Links to a Jan. 9 report from the Associated Press and to commentary from CraigMurray.org.uk via Consortium News including video and a link to a report from the Guardian; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 1-14-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 9  Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock, by Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell | AP  BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted on Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 10  U.S. pet now president of Lebanon, by Craig Murray | CraigMurray.org.uk / Consortium News  Last week I did two short video reports from outside the Lebanese Parliament — inside a military cordon that totally sealed off downtown Beirut — on the appointment of Gen. Joseph Aoun, head of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as president of Lebanon. Click HERE for report including videos, and a linked Jan. 9 report from the Guardian.

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