Congress Ends Freeze On Lebanon

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Congress, marking a three-month suspension, has lifted
its hold on U.S. military aid to Lebanon.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a decision opposed by the
ranking Republican, has released $100 million in military aid to Lebanon
amid the threat of a Hizbullah coup in Beirut. The aid, supported by
President Barack Obama, had been frozen by committee chairman Rep. Howard
Berman on Aug. 2 out of concern of a Hizbullah takeover of the U.S.-trained
Lebanese Army.