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Lebanon: The Arab Village Idiot
Posted by N10452A very true article ! Why are Lebanon’s Muslims still stuck behind the idea that Israel is an eternal enemy ??
Dr. Joseph Hitti
April 18, 2008
For four decades, the Arabs have forced Lebanon into being the only Arab war front with Israel, while they themselves embarked on peace overtures and treaties with the Hebrew State.
To the Lebanese fell the role of the village idiots. Their country burned so that Yasser Arafat could “liberate” Palestine, so that Fuad Siniora could brag about being “the last Arab country to sign peace with Israel”, so that the other hypocrite Lebanese Sunnis from Salim Hoss and Rafik Hariri down could uphold “Arab honor”, and so that Shiite Hassan Nasrallah and his herd of Iranian-paid Lebanese Shiites could inflate their gonads in pride at “resisting” and drag the entire country behind them into the dirt. And so, while the Lebanese were forced to agree (beginning with the 1969 Cairo Accord) to get beaten up on the head by Israel, other Arabs like Egypt and Jordan officially made peace with the Israeli “enemy”, the Palestinians´ PLO made peace with Israel and returned to Palestine to start a country, and now in broad daylight, Israeli Foreign Minister Livni pays a visit to Qatar and speaks at a trade and democracy convention there. Mind you, this is the tip of the iceberg. God only knows how much trade and cozy relations are being had by many other Arab countries with the “enemy”, while the idiotic Lebanese, led by Hassan Nasrallah on the Shiite side and Fuad Siniora on the Sunni side, continue to set their country backwards and “resist”, “defend Arab honor” and “liberate” Palestine for the Palestinians, all at Lebanese cost in blood and treasure.
The hypocrisy of Lebanon´s Muslims – Sunnis and Shiites alike – regarding the issue of Palestine and Israel is causing great harm to Lebanon´s future. Having burned Lebanon through 40 years of war on the pretense of “resistance” and “liberation”, they are now letting Lebanon fall behind economically and technologically by keeping the country chained by false and obsolete slogans.
Israeli wars on Lebanon
Posted by N10452I keep asking again and again the same question to HA members and whomever defends them and i never get a clear answer but instead subjective replies on how cruel and mean is Israel !
My question is simple :
If Hezbollah & Palestinian armed groups did not exist, why would Israel attack us ?
Lets talk dates and facts then ..
Ironically in 1948, after Israel proclaimed its independance, five Arab countries tried to attack Israel and put an end to it before it starts, among them Lebanon.
Did Israel attack us back then ?? I dont think so ..
As a result of their failure, Palestinians fled everywhere and settled first in Jordan, until 1970, when their resistance was crushed by the Jordanian king (Black September). Next thing we know PLO settles in Lebanon and starts its operations against Israel.
Israel decides to retaliate and in 1978, Operation Litani is launched.
25,000 Israeli troops invaded southern Lebanon on March 14, 1978 in a campaign to drive the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) out. This attack was in response to PLO raids into northern Israel from their bases in southern Lebanon.
Why did Israel attack us ?? PLO !
In 1981, same scenario .. Israel bomb PLO targets in Lebanon as a response to the attacks by the PLO.
1982: Operation Galilee
Israel begins a massive offensive in response to two major terrorist acts ( bombing of a bus in North-Israel, assassination attempt against Shlomo Argov). Israel invades Lebanon and reaches Beirut, destroys the PLO and goes back out.
In 1986, Hezbollah starts its attacks against Israel ..
As a result, in 1993:
Israel launches Operation Accountability directed against Hezbollah.
It lasted a week
In 1996, Operation Grapes of Wrath
Israel launches a massive offensive in response to the rockets sent by HA against Israeli villages.
In 2006, Hezbollah kidnapps 2 Israeli soldiers within the Israeli borders.
As a result, Israel starts a destructive 34 days war against Lebanon
Those are the major headlines, many minor attacks occured as a response to Hezbollah operations.
Israel is a monster, Israel is evil, Israel has no respect for human rights, Israel is run by racists and Zionists !!
Those are the types of replies i will be getting now, simply because some people are too blind to see Israel has lost its interest long time ago in invading Lebanon .. in fact It never showed any interest in invading it in the first place…
Lets assume i agree on the labelings of Israel i just listed.
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What is Israel up to ?
Posted by N10452Israel is gonna perform one of the biggest military manoeuvres in its history tomorrow.
A second round btw Hezbollah & Israel is inevitable … the question is when and more importantly where it will occur ?
Assad: We’ll use any means in Lebanon
Posted by N10452Since the day Syrians stepped out of Lebanon, they have been planning their way back in.
They fortified their allies with the help of Aoun who gave me the Christian representation they couldnt dream of ..
They won an extra political card when Israel screwed up against Hezbollah ..
And finally M14 are not showing the needed competence to weaken them ..
The last Arab summit held in Damascus showed how much Syria is careless about our situation, and Moallem and Assad speeches speak for themselves ..
Syria won’t hesitate to use any means at its disposal to deal with the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon, even at the price of renewed fighting between Israel and Hizbullah, Syrian President Bashar Assad has reportedly said.
The next time Syria gets into Lebanon, i can assure you Lebanon would be doomed ..
Irak : les chrétiens persécutés
Posted by EiffelWatch documentary here: http://www.france5.fr/c-dans-l-air/index-fr.php?page=resume&id_article=2624
En ces fêtes de Pâques, le mot “paix” est décliné dans toutes les langues. Par les fidèles des Eglises chrétiennes occidentales qui ont célébré la résurrection, par les dizaines de milliers de marcheurs qui depuis vendredi sillonnent l’Europe du Nord mais aussi par les chrétiens d’Irak, dont la survie est menacée dans un pays ensanglanté quotidiennement.
Depuis la chute du régime de Saddãm Hussein et la montée en puissance des mouvements islamistes, la communauté chrétienne d’Irak est victime d’une véritable hémorragie. Cela a commencé à Bassorah, où nombre de chrétiens chaldéens s’étaient installés pour ouvrir divers commerces, et en particulier des magasins vendant de l’alcool. On comptait quelque 500 familles au début des années 70.
Victimes d’attentats, ils ont tous fui, presque immédiatement après la chute du raïs. Cela a continué à Bagdad et à Mossoul, où l’implantation catholique remonta au premier siècle de l’ère chrétienne. Pendant près d’un an, les membres de cette Eglise ne se sont pas sentis visés pour leur croyance mais d’être victimes, comme les autres Irakiens, de l’anarchie et de l’insécurité générales. Puis, les enlèvements et les meurtres se sont multipliés et ont bouleversé la communauté qui jusqu’alors ne se croyait pas menacés par les islamistes dans ces deux villes.
Le 13 mars 2008, la découverte du corps de Mgr Rahho, évêque de Mossoul, qui avait été enlevé le 29 février à la sortie de la messe, provoque l’émotion de l”ensemble du monde chrétien. Cette mort représente un symbole du martyre enduré par les Chaldéens, menacés depuis cinq ans par les islamistes, qui reprochent à la très ancienne communauté chrétienne de Mésopotamie d’être complice des Américains.
“Des gens sont menacés, kidnappés, tués en pleine semaine sainte !”, s’insurge l’archevêque chaldéen de Kirkouk, Luis Sako. Des actes qui poussent beaucoup à se poser chaque jour la question de l’exil.
Face aux persécutions, les responsables chrétiens irakiens estiment que 75 000 croyants ont quitté le pays pour la Syrie, la Jordanie ou l’Occident. 75 000 autres auraient fui vers le nord de l’Irak, au Kurdistan irakien, où la liberté religieuse est plus grande. Mais arrivés nombreux avec, pour seul bien, les habits qu’ils portaient sur eux au moment de leur fuite, leur intégration pourrait se révéler difficile.
Depuis le début de l’invasion américaine en 2003, au moins 2 millions d’Irakiens ont fui le pays et on estime qu’il reste aujourd’hui moins de 400 000 chrétiens en Irak. Ils étaient au nombre de 636 000 environ en 2005 et encore un million en 1980, car, paradoxe de l’histoire, Saddãm Hussein leur ménageait une relative tranquillité.
Depuis six mois, la multiplication des initiatives a permis d’amorcer un début de prise de conscience des chrétiens de France en faveur de leurs frères d’Orient. Au nom du mouvement Pax Christi, l’évêque de Troyes, Mgr Marc Stenger, qui s’était rendu en Irak en février, a à son retour plaidé pour accueil en Europe des croyants irakiens qui se sont enfuis de leur pays.
Un projet formulé par le ministre des Affaires étrangères Bernard Kouchner en décembre 2007. ”Nous allons, j’espère, en accueillir près de 500 dans les semaines qui viennent et on verra après”, a-t-il déclaré le 19 mars 2008, lors d’un entretien sur RMC et BFM-TVM, en ajoutant que “nous ne refuserons pas d’accueillir des musulmans” mais “le problème, c’est que personne n’accueillait les chrétiens”.
Accueilli avec soulagement par la communauté chaldéenne de France, forte de 15 000 membres environ, vivant majoritairement en région parisienne, cette annonce a suscité quelques réserves. Pierre Henry, directeur de France Terre d’Asile, avait accusé, mardi 18 mars, dans un entretien à l’AFP, le gouvernement de vouloir faire une “opération de communication” en faisant venir ces chaldéens irakiens aux alentours du début de la présidence française de l’Union européenne, qui commence le 1er juillet 2008.
Hamas Admits Using Human Shields
Posted by N10452Here is a video showing how Hamas is bragging about using human shields.
This is the same death culture Hezbollah promotes … this culture that will not leave one Lebanese in Lebanon ..
I see no future for the Christians in Iraq .. unfortunatelly !
What a horrible crime ! what a disgrace !
Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found dead, Italian bishops’ conference news agency says.
Gunmen kidnapped the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul on Friday, February 29 2008 in the northern Iraqi city and killed his driver and two guards.
Chaldeans belong to a branch of the Roman Catholic Church that practices an ancient Eastern rite. Most of its members are in Iraq and Syria, and they form the biggest Christian community in Iraq. [Read More]
Habib Afram condems the assassation
صدر عن الدائرة الإعلامية في القوات اللبنانية البيان الآتي: فجع اللبنانيون والعرب والكنيسة والإنسانية بخبر اغتيال رئيس أساقفة الموصل للكلدان المثلث الرحمات المطران بولس فرج رحو في جريمة إرهابية جديدة تصيب شرقنا المعذب.
إن اغتيال سيادة المطران رحو في زمن الآلام المقدس هو مرحلة من مراحل درب الصليب الذي يسير عليه أبناء هذا الشرق في مواجهتهم مع الإرهاب والإرهابيين، وفي نضالهم لنشر ثقافة المحبة والتسامح التي حملها السيد المسيح انطلاقا من الأرض التي اختارها الله ليولد عليها ابنه ويعيش فيها وينشر رسالته انطلاقا منها.
إن القوات اللبنانية التي آلمها استشهاد رسول المحبة وبشير ثقافة التعايش سيادة المطران بولس فرج رحو تؤمن كما كل المسيحيين بأن نهاية درب الآلام قيامة لا بد آتية. وكما غلب السيد المسيح الموت بالموت، هكذا سيتغلب شرقنا على كل محاولات تغيير هويته الإنسانية والثقافية والحضارية، وتشويه صورته.
إن القوات اللبنانية تتقدم بأحر التعازي من الطائفة الكلدانية الكريمة خصوصا، ومن كل المسيحيين، وتتمنى للعراق المعذب الخلاص القريب ولأهله الثبات على إيمانهم لمواجهة الصعوبات.
Lets just pray that Israel’s reply wont be in Lebanon, since Hezbollah seems to be involved in that attack.
At least eight people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a rabbinical seminary near Jerusalem. Ambulances from around the city raced to the scene, where a further 35 people are reported to have been wounded. [...]
Not sure how much of an uprise this is … just some masked guy putting flyers everywhere in an empty uni, but still its interesting to watch
Dr. Samir Geagea 03/03/2008
Posted by EiffelRIYADH (AFP) — Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf states will stay away from an Arab summit in Damascus later this month unless Lebanon is invited, whether it has a new president or not, a Gulf official said Monday.
“Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf states are waiting for Syria to invite Lebanon to the summit in order to decide their attendance. If Lebanon is not invited, (these) Gulf states will not show up,” the official told AFP, requesting anonymity.
Lebanon, which has been without a president since November, is in the throes of a political crisis that has strained relations between Syria and regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia, casting a shadow over the annual Arab summit Damascus is due to host from March 29 to 30.
Hamas claims Gaza “victory” ??
Posted by N10452Doesnt that remind you of a certain ‘divine’ victory ???
July 2006, Israel bombs the hell out of Lebanon, destroys most of its bridges, ruins its summer and its economy, brings us 15 years behind, all cause of a certain terrorist group who came up with the brilliant idea of kidnapping 2 Israeli soldiers from INSIDE Israel.
Back to Gaza, Israel is turning it into a living hell, no electricity, no water not even food sometimes and no money, then bombs the hell out of it, kills tons of civilians and Hamas militants, destroys whats left of the buildings ..
And guess what ?
The Hamas Islamists who control the coastal enclave declared “victory” and vowed to continue firing rockets into Israel.
7ada yifahimne ya khayye keef byifrouz rassoun hal 3alam .. iza fi rass at all
Wou ekhrit el nhar, byejeelna a CHRISTIAN politican, a certain Tarek Mitri to defend the Palestinian Cause and support them against the barbaric Zionists .. 2emta badna nokhlass min hal massi7iyye el sakitteen ba2a ??
Why we should NOT fight Israel ..
Posted by N10452After several warnings to stop the rocket fires from Gaza, IDF took the initiative and started a vast operation in the Gaza strip.
More than 60 people were killed only in yesterday’s raid, added to the 91 kills from the first 48 hours and hundreds of injuries ..
Men, women, children .. Israel is not sparing anyone in its attacks and is creating a new equation whereas it is the one attacking and not just retaliating against the rocket fires.
As an Israeli source quoted, “Now, the IDF has switched to ongoing methodical fighting from the air and on the ground deep inside the Strip. ”
Of course Hamas is to be blamed as well, it has been firing several rockets lately at Israeli villages (for ex Ashkelon), and has been warned by Israelis on many occasions. When you have a monster living right next to you, you dont go waking up if you cant fight him.
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The UN condemned both sides and not just the Israelis, the international opinion is not siding against Israel surprisingly.
Here are words from the UN secretary general:
“While recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself, I condemn the disproportionate and excessive use of force that has killed and injured so many civilians, including children,” Ban told an emergency session of the council.
“I call on Israel to cease such attacks,” he said.
But then continued saying:
“I condemn Palestinian rocket attacks and call for the immediate cessation of such acts of terrorism,” he said.
Since its creation, Israel has only attacked us Lebanese because of groups like the PLO and Communists and other Anti-Israeli pro-violence groups, and today we have Israel’s biggest threat, Hezbollah, ready to risk Lebanon’s future to settle his scores with what he calls the ‘Zionists’ .
I wish Lebanese and mainly Shiites would understand the threat we are facing and start thinking rationally and for the love of their country, stop supporting this terrorist group named Hezbollah who is gonna cause us another deadly destructive war.
This Israeli attack is a lesson we MUST learn from, if we truly wanna preserve our country and hope for a brighter future.
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After denying any involvment in the first day and causing major confusion in the Syrian ranks, Israeli papers & authorities have been hinting that they killed Moghnieh since yesterday. I had a doubt and still do that Syrian authorities might have a hand in his assassination, as posted earlier, but it seems like the Syrians are shocked that they were hit inside Syria and few meters away from their own intelligence post.
First of all, Olmert extends Mossad chief’s tenure till 2009. The timing of this move is quite suspicious. I always wondered how one can get a raise or renew his contract in the intelligence business LOL.
Here is a list of his ‘achievements’ in the past years :
December 2002 Ramzi Nahara, Israeli agent who defected to Hezbollah and planned attacks against Israel. Dagan knew him personally. Killed in Lebanon by car bomb
March 2003 Abu Mohammed Al-Masri, Al-Qaeda member building cell to target Israeli border with Lebanon. Killed by car bomb in Lebanon
August 2003 Ali Hussein Saleh, Hezbollah explosives expert. Killed by car bomb in Beirut
July 2004 Ghaleb Awali, Hezbollah official with links to activists in Gaza Strip. Killed by car bomb in Beirut
September 2004 Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil, Hamas official liaising between headquarters in Syria and members in Gaza and West Bank. Killed by car bomb in Damascus
May 2006 Mahmoud Majzoub, Islamic Jihad official liaising with Hezbollah. Killed by car bomb blast in Lebanon
Second, Israeli papers reveal that arch-terrorist Imad Mughniyeh was cooperating with the Syrians in planning an attack against Israeli targets to avenge an Israel Air Force strike on a Syrian site in September 2007, according to “informed Israeli sources” quoted by the British Sunday Times on Sunday.
So they create the confusion, hint that they did it, and come up with a justification saying that the man was preparing some operation against them. Added to that, they weakened Hezbollah and shook the Iranian-Syrian relations.
What can i say ?
A chef d’oeuvre.
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(Picture of Al-Akhbar newspaper)
Hassan Nasrallah reassured us yesterday that he wishes to drag us the Lebanese into a regional and maybe an international war against Israel.
Hezbollah’s Secretary General no longer wants to kick Israel out of Lebanon, but wants to eliminate Israel.
Killing Moghnieh outside Lebanese soil was “taking the fight outside the natural battlefield”, and
“You have crossed the borders” he said.
“Mughniyeh’s blood will lead to the elimination of Israel. These words are not an emotional reaction,” he said.
How can this speech reflect on us Lebanese ?
This simply means that the July war is not yet over, and that a second round btw Israel & Hezbollah is certain now, and of course more destruction and death will be coming our way. This speech killed any plans for a future Lebanon for the next 3 years, killed any plans for relaunching our economy, killed any hopes left for foreign investors to come back to Lebanon, reassured our new generations that their future is outside Lebanon.
The outcome of this war however will change the country’s fate for either a long term positive one or a troubled uncertain future aggravated maybe by another bloody civil war.
The only way out of this disastrous war is a complete divorce with Hezbollah, a separation from them like Jumblatt suiggested.
If that aint gonna happen, well then you better start preparing your basements because we are on our way for one heck of a war .. a life or death war, a final decisive one.
It might not start soon, Hezbollah hinted that it might attack Israeli institutions outside Israel, like they did in 1994 by bombing the Israeli embassy in Bueno Aires, but Israel has a final word to say and it is just a matter of time.
Additionally, we have the American/Iranian struggle in the region as well which will reflect on the Israeli-HA war and on Lebanon as well. Let us not forget that the drums of a new civil war are beating faster everytime.
One quote resumes how close are we to a new civil war, a friend mentioned it to me yesterday.
“I will, however, say with extreme caution that if Washington and Tehran seek conflict badly enough, they will have a Lebanese Civil War.”
Finally, March 14 leaders should consider stoppping their demonstrations and start thinking about a serious plan for the future, we still dont have a president and living in a deadlock .. serious measures must be taken and as soon as possible.
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An explosion late Tuesday in a residential neighborhood in Syria’s capital killed at least one person, destroyed a parked car and shattered windows in nearby buildings, witnesses and a news report said.
The cause of the explosion, which occurred about 10:45 p.m. in the upscale Kafar Soussa area, was not immediately known. Security forces sealed off the area and removed the destroyed car.
It was Imad Mughniyyeh who was targetted apparently.
For those who are not aware of who this man is, he is one of the most wanted terrorists on FBI’s list.
Here is a small resume of him ( from wiki):
Imad Fayez Mugniyah (also spelt Moughnieh) (Arabic: عماد فايز مغنية; born December 7, 1962 Eliminated Feb 12, 2008 ) was a senior member of the Hezbollah militant organization. He is alternatively described as the head of its security section, a senior intelligence official and as a founder of the organization. Sometimes described as a “master terrorist”,[1] Mugniyah has been implicated in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. Embassy, and U.S. Marine and French peacekeeping barracks, which killed over 350, as well as the 1992 bombings of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and the kidnapping of dozens of foreigners in Lebanon in the 1980s.
Limited information is known about him. He uses the alias of Hajj. Mugniyah is included in the European Union’s list of wanted terrorists.
A drug deal gone badly ??
Posted by N10452No Israel is not launching another war on us, no attacks no nothing ..
Apparently its some drug deal gone badly .. and i wouldnt be surprised considering the huge drug traffic btw us and Israel ( Hezbollah being a major dealer as per some reports).
Here are some headlines:
Israeli sources:
Drug dealers open fire at IDF force near Lebanon border
One man killed, another seriously wounded in shooting incident between drug dealers, IDF soldiers near divided village of Ghajar on Israeli-Lebanese border
From AFP:
Lebanese killed by Israeli fire: Lebanese officials
One Lebanese man was killed and another wounded on Sunday when Israeli troops opened fire on them near the divided border village of Ghajar, a Lebanese security official told AFP.
“We believe that the two men were involved in a drug smuggling operation, One of them died of his injuries,” the security official said.
A Lebanese army spokesman told AFP that the two men were unarmed at the time of the incident and were on the Lebanese side of the border.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated that he was “reaching the end of the road” with Syrian President Bashar Assad and demanded action from the Syrian leader. He gave Syria till Saturday as a last chance to get off Lebanon’s back.
US President George W. Bush on Thursday ruled out direct talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying his “patience ran out” on the Syrian leader “a long time ago.”
“So if he’s listening, he doesn’t need a phone call, he knows exactly what my position is,” Bush said at a year-end press conference, after being asked whether he would talk to Assad to work on ending Lebanon’s political crisis.
“My patience ran out on President Assad a long time ago, and the reason why is because he houses Hamas, he facilitates Hezbollah, suiciders go from his country into Iraq, and he destabilizes Lebanon,” said Bush.
How will these threats be materialized or are they just oral threats ?? Lets wait and see what happens in tomorrow’s session.
This article was proposed by a friend - Cedrus Tutella and outlines his vision of the HA phenomenom in Lebanon…
HEZBALLAH: The COUNTER-SOCIETY
(Moujtama3 moudad)
It’s all in the name
Hezb-Allah. Two crucial components, intrinsic to the name. Hezb, as in “party,” as opposed to a militia, or an army, such as, say, Jaishallah. It was thus engineered from the start to be a movement with massive popular support, from which it would derive national and regional credibility and legitimacy. The Allah part is even more obvious. Guidance and orders are divine, and undivided obedience is a given. Hezballah, from a religious point of view, means “those who have chosen the path of Allah – unlike the rest…”
It’s in the flag too


A flag is the summation and summary of what one stands for. Hezballah’s mother entity, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, (Pasdaran) simply drew another version of its own for its successfully exported offspring. Let’s point out the analogies:
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Hezballah
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IRGC
strength to the utmost of your power |
The Iranian sponsored Popular Resistance Councils. (PRC) But that’s another story. Or is it?
Threat to the nation
By imposing his paramilitary and fascist socio-religious model on an ever-expanding territorial basis, Hezballah constitutes a clear and present danger to our very existence. The threat is to the very inception of Lebanon, an entity in total antagonism with Hezballah’s religious tenets. Hezballah’s participants to politics are not religious men, as these are “above” the nation and its institutions, which they openly reject and deny, even ban from “their zones.” This is the concept of Dar al-Harb and Dar al-Islam, whereby Dar al-Islam is their world, and Dar al-Harb is… the rest, upon which they wage war until it is subdued and thus part of Dar-al Islam. Hezballah has already accomplished this agenda in Lebanon. It already controls its own Dar and is now moving in on the rest of us, into our Dar…
Hostile take-over
Since its inception, Hezballah, awash with unlimited Iranian cash and military support, capitalized on a Shia population which was extremely primed, due to its neglected and deprived situation, to fall for the flowing incentive, willingly or otherwise. All opposition was swiftly eliminated. Rival Shia party Amal soon reached the state of shadow ally. When the civil war ended, the occupying Syrian forces coerced all political entities in Lebanon to recognize Hezballah’s “special” status, and allow it to maintain its arsenal. Hezballah’s strength reached unprecedented heights under Lahoud’s shameful presidency, whereby the Iran’s militia forcibly replaced the nation and its institutions, applying its own rule of law.
Chosen path: war as an end, not a means to an end
No party should have an exclusive right to wage an independence war, or even to selectively fight one invader and hook its lifeline to another. But let’s assume this is all beyond us now. And Now is May 2000. The Israeli invader is out, and South Lebanon is free. The UN is handling remnants of territorial disputes and controversies. What is, then, the expected course of action for the valiant militia post-victory? Turn South Lebanon into heaven on earth, of course, an aim much facilitated by geography, and towards which most southerners were longing. Or NOT? Hezballah turned South Lebanon into one giant bunker, sinking billions of dollars in the process, and… postponed heaven until after death, which is where it belongs, they insist on “thinking,” and pursue their unending war agenda. The conclusion is clear.
Conclusion. A foreign mercenary force, politico-military amateurism, a hostage nation
On July 12, 2006, Hezballah, acting on obvious Iranian pressure, and betraying all promises of restrain made to both the government and the nation, launches a cross-border raid against Israel. We all know the results of this mercenary action. Despite the undisputed tactical success against the IDF, one is forced to recognize two things. The first is that the IDF never really intended to invade. If it did, it would have never bombed every single bridge and road crossing, all necessary communication routes for its entirely mechanized army. Hezballah, thanks to its drug smuggling network into the IDF, was quite aware that no mobilization orders were issued, for neither logistics nor reservists. No military intelligence activities were carried out either. Hence the words of being both surprised (by the intensive air raids) and ready (for the land invasion – it’s not coming!) The second essential aspect is that, in the Israeli strategic point of view, its Spoiling Attack was a total success, indeed a much better scenarios than victory against Iran’s militia. It diverted Hezballah’s total power against a much competitive neighbor and host nation which, once again, is a hostage nation. Hostage to a fascist counter-society with an alien and hostile agenda. For said counter-society, this is business as usual. They are not expecting any miracles this side of death. Hezballah smartly promised them something it doesn’t have to deliver. It comes after death.
Cedrus Tutela
Saudi Arabia is hub of world terror
Posted by N10452
Ali al-Ahmed, director of the Washington-based Institute for Gulf Affairs, said: “The Saudi education system has over 5m children using these books. If only one in 1,000 take these teachings to heart and seek to act on them violently, there will be 5,000 terrorists.”
Chi bitammin kteer …
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