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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (884)	5/25/2007 6:30:06 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4152

"For a current example, the Lebanese Army is now shelling the hell out of the Nahr el Bared refugee camp in Tripoli. Nobody knows how many civilians are left in the camp (there were 40,000 a few days ago), or how many dead bodies they will find when they go in. Nobody seems to care too much, either; the world is supporting the Lebanese Army. If those shells were Israeli, the screaming headlines of "MASSACRE AT NAHR EL BARED!" would have circled the globe three times already. But it's just Arabs killing other Arabs, so no big deal." So you noticed that too. Where are the Chris Parsons and Sarumans of the world to talk about the genocide going on?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (884)	5/25/2007 6:37:07 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4152

But it's just Arabs killing other Arabs, so no big deal. I dont believe that is an accurate representation of events. check this out : ________________________________ US military aid 'lands in Beirut' Two transport planes said to be carrying American military aid for the Lebanese army are reported to have arrived at Beirut airport. The move follows an appeal for such aid by the Lebanese government. Its forces are battling Islamist militants who have taken over the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reiterated Washington's support for the Lebanese government. She said gunmen in Nahr al-Bared were trying to destabilise a democratic government. A Red Cross food convoy from the Jordanian capital, Amman, is expected in northern Lebanon later on Friday. 'Criminal gang' Reports from the area talk of sporadic gunfire exchanges between government troops and Fatah al-Islam fighters as the Lebanese army continues to build up around Nahr al-Bared, near the port city of Tripoli. Thousands of people have fled the camp as aid workers struggle to deliver food and medicine to thousands still inside. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has vowed not to "surrender to terrorism". He said he would end the conflict "without hesitation" and described Fatah al-Islam as a criminal gang hiding behind Islam and the Palestinian cause. The BBC's Jon Leyne, reporting from close to Nahr al-Bared, says the Lebanese army is in position in force outside the camp; inside, the militants are determined not to surrender. At least 50 soldiers and militants have been killed in the fighting at the camp so far. The civilian death toll is not known. Bank robbery The fighting at the camp is the bloodiest internal conflict in Lebanon since the civil war ended 17 years ago. It began after security forces raided a building in Tripoli to arrest suspects in a bank robbery. Fatah al-Islam militants then attacked army posts at the entrances to the camp. A large force of Lebanese troops hit back, bombarding the camp and storming a building on the outskirts of Tripoli. Fatah al-Islam is a radical Palestinian splinter group alleged to have links with al-Qaeda. Lebanese officials also believe it is backed by Syria. Other Palestinian factions have distanced themselves from the group, which emerged last year. Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2007/05/25 09:08:27 GMT © BBC MMVII

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (884)	5/25/2007 10:25:32 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4152

But it's just Arabs killing other Arabs, so no big deal. That pretty much sums up most people's attitudes. Like I mentioned, we don't really give a crap until they stop killing one another, and start trying to kill us. But with the case of Lebanon, I'm not sure people can blame the Lebanese government for taking action against refugees who are attempting to overthrow their government. Would we do anything different if illegal aliens started to form active terrorist networks trying to create a state within a state in the US? Terrible as it might be, it's just one more front in the "civil war" within the Islamic world that must take place to destroy this Jihadist attempt to subjugate these countries beneath a region (and then global) Caliphate. We'll be seeing more of this, I fear. Hawk