国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Experts say no new civil war on horizon for Lebanon
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amal">Amal</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span>," <span word="Hilal">Hilal</span> <span word="Khashan">Khashan</span>, <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amal">Amal</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>," <span word="Khashan">Khashan</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repercussions">repercussions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>.</p><p><span word="Khashan">Khashan</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span>.</p><p><span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="erupting">erupting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amal">Amal</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span>, <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span>, <span word="Progressive">Progressive</span> <span word="Socialist">Socialist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kataeb">Kataeb</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="Demonstrations">Demonstrations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="corrupted">corrupted</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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