Green Energy
(Hat-tip to Michael)
Blurb from this May 9, 2008 news article:
Reuters also reports here, in "Hezbollah routs pro-government gunmen; controls Beirut."
Not a word about the above on the morning news?
Update from this source:
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Jerusalem Post: 'If Assad falls, Hezbollah will take Beirut' By JPOST.COM STAFF 11/22/2011 16:04 Hezbollah would take over Beirut with Free Patriotic Movement fearing Israeli offensive in Lebanon. Hezbollah may launch a military offensive to take...
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The Star: Hariri loyalists protest PM nomination in Lebanon By Nazih Siddiq TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Hundreds of angry supporters of caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri burned tyres and blocked roads in Lebanon on Tuesday in protest against Hezbollah's...
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'Hezbollah plans to seize power in Beirut', if Hariri indictments come down - can do it 'in 3 days' From Eye on the World: Hezbollah conducting simulations in case of Hariri indictments, 'Asharq Alawsat' reports; retired general...
- Lebanon Fate Hangs In The Balance
A Lebanese woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot at a polling station in Beirut's Christian sector of Ashrafieh, Lebanon, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Lebanese streamed to their hometowns on the Mediterranean coast and high up in the...
- Is Lebanon Beginning To Come Apart At The Seams?
From Reliapundit, the Astute Blogger: CLASHES BETWEEN FACTIONS ERUPTING IN BEIRUTAP/IHT: BEIRUT,Lebanon: Lebanese army troops intervened to restore order aspro-government and opposition supporters engaged in fist fights andbeat each other with sticks...
Green Energy
Hezbollah Takes Beirut
(Hat-tip to Michael)
Blurb from this May 9, 2008 news article:
Gunmen loyal to Nasrallah take control of Muslim part of Lebanese capital, seize outlets owned by governing coalition leader Hariri; Lebanese troops begin taking up positions in some Sunni neighborhoods. Saudi Arabia, calls for emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers over crisisRead the entire article here.
Reuters also reports here, in "Hezbollah routs pro-government gunmen; controls Beirut."
Not a word about the above on the morning news?
Update from this source:
- The highway to Tripoli (Tarablous) has been closed. (not sure by which side)
- Death toll in the past 72 hours: 13 dead / +45 injured
- Sporadic gunfire ongoing in Koreitem. Mini markets in Hamra have opened shop for the locals stuck in the area.
- Reports indicate Saniora & Hariri are still in Beirut.
- The government vs opposition fight has moved to the South and North of Lebanon. Akkar [Minieh & Miniara] is a flashpoint, with Hariri's Future Movement militias setting up roadblocks and firing automatic weapons. Tyre (Sour) is also seeing some activity.
- Pro-government media outlets admit defeat of pro-government militias [by opposition militias] in Beirut.
- Italy has just opened up a hotline for its citizens in Beirut. (don't know the number)
- Aoun has just gone on TV to say that the fighting is over, the opposition has won, and the tomorrow all life will be back to normal in Beirut, with a greater sense of safety as the militias have either disbanded or fled, with militia offices and weapons now controlled by the Lebanese Army.
- MEA has cancelled all flights for another 24 hours.
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Jerusalem Post: 'If Assad falls, Hezbollah will take Beirut' By JPOST.COM STAFF 11/22/2011 16:04 Hezbollah would take over Beirut with Free Patriotic Movement fearing Israeli offensive in Lebanon. Hezbollah may launch a military offensive to take...
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The Star: Hariri loyalists protest PM nomination in Lebanon By Nazih Siddiq TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Hundreds of angry supporters of caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri burned tyres and blocked roads in Lebanon on Tuesday in protest against Hezbollah's...
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'Hezbollah plans to seize power in Beirut', if Hariri indictments come down - can do it 'in 3 days' From Eye on the World: Hezbollah conducting simulations in case of Hariri indictments, 'Asharq Alawsat' reports; retired general...
- Lebanon Fate Hangs In The Balance
A Lebanese woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot at a polling station in Beirut's Christian sector of Ashrafieh, Lebanon, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Lebanese streamed to their hometowns on the Mediterranean coast and high up in the...
- Is Lebanon Beginning To Come Apart At The Seams?
From Reliapundit, the Astute Blogger: CLASHES BETWEEN FACTIONS ERUPTING IN BEIRUTAP/IHT: BEIRUT,Lebanon: Lebanese army troops intervened to restore order aspro-government and opposition supporters engaged in fist fights andbeat each other with sticks...