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Oh my... (Hat Tip: Shy Guy). Abdel-Ghani Jawhar, Lebanon's most wanted militant Islamist terrorist, has been killed while planting bombs for the rebel movement in Syria, raising fresh concerns about the growing influence of radicals in the opposition to the Assad regime.... According to one report, he blew himself up when a bomb he was preparing detonated prematurely. And you wanted to arm the Syrian opposition? Labels: Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon, Syrian uprising posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:53 PM

Lebanon's president castigates UN Mr Lahoud held up a picture of a child casualty of the conflict Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud has lambasted the UN for failing to stop "barbarous aggression" by Israel in the recent conflict. Mr Lahoud criticised the UN for allowing itself to be "subjected to the vagaries of a few world powers". He said Lebanon reserved the right to take Israel to an international court to demand compensation for damages. Mr Lahoud told the General Assembly Lebanon had been subjected to "a rarely seen campaign of savage dismemberment". 'Tacit approbation' Mr Lahoud said Israeli fighter jets...

Stand alongside Hizbullah, Lebanon's army tells troops · Statement casts doubt on hopes for disarmament· UN, US and Israel fear local force cannot secure south Clancy Chassay in Beirut Saturday August 19, 2006 The Guardian (UK) A child's funeral in Qana, southern Lebanon. Photograph: Sean Smith An internal Lebanese army statement, circulated among forces in the past week, has called for troops to stand "alongside your resistance and your people who astonished the world with its steadfastness and destroyed the prestige of the so-called invincible army after it was defeated". The circular has alarmed ministers in the Lebanese cabinet who...