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Iran is smuggling weapons through Syria to rearm Lebanese allies Hizballah, despite renewed efforts by United Nations peacekeepers and the Lebanese army to seal off the mountain borders with Syria in the wake of last summer's war between the Shi'ite militia and Israel, according to reports by Saudi and Israeli intelligence sources that have been confirmed by Western diplomats in Beirut...
...Over the past three months, according to a knowledgeable Saudi source, Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers have been operating out of a military base on the outskirts of Damascus. The Iranian government has dispatched shipments of small arms and what appear to be missile components to this military base, according to the source. From the secret base, weapons have been shipped by truck across the border into Lebanon. Western diplomats say that the Lebanese army has posted over 8,000 troops along the border, forcing smugglers to use mountain passes instead of the heavily monitored crossing on the main Beirut-Damascus...
...support U.S. policies (Who does?), are not fanatic in their beliefs and would never vote for conservatives. Omar Haq Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. Exit Signs Why is the U.S. not pursuing a diplomatic exit strategy [Oct. 30] that involves more help from our Middle Eastern allies like Saudi Arabia and Egypt? Their interests certainly supersede ours in that the tens of thousands of people who have been killed are their neighbors and not the U.S.'s. The war and attendant issues - its effect on the U.S. image abroad, the oil business and humanitarian concerns - would be better handled...
...pursuing a diplomatic exit strategy that involves more help from Middle Eastern allies like Saudi Arabia and Egypt? Their interests certainly supersede ours, in that the tens of thousands of people who have been killed are their neighbors and not the U.S.'s. The war and attendant issues?its effect on the U.S. image abroad, oil business and humanitarian concerns?would be better handled by the regional powers on our side. Bruce Schulte Ardmore, Oklahoma...
...have to guard against people who want to turn Indonesia into another Saudi Arabia," says Syafi'i Anwar, executive director of the International Center for Islam and Pluralism in Jakarta. "But in this political climate, if you say you are against the Shari'a bylaws, people say you are a bad Muslim, so no wonder so many are afraid to speak...