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Asked where the Foreign Secretary was, the PMS said her understanding was the she had left New York but that people should speak to the Foreign Office for details. The PMS also informed journalists that Hilary Benn had indicated that he would be visiting the region in the near future. Asked about a parliamentary recall, the PMS pointed out that the situation had moved on significantly since the letter had been sent. There were no plans to recall parliament at present. Asked how confident the Prime Minister was that the ceasefire would hold, the PMS reiterated what the Prime Minister had said in response to the resolution being passed. He had said that it was tragic that so many innocent lives, Lebanese and Israeli, had been lost over the past weeks. We must now take the necessary steps to ensure that it is never repeated and of course that the passage of the resolution is immensely welcome. The Prime Minister had gone on to say that that there would continue to be difficulties until it was clear that the combination of Lebanese forces and the UN multinational force could be effectively deployed in returning control of the South of Lebanon to the Lebanese government. We were now following closely the work to pull together an international force and that planning would now intensify both in New York and in Beirut.

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The link contains a rare and rational Q&A analysis of the attack on Lebanon.

<a href="http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=107&ItemID=10721">http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=107&ItemID=10721</a>
Comment by robert — 18 Aug 2006 on 7:10 pm | Link
Excellent piece; rare indeed!
Comment by SmokeNMirrors — 19 Aug 2006 on 9:18 pm | Link

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