Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-milrat!brener From: brener@milrat.DEC Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: lebanon Message-ID: <3973@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 20-Oct-84 12:48:53 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3973 Posted: Sat Oct 20 12:48:53 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Oct-84 06:43:33 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 10 As i understand it, Pierre Gemayel (the father of Amin) was the founder of the Lebanese Phalange Party. However i understand that it was a direct descendant of Franco's Phalange (i.e. Fascist) Party, i.e. Pierre was in Spain in the 1930's and was so impressed with Franco and his methods that he brought them back to Lebanon, where they remain in tact even today. Can anyone verify or descimate any or all parts of this question/statement or perhaps add something to it? steve b