'Support Saddam Hussein & the 'Free Syrian Army' go hand in hand in Tripoli

"Tripoli- In this northern Lebanese city, two adjoining neighborhoods reflect the growing concern that the violence raging in Syria could soon spill into Lebanon, whose own sectarian civil war captivated the world a generation ago.

On the one side are the men of Bab al Tabbeneh, a Sunni Muslim area that openly embraces the Free Syrian Army, the band of military defectors that has taken up arms against Syrian President Bashar Assad..... In Bab al Tabbeneh, the complexity of the loyalties is on display. There are photos of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and expressions of support for Hamas, the Sunni fundamentalist political party that runs the Gaza Strip and that the United States has declared a terrorist organization.

"Hezbollah is the devil," said one of the militiamen, ..."We are honored to support the Free Syrian Army," said another militiaman. The views of the men in Bab al Tabbaneh are shared by some members of Lebanon's Parliament..."