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Hezbollah says it will return Lebanon to normal (USA Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:39:49 GMT

Hezbollah's deputy leader Sheik Naim Kassem says the group will "return things" to normal after the government reversed key decisions ...

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Lebanon reverses decisions against Hezbollah (USA Today)

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:21:21 GMT

nformation Minister Ghazi Aridi said the government made a "courageous" decision to revoke the measures "in view of the higher ...

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Hezbollah says it will return Lebanon to normal (International Herald Tribune)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:47:51 GMT

Hezbollah's deputy leader said Thursday that the militant group will return things to normal in Lebanon after the government reversed key decisions that triggered days of bloody conflict.

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Dean Godson: Why Hezbollah should be condemned (Solomonia)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:39:08 GMT

Dean Godson: Why Hezbollah should be condemned...

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Lebanon fears Hezbollah pursuing 'state within a state' (Chicago Tribune)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:54:00 GMT

BEIRUT—An extensive telephone network constructed by the Shiite Hezbollah movement, possibly with Iranian help, lies at the heart of the crisis that pushed Lebanon to the brink of civil war this week.

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Hezbollah shows might in Lebanon, but faces limits (kansascity.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:00 GMT

Hezbollah has proven it can force Lebanon's U.S.-backed government to cave in on key issues. But the Shiite militant group's power is not absolute - the government is still in place and Hezbollah has lost support among the people by turning its guns on them.

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Hezbollah lifts Beirut street blockades (CNN)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:21:54 GMT

Hezbollah militants Thursday began removing street blockades -- one day after the reversal of two Lebanese Cabinet decisions made during the recent factional violence.

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Hezbollah 'to restore normality' - BBC News (http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:47:35 GMT

BBC News - 3 hours agoThe opposition Hezbollah movement says it wants to return Lebanon to the situation it was in before its battles with government supporters last week. Reuters Voice of America

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When Your Public High School is Run by Hezbollah: The Imad Fadlallah Saga Continues - Hezbo Principal Hits Students, Bans Christians (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:42:05 GMT

By Debbie Schlussel In 2006, I wrote about Fordson High School a/k/a "Hezbollah High." The Dearborn high school is the first majority Muslim public high school in America. And it foreshadows what's to come in America's future as we allow more and more Muslims to immigrate here and refuse to absorb into America. As I noted then, the principal of Fordson Hezbollah High, Imad Fadlallah ,...

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Hezbollah agrees to remove Lebanon roadblocks (International Herald Tribune)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:33:07 GMT

The breakthrough came after the Lebanese government reversed decisions to remove the airport security chief for alleged ties to Hezbollah and to declare Hezbollah's private telephone network illegal.

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Hezbollah Says it Will Return Lebanon to Normal (Get Mash)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:31:30 GMT

Hezbollah’s deputy leader said Thursday that the militant group will return things to normal in Lebanon after the government reversed key decisions that triggered days of bloody conflict. Read the full story

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Hezbollah deals more damage to US credibility by Alistair Lyon (Snuffysmith's Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:21:00 GMT

Hezbollah deals more damage to US credibility Wed 14 May 2008, 8:56 GMT By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Hezbollah's humbling of Lebanon's U.S.-backed government has dealt a further blow to American credibility in the region less than a year after Hamas Islamists seized Gaza from Palestinian leaders supported by Washington. The Shi'ite Islamist group's easy military...

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Lebanon's govt reverses decisions against Hezbollah (World)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:31:46 GMT

Lebanon's US-backed government in Beirut has reversed measures against Iran ally Hezbollah that set off the worst violence since the country's 1975-1990 war.

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Hezbollah Wins (PoliGazette)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:56:31 GMT

The Washington Post reports: “The Lebanese government rescinded two decisions Wednesday that had targeted Hezbollah and ignited the worst internal fighting since the end of the 15-year civil war, underlining the group’s sense of victory in a battle that has recalibrated Lebanese politics.” ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved..

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Siniora government reverses steps aimed at pressuring Hizbullah (Indybay newswire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:48:31 GMT

... Fouad Siniora's government announced late in the evening that it had canceled a probe into Hizbullah's private communications network and the sacking of the head of security at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport. General Wafiq Shoukair, over his reported close ties to the opposition.

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Hezbollah ready for dialogue as normality returns to Beirut (Thaindian News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:38:57 GMT

DPA Beirut, May 15 (DPA) The pro-Iranian Shia movement Hezbollah said Thursday it was ready for dialogue with the Western-backed ruling majority to safeguard the unity of the government. “We should solve the issue inside the Lebanese arena and are ready for dialogue to end the Lebanese crisis,” Hezbollah’s deputy secretary General Sheikh Naeem Kassem said. “We [...]

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Hezbollah ready for dialogue as normality returns to Beirut - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:10:03 GMT

Beirut - The pro-Iranian Shiite movement Hezbollah said Thursday it was ready for dialogue with the Western-backed ruling majority to safeguard the unity of the government, but last minute obstacles delayed efforts by an Arab League delegation. The A...

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A Victory for Hezbollah (Critical Montages)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT

Washington leaned on "Lebanon's governing coalition" to disarm Hizballah, just as it pushed the "Iraqi government" to disarm the Mahdi Army. Both moves failed to achieve their goals -- more spectacularly in the case of Lebanon: Lebanon's governing coalition on Wednesday night formally reversed two decisions that had provoked the militant group Hezbollah, bringing the country a step closer to...

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Lebanon Cabinet Climbdown A Coup For Hezbollah: Analysts (Zawya.com - Top Regional News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:40:22 GMT

The Lebanese cabinet's climbdown in its latest showdown with Hezbollah marks a major victory for the Shiite Muslim militant group and a slap in the face for US policy in the region, analysts said.

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Hezbollah's Delusion and the Shia's Dire Straits (Michael J. Totten)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:03:59 GMT

By Tony Badran (cross posted at Across the Bay ) Two excellent items in NOW Lebanon: One, a superb piece by Michael Young on the repercussions of Hezbollah's mad, and failed, coup attempt on the Lebanese Shi'a. It's really a must read (and you can see echoes in Abu Kais' moving post yesterday). Two, a sharp editorial on Hezbollah's weapons and its dead-end options within a unitary state....

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