a barber in his sixties. Not all the migrants are bullies.

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The army said it detained 11 people, but HRW only witnessed the arrest of African migrants who presumably did not have legal residency documents. The army has not confirmed who was arrested or why.
Nevertheless, observers are more hesitant to confirm a political agenda. Two months ago we documented an instance where the army rounded up Syrian workers, looking for someone who had purchased a satellite device, admitted HRW s Houry, but I think in Geitawi, it was more of a provocation than a political interrogation: if it was purely political they wouldn t have rounded up also Egyptians and Sudanese.
The Syrians,truereligion-back.com, Ahmad and Khaled, disagreed, saying the round-up of other nationalities was a cover for the real aim of the operation.
Double-victims
Some residents of Geitawi show no prejudice against Syrians and they reject the fabrication of an easy scapegoat,A few months ago.
 There is no problem with Syrians,http://www.airjordan-back.com/. The scoundrels [responsible for theft and harassment] come from all sorts of countries: Sudan, Sri Lanka, Egypt,celinebag-back.com, said Rami al-Abyad, a barber in his sixties. Not all the migrants are bullies.
Even Ahmad, the Syrian tailor who was beaten, pointed to the good relations he has always had with his Lebanese landlords: The house-owners were upset by the military operation and they even hid some Egyptians in their apartments. Others don t conceal their politically biased racism against Syrians.
 The irony is that many of these workers support the Syrian opposition, said HRW s Houry,Gucci Bags. They have always been double victims: the regime didn t offer them job opportunities and in Lebanon they were seen as part of the Syrian occupation, even if Beirut has been rebuilt on cheap Syrian labour.
Local landlords are also profiting from the increased Syrian presence, Lebanese residents admitted.
The untouchable army
HRW is calling for a transparent investigation into the 7 October raid, but the army said any possible violation would be dealt with internally. The Ministry of Defence did not respond to IRIN s request for information,Louis Vuitton Outlet.
 There is a [lack of] accountability of all security forces,airjordan-back.com,wearing tracksuits, including the army, said Houry. As the only respected security force in Lebanon amid many sectarian militias, the army is considered something of a sacred,louboutin outlet, less-easily criticized institution,true religion outlet.
Syrian workers who appeared on TV to comment on the raid say they have been threatened by the military, but feel they have no recourse,a floating exchange rate and liberal trade and labour markets., given the links between large parts of the Lebanese government and their ally in Damascus.
 Since the revolution started, no one defends us and I cannot go to the Syrian embassy to complain about what happened, said Ahmad.
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