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Thursday, June 7, 2007
BAE accused of secretly paying £1bn to Saudi prince
· Money moved via US bank
· £30m payments a quarter
· Sanctioned by MoD
David Leigh and Rob Evans
Thursday June 7, 2007
The Guardian
"The arms company BAE secretly paid Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia more than £1bn in connection with Britain's biggest ever weapons contract, it is alleged today. A series of payments from the British firm was allegedly channelled through a US bank in Washington to an account controlled by one of the most colourful members of the Saudi ruling clan, who spent 20 years as their ambassador in the US.
It is claimed that payments of £30m were paid to Prince Bandar every quarter for at least 10 years......"
Palestinians Fear Civil War, Nix Peacekeepers
"(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Most Palestinians believe the current tension in their territories could spiral into a full-blown civil war, according to a poll by Near East Consulting. 65 per cent of respondents think this possibility is likely or very likely to become a reality.
Polling Data
Do you think a a full-blown civil war in the occupied territories is likely or unlikely to happen?
Very likely
27%
Likely
38%
Unlikely
29%
Very unlikely
6%
Do you support or oppose allowing an international presence in Gaza to stop the violence from spreading?
Support
32%
Oppose "
68%
Polling Data
Do you think a a full-blown civil war in the occupied territories is likely or unlikely to happen?
Very likely
27%
Likely
38%
Unlikely
29%
Very unlikely
6%
Do you support or oppose allowing an international presence in Gaza to stop the violence from spreading?
Support
32%
Oppose "
68%
Rebellion in the British Army
By John Pilger
"An experienced British officer serving in Iraq has written to the BBC describing the invasion as "illegal, immoral, and unwinnable," which, he says, is "the overwhelming feeling of many of my peers." In a letter to the BBC's Newsnight and MediaLens.org he accuses the media's "embedded coverage with the U.S. Army" of failing to question "the intentions and continuing effects of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation." He says most British soldiers regard their tours as "loathsome," during which they "reluctantly [provide] target practice for insurgents, senselessly hemorrhaging casualties and squandering soldiers' lives, as part of Bush's vain attempt to delay the inevitable Anglo-U.S. rout until after the next U.S. election." He appeals to journalists not to swallow "the official line/White House propaganda."
In 1970, I made a film in Vietnam called The Quiet Mutiny in which GIs spoke out about their hatred of that war and its "official line/White House propaganda." The experiences in Iraq and Vietnam are both very different and strikingly similar. There was much less "embedded coverage" in Vietnam, although there was censorship by omission, which is standard practice today.
What is different about Iraq is the willingness of usually obedient British soldiers to speak their minds, from Gen. Richard Dannatt, Britain's current military chief, who said that the presence of his troops in Iraq "exacerbates the security problem," to Gen. Michael Rose who has called for Tony Blair to be impeached for taking Britain to war "on false grounds" – remarks that are mild compared with the blogs of squaddies......
Gaga day at the London Guardian was May 22. "Iran's secret plan for summer offensive to force U.S. out of Iraq," said the front-page banner headline. "Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaeda elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq," wrote Simon Tisdall from Washington, "in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition intended to tip a wavering U.S. Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, U.S. officials say." The entire tale was based on anonymous U.S. official sources. No attempt was made to substantiate their "firm evidence" or explain the illogic of their claims. No journalistic skepticism was even hinted, which is amazing considering the web of proven lies spun from Washington over Iraq.
Moreover, it had a curious tone of something-must-be-done insistence, reminiscent of Judith Miller's scandalous reports in the New York Times claiming that Saddam was about to launch his weapons of mass destruction and beckoning Bush to invade. Tisdall in effect offered the same invitation; I can remember few more irresponsible pieces of journalism. The British public and the people of Iran deserve better."
"An experienced British officer serving in Iraq has written to the BBC describing the invasion as "illegal, immoral, and unwinnable," which, he says, is "the overwhelming feeling of many of my peers." In a letter to the BBC's Newsnight and MediaLens.org he accuses the media's "embedded coverage with the U.S. Army" of failing to question "the intentions and continuing effects of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation." He says most British soldiers regard their tours as "loathsome," during which they "reluctantly [provide] target practice for insurgents, senselessly hemorrhaging casualties and squandering soldiers' lives, as part of Bush's vain attempt to delay the inevitable Anglo-U.S. rout until after the next U.S. election." He appeals to journalists not to swallow "the official line/White House propaganda."
In 1970, I made a film in Vietnam called The Quiet Mutiny in which GIs spoke out about their hatred of that war and its "official line/White House propaganda." The experiences in Iraq and Vietnam are both very different and strikingly similar. There was much less "embedded coverage" in Vietnam, although there was censorship by omission, which is standard practice today.
What is different about Iraq is the willingness of usually obedient British soldiers to speak their minds, from Gen. Richard Dannatt, Britain's current military chief, who said that the presence of his troops in Iraq "exacerbates the security problem," to Gen. Michael Rose who has called for Tony Blair to be impeached for taking Britain to war "on false grounds" – remarks that are mild compared with the blogs of squaddies......
Gaga day at the London Guardian was May 22. "Iran's secret plan for summer offensive to force U.S. out of Iraq," said the front-page banner headline. "Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaeda elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq," wrote Simon Tisdall from Washington, "in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition intended to tip a wavering U.S. Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, U.S. officials say." The entire tale was based on anonymous U.S. official sources. No attempt was made to substantiate their "firm evidence" or explain the illogic of their claims. No journalistic skepticism was even hinted, which is amazing considering the web of proven lies spun from Washington over Iraq.
Moreover, it had a curious tone of something-must-be-done insistence, reminiscent of Judith Miller's scandalous reports in the New York Times claiming that Saddam was about to launch his weapons of mass destruction and beckoning Bush to invade. Tisdall in effect offered the same invitation; I can remember few more irresponsible pieces of journalism. The British public and the people of Iran deserve better."
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Ronnie Kasrils' speech to S. African Parliament on 40th anniversary of occupation
Transcript, The Electronic Intifada, 6 June 2007
"The following is a speech given to the South African Parliament by Minister Ronnie Kasrils, MP, on 6 June 2007:
Madam Speaker, Honourable members, this speech is dedicated to the memory of David Rabkin, South African freedom fighter, who died in Angola.
Forty years ago this week Israel's military unleashed lightning attacks against Egypt, Jordan and Syria, alleging provocations as justification for its strikes.
Within six days the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights had been captured.
Apart from the Sinai from which Israel withdrew in 1977, the other areas remain under Israeli military occupation and control to this day.
Whilst some justify Israel's actions on the grounds of pre-emptive self-defence, the obverse was the truth. From the horse's mouth we learn whom the aggressor was:
Israel's military Chief of Staff, Yitzhak Rabin stated: "I do not believe that Nasser wanted war. The two divisions he sent into Sinai on May 14 [1967] would not have been enough to unleash an offensive against Israel. He knew it and we knew it." [1].......
Moshe Dayan unabashedly explained:
"Before [the Palestinians'] very eyes we are possessing the land and villages where they, and their ancestors, have lived ... We are the generation of colonizers, and without the gun barrel we cannot plant a tree and build a home." [4]........
In support of these demands let us join with the people of our country, and the international community, in the solidarity marches, rallies and demonstrations this week, the 40th anniversary of Israel's unjust occupation. And we make it clear to our Jewish community, these peaceful and disciplined actions, are aimed solely at that government. The struggle for freedom and justice is against a system and not a people.
Let me conclude with the words of President Mandela, who declared in 1998 during the visit to South Africa by Chairman Yasser Arafat:
"We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." [10]"
هل الصراع في لبنان وغزة ثمرة مخططات تشيني الفاشلة؟
Al-Manar
" 06/06/2007
تشير مصادر استخبارية إلى أن مجموعة "فتح الإسلام" التي تقف وراء المواجهات العنيفة في لبنان في الأيام الأخيرة، هي جماعة مختلقة يتم تمويلها من قبل أمراء ورجال أعمال سعوديين كجزء من المخطط الفاشل لنائب الرئيس الأمريكي ديك تشيني لتشكيل جماعات مسلحة تناهض حزب الله وحماس. ففي ذات الوقت الذي كان الملك عبدالله الثاني ملك الأردن يحذر في نوفمبر الماضي من امكانية اندلاع ثلاثة حروب أهلية متزامنة في المنطقة قد تؤدي إلى اندلاع سلسلة حروب متواصلة، كان ديك تشيني يخطط لتمويل وتسليح مجاميع مختلفة تسعى إلى مواجهة حزب الله وحماس. وحسب مصادر أمريكية ومصرية، تم حسب مخطط تشيني تشجيع أطراف سعودية على توفير السلاح والمال لعدد من المجموعات السنية المتطرفة في لبنان وفلسطين. وحسب المصادر بدأت الأسلحة تتدفق أيضا إلى الميليشيات اللبنانية الموالية لرئيس الوزراء فؤاد السنيورة، تحسبا لمواجهة مع حزب الله. لكن هذه االمصادر تقول أن العملية خرجت عن نطاق السيطرة بعدما وفرت دوائر سعودية مرتبطة بالتيار الوهابي السلفي المتطرف بشكل منتظم أسلحة وأموالا لجماعات مثل جماعة فتح الإسلام، خاصة في شمال لبنان.
برغم وجود دلائل عديدة على ذلك، تصر دوائر الحكومة البنانية والمسؤولون في إدارة بوش على إلقاء اللوم للمواجهات الدائرة في منطقة طرابلس والمخيمات الفسطينية القريبة منها على الحكومة السورية، متهمين إياها بأنها تسعى لاستخدام العنف لوقف الجهود الرامية إلى تأسيس محكمة جزاء دولية للتحقيق ومحاكمة المتهمين باغتيال رئيس الوزراء اللبناني السابق رفيق الحريري.
هل هذه حقا محاولة للتغطية على الفشل الذريع لواحدة من سياسات نائب الرئيس تشيني، وهي سياسة من شأنها أن تهدد بتفجير لبنان وكامل المنطقة في سلسلة حروب طائفية دائمية؟ ماذا يعرف رئيس قسم الشرق الأوسط في مجلس الأمن القومي الأمريكي إليوت أبرامز عن هذه الفوضى، وعن الجهود المتزامنة لضرب حماس وفتح في حرب أهلية أخرى في الأراضي الفلسطينية؟ "
Fatah asks Israel to allow munitions into Gaza Strip
"Senior Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip have asked Israel to allow them
to receive large shipments of arms and ammunition from Arab countries,
including Egypt.
The group says it needs the weapons to counter attacks by Hamas, which has an overwhelming advantage in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has not officially responded to the request, which includes dozens of armored cars, hundreds of armor-piercing RPG rockets, thousands of hand grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition for small caliber weapons.
In addition, Fatah is organizing yet another paramilitary force in the Gaza Strip, sources say.....
The vehicles in question are currently in Egypt.
Last year, Israel allowed Fatah to bring weapons into Gaza on a number of occasions. Those shipments, which included 2,500 rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, came from Jordan and Egypt, and were transferred to the Gaza Strip in coordination with Israel......
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was quoted as saying during a closed meeting on Wednesday that he is "very frustrated by the fact that Israel is not permitting the transfer of arms and ammunition for his men." "The legal organs of the Palestinian Authority have become weaker than the militias due to the lack of equipment," Abbas added......
Meanwhile, Mohammed Dahlan, Fatah's leading figure in the Gaza Strip, is organizing another paramilitary unit. Several months ago, Dahlan established another force, the Presidential Guard, which comprises several thousand fighters trained with American assistance in Arab countries.
The latest group, Fatah's Executive Force, is supposed to counter its synonymous rival in Hamas. It currently includes about 1,000 fighters......"
to receive large shipments of arms and ammunition from Arab countries,
including Egypt.
The group says it needs the weapons to counter attacks by Hamas, which has an overwhelming advantage in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has not officially responded to the request, which includes dozens of armored cars, hundreds of armor-piercing RPG rockets, thousands of hand grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition for small caliber weapons.
In addition, Fatah is organizing yet another paramilitary force in the Gaza Strip, sources say.....
The vehicles in question are currently in Egypt.
Last year, Israel allowed Fatah to bring weapons into Gaza on a number of occasions. Those shipments, which included 2,500 rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, came from Jordan and Egypt, and were transferred to the Gaza Strip in coordination with Israel......
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was quoted as saying during a closed meeting on Wednesday that he is "very frustrated by the fact that Israel is not permitting the transfer of arms and ammunition for his men." "The legal organs of the Palestinian Authority have become weaker than the militias due to the lack of equipment," Abbas added......
Meanwhile, Mohammed Dahlan, Fatah's leading figure in the Gaza Strip, is organizing another paramilitary unit. Several months ago, Dahlan established another force, the Presidential Guard, which comprises several thousand fighters trained with American assistance in Arab countries.
The latest group, Fatah's Executive Force, is supposed to counter its synonymous rival in Hamas. It currently includes about 1,000 fighters......"
Where do I stand?
An Excellent Piece
Rania Masri writing from Beirut, Live from Lebanon, 6 June 2007
"......I also reject the collective punishment of the Palestinian refugees in Nahr al-Bared. The besiegement, the bombings, the destruction of homes, and the new-refugee status for the majority of the Nahr al-Bared residents. (Many of the "residents" in the Nahr al-Bared Refugee camp have been refugees several times over -- first from Haifa, then from Tel al-Zaatar, then al-Damour, and then Nahr al-Bared, and now to Beddawi. Some of the families (hundreds, to be specific) who fled from Nahr al-Bared fled to the Ein al-Helwe camp in southern Lebanon, where they, in turn, fled again a few days ago.)
I reject the doublespeak of the politicians who say that "Palestinians are our brothers," while they restrict access of aid to the besieged camp. They say that the "Palestinians are our brothers" (and many of them who make this statement they themselves had conducted massacres of Palestinians in Lebanon) and "ask" Palestinians to leave their homes while not opening up Lebanese homes, Lebanese schools, or Lebanese churches and mosques to them. (If I ask you to leave your home and claim you as my brother, the least I can do is share with you my home.) When we remember -- as we should -- that Palestinian refugees of Ein al-Helwe camp opened their camp to the Lebanese fleeing from Israeli bombardment in July 2006, that these Palestinians shared their limited food supply with the Lebanese, then the fact that the Lebanese have not even responded in kind should be all the more shameful.
I reject the physical harassment that a number of Palestinians have endured by both the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces......
I reject the ease at which too many Lebanese have dismissed the loss of Palestinian life. I reject the ease at which too many Lebanese reject the human suffering of Palestinians by simply placing all blame on the failures of the Palestinian leadership itself. I reject the philosophy of too many Lebanese that individuals who are non-citizens in Lebanon should not expect to receive the same rights (civil and human rights) as citizens in Lebanon. (For my US readers, does this philosophy sound familiar?) And I reject what this means: an abdication of a sense of individual humanity.
I reject that a political settlement was not more seriously sought. I reject that the Lebanese politicians placed the Lebanese Army in the sole position to "deal" with the crisis -- and thus they have pushed the Lebanese Army itself into a lose-lose situation. I reject that the politicians who funded this militia known as Fateh al-Islam are now the ones claiming the moral high ground......"
Occupation by Other Means
Solana: Int'l peacekeeping force in Gaza is a possibility
"The European Union's foreign policy chief said Wednesday that an international peacekeeping force could possibly be deployed in the Gaza strip, though it would probably be difficult for Egypt to accept.
Javier Solana told the European Parliament in Brussels that "for the first time in many, many years, the idea of an international force" was not out of the question.
Solana said two groups in the Israeli parliament had said it may be the moment to call for such a force, at least to start with, in the south of the region where the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is located.
"We are working on that," he said. "The Israelis are also considering that possibility, the Palestinians are considering that possibility, the Egyptians are considering that possibility."
Solana said it would probably be difficult for Egypt as deployment of such a force might give the impression it was not able to control that part of the border. However, he added "I think we can still get into discussions on these issues and maybe eventually get a solution."....."
***
Just like southern Lebanon, NATO is getting another foothold.
As the U.S. Discusses Staying in Iraq for 50+ Years, the Bush Administration and Congressional Democrats Push for Iraq to Open its Oil Fields
As the U.S. Discusses Staying in Iraq for 50+ Years, the Bush Administration and Congressional Democrats Push for Iraq to Open its Oil Fields to Foreign Oil Companies
Democracy Now!
With Amy Goodman
Interview with Antonia Juhasz
"AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to Iraq. As the Iraqi parliament moves closer to a final vote on a controversial oil law, local opposition is growing. This week, oil workers in southern Iraq announced a strike to oppose the law and demand better wages. More than 600 workers are taking part, affecting two major pipelines. The workers want to be a part of the negotiation process from which they've been excluded. Critics say the law will expose Iraq's oil to major privatization and foreign takeover.
My next guest has written extensively about the economic side of the US occupation of Iraq. Antonia Juhasz is a Tarbell Fellow at Oil Change International. She is the author of the book, The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time, which has just come out in paperback......
ANTONIA JUHASZ: Well, the strike is critical. It’s been a long time building. There had been some negotiations between the strike leaders and Prime Minister al-Maliki. There are a number of demands, basic working conditions, wages, as you say, but also a seat at the table and opposition to the attempt to turn over Iraq's oil to foreign oil corporations and the -- as more knowledge has been brought to Iraq, it’s been very difficult for Iraqis to even learn what this oil law was about, just like it’s been difficult here. As more information has spread, the opposition has spread, as well, and now the workers have taken the situation into their own hands and struck.....
AMY GOODMAN: And if they don't pass this law?
ANTONIA JUHASZ: If they don't pass the law, it’s a big strike at the heart of the agenda. I would say that the game wouldn't be over, and the fact that the administration is talking publicly about this Korea policy, the idea that the United States would maintain some sort of military presence similar to the US presence, quote/unquote, "keeping the peace between South and North Korea," that’s a permanent military engagement, which could last as long as fifty years. The thirty-year contracts, the length, the extended length of the occupation, leads me to believe that this is the idea that the administration wants to pursue......."
War Pimp Alert: Israeli authorities claim that Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are forming a joint front
"Bethlehem – Ma'an – An Israeli intelligence report has suggested that Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are coordinating to form a joint front, fearing that war could erupt over the summer between Syria and Israel.
During Wednesday's news bulletin, Israeli TV reported that Syria "planned to complete training of its military forces within 8 months".
Israeli Channel 2 showed pictures of Israeli military tanks "ready for any possible Syrian attack".
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called on the Israeli cabinet to begin peace negotiations with the Syrian authorities.
The report however, also quoted Olmert as telling ministers that "Syria had refused his call".
Channel 2 also quoted Shaul Mofaz, former Chief of Staff and Minister of Defense (although now Minister of Transport), claiming that Syria possesses long range missiles "which can hit Jerusalem in case war erupted"."
Body Bag Number 3,500 Has Just Arrived
U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq...........3,503
"Coalition" Troops Killed.............3779
U.S. Troops Wounded.............25,681
It was just 23 days ago that the 3,400 mark was reached; surge it is!
War Pimp Alert: Israel envoy to U.S.: Iran is on threshold to nuclear weapons
"Iran has not yet crossed the threshold of being able to make nuclear weapons but might be no more than two years away, Israel's ambassador to the United States Sallai M. Meridor said Wednesday.
"I really think they are on the verge of getting the genie out of the bottle and leaving our children with a nightmare," the Israeli envoy said at a news conference at the Council on Foreign Relations, a private think tank.
Meridor said Iran was having trouble with the process of installing centrifuges to get them spinning and was trying to decide between quantity and quality in its program.
"2009 is the worst-case scenario to have the bomb," Meridor said, while renewing an Israeli vow to try to derail any nuclear weapons program.
"They are not there yet," he said.......
Meridor said Iran was susceptible to economic pressure because it was
dependent on foreign investment, but, apparently referring to President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he said, "the world continues to fund this madman."
If economic and diplomatic pressure should fail, Meridor threatened action by Israel. "An option is on the table, and they will not be allowed to have nuclear weapons," he said.
Asked to elaborate on what actions Israel might be considering, the ambassador said, "I hope you will forgive me for not sharing that.""
Bomb Iran: For Israel and America!
Poddy's Crazy Prayer
By GARY LEUPP
CounterPunch
"Norman Podhoretz, editor-at-large of Commentary magazine and (with Irving Kristol) one of the grandfathers of the neoconservative movement, recently published an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal that literally constitutes a prayer for President Bush to attack Iran. Unsubtly titled "The Case for Bombing Iran: I hope and pray that President Bush will do it," it is a work of eloquently simplistic and hysterical propaganda, truly a model of the genre. I recommend it as a seminal document of the Bush era, prior to what may well be its crowning disaster. It's lengthy but worth reading closely as a concentrated statement of the argument we will probably hear in ever shriller pitch in the coming months......"
By GARY LEUPP
CounterPunch
"Norman Podhoretz, editor-at-large of Commentary magazine and (with Irving Kristol) one of the grandfathers of the neoconservative movement, recently published an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal that literally constitutes a prayer for President Bush to attack Iran. Unsubtly titled "The Case for Bombing Iran: I hope and pray that President Bush will do it," it is a work of eloquently simplistic and hysterical propaganda, truly a model of the genre. I recommend it as a seminal document of the Bush era, prior to what may well be its crowning disaster. It's lengthy but worth reading closely as a concentrated statement of the argument we will probably hear in ever shriller pitch in the coming months......"
Iraq Is the New Korea
By Robert Scheer
"The 50-year Iraq war—bring it on. Not that the media or the Democrats made much of it, but the White House’s admission that President Bush is modeling America’s presence in Iraq upon the 54-year-old stationing of U.S. troops in South Korea is as outlandish as it is alarming. Outlandish, when the president of what is still presumably a representative democracy willfully ignores voters’ demands that the occupation be brought to a timely end; alarming, because Bush has clearly not understood that it is the U.S. occupation that feeds the nationalist and religious frenzy roiling Iraq, and the entire Middle East.
The president, obviously clueless as to the widespread resentment in the region over a history of Western plunder of Mideast oil, seems determined to give the insurgents of every stripe their best recruiting poster. The analogy with South Korea, an artificially divided country that does not possess oil or any other exploitable resource, is wrong—except for one ominous parallel. The main U.S. military mission in South Korea is to protect the border against a well-armed northern enemy; likewise, Bush administration officials cited protecting Iraq’s borders, particularly with Iran, as the major task of a future American deployment.....
Hear, hear. The alternative is the spectacle of helicopters eventually lifting a new generation of desperate refugees from the rooftops of Baghdad after many more American and Iraqi deaths."
Interview: "There are more than 20 dead in our neighborhood"
Sari Chreih and Razan Al-Ghazzawi writing from Lebanon, Live from Lebanon, 6 June 2007
"The following interview is with Saleh Bhar, a medical doctor from Nahr al-Bared camp:
What is your name and profession?
My name is Saleh Bhar and I am a pediatrician at American University Hospital [Beirut, Lebanon)].
We learned that you lost a member of your family during the bombings; which day was that?
During the first hours of the first day of the bombardment. My uncle died in his home when he was hit by one of the shells; he was with his two sons and one of his neighbors......
Do you know of any other relatives who may have possibly been injured or killed?
My uncle's wife was injured. I have many relatives who lost their houses. My cousin Amin Bhar, a dentist, lost his house. My other cousin, also a doctor, lost his house too. My cousins told me that my uncle's neighbor, Raed el Shans, who was with him when his house was shelled, also died with my uncle.
Do you know if anyone in your neighborhood was injured or killed?
My cousins told me that there are more than 20 people dead in our neighborhood, including my uncle, and that they were buried in a mass grave.
Do you remember the names of those who were buried?
Yes, my uncle's neighbor, Raed el Shans, Jihad Azzam, Mahmud Hussen, Ahmad Attayar, Abd el Latif Kza', Jihad Abu el Ezz, Ashraf el Akel, Nayef el Saleh, Fakhri el Hassan. Among these were children no more than 15-years-old, Moahmud Mansur and Amer Mansur......
Are there any organizations working in Nahr al-Bared?
No, there aren't.
Anything else you want to add?
I want to say that though there are many people dying, and it is a tragedy, nobody is talking about them. Another tragedy awaits the survivors; where do they go now? Who is going to rebuild the camp? Are we forever going to stay at other people's houses in the camps?
Do you think that the Lebanese government is responsible?
I think the Lebanese government is racist towards the Palestinians; there was not a single school [that] opened to host the refugees."
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