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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (529)	11/22/2001 11:20:12 AM
From: Cage Rattler	Respond to of 32591

Good News, perhaps. <<Will the Bekaa Valley be next? After the partial collapse of the Taliban forces, what next? If the Americans continue their 'war against terrorism' what might be the next stop? According to Middle East sources, it might be the Bekaa Valley, half way between Beirut and Damascus, the capitals of Lebanon and Syria. The valley is well- known or cultivating hashish and for serving as a training ground for anti-Israeli and anti-American militia fighters and terrorists. The Bekaa valley is in Lebanese territory but controlled by drug barons and the Syrian army, which took over parts of it in 1976. For the past 20 years the Bekaa valley has been the military base for Hizbullah, the 'Party of God' and leading Islamist organisation in Lebanon. Hizbullah built training camps there, using the valley to prepare for attacks on the occupying Israeli force in south Lebanon. It eventually forced the Israelis to withdraw in 2000.>> Janes.com