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| Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - At What Point Accountable |
| 2007-02-04 |
| According to Wikipedia, willful blindness is a term used in law to describe a situation in which an individual seeks to avoid civil or criminal liability for a wrongful act by intentionally putting himself in a position where he is unaware of facts which would render him liable. When it comes to a broad spectrum of actions taken by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, most of the world has chosen to ignore them, rendering themselves willfully blind. Iran has been the most egregious. They openly fund and support Hezbollah; support insurgent groups in Iraq; instigate violence between factions in Gaza; assist the Palestinian Islamic Jihad with suicide bombings in Israel; promote anti-American sentimentality with countries in Latin America, most notably with Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. More troubling, Iran is flaunting the development of nuclear capabilities. The American government has become aggressive in dealing with Iran in Iraq. Saudi Arabia has pushed back against Iran in Palestine by hosting meetings between Fatah and Hamas. What will it take for the international community to take their collective heads out of the sand and take serious actions against Iran? Hopefully, it won't be a nuclear incident. Syria has continuously supported Hezbollah with funding, weapons, supplies and guidance. Likewise, Syria has assisted Hamas. Syria can be likened to a stalker for the manner in which it visibly lusts for possession of Lebanon. The assassinations of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hairi and Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel have each implicated Syria. What will it take for the international community to take their collective heads out of the sand and take serious actions against Syria? Hopefully, it won't be the overthrow of Lebanon. Following the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah openly failed to disarm. In fact, they visibly rearmed with the aid of Iran and Syria. In provoking a conflict with Israel, Hezbollah was responsible for the devastation in Lebanon. Instead of being contrite, Hezbollah flaunted Iranian funding and provided money to Lebanese citizens to rebuild their homes and towns. In doing so, Hezbollah disingenuously made themselves out to be heroes instead of cowards. Hezbollah has since put pressure on the Lebanese government through protests and strikes in an attempt to overthrow the government. What will it take for the international community to take their collective heads out of the sand and take serious actions against Hezbollah? Hopefully, it won't be another deadly conflict with Israel. At some point, the world community must insist that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah be responsible and accountable for their indiscretions. Continued willful blindness by the international community will only result in greater catastrophes. |
| Posted by:Fred |