4	13	Officials	official	NNS
14	21	bristle	bristle	VBP
22	24	at	at	IN
25	27	US	US	NNP
28	33	human	human	JJ
34	40	rights	right	NNS
41	47	report	report	NN

57	65	Response	Response	NNP
66	68	is	be	VBZ
69	74	being	be	VBG
75	83	prepared	prepare	VBN

88	94	Khalil	Khalil	NNP
95	102	Fleihan	Fleihan	NNP

107	112	Daily	Daily	NNP
113	117	Star	Star	NNP
118	131	correspondent	correspondent	NN

135	140	Local	local	JJ
141	152	authorities	authority	NNS
153	157	have	have	VBP
158	167	expressed	express	VBN
168	183	dissatisfaction	dissatisfaction	NN
184	185	-	-	HYPH
186	189	but	but	CC
190	193	not	not	RB
195	203	surprise	surprise	NN
204	205	-	-	HYPH
206	210	with	with	IN
211	217	regard	regard	NN
218	220	to	to	TO
221	229	excerpts	excerpt	NNS
230	235	about	about	IN
236	243	Lebanon	Lebanon	NNP
244	246	in	in	IN
247	250	the	the	DT
251	253	US	US	NNP
254	259	State	State	NNP
261	271	Department	Department	NNP
271	273	’s	's	POS
274	280	annual	annual	JJ
281	287	report	report	NN
288	290	on	on	IN
291	296	human	human	JJ
297	303	rights	right	NNS
303	304	,	,	,
305	306	a	a	DT
307	311	copy	copy	NN
312	314	of	of	IN
315	320	which	which	WDT
321	324	has	have	VBZ
326	330	been	be	VBN
331	340	delivered	deliver	VBN
341	343	to	to	TO
344	347	the	the	DT
348	355	Foreign	Foreign	NNP
356	364	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
364	365	.	.	.

369	371	An	an	DT
372	380	official	official	JJ
381	387	source	source	NN
388	391	who	who	WP
392	401	described	describe	VBD
402	405	the	the	DT
406	414	reaction	reaction	NN
415	417	on	on	IN
418	425	Tuesday	Tuesday	NNP
426	430	said	say	VBD
432	435	the	the	DT
436	445	criticism	criticism	NN
446	449	was	be	VBD
450	452	an	an	DT
453	459	annual	annual	JJ
460	465	event	event	NN
466	469	and	and	CC
470	480	emphasized	emphasize	VBD
481	485	that	that	IN
486	488	it	it	PRP
489	492	was	be	VBD
493	496	not	not	RB
498	506	directed	direct	VBN
507	509	at	at	IN
510	515	human	human	JJ
516	522	rights	right	NNS
523	525	in	in	IN
526	533	Lebanon	Lebanon	NNP
534	538	only	only	RB
538	539	,	,	,
540	543	but	but	CC
544	551	covered	cover	VBD
552	559	several	several	JJ
561	566	other	other	JJ
567	576	countries	country	NNS
577	579	in	in	IN
580	582	as	as	RB
583	587	well	well	RB
587	588	.	.	.

592	593	A	a	DT
594	598	copy	copy	NN
599	601	of	of	IN
602	605	the	the	DT
606	612	report	report	NN
612	613	,	,	,
614	619	which	which	WDT
620	630	criticizes	criticize	VBZ
631	635	what	what	WP
636	638	it	it	PRP
639	648	described	describe	VBD
649	651	as	as	IN
652	655	the	the	DT
657	666	weakening	weakening	NN
667	669	of	of	IN
670	673	the	the	DT
674	681	central	central	JJ
682	692	government	government	NN
692	694	’s	's	POS
695	707	prerogatives	prerogative	NNS
707	708	,	,	,
709	712	has	have	VBZ
713	717	been	be	VBN
719	725	handed	hand	VBN
726	730	over	over	RP
731	733	by	by	IN
734	737	the	the	DT
738	744	deputy	deputy	NN
745	750	chief	chief	NN
751	753	of	of	IN
754	761	mission	mission	NN
762	764	at	at	IN
765	768	the	the	DT
769	771	US	US	NNP
772	779	Embassy	Embassy	NNP
780	782	in	in	IN
784	789	Awkar	Awkar	NNP
789	790	,	,	,
791	796	Carol	Carol	NNP
797	802	Kalin	Kalin	NNP
802	803	,	,	,
804	806	to	to	TO
807	810	the	the	DT
811	818	Foreign	Foreign	NNP
819	827	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
827	829	’s	's	POS
830	836	acting	act	VBG
838	854	director-general	director-general	JJ
854	855	,	,	,
856	860	Naji	Naji	NNP
861	864	Abi	Abi	NNP
865	869	Assi	Assi	NNP
869	870	.	.	.

874	877	The	the	DT
878	884	source	source	NN
885	889	said	say	VBD
890	894	that	that	IN
895	898	the	the	DT
899	907	ministry	ministry	NN
908	913	would	would	MD
914	918	soon	soon	RB
919	926	deliver	deliver	VB
927	933	copies	copy	NNS
934	936	of	of	IN
938	941	the	the	DT
942	948	report	report	NN
949	951	to	to	TO
952	955	the	the	DT
956	963	various	various	JJ
964	974	ministries	ministry	NNS
975	984	concerned	concern	VBN
984	985	,	,	,
986	996	especially	especially	RB
997	1000	the	the	DT
1002	1010	Interior	Interior	NNP
1011	1014	and	and	CC
1015	1029	Municipalities	Municipalities	NNP
1030	1038	Ministry	Ministry	NNP
1038	1039	,	,	,
1040	1045	prior	prior	JJ
1046	1048	to	to	TO
1049	1057	relaying	relay	VBG
1058	1061	its	its	PRP$
1063	1075	observations	observation	NNS
1076	1078	to	to	TO
1079	1082	the	the	DT
1083	1088	State	State	NNP
1089	1099	Department	Department	NNP
1100	1102	in	in	IN
1103	1113	Washington	Washington	NNP
1113	1114	.	.	.

1118	1121	The	the	DT
1122	1128	report	report	NN
1129	1132	was	be	VBD
1133	1137	seen	see	VBN
1138	1140	as	as	IN
1141	1153	discrediting	discredit	VBG
1154	1161	Lebanon	Lebanon	NNP
1162	1164	by	by	IN
1165	1175	portraying	portray	VBG
1176	1179	the	the	DT
1181	1188	country	country	NN
1189	1191	as	as	IN
1192	1197	being	be	VBG
1198	1210	undemocratic	undemocratic	JJ
1211	1213	or	or	CC
1214	1225	uncivilized	uncivilized	JJ
1226	1229	and	and	CC
1230	1237	abusing	abuse	VBG
1238	1243	human	human	JJ
1245	1251	rights	right	NNS
1251	1252	,	,	,
1253	1256	the	the	DT
1257	1263	source	source	NN
1264	1269	added	add	VBD
1269	1270	.	.	.

1271	1280	According	accord	VBG
1281	1283	to	to	TO
1284	1287	the	the	DT
1288	1294	source	source	NN
1294	1295	,	,	,
1296	1299	the	the	DT
1301	1312	authorities	authority	NNS
1312	1313	’	'	POS
1314	1329	dissatisfaction	dissatisfaction	NN
1330	1334	with	with	IN
1335	1338	the	the	DT
1339	1347	contents	content	NNS
1348	1350	of	of	IN
1351	1354	the	the	DT
1355	1361	report	report	NN
1362	1365	has	have	VBZ
1367	1371	been	be	VBN
1372	1380	conveyed	convey	VBN
1381	1383	to	to	TO
1384	1386	US	US	NNP
1387	1397	Ambassador	Ambassador	NNP
1398	1405	Vincent	Vincent	NNP
1406	1412	Battle	Battle	NNP
1412	1413	,	,	,
1414	1417	who	who	WP
1418	1426	returned	return	VBD
1427	1431	from	from	IN
1433	1443	Washington	Washington	NNP
1444	1446	on	on	IN
1447	1455	Saturday	Saturday	NNP
1456	1461	after	after	IN
1462	1475	participating	participate	VBG
1476	1478	in	in	IN
1479	1480	a	a	DT
1481	1491	conference	conference	NN
1492	1494	of	of	IN
1496	1504	American	american	JJ
1505	1511	envoys	envoy	NNS
1512	1518	posted	post	VBD
1519	1521	to	to	TO
1522	1526	Arab	arab	JJ
1527	1536	countries	country	NNS
1536	1537	.	.	.

1541	1545	Each	each	DT
1546	1550	year	year	NN
1550	1551	,	,	,
1552	1559	Lebanon	Lebanon	NNP
1560	1565	sends	send	VBZ
1566	1568	an	an	DT
1569	1580	explanation	explanation	NN
1581	1583	to	to	TO
1584	1587	the	the	DT
1588	1593	State	State	NNP
1594	1604	Department	Department	NNP
1606	1611	about	about	IN
1612	1615	the	the	DT
1616	1623	factors	factor	NNS
1624	1631	outside	outside	JJ
1632	1634	of	of	IN
1635	1638	the	the	DT
1639	1649	government	government	NN
1649	1651	’s	's	POS
1652	1659	control	control	NN
1659	1660	.	.	.

1664	1667	The	the	DT
1668	1674	source	source	NN
1675	1679	said	say	VBD
1680	1683	the	the	DT
1684	1688	most	most	RBS
1689	1696	serious	serious	JJ
1697	1702	point	point	NN
1703	1705	in	in	IN
1706	1709	the	the	DT
1710	1716	report	report	NN
1717	1720	was	be	VBD
1721	1723	an	an	DT
1725	1736	observation	observation	NN
1737	1741	that	that	IN
1742	1745	the	the	DT
1746	1755	judiciary	judiciary	NN
1756	1759	was	be	VBD
1760	1769	subjected	subject	VBN
1770	1772	to	to	TO
1773	1782	political	political	JJ
1784	1792	pressure	pressure	NN
1792	1793	,	,	,
1794	1797	but	but	CC
1798	1807	referring	refer	VBG
1808	1810	to	to	TO
1811	1813	it	it	PRP
1814	1816	as	as	IN
1817	1822	being	be	VBG
1823	1824	“	``	``
1824	1835	independent	independent	JJ
1836	1838	in	in	IN
1840	1849	principle	principle	NN
1849	1850	.	.	.
1850	1851	”	''	''

1855	1858	The	the	DT
1859	1865	report	report	NN
1865	1867	’s	's	POS
1868	1877	reference	reference	NN
1878	1880	to	to	TO
1881	1893	intelligence	intelligence	NN
1894	1900	agents	agent	NNS
1900	1901	’	'	POS
1902	1912	monitoring	monitor	VBG
1913	1916	the	the	DT
1918	1928	activities	activity	NNS
1929	1931	of	of	IN
1932	1942	opposition	opposition	NN
1943	1954	politicians	politician	NNS
1955	1958	and	and	CC
1959	1966	tapping	tap	VBG
1967	1970	the	the	DT
1971	1977	phones	phone	NNS
1978	1980	of	of	IN
1982	1989	certain	certain	JJ
1990	2000	government	government	NN
2001	2008	leaders	leader	NNS
2009	2010	“	``	``
2010	2012	is	be	VBZ
2013	2014	a	a	DT
2015	2022	serious	serious	JJ
2023	2029	matter	matter	NN
2030	2033	and	and	CC
2034	2039	harms	harm	VBZ
2041	2048	Lebanon	Lebanon	NNP
2048	2050	’s	's	POS
2051	2056	image	image	NN
2057	2059	as	as	IN
2060	2061	a	a	DT
2062	2072	democratic	democratic	JJ
2073	2080	country	country	NN
2080	2081	,	,	,
2081	2082	”	''	''
2083	2086	the	the	DT
2087	2093	source	source	NN
2094	2099	added	add	VBD
2099	2100	.	.	.

2104	2106	On	on	IN
2107	2110	the	the	DT
2111	2116	other	other	JJ
2117	2121	hand	hand	NN
2121	2122	,	,	,
2123	2126	the	the	DT
2127	2133	report	report	NN
2134	2141	praised	praise	VBD
2142	2145	the	the	DT
2146	2150	role	role	NN
2151	2157	played	play	VBN
2158	2160	by	by	IN
2161	2164	the	the	DT
2166	2174	Lebanese	lebanese	JJ
2175	2180	press	press	NN
2180	2181	,	,	,
2182	2192	describing	describe	VBG
2193	2195	it	it	PRP
2196	2198	as	as	IN
2199	2209	containing	contain	VBG
2210	2215	daily	daily	JJ
2216	2225	criticism	criticism	NN
2226	2228	of	of	IN
2230	2233	the	the	DT
2234	2244	government	government	NN
2245	2248	and	and	CC
2249	2252	its	its	PRP$
2253	2262	practices	practice	NNS
2262	2263	.	.	.

2268	2272	Your	your	PRP$
2273	2281	feedback	feedback	NN
2282	2284	is	be	VBZ
2285	2294	important	important	JJ
2295	2297	to	to	TO
2298	2300	us	us	PRP
2300	2301	!	!	.

2305	2307	We	we	PRP
2308	2314	invite	invite	VBP
2315	2318	all	all	PDT
2319	2322	our	our	PRP$
2323	2330	readers	reader	NNS
2331	2333	to	to	TO
2334	2339	share	share	VB
2340	2344	with	with	IN
2345	2347	us	us	PRP
2348	2353	their	their	PRP$
2354	2359	views	view	NNS
2360	2363	and	and	CC
2365	2373	comments	comment	NNS
2374	2379	about	about	IN
2380	2384	this	this	DT
2385	2392	article	article	NN
2392	2393	.	.	.

2398	2404	Please	please	NN
2405	2409	type	type	NN
2410	2412	in	in	IN
2413	2417	your	your	PRP$
2418	2425	comment	comment	NN
2426	2431	below	below	IN
2432	2435	and	and	CC
2436	2441	press	press	VB
2442	2443	‘	`	``
2443	2449	submit	submit	VB
2449	2450	’	'	''

2454	2457	You	you	PRP
2458	2462	must	must	MD
2463	2467	fill	fill	VB
2468	2470	in	in	IN
2471	2475	your	your	PRP$
2476	2480	name	name	NN
2481	2484	and	and	CC
2485	2490	email	email	NN
2491	2498	address	address	NN
2499	2503	just	just	RB
2504	2506	in	in	IN
2507	2511	case	case	NN
2512	2514	we	we	PRP
2516	2520	need	need	VBP
2521	2523	to	to	TO
2524	2527	get	get	VB
2528	2530	in	in	IN
2531	2536	touch	touch	NN
2537	2541	with	with	IN
2542	2545	you	you	PRP
2545	2546	.	.	.

2550	2553	The	the	DT
2554	2560	editor	editor	NN
2561	2564	may	may	MD
2565	2571	decide	decide	VB
2572	2574	to	to	TO
2575	2582	publish	publish	VB
2583	2587	your	your	PRP$
2588	2595	comment	comment	NN
2596	2598	as	as	IN
2599	2600	a	a	DT
2601	2607	letter	letter	NN
2608	2610	to	to	TO
2611	2614	the	the	DT
2616	2622	editor	editor	NN
2622	2623	;	;	:

2627	2631	Your	your	PRP$
2632	2640	personal	personal	JJ
2641	2652	information	information	NN
2653	2657	will	will	MD
2658	2660	be	be	VB
2661	2665	kept	keep	VBN
2666	2678	confidential	confidential	JJ
2679	2682	and	and	CC
2683	2687	will	will	MD
2689	2694	never	never	RB
2695	2697	be	be	VB
2698	2707	disclosed	disclose	VBN
2708	2710	to	to	TO
2711	2717	anyone	anyone	NN

2722	2726	Name	Name	NNP

2731	2737	E-mail	e-mail	NN

2742	2749	Address	Address	NNP

2754	2757	Tel	Tel	NNP

2762	2765	FAX	FAX	NNP

2770	2776	Please	please	VB
2777	2784	contact	contact	VB
2785	2787	me	me	PRP
2788	2790	as	as	RB
2791	2795	soon	soon	RB
2796	2798	as	as	IN
2799	2807	possible	possible	JJ
2808	2817	regarding	regard	VBG
2818	2822	this	this	DT
2823	2829	matter	matter	NN
2829	2830	.	.	.

2835	2837	DS	DS	NNP

2839	2848	Copyright	copyright	NN
2848	2849	@	@	IN
2850	2854	2000	2000	CD
2855	2858	The	the	DT
2859	2864	Daily	Daily	NNP
2865	2869	Star	Star	NNP
2869	2870	.	.	.

2871	2874	All	all	DT
2875	2881	rights	right	NNS
2882	2890	reserved	reserve	VBN
2890	2891	.	.	.