Daily Star Political News: Fear and chaos govern capital city

                   
beiruter.com: Fear and chaos govern capital city beiruter.com
beiruter.com     May 10, 2008            

"Everyone is running away," Beirut resident Imad said on Friday as Hizbullah gunmen roamed the streets of the Lebanese capital, in the grip of deadly gunbattles between feuding Sunni and Shiite factions. Opposition Shiite militants have seized control of swathes of west Beirut, including Sunni... [read full story]                

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Analysis of Hezbollah's Riots

beiruter.com     May 8, 2008          

Michael Young has a good summation of how this crisis came to be, and other implications.He answers the, "Why is Walid Jumblatt bringing up a few of Hezbollah's abuses, now?" question I asked a few days ago: "what Jumblatt did was provoke a confrontation and, to dig up the old Soviet jargon,...                

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Analysis of Hezbollah's Riots

lebop.blogspot.com     May 8, 2008          

's not what Hizbullah should be doing today.""Young's conclusion:The Lebanese state cannot live side by side with a Hizbullah state. This theorem is becoming more evident by the day, as the party's actions in the past three years have been, by definition, directed against...                

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Hezbollah's Endgame?

beiruter.com     May 8, 2008          

By Lee SmithElie Fawaz, a friend and colleague with the Lebanese Renaissance Foundation in Beirut, provides on-the-ground analysis on the developing situation in Lebanon:“Beirut witnessed another round of sectarian violence yesterday following decisions of the Lebanese government to sanction and...                

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AHN - Gun Battle Between Hezbollah, Lebanon Military In Urban Streets Of Beirut

allheadlinenews.com     May 8, 2008          

(AHN) - Gunfire is being exchanged in Beirut in a running gun battle there and Hezbollah has set up checkpoints in the city after the government declared its communications network to be illegal and a threat to state security. Hezbollah says the move by the government was a "declaration of war."...                

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Beirut erupts: Lebanon has declared war on us, says Hezbollah

hotair.com     May 8, 2008          

posted at 3:03 pm on May 8, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly One of my very least favorite things to blog about, as there are just as many moving parts and hidden agendas as in Iraq but the cast of characters is totally unfamiliar. Is this Syria...                

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Clashes erupt for second day in Lebanon : Latest News

valleymorningstar.com     May 8, 2008          

The Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon - Shiite Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese government's Sunni backers clashed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades today in battles that spread through Beirut's streets soon after Hezbollah's leader vowed to fight any attempt to disarm his men.                

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Fighting continues in Beirut, five reported killed

b92.net     May 8, 2008          

Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war. Security sources said the fighting killed at least five people and wounded 12, Reuters reported. ... BEIRUT -- Fierce clashes...                

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Clashes erupt for second day in Lebanon, killing 4

wtop.com     May 8, 2008          

A Hezbollah supporter burns tires, closing for a second day the highway to Lebanon's international airport during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Shiite supporters of Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Sunnis backing Lebanon's U.S.-backed government clashed...                

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Sunnis, Shiites clash with gunfire, grenades in second day of fighting in Lebanon that kills 4

startribune.com     May 8, 2008          

Hussein Malla, Associated Press - Sectarian fighting tore through the streets of Beirut on Thursday as Shiite Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese government's Sunni backers battled with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades after Hezbollah's leader vowed to fight...                

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Fighting rocks Beirut, kills six; Hezbollah defiant

alertnet.org     May 8, 2008          

Source: Reuters * Heavy fighting in Beirut, six dead, 15 wounded * Hezbollah says government declares war * Pro-government leader proposes deal to end conflict * U.S. urges Hezbollah to stop "disruptive ... ... Heavy fighting in Beirut, six dead, 15 wounded * Hezbollah...                

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