but the US has to finish the clean up in Iraq and possibly Iran first. Democracy will spread and I have hope for Lebanon (of all the arab countries). I have known some fine people from there who still keep postcards from the early 70s when it was simply gorgeous.


19 posted on 06/21/2005 4:32:53 AM PDT by timsbella
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To: timsbella

How will our American press handle this ?


20 posted on 06/21/2005 4:42:01 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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