A Lebanese lawyer holds up a picture of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah as Lebanese lawyers hold a pro-Hezbollah rally in the center of Beirut as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made on a surprise visit to Lebanon to Meets with Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, Monday July 24, 2006. Saniora has pleaded with Washington to put pressure on Israeli to stop the bombardment and begin talks at ending the crisis. After her visit to Lebanon, Rice will continue on to Israel to meet with officials there. Tens of thousands of foreign nations have fled Lebanon over the past two weeks to escape the bombing throughout the country. (UPI Photo)
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U.S., Syria Should Talk (About Everything)
The recent compromise on power sharing in Lebanon spares the country further bloodshed and allows its people to return to a modicum of normalcy. However, the underlying causes of the conflict remain, and Lebanon continues to be an arena where external powers play out their rivalries. Unless and until Syria and the United States reach a grand bargain, the Lebanese will continue to pay the price.
Dont' expect much from Obama
In a tale of two cities and two very different meetings, two dramatically contrasting visions of the future of the Middle East were on display this week.
Sharon, an "ugly toad" who does not scare Hezbollah: Nasrallah
NABI SHEET, Lebanon, Feb 16Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the fundamentalist Shiite Hezbollah party, said Friday Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon was an "ugly toad" who does not scare the Arabs anymore than his predecessors.
Hezbollah guerrillas parade nearal Assad's tomb
Scores of black-clad Hezbollah guerrillas who battled Israeli troops in south Lebanon paraded Thursday near the tomb of Syrian president Hafez al-Assad before offering condolences to his son and heir Bashar.
