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September 23, 1994
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James Zogby
Arab American News
09-23-1994
Lebanese Urge Keeping of travel ban to Lebanon.

The Council of Lebanese American Organizations (CLAO) urges that the travel ban to Lebanon continue as is for the time being. Lift the ban, and Americans will inevitably face a multitude of adverse consequences, politically, economically, and from a security standpoint. Lifting the ban at this time would be, in our judgement, not only counterproductive but dangerous as well.

The travel ban sends a powerful message to the American people and to the world community. POLITICALLY 1.) that all is not well with Lebanon; 2.) that Syria is using Lebanon as a screen to export drugs and terrorism without ...

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