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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/31/AR2006083101574.html
As Lebanon's Troops Deploy, Hizballah Stays Put
[Washington Post] Edward Cody - Heeding the UN cease-fire resolution, the Lebanese army has deployed between the Litani River and the Israeli border. But to all appearances, the deployment has not displaced Hizballah, that Israel and the U.S. say must be destroyed as an armed force if peace is to return. During a drive through the border region, Hizballah flags often flew alongside Lebanese flags. Hizballah members staffed reconstruction offices, held town council meetings, and stood at their own checkpoints in what seemed to be cordial coexistence with the recently arrived army troops. No weapons were visible except those carried by the soldiers.