Thursday, May 22, 2008

West backs Lebanon government "capitulation" to Hezbollah ...

No, Mr. Shamir "Members of the Shi'ite organization will account for one-third of the government ministers, plus an additional portfolio"... that is not true. The Opposition as a whole (including Gen. Michel Aoun's, a Christian, bloc and others ....) will have 1/3+1 of the seats in the Council of Ministers! .........In Haaretz, here
"....One potential stumbling block over the final wording of the statement centers around the issue of whether to include references to prior Security Council resolutions passed in relation to Lebanon in recent years, including Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the Second Lebanon War.
Another Security Council resolution that is to be mulled is 1559, which includes a clause stipulating the decommissioning of weapons belonging to the various militia forces in the country. The U.S. and France insist on including mention of the resolution in the statement. Libya has stated its opposition, while Russia has also expressed reservations......"

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