Tuesday, December 22, 2009

US envoy arrives as Scrooge

By Franklin Lamb
Asia Times

"Lebanon started the Christmas season with hope, but a new dampener has arrived in the form of the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman. He is re-enacting old American biases against Hezbollah and is dithering about getting Israel to withdraw from a Lebanese village, lest Hezbollah get the credit. The holiday spirit is now ruined....."

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