While the well-known radical voices of the Znet group--Zinn, Chomsky, Said--continue to berate the Israelis and Americans about the horrors of Israelis in the West Bank occupation, seldom or never do these same articulate spokesmen for freedom mention the Syrian 35 thousand military force that has been occupying Lebanon for yearsSyrian occupation of Lebanon This occupation seldom is mentioned in America political circles either :Syrian occupation of Lebanon issue raised in Congress and America's present policy toward occupation of LebanonIn fact, an important Arab lobby group supports this occupying force: American Arab Group Supports Occupation of Lebanon by Syria even though many Lebanese themselves, individually, attempt to be heard: Lebanese complaint about Syrian occupation andan appeal for help against the occupying force
Of course one could dismiss the occupation by suggesting that since there is no revolt or not much is heard of this situation then it must not be of any significance. How much complaint was heard about the takeover of Germany by the Nazis once they were in control? Or, now, and more locally, look what is beginning to happen to dissent in America.
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