The cabinet decision reflected the government's determination to pursue Fatah al-Islam who staged attacks on Lebanese troops on Sunday and Monday, killing 29 soldiers. Some 20 militants have also been killed, as well as an undetermined number of civilians.
Speaking after a government meeting late Monday, Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said the cabinet stressed the "need to end the terrorist phenomenon that is alien to the values and nature of the Palestinian people."
"(The government) is determined to respond to any aggression and put a final end to this dangerous phenomenon ... which has threatened to widen the scope of the aggression," Aridi said.
"This phenomenon which attacked the Lebanese army and other security forces is harmful to all of Lebanon, its people, security and stability, and is a permanent threat to the Palestinian people," he added.
Aridi said identity checks of the militants killed have revealed that most of them are not Palestinians, but have different nationalities.
The daily An Nahar, citing security sources, said on Tuesday among the Fatah al-Islam militants killed in the fighting were men from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bangladesh, Syria as well as Lebanon.
(source: Naharnet)
I forward this from lebanese friends in Tripoli, as symbol of young lebanese pride and support to their army
2 commenti:
Nessuna simpatia per i gruppi radicali palestinesi, ma chissà se i giovani tripolini sono orgogliosi anche del fatto che qualche civile palestinese ci abbia lasciato la pelle...?
Non credo proprio Skylark, conoscendoli sono ragazzi "equilibrati", ovvero, per intenderci, persone che non mettono sul piatto della bilancia il "valore" della morte degli uni piuttosto che degli altri: alla fine, quando ci scappa il morto (o più,purtroppo) a perderci è l'intera umanità, che per l'n-ma volta non ha recepito gli insegnamenti di quella lezione di storia ricorsiva chiamata "guerra".
Anche se sono d'accordo con te se mi dici che anche i civili palestinesi andrebbero ricordati con altrettanta "enfasi" palesata come supporto nei confronti del prode esercito libanese...
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