BBC (March 27): Hezbollah weapons 'not an issue' in Lebanon

[Jack Rabbit]

From the BBC Online
Dated Sunday March 27 20:13 GMT (12:13 pm PST)

Hezbollah weapons 'not an issue'

Lebanon's most prominent anti-Syrian opposition leader has said that Hezbollah should keep its weapons until Israel withdraws from a disputed area.

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt made the comments after discussions with the Damascus-backed Shia Muslim group's leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah.

It was the first meeting between the two since last month's killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

There have been growing calls for a dialogue between the two sides.

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Jumblatt is considered the Lebanese politician to watch if one wants to know which the wind is blowing.

[Lithos]

1. Lebanese Ambassador said the same thing several weeks ago

They have a special right to keep armed mostly due to their continued activities against Israel. Wish I could remember the exact point.

And yes, Jumblatt is very practiced at keeping to the top of the political heap..

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