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To: E. T. who wrote (675517)	3/17/2005 4:45:43 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

nytimes.com First Phase of Syria Lebanon Pullout Roughly Over By REUTERS Filed at 4:02 a.m. ET BEIRUT (Reuters) - The first phase of Syria's troop pullout from Lebanon is ``roughly'' complete, bringing Damascus closer to meeting U.S. demands that it totally quit its neighbor, a Lebanese security source said on Thursday. The senior source told Reuters all Syrian troops and intelligence officers in Lebanon had pulled back either to the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon or had crossed back into Syria. ``It roughly ended,'' the source said. ``There are just some logistics left. But the people went, all of them.'' The source said that 8,000 to 10,000 Syrian troops remained in the Bekaa Valley while roughly 4,000 to 6,000 had left the country entirely.

To: E. T. who wrote (675517)	3/17/2005 4:46:51 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Egypt Ambassador Back in Israel After 4 - Year Break By REUTERS Filed at 4:32 a.m. ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Egypt returned an ambassador to Israel Thursday more than four years after Cairo recalled its envoy at the outset of a Palestinian revolt, Israeli media reported. The restoration of full diplomatic relations between Israel and Egypt underscored improving ties ahead of Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip later this year.

To: E. T. who wrote (675517)	3/17/2005 8:54:10 AM
From: Wayners	Respond to of 769670

We're in it for all that oil in Lebanon and Syria just like we invaded Afghanistan for all its oil reserves. Sarcasm now off.