[lbo-talk] France playing pivotal role in Lebanese crisis

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Aug 4 08:41:11 PDT 2006


On Aug 4, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Marvin Gandall wrote:


> If it prevails, this would be a
> major victory for Hezbollah because it would leave its military
> capabilities, unprecedented level of political prestige, and
> bargaining
> power in any subsequent negotiation intact - the best outcome it
> can hope
> for in the present circumstances.

I was more than a little surprised to hear the CFR's Judith Kipper say on my show yesterday that any settlement would have to accept Hezbollah's role in Lebanon - and she characterized it as predominantly a social welfare organization, not a "terrorist" group.

Doug



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