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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?

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To: Scoobah who wrote (289)	11/15/2001 2:09:32 PM
From: Scoobah	of 32591

U.S. EASES PRESSURE ON LEBANON & SYRIA November 15, 2001 The Middle East Newsline reports: “The United States appears to have shelved efforts to pressure Lebanon and Syria to act against Hizbullah. Administration sources said the State Department and the White House have agreed that significant pressure on Lebanon or Syria would divert from the military offensive in Afghanistan. The sources said Arab allies of the United States as well as France and Russia are opposed to a U.S. campaign against Hizbullah. Last week, the Beirut government rejected a U.S. demand to freeze assets of groups deemed as terrorists by Washington. Lebanese government leaders said they regard Hizbullah and Palestinian insurgency groups as conducting what they termed a legitimate war of liberation against Israel. Administration sources said the State Department had little stomach for a confrontation with Lebanon or Syria regarding Hizbullah. They said the U.S. appeals to Lebanon for a crackdown on Hizbullah were meant to assuage the Congress and Israel…” jvim.com

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