Word: militiaization
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personalities could hardly have been more different. Bashir, 34, was charismatic but tough, a military man whose favorite pastime was hanging out with members of the private militia he led. Amin, 40, was quiet and intellectual, a lawyer and businessman who kept out of the limelight to pursue his private life. Bashir felt comfortable in fatigues or at the wheel of a Jeep; Amin has always had an eye for fine tailoring and limousines. While Bashir evoked strong emotions of loyalty or hatred, Amin was regarded...
...Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas from West Beirut. The latest mission of the Leathernecks', as well as of French and Italian troops: to help the Lebanese government maintain order in the wake of last month's massacre of as many as 400 Palestinians by Lebanese Christian militia forces allied to Israel...
Israel, at the same time, has developed a more realistic attitude toward its northern neighbor. The Begin government, which helped train Bashir Gemayel's militia, was badgering the late President-elect only a few weeks ago for important concessions, including a peace treaty with Israel. After one meeting in which Begin repeatedly addressed Bashir, 34, as "young man," an insult in the Middle East, Bashir returned to Beirut protesting that "they won't let me have my dignity." Amin does not share his brother's fondness for Israel, and the Begin government is determined to treat...
...white flag. A hand grenade was thrown at them; three were killed. A few hours later, a group of militiamen entered the hospital and threatened the staff. A Palestinian nurse was repeatedly raped, then shot to death. Two Palestinian doctors were later taken away from Acca by the militia to an unknown fate...
...chance would have been extremely slim at best. Although the U.S. denounced the Israeli occupation of West Beirut, the President undercut the force of the protest. Campaigning in New Jersey, Reagan offhandedly commented, "I'm sure what led them to move in was an attack by some leftist militia forces." Says one U.S. foreign policy analyst: "Begin is always watching to see if Reagan will go soft. And he will always choose to believe those Reagan statements over a diplomatic message...