EU and Lebanon enter into trade agreement

[Mediocrates]

http://www.jpost.com/NASApp/cs/Conte...=1023716502502

But here's the funny part --


"It also commits both sides to respect global rules on fighting illegal drugs, money laundering and organized crime and to consult on anti-terrorism measures.

Lebanon is home to Iran-backed Hizbullah. The EU has to date declined to include it on its blacklist of terrorist groups so as not to upset the government in Tehran.

Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique, whose country now holds the EU presidency, said, "Sept. 11 has made us more aware of the value and the need" to engage Middle Eastern nations in talks to fight terrorism."

Can anyone spell FARC?

[Moon]

LOL Damn, I can't stop laughing....

[Vic]

On of the interesting aspects of the EU is that such decisions are made with little or no public discussion.

Btw., how much control does the Lebanese government actually have over Hezbollah?

[Mediocrates]

Well considering that 'The Economist' many years ago coined a term, "Lebanisation" referring to the more or less complete distintegration of a country as a recognizable entity or state I would say that they have no control over Hezbollah. Hezbollah is in fact so powerful that they are the defacto country in the South.