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| Opinion: Hezbollah 'paid' by their masters |
| 2008-02-06 |
| By Ahmed Al-Jarrallah In Lebanon, some leaders who are now accustomed to living in dire situations believe they can only achieve their objectives through violence and by instigating conflicts. Lebanon’s problems lie in its geographical location. While Israel is in the south waiting for an invitation to Lebanon, where it can wreak havoc on the Lebanese and their properties, Syria is in the east and north practising the Baath ideology, thinking that Lebanon is part of its territory. Syria is currently working on the approval of its structure in Lebanon with the help of influential people who immobilized moves on the presidential election, closed the parliament, paralyzed half of the cabinet and desecrated religious symbols. These people include Hassan Nasrallah. After obstructing peace initiatives in Lebanon, the Syrian cohorts in the country are now targeting the Lebanese Army. These cohorts are castigating the government for protecting the southern border and effectively rooting out terrorism in the north. However, the government has continued to exert tremendous efforts to maintain peace and order as well as unite the Lebanese. We then wonder why such crimes are happening in an Arab country which has the right to live freely? Several countries including the US, France, Turkey and other European and Arab nations tried to solve the problem in Lebanon but their efforts went in vain. It seems there is no solution to the problem because the Syrian regime is taking advantage of those who put the country up for sale to get rid of Lebanon. These traders earn their living out of Lebanon’s destruction. Those who brought sorrow to Lebanon and shattered the dreams of the Lebanese are the ones who stopped the ‘heart’ of Beirut from beating. While criticizing the poor performance of the economy, these people ransacked the Ministry of Electricity and went out in the streets complaining about the power shortage. They took control of the Israeli Army, wreaked havoc all over the country and accused the government of being an Israeli follower. They are now pushing Lebanon in to a pool of blood — murdering innocent individuals because of their identities and sectarian affiliations similar to what happened in Kosovo. They have also blocked moves of the international community to solve the crisis. This situation is an atrocious crime in the modern history of an Arab country, which saw a civil war that killed one hundred thousand people, maimed two hundred thousand and displaced almost half a million. Violence reigned in the country giving unscrupulous persons chance to commit various crimes such as drug trading, mafia activities and illegally crossing of the borders. Only criminals can deceive their nation and its people. They traded the blood of their countrymen to serve the interests of foreigners. These people have placed their nation at the bottom of their list of priorities. For them , what matters is the opinion of Iran and Syria and without a spirit of nationalism, they have severed ties to their country and community. How can Suleiman Franjieh explain his announcement on his preparedness for civil war? His grandfather, former Lebanese President Suleiman Kabalan Franjieh, highly regarded national identity but his grandson worked against Lebanon. Franjieh served in the ministries and the Parliament for several years due to his connections with the Syrian influences in Lebanon. His Hezbollah alliances, on the other hand, remained respectable through their resistance in the south, which they continued to the Doors of Fatema. Later, they went out on the streets trying new ways to get attention. Isn’t it true that Hezbollah is being paid by those who control their guns starting from the Doors of Fatema to the Windows of Aisha? |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "...Israel is in the south waiting for an invitation to Lebanon, where it can wreak havoc on the Lebanese ..." "They took control of the Israeli Army, wreaked havoc all over the country and accused the government of being an Israeli follower." Aside from the irrational Jew hatred I note this sort of seems to make sense and calls out Iran & Syria and their followers. BUT, exactly who are the they that took control of the Israeli army? And why does he think that Israel wants to invade Lebanon? (and since when do you need an invitation to invade?) |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-02-06 10:07 |