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Lebanon August 16, 2006

Selwa’s story

A week ago the body of a woman clutching a baby was found in this bombed apartment block in Beirut; the image was printed across the world. But who was
Lebanon August 16, 2006

Desert of trapped corpses testifies to Israel’s failure

They made a desert and called it peace. Srifa - or what was once the village of Srifa - is a place of pancaked homes, blasted walls, rubble, starving cats
Lebanon August 16, 2006

Palestinian expert: Israel exploits security aspect to blackout info on Lebanon war

The Palestinian specialist in the Israeli affairs, Ashraf Al-Ajrami, has accused the Israeli occupation government of invoking security concerns to cover up its crimes in Lebanon and Gaza Strip. The
Lebanon August 16, 2006

Nasrallah declares victory over Israel, Olmert licks his wounds

Secretary-general of the Lebanese Hizbullah party Hassan Nasrallah has affirmed that his party’s fighters and Lebanon as a whole have achieved a strategic and historic victory over Israel, heaping praise
Lebanon August 16, 2006

DEAD ARE MY PEOPLE, Gibran Khalil Gibran

Amazing how history most ’boringly’ repeats itself..again and again..and again!  DEAD ARE MY PEOPLE by Gibran Khalil Gibran 1883 -1931 Written during the famine in Lebanon in WORLD WAR I My people
Lebanon August 16, 2006

Missed goals

Repetition of the facts may be tedious, but it is important to note them: Even on the 33rd day of Operation Change of Direction in Lebanon, there has been no
Lebanon August 16, 2006

Yadlin: Next round of confrontation with Hizbullah is a matter of time

Major General Amos Yadlin, the head of the Israeli military intelligence, has affirmed that the next round of confrontation with Hizbullah was a matter of time. Yadlin’s remarks were voiced
Fanatic Messages August 16, 2006

Abu Zuhri: New Egyptian mediation offer on prisoners’ swap

The Egyptian security delegation residing in the Gaza Strip has tabled a new mediation offer to free the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Sami Abu Zuhri, the Hamas spokesman in
Lebanon August 16, 2006

Are New Weapons Being Used In Gaza and Lebanon?

Gulf News reported a claim by Dr Al Saqqa, Head of the Emergency Unit of El Shifa Hospital, Gaza on 7-07-06 that the "Israeli" Occupation Force was using a new
Palestine August 16, 2006

If You Want the Roots of Terror, Try Here

When my electricity returned at around 3am yesterday, I turned on the BBC World Service television. There were a series of powerful explosions which shook the house - just as