Lebanese Government Capitulates to Hizballah Demands

Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:47:26 am PDT

The Lebanese government is caving in to the terrorist gang Hizballah, and war with Israel is getting closer: Lebanon set to cancel anti-Hezbollah measures.

Notice the bizarre propaganda spin of this Reuters piece; this is a surrender to Hizballah’s demands, but you’d never know it from this piece by yet another Reuters Arab stringer, Yara Bayoumy, who frames it as “canceling anti-Hizballah measures.”

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s cabinet was expected on Wednesday to cancel measures it took against Hezbollah that triggered fighting during which the Iranian-backed movement briefly took over parts of Beirut, political sources said.

“You can say it’s a done deal, but we’re waiting for the cabinet meeting,” one political source said. Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, who is supported by the United States, was due to hold a cabinet meeting at 11:30 a.m. EDT.

Rescinding a ban on Hezbollah’s communications network and the sacking of Beirut airport’s security chief, who is close to the group, is one of Hezbollah’s demands to lift its blockade of the airport and its campaign of civil disobedience.