Guardian:Hizbullah yesterday took control of a strategic mountain-top village in Druze heartlands south-east of the capital after fierce fighting with government allies, consolidating strategic gains that analysts said would be used in confrontations with...
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May 13, 2008 3:08:34 PM
well, this is another short-sighted decision:) Lebanese army and intelligence agencies are full of Hizbullah supporters...So at the end of the day HA is going to thank the administration for presents. Anyway, how is the Lebanese political crisis going to end? Will the government succumb to the opposition's demand? Or will Lebanon's politics continue in its deadlock for years to come?
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