Wednesday, May 31, 2006

LEBANON: HELP SOUGHT FROM ARAB STATES TO DISARM PALESTINIANS

The Palestians are pi$$ing down the back of their historical allies and it's beginning to pay the negative dividends.

Beirut, 31 May (AKI) - Lebanon will soon ask Arab states to assist it with a process to disarm Palestinian militants groups operating outside refugee camps situated in the country, a top government official was quoted as saying in the London-based newspaper, al-Sharq al-Awsat on Wednesday. "[Lebanese] premier Fuad Siniora will soon send out some requests for help to various Arab leaders," Khalili Makkawi, the official responsible for the Palestinian issue in Lebanon told the newspaper.

The request comes amid the realisation by the Lebanese authorities that they will not be able to carry out the disarmament of the militants alone, Makkawi said.

Two weeks ago a Lebanese soldier was killed during a gunfight between Lebanese troops and Palestinian militants from the Fatah-Intifada group. The incident took place near Lebanon's border with Syria.

Hmmmmmmm.

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