Monday May 28, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The fighting between the Lebanese army and the terrorist group Fatah al Islam continues.
And the fighting - still localized in a refugee camp near Tripoli-is fierce.
Over the past two weeks the death toll from daily skirmishes has risen way beyond 100.

We already knew that:
Fatah al Islam is sponsored by Syria
Fatah al Islam pledges allegiance to al Qaeda
Fatah al Islam is led by a Palestinian and the group is comprised of Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians

Now we have surprising new information:
4 of the Fatah al Islam fighters killed during these skirmishes have been identified as Saudi fighters

Yesterday the two sides declared a truce - it was almost immediately broken.
No cease fire will ever hold between Palestinians and Lebanese unless everyone, not just splinter groups, is involved
everyone has somewhere else to turn their attention
It will never happen otherwise.