Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-07-16 2008 conflict in Lebanon

Who are the involved parties?
,

What's going on?
and I have been going back and forth between two similar but fundamentally different versions of this article, one that states the US is "widely thought" to have funded and armed a militia in Lebanon, and one which states that the US is "thought by some" to have funded and armed a militia in Lebanon. There are some variations on this (such as actually listing anyone who thinks such explicitly), but this is the fundamental difference.

What would you like to change about that?
Well, I'd like to either see some sources added that actually support the term "widely thought," or I'd like to see those who think that to be explicitly listed. There have been quite a few sources thrown at the article, but I've only found one of them that actually lists someone who believes this to be true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by George (talk • contribs)
 * Actually, all the sources provided imply or indicate clearly what I think is true. Again, regardless of how many sources say it, it is a view shared by millions, including half of Lebanon, as I'm sure you already know. Also, are you talking about the source that you first said "implies neither funding nor arming", despite the clear wording? GreenEcho (talk) 19:23, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Mediator notes

 * Case opened. —Atyndall &#91;citation needed&#93; 11:31, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Case closed, has been indef banned. —Atyndall &#91;citation needed&#93; 08:34, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Discussion
We've already started a pretty long discussion on the topic on the article's talk page, and had a couple third opinions given.