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US-Lebanon Lame-Duck Congressman Removes Hold on Military Aid for LebanonA senior US legislator, who will lose a committee position in the new GOP-controlled Congress, does a U-turn and backs military aid for Lebanon.US Military Aid to Lebanon Unlikely after Iranian's VisitSources in Congress: Lebanon's warm reception for Ahmadinejad convinced representatives Lowey and Berman to freeze $100 million in military aid.Hizbullah Calls on Lebanon to Shun US Aid and Turn to IranA Lebanese Hizbullah legislator says Lebanon can do without US military aid. Iran, Syria, Russia and China can fill the gap, he advises.Congress Blocks Military Aid To LebanonCongress is blocking aid to Lebanon because of last week’s Lebanese army attack on the IDF, the House Foreign Affairs panel chairman says. Anger in Lebanon as US Aid Called into QuestionLebanese politicians react with anger as US lawmakers, Israel call to rethink US military aid to Lebanon in wake of border clash. |
