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  • Paris could lead the intervention force in Lebanon

    07/27/2006 3:47:11 PM PDT · by Republicain · 35 replies · 597+ views
    Le Figaro ^ | 07/27/2006 | Alexandrine Bouilhet
    Whereas Jacques Chirac rejects a NATO participation in Lebanon, the Secretary General of the Alliance, in Brussels, says he "is not ruling out anything at this stage." The allied ambassadors indeed mentioned the situation in the Middle East on 26 July at a meeting at Alliance headquarters in Brussels, but the role NATO could play in the future intervention force in southern Lebanon was not discussed. "We have to wait for the UN mandate next week to see what mission is involved," a NATO official explains. "But it is clear that it is a risky operation, in a very volatile...
  • Iraqis Slowly Take Their Places in the Ranks of the Security Forces (NYT, Dems Deeply Saddend)

    07/18/2004 4:56:48 AM PDT · by Flavius · 10 replies · 1,303+ views
    new york times ^ | 7/17/04 | SOMINI SENGUPTA Ian Fisher and Mona Mahmoud
    ARTICLE TOOLS Email This Article E-Mail This Article Printer Friendly Format Printer-Friendly Format Most E-mailed Articles Most E-Mailed Articles Reprints & Permissions Reprints & Permissions Single Page Format Single-Page Format The Reach of War Go to Complete Coverage TIMES NEWS TRACKER Topics Alerts Iraq Armament, Defense and Military Forces United States International Relations Lynsey Addario for The New York Times While on patrol last week, Iraqi soldiers paused to speak with an Iraqi woman south of Baghdad. BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 17 — Gradually, ever so imperceptibly, the ground is beginning to shift. The legions of American soldiers who not so...