Posted on 05/12/2008 11:14:36 AM PDT by NewMediaJournal
While the West is busy living its daily life, a beast is busy killing the freedom of a small community on the East Mediterranean: Lebanon. Indeed, as of last week, the mighty Hezbollah, armed to the teeth with 30,000 rockets and missiles and aligning thousands of self described “Divine soldiers” has been marching across the capital, terrorizing its population, shutting down media, taking its politicians and the Prime Minister as hostages, and looting at will. The hordes of Lebanon’s “Khomeinist Janjaweeds” have conquered already half of the Middle East’s cultural capital, Beirut.
As I have reported before, Hezbollah has occupied West Beirut and has since sent its storm troops in multiple directions to resume the blitz.
Unstoppable, including by the Lebanese Army – Commander Michel Sleiman has allowed the slaughter to occur – the Pasdaran-founded militia is now hurdling towards the Druze Mountain and positioning its forces against the Sunni North and the Christian Mount Lebanon.
Ironically, the geographical bases of Hezbollah, in southern Lebanon, are well guarded by the United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL). Per a UNSCR 1701 in 2006, more than 10,000 international troops are stationed across the southern parts of Lebanon, technically protecting the 200 Shia towns and villages from where the bulk of Hezbollah fighters came from. Hence, free from guarding their own areas, a dozen thousands well trained “Hezbollahis” have marched north to join another 5,000 already based in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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What is wrong with the west?
Before the Soviet Sponsored Civil War in Lebanon exiled the Christian Lebanese, Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East.
The West only watches and whimpers while the free people are put to death.
Only Israel can bail out Lebanon's "300".
The West is sick and covers in fear at the thought of fighting Iran or its proxies.
The West will submit to Islam.
Israel isn’t going to have a real leader, it’s going to have Olmert in a skirt (Livni).
Israel has no future because its people are stupid and elect idiots.
Hezbollah is the darling of the MSM and liberals because of its anti-US and anti-Israel mandate. The MSM has a history of writing Pro-Hezbollah articles so they can gain access to their leaders for interviews. Painting them as a resistance movement, not a political movement or proxy army of Iran and Syria.
The ironic thing is, that Hezbollah stands for everything that these liberals are against. In countries that are governed by parties like Hezbollah, the liberals and intellectuals are the first to be murdered or run out of the country. Free-speech is non-existant. Islam, a religion, is the base for all laws and legislation. But for the MSM and liberals, their hated for the US and Israel trumps everything else.
Very much like the USA.
Well said.
The thing that really amazes me is not only that it’s getting no response from people who are watching (presumably at least the intelligence and military communities), but that the press isn’t even bothering to offer people the chance to respond. The events are being covered more in the European press, if only because Europe is geographically closer, but I doubt most Americans even know this is going on.
That left a vacuum for Syria and Iran and a vehicle for their power play in Hizbollah, whose re-arming has proceeded just as fast as materiel could be poured into the area. This is, by definition, state supported terror and warfare by proxy army. Because it has allowed this to take place the West is now faced with a nasty choice of arming Hizbollah's adversaries and hence feeding the violence, or refusing to arm them and ceding a victory to Hizbollah and by extension Iran. The stakes are (1) control of Lebanon, and (2) the staging of yet more war materiel on Israel's border.
These, incidentally, are the same Iranians whose new media mantra is that they've never engaged in aggressive behavior in 250 years. Of course they have. This is simply a new phase in the War on Terror and if it is ignored that war won't go away, it will expand.
Prime time for an Israeli attack.
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Sarkozy will have to put up or shut up. The French gov’t will fall either way.
Barak Warns Suleiman Time Running Short in Gaza
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Ne...sh.aspx/146391
Posted on 05/12/2008 6:13:24 AM PDT by jhpigott
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014747/posts
[snip] Defense Minster Ehud Barak warned Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman Monday morning that time is running out before Israel orders a full-scale counterterrorist operation in Gaza [end]
Jumblatt’s Men Set Back Iran’s Militia in Lebanon
http://www.michaeltotten.com/
Posted on 05/12/2008 12:06:57 PM PDT by jhpigott
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014887/posts
Israel’s Barak admits ‘serious’ concern over Lebanon crisis
afp | 5/11/08 | afp
Posted on 05/11/2008 7:47:37 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014628/posts
Lebanese Army caught in crossfire between Druze and Hezbollah gunmen
Timesonline.co.uk | May 12, 2008
Posted on 05/11/2008 6:57:33 PM PDT by Perdogg
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014608/posts
EXCLUSIVE From Lebanon: Iran Revolutionary Guard Caught Fighting for Hezbollah
debbieschlussel.com | May 12, 2008 | Debbie Schlussel
Posted on 05/12/2008 11:39:37 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014875/posts
Al-Qaeda ‘declares war on Hezbollah’
PressTV | 5-9-08
Posted on 05/11/2008 4:07:30 PM PDT by kingattax
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014569/posts
Lebanon: Army to ‘impose order’ on Hizbollah
telegraph | 5/13/08 | na
Posted on 05/12/2008 8:50:58 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015098/posts
Hezbollah pulling out of Beirut
Times of India | 11 May 2008, 0145 hrs IST
Posted on 05/11/2008 7:59:37 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014632/posts
“Hezbollah, a political group backed by Iran and Syria with a guerrilla army, said it was ending its armed presence in Beirut after the army overturned government measures against the group.”
Hezbollah claims victory as Lebanon gov’t U-turns
Harretz | 5/11/2008 | Yoav Stern & Barak Ravid
Posted on 05/10/2008 6:19:32 PM PDT by mojito
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014256/posts
It’s 3 A.M. In Beirut
IBD | May 12, 2008
Posted on 05/12/2008 5:42:34 PM PDT by Kaslin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015032/posts
How Lebanon was lost
CarolineGlick.com | 5/12/08 | Caroline Glick
Posted on 05/12/2008 11:55:45 AM PDT by Dawnsblood
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014882/posts
Bush warns Syria, Iran over Lebanon violence
afp | 5/12/08 | afp
Posted on 05/12/2008 5:25:07 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015022/posts
USS Cole heads back to Lebanon
Now Lebanon | May 11, 2008
Posted on 05/11/2008 1:35:25 PM PDT by norcal joe
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014501/posts
The Tea Boy (Obama’s statement on Lebanon a foreign policy disaster)
Middle East Journal | 5/11/2008 | Lee Smith
Posted on 05/12/2008 12:54:28 PM PDT by mojito
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014910/posts
A Whiff of Sarcasm for Obama
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/192674.php
Posted on 05/10/2008 11:38:00 AM PDT by newbie2008
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014120/posts
“Obama made the following statement in regard to Hezbollah’s actions in Lebanon this week. ‘It’s time to engage in diplomatic efforts to help build a new Lebanese consensus that focuses on electoral reform, an end to the current corrupt patronage system, and the development of the economy that provides for a fair distribution of services, opportunities and employment.’”
As Candor quoted today from the book Audacity of Hope:
I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
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