Bush continues to succeed in his effort to create a crescent of
Shiite power from the Indus to the Mediterranean.BEIRUT: Lebanese opposition leader Walid Jumblatt insisted any UN-led international probe into the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri should not involve the deployment of foreign troops in Lebanon. Speaking after an unexpected late-night meeting with Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Jumblatt also insisted any international probe would be restricted to Hariri's death and would not involve the issue of the resistance group's arms.
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The surprise meeting took place in the Hizbullah stronghold of southern Beirut. Jumblatt said:
"Nasrallah has offered to visit me in my house in Clemenceau in Beirut, but I refused. At this time of security chaos, the safety of the Sayyed is the safety of the nation. We don't want to suffer a second loss after Hariri's death."---
He said: "The arms issue is not proposed. It is not open to discussion at this stage," adding: "When our ambitions are met, in agreement with the resistance, over Shebaa Farms, then we will talk about arms."
The meeting with Hizbullah, the latest in a series of talks between the two sides, underlines the shift in the resistance group's stance toward a closer relationship with those opposed to Lebanon's pro-Syrian government.
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