Fitzgerald REPORT: UN fact-finding mission Lebanon
Old man from Alamut,

Executive Summary

On 14 February 2005, an explosion in downtown Beirut killed twenty persons, among them the former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri. The United Nations' Secretary-General dispatched a Fact-Finding Mission to Beirut to inquire into the causes, the circumstances and the consequences of this assassination. Since it arrived in Beirut on 25 February, the Mission met with a large number of Lebanese officials and representatives of different political groups, performed a thorough review of the Lebanese investigation and legal proceedings, examined the crime scene and the evidence collected by the local police, collected and analyzed samples from the crime scene, and interviewed some witnesses in relation to the crime.

The specific 'causes' for the assassination of Mr. Hariri cannot be reliably asserted until after the perpetrators of this crime are brought to justice. However, it is clear that the assassination took place in a political and security context marked by an acute polarization around the Syrian influence in Lebanon and a failure of the Lebanese State to provide adequate protection for its citizens.

Regarding the circumstances, the Mission is of the view that the explosion was caused by a TNT charge of about 1000 KG placed most likely above the ground. The review of the investigation indicates that there was a distinct lack of commitment on the part of the Lebanese authorities to investigate the crime effectively, and that this investigation was not carried out in accordance with acceptable international standards. The Mission is also of the view that the Lebanese investigation lacks the confidence of the population necessary for its results to

be accepted.

The consequences of the assassination could be far-reaching. It seems to have unlocked the gates of political upheavals that were simmering throughout the last year. Accusations and counter-accusations are rife and aggravate the ongoing political polarization. Some accuse the Syrian security services and leadership of assassinating Mr. Hariri because he became an insurmountable obstacle to their influence in Lebanon.
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On the Occasion of the Assyrian New Year 6755 (2005)
John of East Beirut,

As a matter of fact, the rehabilitation of the domestic internal situation and putting it in order would , no doubt , strengthen the country and make it immune to the threats and pressures, as well as would break its isolation , and help her restore its role as a member of the international community alongside the modern democratic developing countries .
 http://www.zindamagazine.com/ThisWeek/3.26.05/index_sat.php

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Policy of Truth
George, the big guy,

The year 6755 may indeed be the Year of the Policy of Truth and historical integrity. "Think Assyrian" could be replaced with "Think Assyria" and the ultimate aspiration of our people be directed toward a tangible purpose and not an erratic belief.
 http://www.zindamagazine.com/ThisWeek/3.26.05/index_sat.php
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Mr. Micheal Aoun murdered Christians in 1990, let him come!
East Beirut,

"Hezbollah is an issue," said Aoun. "After Syria gets out, we don't need anymore resistance. It won't be necessary. Syria will withdraw. Israel is not in Lebanon anymore. The country just wants to live is freedom and peace."
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We apologize to Islamic terrorists
East Beirut,

The world's highest Sunni Muslim authority has demanded an official apology from the pope for the medieval Christian crusades. The Morocco Times reported that Sheikh Fawzi Zafzaf, president of the Interfaith Dialogue Committee of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, said his panel sent the request to the Vatican in February. ...
 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43511
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Bashar Assad ordered the death of Rafiq Hariri (Bill Clinton )
MARK DAMELI,

People in the media should stop making up infantile excuses by saying the real power behind Bashar Assad killed Hariri. Assad is the power

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US Army Recruiters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Yoshie,

The Army's 7,500 military recruiters, saddled with "a quota of two new recruits a month" and pressured by the Army brass, are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.


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First radio station of homosexuals to start airing
RHM,

Homosexuals in Turkey and Kurdistan have begun radio broadcast on a web site, under the name of 'Radyo Direniş/Radyo Berxwedan (Radio Rebel)', to put their voice on the map.
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Christians are systematically discriminated against & persecuted
John,

At a church in Basra I visited a month after the war ended, the women complained of attacks against them for not wearing the Islamic veil. I saw many Christian-owned shops that had been firebombed, with many of the owners killed for exercising their legal right to sell alcohol. Two years and many church attacks later, Iraq may still be occupied by Christian foreign powers, but the Islamist plan to ethnically cleanse Iraq of its nearly 2,000-year-old Assyrian and Armenian Christian communities is reaching fruition.
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Dublin Ireland: Fairplay for Palestinian Football Team
redjade,

PRESS RELEASE: On Saturday March 26th 12 noon-2pm, members of the Dublin Catholc Worker Community and the Irish Palestinian Solidarity Committee will be holding a protest vigil at the Israeli Embassy, Pembroke Rd, Dublin
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World Bank: An army doesn't march on an empty stomach...
Foreign Press Foundation,

Fact is, that the financial help given by the world's international loan shark banks, like Wolfowitz's World Bank or the IMF, often is referred to as 'Development AIDS', or 'USAIDS'...
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UN blames Syria for tension before Hariri killing
Mark dameli,

A U.N. mission has recommended a new international investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's ex-Premier Rafik Hariri, charging the Lebanese authorities had bungled and systematically manipulated the on-the-scene probe at a waterfront resort in downtown Beirut Feb. 14.
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