did u watch the news

[ahmad]

on the news (LBC) 2day qa2ed el jaysh came and said that teh fatah el islam has nothing to do with syria and there al qayda and the government is trying to set it up. he said that the government and officials are coming on tv and saying they support them but they are not even asking about them. they are asking 4 weapons and teh government is not responding. the people(fatah el islam) have weapons the soldiers dont even know existed. they army is dying and no1 cares. if some1 can find the video and post it im gonna look at daily motion

[ahmad]

Suleiman: Fatah al-Islam is Not linked to Syria or Official Lebanese Circles
Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman on Monday denied charges that Fatah al-Islam terrorists are linked to Syria or to factions represented in the Lebanese government.
Fatah al-Islam, Suleiman said, "is not sponsored by Syrian intelligence, nor it is backed by Lebanese government circles. It is a branch for al-Qaida which had been planning to use Lebanon and Palestinian camps as safe haven to launch its operations in Lebanon and abroad."

He said efforts exerted by the Lebanese Army "to avoid inflicting many civilian casualties slowed down the advance" in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp.

However, "much has been done and little remains to be achieved," Suleiman was quoted by the state-run National News Agency as saying.

He estimated that "about 70 (Fatah al-Islam) fighters remain in the camp along with about 100 women and children who refuse to leave despite repeated calls by the army."

Suleiman rejected describing Fatah al-Islam as a gang.

"Those fighting us at Nahr al-Bared are highly-trained fighters, equipped with sophisticated weapons … and highly experienced in booby trapping and explosives."

Suleiman expressed regret over the failure to materialize promises to provide the army with badly needed equipment while fighting terrorists in the north.

"We need a lot of weapons and ammunition, conventional and modern, but we have received only a lot of promises and some ammunition, but no equipment. As if they are telling us: Die first and back up would arrive later. That is why we are looking for sources to acquire weapons."

He stressed that "I will stay in my post as commander of the army until a new president is elected and a new government is formed."

"Is it possible to leave command of this ship while it is facing such high waves?" Suleiman asked.


*that was from naharnet*