From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:50:21 +0000, Ad wrote:
>> I can see no gain for Syria, Iran or Hizbullah.
>>
>> It could be "rogue operatives" from any of the above
groups who are
>> acting on their own.
>>
>> Or it could be a state player but I have difficulty seeing the upside &
>> thus agreement to it wrt Iran & Syria.
>
> Clearly the Lebanese don't see it the same way that you do.  Sure you
> understand it better then them. But then again, propose the theory and
> then declare victory. I thought that is what you said the Administration
> was guilty of. 
>
> George
>

Nope. Obviously those with political axes to grind are going to do their
best wrt the killing. & wrt "the Lebanese" I would not
concur.

Some Lebanese who were anti-Syrian prior to this are back out on the
streets. BFD. Hizbullah etc can also bring thousands onto the street.

Adam


> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061123/ts_nm/lebanon_dc
>
> BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to
> pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday,
> turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its
> Hezbollah allies.
>
> Sunni Muslim, Druze and Christian leaders have accused Syria of killing
> Gemayel, scion of one of Lebanon's most prominent Maronite families.
> Damascus has condemned his murder.
>
> The anti-Syrian camp says the aim of the Syrian-backed opposition is to
> weaken Lebanon's Western-supported government and scupper a U.N.-backed
> tribunal to try suspects in last year's assassination of ex-premier Rafik
> al-Hariri.

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