[International Herald Tribune] Judy Dempsey - The German cabinet agreed Wednesday to send 2,400 air and naval troops to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Germany is to command naval forces patrolling the Lebanese coast, after negotiating a mandate that allows its ships to control the whole of Lebanon's waters. The navy is charged with preventing arms from being smuggled by sea to Hizballah. Two frigates, four fast patrol boats, two supply ships, one tender, and two helicopters will be deployed in cooperation with naval forces sent by the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
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