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Yet, practically all the media I surveyed left out any mention of this history. In fact, of them - including the "New York Times," "Washington Post," "International Herald Tribune," Fox, Voice Of America, Radio Free Europe, the Associated Press, Reuters, and even "The Daily Star" in Beirut - only the BBC managed to say something.
Under the heading, "Essential Facts," was one sentence referring to the party having been "founded on Fascist lines in the 1930s," while another sentence mentioned the Phalange's "controversial legacy" during the war.That's it. No details about the details of the Phalange's origin, the massacres or its overt sectarian ideology. Nothing. And while much was made of his anti-Syrian stance, only one - the "International Herald Tribune" - bothered to mention a remark the late minister made last year, about how Lebanese [Shi]'a "may be the quantity, but we are the quality." Judging by his "controversial legacy," it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who constitutes the "quality" he's referring to.See the full content of this document
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The History of the Phalange Party
The Phalangist party is a Lebanese political party and militia that is not only responsible for numerous atrocities during the 15-year civil war, but was and still is a fascist party modeled on Hitler's Nazi party.
While this history is well documented, anyone ignorant of this history would remain ignorant after reading the...See the full content of this document
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