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In an opinion piece in The Guardian today, columnist Seamus Milne offers a different perspective on the political developments in Lebanon:

What the US campaign is clearly not about is the promotion of democracy in either Lebanon or Syria, where the most plausible alternative to the Assad regime are radical Islamists. In a pronouncement which defies satire, Bush insisted on Tuesday that Syria must withdraw from Lebanon before elections due in May "for those elections to be free and fair". Why the same point does not apply to elections held in occupied Iraq - where the US has 140,000 troops patrolling the streets, compared with 14,000 Syrian soldiers in the Lebanon mountains - or in occupied Palestine, for that matter, is unexplained.

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	This is a dead journal Home Get Email Updates Stephanie's Journal Patrick's Webpage Email Me Admin Password Remember Me 154134 Curiosities served Share on Facebook				2005-03-10 4:13 PM Another perspective on Lebanon Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) In an opinion piece in The Guardian today, columnist Seamus Milne offers a different perspective on the political developments in Lebanon: What the US campaign is clearly not about is the promotion of democracy in either Lebanon or Syria, where the most plausible alternative to the Assad regime are radical Islamists. In a pronouncement which defies satire, Bush insisted on Tuesday that Syria must withdraw from Lebanon before elections due in May "for those elections to be free and fair". Why the same point does not apply to elections held in occupied Iraq - where the US has 140,000 troops patrolling the streets, compared with 14,000 Syrian soldiers in the Lebanon mountains - or in occupied Palestine, for that matter, is unexplained. Full Article Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top