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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (793)	9/13/2006 8:32:10 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Lebanese Aid 'Only Reaching Political Supporters' The Telegraph (UK) ^ \| 9-13-2006 \| Rania Abouzeid telegraph.co.uk (Filed: 13/09/2006) Hizbollah and its allies have been accused of favouring their supporters in the distribution of aid in southern Lebanon. The radical Muslim movement, whose conflict with Israel saw Lebanese homes and infrastructure bear the brunt of the destruction, holds sway throughout most of the south. But in many places it shares power on local municipal councils with its allies and Shia co-religionists in the Amal Movement, as well as the Communists. Hizbollah has a long-held reputation among locals for honesty. But the movement is now attracting complaints about its handling of the relief and reconstruction effort after the 34-day war. The government has yet to honour its pledge to compensate those who have lost homes but Hizbollah started handing out cash a few days after a United Nations-brokered ceasefire on Aug 14. "Some people are getting $2,000, others $8,000," said an unnamed villager in Taibe. "They determine what you need and that's what you get." Most of the emergency aid in Taibe, a battle-scarred village about two miles from the Israeli border, comes from local and international groups and is handed to the council, which then distributes it. Locals have complained that aid is being doled out on the basis of political favouritism, with Amal and Communist party supporters getting preference. "Some people get a lot of aid and some get nothing," said Majid Rislan, 44, as he filled water bottles from a tank near his bombed house. "The aid goes to the council and then to the parties." Abbas Diab, a local council member, said: "In Taibe, it's not the party that distributes. The aid comes to the council and we distribute it." The UN is aware of complaints throughout the south, the group's spokesman in Lebanon said, but it is working through the local councils because they were "free and fairly elected". "But I would not be shocked if some people were excluded because they belonged to one party or another," said Khaled Mansour. Mr Rislan has yet to see any compensation money. "My problem is that I'm not affiliated with anyone," he said.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (793)	9/13/2006 8:34:59 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Ship with N. Korean Weapons Seized Enroute to Syria World Tribune ^ \| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 worldtribune.com NICOSIA — The Republic of Cyprus has stopped a ship full of North Korean weapons systems bound for Syria. Officials said Greek Cypriot authorities responded to an alert by Interpol to capture a ship bound for Syria from North Korea. They said security agents found a mobile air defense system and components of a missile launcher. "We will implement the law, nothing more and nothing less," Cypriot Justice Minister Sophocles Sophocleous said on Monday. "And the political position will be expressed by the foreign minister." This is the first time that the Republic of Cyprus was believed to have seized a suspected weapons ship to Syria, Middle East Newsline reported. The ship, named the Panamanian-flagged Grigorio-1, reported a consignment of weather-observation equipment, officials said. But Interpol asserted that the freighter contained North Korean weapons systems and asked Nicosia to detain the ship for inspection. Officials did not identify the North Korean air defense system. But they reported 18 truck-mounted mobile radar systems and three command vehicles. The ship did not contain any missiles, officials said. They said the vessel carried irrigation pipes as well as components that could be part of a missile launcher. Officials said Damascus had asked Nicosia to release the seized shipment. They said the ship's manifest does not identify Syria as the consignee. ................................................... The Grigorio-1 was tracked by Interpol for several months, officials said. They said the ship was seized on Sept. 5 when it sailed near Larnaca for refueling. Officials said Grigorio-1 left North Korea for the Middle East and stopped at several ports. They said the last leg of the journey began from Egypt's Port Said toward the Syrian port of Latakia. (Excerpt) Read more at worldtribune.com ....