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November 18, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/369xrvlb.asp

Striking a Syrian Pose?

(Weekly Standard) Seth Colter Walls - In April, just before the Syrian pullout from Lebanon, Hizballah feted Syria's then-intelligence chief - and de facto proconsul - in Lebanon, Rustom Ghazali. Hizballah Secretary-General Nasrallah stood for a photo op, in which he presented the retreating Syrian envoy with an Israeli rifle. Lokman Slim, head of an organization fighting for civil liberties in Lebanon, said: "It is remarkable that Nasrallah presented the gun to the head of the intelligence, and not the head of the army. This is a gesture that indicates Hizballah's allegiance lies with the man responsible for countless crimes against Lebanese, and consecrates the image of Hizballah as the Syrian regime's 'mercenaries' in Lebanon."

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