7/1/08

Israeli border incident sparks row with Lebanon
AFP –
BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fuad Siniora condemned on Monday the seizure by Israeli troops of a shepherd near the border, calling it an act of …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2G6ZQ6tRZQPLE6zKfofqoucgjBw

France backs Arab League plan to end crisis over presidency in Lebanon
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Siniora’s visitors quoted him as saying that the Arab initiative is“positive at a time when Lebanon faces a difficult and critical phase. …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edit
ion_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=87883

Syrian president meets Iran’s Larijani on regional issues
Xinhua – China
They also discussed “bilateral relations and the constantly-improving constructive cooperation between Syria and Iran,” SANA added. Larijani, currently on a …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/07/content_7375309.htm

Syrian FM: US Thwarting Agreement In Lebanon
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mu’alem has stated that the Americans are thwarting agreement in Lebanon not only by means of their declarations, but also by means of their actions on the ground. He said that Syria aspires for there to …
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4442.htm

Larijani: Iran Supports Arab FMs’ Plan For Lebanon Crisis
MEMRI – Washington,DC,USA
… has been in Syria on a visit since January 3, has declared Iran’s support for the Arab foreign ministers’ council plan for resolving the Lebanon crisis. …
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4440.htm

Israeli troops take Lebanese shepherd in southern Lebanon
Earthtimes – London,UK
UN Spokeswoman Yasmina Bouzayian said the UN peakeeping force in southern Lebanon was informed from the Israeli side that the shepherd was taken by Israeli …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/170406.html

Can the Arab League solve Lebanon’s political crisis?
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
Syria, which backs the Lebanese political opposition to the Western-supported government, also approved the plan. Where Mr. Moussa hopes to succeed, …
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0108/p04s01-wogn.html

Arab countries share concerns on Iran as Bush heads to Mideast
International Herald Tribune – France
Their focus was Lebanon, where they fear Iran — through its allies Syria and Hezbollah — can strengthen its foothold on a sensitive border with Israel. …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/07/
africa/ME-GEN-Mideast-Bush-Arabs.php

Syria for ‘Lebanese Consensus’ on Arab Initiative and Nasrallah …
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Syria’s ruling coalition said Monday the Arab initiative could provide “a base for achieving Lebanese consensus” and Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/
A8AF916E7F333284C22573C9005B6E00?OpenDocument

Lebanon Supports Arab Rescue Plan
By IOL (reposted)(SF Bay Area Independent Media Center (Indybay))
CAIRO – An Arab League initiative aimed at ending Lebanon’s political stalemate won Sunday, January 6, a broad support from the ruling majority and a cautious welcome from the opposition as the country has been without a president for …
www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/07/18470725.php

IAEA says Syria strike by Israeli air force is “a bad precedent”
By GPC(GPC)
… and hope to visit site, in Haaretz, here.
friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2008/01
/iaea-says-syria-strike-by-israeli-air.html

Standoff Continues on Decision Over Lebanon’s Next President
Wall Street Journal – USA
By MARIA HABIB BEIRUT, Lebanon — International diplomatic efforts have ratcheted up to resolve a stalemate over whom to elevate as president here,…
online.wsj.com/article/SB119971873
127172179.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Jumblatt: Let’s not miss another opportunity for Lebanon
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
The Arabs in this proposal are trying to help Lebanon out after the failure of all other efforts to end the crises in Lebanon. The decision reflects the …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/jumblatt_lets_n.php

Syria: Palestinian refugees fleeing Iraq still seeking shelter in …
Adnkronos International English – Roma,Lazio,Italy
(AKI) – Palestinian refugees living on the border of Syria and Iraq have not been transferred to Sudan, despite a proposal from Khartoum to host them, …
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1743983554

Committee of Jordanian Detainees Sues Syria In UN
MEMRI – Washington,DC,USA
… in Syrian Prisons Abd Al-Karim Al-Sarida said that the committee had decided to submit a lawsuit against Syria to the UN Human Rights Commission, …
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4431.htm

Ibrahim Nafie: Syria Under Assault
Forcing Syria into accepting what it has rejected in the past is the goal that inspires the current spate of killings in Lebanon.
palestinechronicle.com/story-12240523934.htm

Five cooperation agreements signed with Syria
New Anatolian – Ankara,Turkey
Turkey and Syria signed five cooperation agreements in the fields of marine navigation, aviation, energy, transport and stock markets. …
www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-30495.html

The End of the Cedar Revolution
New York Sun – New York,NY,USA
And just like the earlier pact, the new agreement has the potential to put Lebanon back under Syria’s influence. President Bush, who will arrive in the …
www.nysun.com/article/69028

Formidable obstacles face Arab plan for Lebanon
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
Regional antagonists Syria and Saudi Arabia, which support rival Lebanese parties, both said they backed the plan agreed in Cairo, but politicians and …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnB141023.html

France has ticked off someone else now
By yousef0698
Not only is Syria abuzz with its warming relations with the US (despite rhetoric from Bush which is probably just talk), but Syria is making headlines with its increasingly poor relations with France. I’ll give you fifty dollars if you …
halab.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/france
-has-ticked-off-someone-else-now/

Syria ready to host Arab summit according to schedule
Indian Muslims – San Diego,CA,USA
By NNN-KUNA Cairo : Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Muallem has said here that the upcoming Arab summit would be held in Damascus according to schedule. …
www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/jan/07/syr
ia_ready_host_arab_summit_according_schedule.html

Interview of the President by Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, Al Arabiya …
InfoBolsa – Spain
Q On the Syria issue — I don t know if Im allowed to ask one — THE PRESIDENT: Keep going. All you got to do is ask; I ll handle it. On the Syria issue, …
www.infobolsa.es/v2002/Noticias/noticias_titulares2.a sp?Fu
ente=IBNW&FechaNot=20080107&Clasif=C&Numnot=103833

Arab League Backs Plan to End Lebanon Stalemate
New York Times – United States
By REUTERS CAIRO (Reuters) — The Arab League on Sunday approved a proposal to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon. Diplomats said the plan had support …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/world/mid
dleeast/07arab.html?ref=middleeast

Lessons from Lebanon
Boston Globe – United States
A look at the war in Lebanon in 2006, and Rice’s management of it, provides some clues to the challenges ahead. In his recently released study of Rice,…
www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinio
n/oped/articles/2008/01/07/lessons_from_lebanon

Syria frees activist, says rights group
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
“Rashed Sattuf was set free Saturday night in Damascus and then left for Raqqa,” in northern Syria, the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria said …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&ite
m_no=194201&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17

Syria says Paris, Damascus have interest in dialogue
China Post – Taipei,Taiwan
CAIRO — Four days after suspending diplomatic cooperation with Paris, Syria said on Sunday that it shared with France a common interest in dialogue on …
www.chinapost.com.tw/international/
2008/01/07/137977/Syria-says.htm

US Should Focus More on N.Korean Plutonium
Chosun Ilbo – Seoul,South Korea
Although it is important to find out whether North Korea did in fact transfer nuclear technology to Syria, at this point, such efforts, if true,…
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/
news/200801/200801070017.html

UN seeks to halt Hizbollah arms in Lebanon
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent United Nations forces in Lebanon have stepped up joint patrols with the country’s army to intercept…
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2008/01/07/wmeast107.xml

The Region: The president’s last year in office
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Third, the same is true for Syria, where American efforts at conciliation have emboldened Damascus and demoralized the Lebanese moderates resisting Syrian …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11985173
09765&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Interview of the President by Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, Al Arabiya TV
Reuters – USA
On the Syria issue, I mean, we already talked about — you actually told me that you — patience with Assad is running out. But we still have no Lebanese …
www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS66448+06-Jan-2008+BW20080106

Interview of the President by Hisham Bourar, Al Hurra TV
Reuters – USA
And our position is, is that you can have better relations, a better way forward with the United States, but you have got to get out of Lebanon, …
www.reuters.com/article/pressReleas
e/idUS62914+06-Jan-2008+BW20080106

6/1/08

Arabs Turning On Syria
Syria will have few friends at the table Sunday when Arab foreign ministers convene in Cairo to discuss the crisis in Lebanon, which has been without a president for six weeks.
digg.com/world_news/Arabs_Turning_On_Syria

Obama Backed Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon
The invasion killed thousands of innocent civilians.
digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama
_Backed_Israel_s_Invasion_of_Lebanon

Finkelstein in Lebanon
By Gene
The Lebanon Daily Star’s fact-challenged reporter Adam Jewell has an account of former Professor Norman Finkelstein’s current lecture tour of that country. The controversial author…
hurryupharry.bloghouse.net/archives/
2008/01/06/finkelstein_in_lebanon.php

Hezbollah delegation met Larijani in Damascus over Lebanon
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
Larijani told the Iranian reporters following the meeting with Hezbollah that they discussed the Arab plan for ending the crises in Lebanon and ways and …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/hezbollah_deleg_2.php

Arab league’s plan to solve Lebanon crisis wins support
EGYPT. The consultative session has agreed on a three-stage plan, namely the election of a president, the formation of a government of national unity and the adoption of a new electoral law.
www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=16218

The Indy in NH: Edwards Visits Lebanon, NH
The Indypendent – New York,NY,USA
By Steven Wishnia By Steven Wishnia LEBANON, NH—John Edwards gives a speech that would make many leftists proud. Speaking at the Lebanon High School …
www.indypendent.org/2008/01/06/the-
indy-in-nh-edwards-visits-lebanon-nh/

Berri Welcomes The Arab Foreign Minister’s Stand on Lebanon
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Berri, in a statement, praised “Arab unanimity on (safeguarding) Lebanon’s supreme interest.” The foreign ministers adopted an “historic stand in support of …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/1
0BDD7491DBD26DAC22573C80044271A?OpenDocument

Lebanese politicians praise Arab statement endorsing new president
International Herald Tribune – France
AP BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon’s feuding politicians on Sunday welcomed the decision by Arab nations, including Syria, to back the head of Lebanon’s army as …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/06/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Arabs.php

Iran, Syria stand by Lebanon
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and Ali Larijani, Iran’s adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, hold talks on Lebanon crisis. In a Sunday meeting, …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=37714&sectionid=351020203

Syria endorses Lebanon’s candidate
Taipei Times – Taiwan
Syria joined other Arab nations in endorsing the head of Lebanon’s army as that country’s next president, putting pressure on the Lebanese opposition to …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2008/01/07/2003396092

Final Lebanon war report out Jan. 30
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
An Israeli commission of inquiry into the Second Lebanon War will deliver its final report on Jan. 30. The Winograd Commission announced Sunday that it …
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/106250.html

Arabs back Lebanon president choice
MWC News – Vancouver,Canada
By Agencies Arab foreign ministers, including Syria, have agreed to back General Michel Suleiman, the head of Lebanon’s army, as the country’s next…
mwcnews.net/content/view/19226&Itemid=1

Arab FMs agree on integrated plan on Lebanon — Moussa
Indian Muslims – San Diego,CA,USA
He added that the meeting discussed the situation in Lebanon from various aspects of fraternal spirit for two hours at his home in the framework of the Arab …
www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/jan/06/arab
_fms_agree_integrated_plan_lebanon_moussa.html

Larijani, Assad discuss unity in Lebanon
IRNA – Iran
During an unofficial visit, the two sides reviewed the latest developments in Lebanon in the current sensitive situation. On developments in Iraq, …
www2.irna.com/en/news/view/line-22/0801065860193525.htm

Syrian authorities release human rights activist after a four-day …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian authorities have released a rights activist connected to a well-known pro-democracy group after a four-day detention,…
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/06/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Human-Rights.php

Arab plan for Lebanon wins support
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By Jonathan Wright CAIRO, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliamentary majority leader and Syria support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL06481691.html

Lebanon war probe to be released on Jan. 30
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent The Winograd Commission probing the conduct of the Second Lebanon War announced on Sunday that it would present its …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/942048.html

Red Raiders skate hard past Lebanon
Foster’s Daily Democrat – Dover,NH,USA
The senior captain scored a career-high four goals to lead the Spaulding High School hockey team to a 6-1 Division II win over Lebanon. …
www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article
?AID=/20080106/GJSPORTS_01/907395972

Harriri Supports “Arab Road Map” to end Lebanon’s Crisis
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
“On behalf of all the free people in Lebanon I thank … whoever played a role in achieving this historic Arab stand regarding Lebanon,” Hariri said.…
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/B4D
94555E7023338C22573C80038460E?OpenDocument

Arab ministers draft compromise plan for Lebanon (reuters.com)
CAIRO (Reuters) – Syria and Lebanons parliamentary majority leader support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon, which has not had a president since November 23, diplomatic and political sources said on Sunday. …
www.newgie.com/redirect_newsitem.asp?ArticleID=5945142

UN to feed 1m displaced Iraqis
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Also more than 360000 others who have fled to Syria will be provided with monthly food rations, consisting of rice, vegetable oil and lentils. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=37644&sectionid=351020201

Arab ministers draft compromise plan for Lebanon
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
CAIRO (Reuters) – Syria and Lebanon’s parliamentary majority leader support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon, which has not had a …
africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnL06454611.html