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To: LindyBill who wrote (103991)	3/11/2005 3:01:17 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793843

Call for protest as Lebanon pro-Syria PM reinstated >By Kim Ghattas in Beirut and Ferry Biedermann in Damascus >Published: March 11 2005 02:00 \| Last updated: March 11 2005 news.ft.com 02:00 Emile Lahoud, Lebanon's president, yesterday reinstalled Omar Karameh, the pro-Syrian and outgoing prime minister, just over 10 days after he quit in the face of unprecedented anti-government protests. His return was described as "the climax of political insolence" by the liberal Lebanese daily an-Nahar, while the international Arabic daily al Hayat described it as "farce". The opposition said the appointment was a "challenge to the people" but Mr Karameh said the legitimacy of the government was proven by Tuesday's mass pro-Syrian demonstration in Beirut. The rally appeared to have bolstered Mr Lahoud, a protégé of Damascus, as he held consultations with legislators on Wednesday to find a new prime minister. Lebanon's parliament is dominated by pro-Syrian parties and a majority of legislators nominated Mr Karameh during the talks. Mr Karameh is expected to start consultations for the formation of a new government next week and has called for a government of national unity. "The difficulties we all know about cannot be confronted without a government of national unity and salvation. We will extend our hand without conditions and wait for the other side," he said. "I will not form a cabinet of one colour (but if the situation deteriorates) I will hold the side that does not participate in a national unity government responsible." But Lebanon's opposition has already rejected the call, saying it was a trap meant to neutralise it. Opposition figures say they will not participate in any cabinet until their demands are met - this includes the formation of a neutral government, the resignation of top security chiefs in Lebanon whom the opposition holds responsible for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri last month, and the full withdrawal of all Syrian troops and intelligence agents before the May parliamentary elections. The opposition has now called for another demonstration on Monday, to mark one month after Hariri's assassination. A handful of young men have been beaten up or shot over the last few days by demonstrators carrying pictures of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, and flags of the pro-Syrian party Amal. In a similar development, Syrian opposition figures who gathered in Damascus yesterday to demand more freedoms were dispersed roughly by pro-government counter-demonstrators. Opposition activists said that they had expected to be confronted by the police, as has happened before. Instead, thousands of students carrying portraits of President Assad and Syrian flags surrounded them and then chased them across the city centre. Find this article at: news.ft.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (103991)	3/11/2005 8:17:13 AM
From: Hoa Hao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

Like I said, the DU and MOVEON.Org are going to have to swallow a lot to deal with her moving towards the center. "I dread the prospect of a Clinton run," said New York Times columnist Paul Krugman — who speaks for the George Soros-Michael Moore wing of Democratic Bush-haters — on "Meet the Press" last Sunday." "Why? Because he fears a return to "the politics of the '90s" and Clinton-style triangulation. And other Democratic activists say he's not alone — a growing number of left-wingers are edging toward an "anybody but Hillary" strategy."