stepping back to May 6, 2008
Note: Photo included.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=91760
“Late-night clashes break out in and around Beirut, Bekaa Valley
Fighting brought under control by Lebanese army”
By Anthony Elghossain
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
BEIRUT:
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt is exchanging blows with Hizbullah over his recent accusation that the opposition party has been discretely monitoring Rafik Hariri International Airport and building illicit communication networks throughout Lebanon.
In a statement sent Friday to The Daily Star, Hizbullah described Jumblatt’s accusations as “fictitious police stories and nightmares,” linking the Druze chieftain’s comments to an American-led effort to “silence the resistance” in Lebanon and the region.”
A bit Off Topic, but interesting.
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209627043886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
May 9, 2008 7:10 | Updated May 9, 2008 7:15
“Assad rejects Israel’s demand that Syria disconnect from Iran”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Italian magazine L’Espresso that Israel’s demand that Syria cut its ties with Iran and with Hizbullah was “irrelevant” to reviving peace talks, dormant since they fell through under the leadership of several recent prime ministers.”
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http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=syria&ID=SP192108
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1921
May 7, 2008 No. 1921
“Syrian President Assad: Syria’s Contacts with Israel Are Aimed at Establishing Common Ground for Negotiations”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2009929/posts?page=311#311