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Date: 28 August 2006
Would Turkish troops in Lebanon be neutral?
Jerusalem Post – Israel
With relative quiet prevailing in Lebanon, the question now is which countries
will send peacekeepers to enforce order in the country. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259
49018&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Israeli DM says lack of aid to Lebanon boosts Hezbollah’s supports
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday that the absence of
international aid in the restoration of Lebanon has helped the Lebanese
Hezbollah gain …
english.people.com.cn/200608/28/eng20060828_297300.html
French Troops Aid in Lebanon Rebuilding
Washington Post – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of French soldiers arrived Sunday to help the
Lebanese army rebuild bridges that were destroyed or damaged by Israeli
airstrikes …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700267.html
The need after the Lebanon war
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
Lebanon has joined Afghanistan and Iraq in such a task. Like them, it should
not be forgotten. A fragile truce in southern Lebanon …
www.csmonitor.com/2006/0828/p08s01-comv.html
Trickle of supplies reaches Lebanon
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hospitals dipped deep into emergency stockpiles, lines
grew at gas stations and grocers complained of shortages of foreign goods
Sunday as …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Mideast_Blockade.html
Lantos: No US aid to Lebanon unless UNIFIL patrols Syrian border
Jerusalem Post – Israel
American aid to Lebanon should be held up until the country agrees to allow
international forces to patrol its border with Syria, US Representative
Tom Lantos …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115452595
4722&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Israeli-Dropped Cluster Bomblets Threaten South Lebanon Population
Voice of America – USA
By Margaret Besheer. Two weeks ago, a UN brokered truce ended 34 days of
fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israel in southern Lebanon. …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-27-voa18.cfm
Syria will resume peace talks when Israel is ready
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Syria has always been calling for a resumption of the peace process
on the basis of the UN Security Council resolutions and Arab peace initiatives,
Meqdad said …
english.people.com.cn/200608/28/eng20060828_297316.html
Hizbullah backed by evil
Ynetnews – Israel
… has surfaced on a jihadi pro al-Qaeda website in which Rahman is heard
condemning the “infidel Hizbullah” and “the most corrupted regimes of
Syria and Iran.”. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3296432,00.html
Israel, Lebanon hail EU troop plan
Hindu – Chennai,India
Paris: European Foreign Ministers at a meeting in Burssels on Saturday
pledged up to 7,000 troops to a strengthened peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
…
www.hindu.com/2006/08/27/stories/2006082705001200.htm
Lantos Wants Aid to Lebanon Frozen
Washington Post – United States
JERUSALEM — A congressman said Sunday he would ask the US administration
to freeze the $230 million aid package to Lebanon proposed by President
Bush until …
Sidon Journal Wake of War Idles Lebanon’s Fleet, and Its …
New York Times – United States
SIDON, Lebanon, Aug. … Across Lebanon, bulldozers are cleaning up rubble,
and Hezbollah is giving $12,000 to each family whose home was destroyed
in the war. …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/world/middleeast/28fishermen.html
Annan Will Travel Mideast to Bolster Lebanon Peace Plan
New York Times – United States
… press for support of the Security Council resolution that ended the
fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and set a path for securing Lebanon’s
independence. …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/world/middleeast/28nations.html
‘Peacekeepers to be deployed in Lebanon’
Times of India – India
… this week, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has assured Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert that international peacekeepers will be deployed
in Lebanon within a …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1931013.cms
NDP chief says Canada can spare troops for Lebanon
Globe and Mail – Canada
Montreal — Canada has the capacity to contribute as many as 1,200 soldiers
to the UN mission enforcing the ceasefire in Lebanon, says NDP Leader
Jack Layton. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM
.20060827.wlayton0827/BNStory/National/home
Annan Visits Lebanon, Says UN Force Will Be Deployed in a Week
Bloomberg – USA
… 28 (Bloomberg) — A United Nations peacekeeping force will be sent
to Lebanon in about a week, Secretary General Kofi Annan said before beginning
a visit today …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQ0iJqG9wWa0&refer=home
Should the US Nuke Iran and Syria?
Antiwar.com – Redwood City,CA,USA
In a recent article, “Will the US Defend Itself?”, economist Walter Williams
seems to make a case for nuclear war on Syria and Iran. …
www.antiwar.com/henderson/?articleid=9612
The Middle East Dilemma
Washington Post – United States
In his Aug. 17 op-ed column, “A Cease-Fire Reality: Dealing With Syria,”
Dennis Ross depicted Syria as having a history of blocking United Nations
resolutions. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700664.html |