Thursday, October 01, 2009
UAE explusions
"The United Arab Emirates has expelled dozens of long-term Lebanese Shiite residents from the country over their presumed affiliation with Hezbollah, a representative said on Wednesday. "The common factor among all those expelled in the past three months is that they are all Shiites and as such are part of a community that supports the resistance," Hassan Alayan, who heads a committee representing them, told AFP." In fact, there is an error in the translation or in the language code used. I heard the fellow speak and none are accused of Hizbullah membership or affiliation. They are merely accused of being Shi`ites. (thanks Bilal)