Lebanon arrests two more 'spies'

The Lebanese authorities have arrested two brothers on suspicion for spying for Israel.

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IS THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT TO BLOW?

The situation in the Middle East has become extremely volatile over the last few days what with the Israelis killing Palestinians by the score in the Gaza and the US provocatively placing their warships just outside of territorial waters off Lebanon. After months of festering, the Israelis and the US seem set to bring the entire Middle East to a head with the ultimate endgame being the final confrontation between Iran and the US and Israel.

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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait have all ordered their nationals to leave Lebanon within the next 48 (now 36) hours. WRH

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Lebanon: Fatah Al Islam is the Mossad

In his interview on assafir today, Lebanon Army Commander Michel Suleiman said the following:

Israel is seeking various ways to target the army to get through the Lebanese resistance, the organization (Fatah Al Islam) is an extension of the Israeli Mossad.

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Neocons achter geweld in Gaza en Libanon

Presidentsverkiezing Libanon weer verdaagd

De pro-westerse meerderheid, de pro-Syrische oppositie van de Hezbollah en de partij van de christelijke oppositieleider Michel Aoen zouden het na een aanslepend conflict nu wel eens zijn over een consensuskandidaat.

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Hezbollah beschuldigt Israël van moorden Libanon

(Novum/AP) - Israël zaait onrust en onenigheid in Libanon door anti-Syrische politici te vermoorden.

Dat heeft Hezbollahleider Hassan Nasrallah vrijdag gezegd. Israël heeft belang bij de vele moorden op Libanese politici van de afgelopen jaren, omdat Israël wil dat Hezbollah wordt uitgeput door interne strijd, zei Nasrallah.

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Hizbullah: If Israel attacks Syria, we'll respond

"If Israel dares to make an adventurous move against Syria, it will pay a heavy price," a member of Hizbulla's political council warned Thursday.

In an interview with the Nazareth-based Kul al-Arab newspaper scheduled to be published on Friday, Dr Ahmad Malli warned Israel against considering an attack on Syria, saying that the Lebanese organization would respond to such an offensive with full force.

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