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Syrian spillover leaves five dead along border with Lebanon
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Published: 21.03.14, 19:50
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1. hizbullah Is A Canerous Tumor Which
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spread from tehran The Worlds Malignant Tumor, which Needs To Be Excised ASAP !!!
2. Arsal is an appropriate name for the entire Lebanon
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3. Obama-Iran-Saudi bloody proxy wars in Shia Crescent must end
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4. Facts:
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According to Lebanon’s Higher Relief Council, the total number of Lebanese who died in the war (2006) was 1,191. 23 No distinctions were made between civilians and terrorists. Press reports usually ignored the fact that it was in Hezbollah and the Lebanese government’s interest to exaggerate the number of civilian casualties to blacken the image of Israel and support their contention that Israeli attacks were disproportionate and indiscriminate. Simultaneously, Hezbollah sought to conceal its casualties to enhance its prestige and make propagandistic claims about the damage it was inflicting on Israel while suffering few losses of its own. The truth did dribble out, though it was largely ignored. For example, the Daily Telegraph reported: Lebanese officials estimate that up to 500 fighters have been killed in the past three weeks of hostilities with Israel, and another 1,500 injured. Lebanese officials have also disclosed that many of Hezbollah’s wounded are being treated in hospitals in Syria to conceal the true extent of the casualties. “Hezbollah is desperate to conceal its casualties because it wants to give the impression that it is winning its war,” said a senior security official. “People might reach a very different conclusion if they knew the true extent of Hezbollah’s casualties There Is No Such Thing as "Resistance"
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