To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (240855 ) 9/4/2007 12:23:01 PM From: Don Hurst Read Replies (1) | Respond to >>" THOSE AWARE of history should be reminded of something by events in Lebanon. In 1936, at an early stage of a different international conflict, a fascist uprising in Spain took place against the elected government there. Western democracies and the League of Nations (the equivalent of the UN today) stayed neutral as Germany and Italy poured in help to the rebels. After three years, the Spanish republic was defeated and dictators in Berlin and Rome took note. The battle European democrats tried to forestall by passivity was made all the more inevitable. "<<Lebanon may be beginning one of the most turbulent periods in its all-too-tumultuous history. As the world looks on with apparent indifference, Islamist and Iran-led forces may be on the verge of a new victory over Arab nationalists and just about everyone else. "<<Today Lebanon is the main battlefront involving radical Islamist forces. Iranian ambitions prove that terrorism works, and Western determination does not. As such, it is the epicenter of today's most vital issue. Attention - and a lot more than that - must be paid. "<<Decider !
