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| Nasrallah: America's new ME destroyed by last year's war |
| 2007-07-29 |
| The outcome of last summer's war between Israel and Hizbullah has left the American vision of a "new Middle East" in shambles, Hizbullah's leader told a south Lebanon rally late Saturday. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said the United States and Israel had failed to achieve their declared goal of crushing Hizbullah because of the group's steadfastness during the 34-day war. "There is no new Middle East after the August 14" cease-fire that ended the war, Nasrallah told a mass rally in the southern town of Bint Jbeil. "It's gone with the wind." He also dismissed unspecified pressures to release IDF soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, who were captured by Hizbullah in a cross border raid that triggered last year's war. Without explicitly confirming that the detained soldiers were still alive, Nasrallah hinted they would only be freed in a swap with Lebanese prisoners held by Israel. Speaking in a televised speech aired by the group's Al-Manar television, he called on Lebanese political parties to seek unity. Nasrallah did not personally attend the rally, but his speech was relayed to the crowd in Bint Jbeil through a giant screen set up on the town's main square. Located near Lebanon's southern border with Israel, Bint Jbeil was among the towns worst hit during last year's conflict. The Hizbullah chief's repeated references to "a new Middle East" was an allusion to comments by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who called during last year's war for such a concept, describing it as a new era of democracy and peace for the region. Hizbullah and other US detractors say the US vision aimed at reinforcing Israel. "The objectives of the July 2006 war have all collapsed, in only 33 days," Nasrallah said. "Magic has turned against the magician," he said. Saturday's rally was organized by Hizbullah to mark the first anniversary of the war with Israel. Hizbullah had claimed victory against Israel in the fighting that ended with a UN-brokered cease-fire, calling it "a divine victory." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Western Civilization started losing its ability to kill after Hiroshima/Nagasaki. In that haze our laughable leadership bought the snakeoil that Muslims want negotiated final settlements with their mortal enemies. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-07-29 15:12 |
| #4 Why are Nasrallah and the other hate preachers still alive? When this question is on the lips of every Western citizen we might see a turnaround. Only the towering cognitive dissonance of Muslims could permit Nasrallah to boast of derailing America's efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. Unfortunately, far too many Western leaders have significant political capital invested in the Road Map. We must come to understand that a peaceful resolution with Israel is the very last outcome that Muslims desire. Discarding the Road Map would be the first step in that realization. In the absence of Nasrallah taking a .50 caliber headshot, we can nonetheless console ourselves that Iraq winning the Asian Cup will not go unnoticed by hordes of Lebanese and Syrians thirsting for a similar victory. Wetwork teams still represent one of the only effective and cost efficient ways to combat Islamic terrorism. Any delay in implementing such a campaign merely increases the final butcher's bill. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-29 14:45 |
| #3 Good. Now that they have been victorious againat the Great Satan, they can go about the business of fixing up their Islamic Paradise. Starting with Gaza. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-07-29 08:41 |
| #2 I won't lament the "roadmap" to peace. Arabs want Israeli Jews either dead or gone. A deal is impossible. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-07-29 06:23 |
| #1 Why are Nasrallah and the other hate preachers still alive? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-07-29 01:05 |