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Deep Roots Hold Syrian Influence in Lebanon
(Los Angeles Times) Megan K. Stack - "Syria considers its presence here not as something temporary, not as a foreign occupation, but as something natural. They think that Lebanon is a part of Syria," said former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel. Even if the soldiers left, Syrian influence would linger in the form of intelligence agents and Lebanese who make a living on the Syrian payroll.