U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syria would step up border patrols and work with the Lebanese army to stop the flow of weapons to Hezbollah.
Meanwhile, Palestinian militants fired homemade rockets into Israel on Friday, defying the latest calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the attacks. The Israeli army said two or three rockets fell in the Negev desert in southern Israel, after five hit Israeli territory on Thursday. No injuries were reported either day.In Stockholm, donors pledged $500 million in aid for Palestinians Friday, including $55 million for a U.N. emergency appeal for humanitarian help, organizers said.
and meanwhile in the real world....from Gertz...
Arms flowing from Syria into Lebanon as Hizbullah stocks up for renewed conflict
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4 comments:
Isn't the new PC rule than any pictures of monkey near a mention of Kofi Annan is racism?
That's kind of a good point, Demosthenes. People will likely take this in a different way than you meant it, Epa.
Hey, if they can't take a joke....
I hereby invoke 32nd amendment right to be sarcastic and offensive
Well now, Epa, I know you have certain rights with regards to yogurt, and vintages of wine and cheese, and certainly all immigrants have rights to welfare and the like, but I'm not so sure you have the right to be sarcastic. I'll have to consult the EU Charter. I'll get back to you in about ten years.
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