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JJ.G0ldD0t
12th January 2011, 08:05 AM
Breaking:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/11/lebanese-leader-says-deal-lebanon/


BEIRUT – Lebanon's national unity government has collapsed after Hezbollah ministers and their allies resigned over a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

JJ.G0ldD0t
12th January 2011, 08:08 AM
http://www.rferl.org/content/lebanon_hariri_government_hizballah/2274261.html

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/copyright?hl=en&ned=us

http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=229555#ixzz1ApycZcNw

Sorry for just tossing links out .... trying to see whats going on here myself

JJ.G0ldD0t
12th January 2011, 08:16 AM
This is sort of a background:

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Why-Is-Lebanon-on-the-Verge-of-Collapse-6536?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheAtlanticWire+(The+Atlantic+W ire)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

I'm seeing rumors that the zionist state is moving troops northward and that the Enterprise carrier group is on high alert .. unverified at this point.

JJ.G0ldD0t
12th January 2011, 08:29 AM
re: the mil build up:


its debka - so take it with a block of salt:


Lebanon in crisis: Hizballah quits government, US-French buildup, Israel on standby

http://debka.com/article/20538/

JJ.G0ldD0t
12th January 2011, 10:23 AM
Timeline of events in Lebanon leading to collapse of government---2005 to present:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/8255553/Lebanon-timeline-lead-up-to-collapse.html

Neuro
12th January 2011, 10:28 AM
re: the mil build up:


its debka - so take it with a block of salt:


Lebanon in crisis: Hizballah quits government, US-French buildup, Israel on standby

http://debka.com/article/20538/

Probably a good idea to take what they say with a salt mine or two, however I wouldn't be surprised if this report to a large extent is true...