THE SIGHT setback. protege, tescredited and his state is in a shambles.
The main local instrument of the imperialists, Israeli army, is more able and more reluctant intervene ever before. The only possible reverse the smashing defeat which Gemayal and the Christian Phalangists have suffered to intervene HaSs vet with US troops: - and now this is politically impossiRather than go for •ider intervention in the Lebanese conflict, large •oCuUlS of the US establishment are openly advocating abandoning completely US inaricı all no • Vlt4l serests are directly involvThe significance of the US. m the Collill itself. defeat in Lebanon is not just the failure to establish strong central government loyal to the West, but the lessening of the United weight in politica. the whole Middle East.
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Name Address Please send me as special offer of American marines withdrawing from Beirut with their tails between their legs shows Gemayel, completely La bitter blow. The main thrust OI Us Dondy Ilas been towards trying to isolate Syria, DOLl. by means of the troop withdrawal' agreement and by romdanian (and Jordanian Palestinian) pcace tical with Israel.
This latter project encapsulated in the SO• called Plan' for the Middle East which could give the Paletinians 'mini-state' Collfederation with Jordan (a bantustan') restsual in exchange for the PLO recognising the state Israel.
Reagan's plan has been facilitated by the direction of the policy pursued by Yasser Aralal. conducting talks with King Hussein Jordan with Egyptian, President Mubarak has signalled his desire to go along with the mini-state solution.
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•inn PO Bex 50. London N1 The whole US project for the region now faces two crucial obstacles. alsu How inat uculayerl defeated derces hold ne prip-hand pro-Syrian in Lebanon, there can be the tastilig Ucale region without involving Syria the ocale cess' But Syria will demand major concessions, of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in exchange tor a peace with Israel. This the Israelis will never agree to.
Moreover, Arafat faces growing resistance to nis alplomatic plans. His former supporters among the Palestinians the West Bank of the Jordan are deserting him and he will face a fuli-scale revolt at the upcoming PLO National Council. with organisations like the Democratic Front and the Popular Front opposing Tultu For these reasons a USsponsored 'peace' Middle East, the expense of the Paletinian peopie, is nol al nana. the long term the United lales Call HunDOSe such a peace by reversing the military relationship o1 forces on the ground. And that would mean a major new intervention.
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