Add Lebanon on the “To
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2nd, 2002 by Woundwort – Comments OffAdd Lebanon on the “To Do” List
Lebanon has jumped a couple of spaces and now squarely rests behind Iraq as the country we are most likely to annihilate. If the following report is true, the president must now think about attacking yet another country. The real danger this presents is that we may spread ourselves too thin in order to be effective in any particular region, and without allied assistance will be alone in our attempts to rid the world of terrorists. There are enough people in the world who hate the United States, that I do not see an end to this madness.
Al-Qaida Said to Find Refuge in Lebanon Camp
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
.c The Associated Press
JERUSALEM (Sept. 2) – Nearly 200 al-Qaida operatives, including several senior commanders, have settled in Lebanon with Syria’s permission, taking refuge in a large Palestinian refugee camp there, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday. A source in Jerusalem, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the report, saying the information comes from Israeli and Western intelligence agencies. A Lebanese security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, denied al-Qaida members were in the refugee camp, saying 10 to 15 Islamic militants are hiding from authorities in the camp. The militants were involved in clashes in which nine Lebanese soldiers were killed. Zeev Schiff, a prominent Israeli journalist who covers the military, reported in Haaretz daily that Damascus has allowed between 150 and 200 al-Qaida operatives to settle in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, near the Lebanese coastal town of Sidon.