>>>I was surprized to hear that Canada has the largest number of citizens in Lebanon. 55,000.
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>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict#Foreign_nationals
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>>>It is going to be expensive and time consuming to get people out through Cyprus. I think that the govt will be able to only make a small dent before the Israelis stop the bombing.
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>>>Interestingly, Australia has asked Canada for help evacuating their citizens.
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>>News here says the Americans are the only nation charging their people for the cost of evacuation.
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>Wow. I would have expected that most countries would get there folks out of Lebanon for free, then the individuals would have to pay for the flight home.

Apparently its now been waived.