[lbo-talk] the battle to rebuild Lebanon

[Chuck Grimes]

I suspect whatever US aid materializes will be too little too late. It
has committed 50 million while already ten times that has been
earmarked for reconstruction by the Saudis, IIRC. Colin Brace

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I thought about mentioning the Saudis, but if I were Lebanonese, I
wouldn't trust them. They were way to quick to fall in line with the
US and Israel in their joint blather to stall the UN ceasefire---and I
would suspect the Saudis of providing a front of some kind for the UK
and US intelligence services to weasle their way into the internal
politics of Lebanon reconstruction---putatively for `technical
assistance' while they spied on Hezbollah's political consolidation in
Lebanon and pimped the info to the Israelis. 

Of course a similar slime case can be made for the French and
Germans. Lebanon is probably safer to go with potential enemies or at
least foriegn policy adversaries of the US like Russia and Iran---and
that's why I mentioned Chavez and the Cubans. 

CG