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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: TimF who wrote (222936)3/8/2005 5:40:42 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1573041
 
Syria is contributing to the instability by supporting Hezbollah and has been in Lebanon for a longer time than we have been in Iraq.

That may be true but it does not account for Hezbollah's surprising popularity among the Lebanese people:

Hizbollah Draws Vast Pro-Syrian Crowds in Beirut


"I am here to express my opposition to resolution 1559 because it demands the disarming of the resistance. Hizbollah is not a militia. It deters Israeli aggression against Lebanon," 30-year-old demonstrator Mona Srour told Reuters.'

Shi'ites, Lebanon's largest community, condemned Hariri's killing but few joined Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim critics of Syria's military and political role in the country. Shi'ites and many other Lebanese are proud of Hizbollah's role in forcing Israel to end its 22-year occupation of south Lebanon in 2000."


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"Hizbollah, which began as a small guerrilla force devoted to ending Israeli occupation in the south, has developed into a sophisticated group with political, military and welfare bodies. It has several MPs in parliament and runs several charities."

reuters.com
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