Nasrallah gave a speech reminding people of the huge support that Hizbullah has. Not that anyone would be so foolish as to try to disarm them. I’d be amazed. He also touched on the issue of foreign intervention but didn’t outright mention Saudi Arabia’s huge money investment in this campaign.
Also, there is a scandal now that 3Awn has stolen a lot of money that was supposed to be for FPM campaigns.
All in all, Shi3a voted for Hizbullah/Amal, Sunnis voted for Hariri, & the split was the Christian vote. More chose Hariri’s list instead of 3Awn’s list. But looking at the results, he still does have a lot of support on the mountain.
Someone just told my brother that the composition of this new parliament is very similar to the parliament that took Lebanon to civil war last time. I hope this isn’t a bad omen. I don’t like hotheads in Lebanon who seem eager to have their own civil war. Our parents’ generation is traumatized by what happened. They still cringe at screaming, sudden loud noises, & checkpoints.
Good Morning, all...
Distant rumblings over the horizon??
India to increase troops along China border
Reuters ^ | Mon Jun 8, 2009 | Reuters
Posted on Monday, June 08, 2009 10:49:27 PM by MyTwoCopperCoins
GUWAHATI, India, June 8 (Reuters) - India will deploy thousands of additional troops and build airstrips along its remote northeastern border with China, in a sign of persisting wariness between the two countries despite growing business ties.
India and China fought a brief war over their 3,500 km (2,200 mile) Himalayan border in 1962, and both sides claim the other is occupying big but largely uninhabited chunks of their territory.
Although India and China have signed a treaty to maintain “peace and tranquility” along the disputed frontier and agreed to find a political solution to the row, talks have made little progress.
“Two army divisions comprising 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers each will be deployed along the border in Arunachal,” said J.J. Singh, the governor of the remote state.
Other than troops, India will add more firepower in the disputed zone with light 155mm guns, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles to strengthen its defences, officials said. They will also build airstrips close to the border.
The state shares a disputed border with China more than 1,000 km (621 miles) long.
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