by Bar Lebnon

Lahoud accused of  giving nationalities to Syrian spies, a Kuwaiti  newspaper reported Sunday that Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has given  Syrian secret servicemen Lebanese nationalities to stay behind after the  withdrawal.The report could not be independently confirmed although  there is speculation in Beirut that the Lebanese branch of Syria's ruling  Baath Party vows to open dozens of new centers in Beirut and other major  Lebanese cities.

Syria is evidently out to prove that the planned withdrawal of  its army and  secret services would not really break its stranglehold on  Lebanon even though the Bush administration has vowed to redouble pressure  to finish off the role of President Bashar Assad's regime as the  undisputed power-broker in Beirut. - Naharnet said.Amal denounces incitement against Syria, Amal  movement said on Monday instigations taking place in demonstrations were  unacceptable and denounced attempts to give the impression that demonstrators are waging the battle of independence and sovereignty. A  statement issued after a meeting of Amal's politburo said such behavior was rejected, as Syria has sacrificed a lot for Lebanon's stability, sovereignty and prosperity.

The statement said attempts to sow division  between some parties and forces on one hand, and parties represented by  the Ain al-Tineh meeting on the other, would not lead to any results. This  refers to the statements of some opposition members who say they would  only establish dialogue with Amal and Hizbullah, who are both part of the  loyalists' gathering, in addition to other pro-Syrian forces and  figures. Waad party calls for national-dialogue  government

The Waad party called Monday for a  national-dialogue government based on the Taif Accord, it said in a recent  statement. The statement stressed the importance of forming a government  that would sponsor a "rational and courageous national dialogue" and hold  fair elections. It also said the party refused resorting to  demonstrations, preferring dialogue over street protests and denounced  security breaches that took place in Achrafieh and Saifi, urging security  forces to protect anybody who wants to express themselves