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Jump To Comment: 1'They met in the French town of Sèvres on 24 October 1956 and signed a secret protocol. The deal struck was that Israel would attack Egypt and immediately thereafter the British and French would seize the Suez Canal zone, in order to separate the ‘warring factions’ as it were.'
It amazes me the many people think these kinds of backroom deals don't still exist.
A more recent version of the above kind of plot may have been revealed in an interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from last June.....
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Asad Interview in al-Hayat 29/06/06
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: I prefer to discuss a fact, and not an opinion. An opinion might involve analysis, but a there actual things being asked of Syria. First, we were asked to participate in the Iraq war, and we refused. Then, we were asked to disarm the Palestinians in Lebanon and Hizbullah, especially during the period between the issuing of UN Security Council Resolution 1559 and the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. This phase involved bargaining, so that Syria could remain in Lebanon, but it would have to do this and that.
Al-Hayat: Who requested this? The Americans?
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: The Americans, of course. (UN Envoy Terje-Roed) Larsen. Some Europeans, in the form of mediation, would relay American messages to us.
Al-Hayat: So that Syria could remain in Lebanon?
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: This was the meaning of the proposal, also during a later phase. After the war, Syria was requested to promote the Road Map. Syria didn't oppose it, but didn't agree to it either. They wanted Syria to give them the cover, to say that the process was good, and that the proposal was good. We weren't mistaken. At the least, in terms of Syria the proposal wasn't good. We were asked to lay siege to Hamas, strike at Hamas, this was the change in behavior requested of Syria.
more at:
Asad Interview in al-Hayat 29/06/06
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/Joshua.M.Landis-1/syriablog/2006/07/asad-interview-in-al-hayat-290606.htm
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Of course, Asad is saying this - so it could be true or not - but what western media is going to investigate this claim?
If true, Bush was (is) quite willing to give up the sovereignty and democracy of Lebanon to support their agendas in Palestine and Iraq. So much for those purple fingers!