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C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIRUT 000681
SUBJECT: LEBANON: MINDEF MURR MEETING ON 11 MAY 2008
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3. (C) Murr set the stage for our early Sunday morning by
telling us about his newest neighbors. Evidently, Free
Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun has received 200
new body guards to protect his residence in Rabieh which is
not far from Murr's home. These fighters had infiltrated into
Rabieh on dirt tracks that were not guarded. Now, according
to Murr, his nine year old daughter asks him, "who are those
dirty men with beards outside?" (Comment. If Murr were really
in distress about this new development, it is unlikely that
he would still have his two children in the house while his
ex-wife was out of the country. End Comment.)....5. (C) Murr, clearly upset with the LAF's lack of
performance, told Charge that Sleiman was a "coward." Charge
recalled USDP Edelman's question to Sleiman about a lack of
LAF action leading to questions of either caution or
collusion on the part of the LAF. Murr agreed saying , "these
are Sleiman's three C's; caution, coward, collusion."...
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