Siniora in Washington: "It would be the best-ever gift given to Hezbollah and the Iranians..."

Via FLC

"... He blasted calls to suspend aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which have intensified since January when Hezbollah and its legislative allies toppled the country's unity government and nominated their handpicked candidate for prime minister."Even if we looked at it from the angle of the American administration, if they do stop the assistance, it would be the best-ever gift given to Hezbollah and the Iranians," Mr. Siniora told The Washington Times... ...He dismissed charges that aid to the army will end up in the hands of Hezbollah, which the United States lists as a terrorist group. "Hezbollah is not short of additional weapons," he said... ...While Hezbollah did not actively participate in the 2006 fighting between Israel and Lebanon, (WHAT?) some fear it could be drawn into a new cross-border conflict, particularly after a deadly border skirmish last August between Israeli and Lebanese forces..."

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