Lebanon
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President Bashar al-Assad of Syria today announced that Syrian troops would start a phased withdrawl from Lebanon. Syria has occupied the country since 1989 when it interceded in the civil war and imposed a ceasefire.
Assad said the withdrawl would happen in stages with occupation forces moving first to the eastern Bekaa Valley and then to the Syrian border. Syria was not against a full withdrawal, he said, stating that "The natural place for Syrian forces is Syrian land."
The United States State Department has said a gradual withdraw is not enough and that "The international community has made clear that Syria must withdraw completely and immediately all its military forces and intelligence services from Lebanon in accordance with UNSCR 1559."
As photos of celebrating Lebanese protesters are circulated around the world, it is worth remembering that Lebanon will now face the other task of resisting occupation by corporate ownership, a project which the United States has engineered throughout the old Soviet Union and elsewhere. Americanism is not freedom.
The United States State Department has said a gradual withdraw is not enough and that "The international community has made clear that Syria must withdraw completely and immediately all its military forces and intelligence services from Lebanon in accordance with UNSCR 1559."
As photos of celebrating Lebanese protesters are circulated around the world, it is worth remembering that Lebanon will now face the other task of resisting occupation by corporate ownership, a project which the United States has engineered throughout the old Soviet Union and elsewhere. Americanism is not freedom.
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