Nassrallah just reiterated his believe that the summer war is still going on against Hezbollah, repeating his promise that god’s party will be once again victorious, clearly implying that 14 March and their supporters are his enemies and he will defeat them...
Nassrallah also explained that there is no use for any multiparty dialogue, declaring beforehand that these negotiations will fail. He also explained that he does not want to meet Saad Hariri, reverting to “we still have many new “divine” surprises up our sleeves that will ensure our victory”
All in all Nassrallah speech brought nothing new, and stopped short of declaring war on 14 March. But I was pretty amazed by his assertion that every leader in the opposition represents all of them. So in this case, congratulations to all opposition members, you are now represented by none other than the great, eloquent and amazing Wiaam Wahab.
How low has the mighty fallen. I hope you are all proud, especially the Aounists among you…
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The big kahuna's new slogan; "yes to Jihad, no to civil war"...
how will shater hassan figure this one out? What if we do not want his jihad? Or is he talking about a guy called Jihad?
I can't seem to keep pace, everytime we enter a new month, there seems to be more and more special anniversary days that run the risk of being known as the day the new Lebanese Civil War started.
Just when you think you can take a rest from the tension now that February 14th has passed, with the recent Nasrallah claims of no negotiations and only jihad, I can't help but assume that's in reference to the upcoming February 21 UN Security Council 60 day deadline on Iran expiring.
Nasrallah might be sending out the word to his followers that the mullahs in Tehran have an urgent need for them to create a new "distraction" in Beirut.
Granted I'm in the states and not in harms way as the situation in Lebanon develops, but it does "hit home" more to a certain extent when you read about bombs going off in XYZ country versus in one you try to keep tabs on and follow the developments of closely.
Seeing the current situation unfold, as the previous ones have, it seems like those of sound mind will have to again brace themselves for the possible worse until the next not to distant storm arrives.
So, as always, I'm trying to come up with a helpful idea and thought of this one:
Since HA is linked to the governments of Syria & Iran in the supply of funds and munitions, would it not be a good idea for those moderates of Lebanon on the blogosphere to form strong ties with those bloggers for freedom in Syria & Iran, too, supplying the most powerful weapon of them all: information, to one another?
You can call it the:
"Non-Non-Aligned Movement Online"
(NNAMO)
Having bloggers on the Syria side of the border would be a great asset to Lebanese bloggers and vise-versa.
A possible situation example:
Having a Syrian NNAMO member mention rumors of weapons shipments coming in from Iran on TUESDAY, would give Lebanese NNAMO members
an advanced warning on HA receiving a greater stockpile that they could use to raise attention to HA always making war.
HA would emphatically deny, but because March 14 bloggers had raised the issue WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY, the Lebanese army would pay an even greater attention to border security in that span of time, being more likely to intercept the new weapons cache on SUNDAY putting egg all over HA's face further weakening their reputation.
An actual situation example:
There was a post by Ammar Abdulhamid of "A Heretic's Blog":
http://amarji.blogspot.com/
posted back around December, if I recall correctly, about Assad doing a round of arrests of some high ranking Syrian military figures assumably plotting a coup.
Shortly after, the rhetoric coming from Nasrallah in Lebanon seemed to intensify raising the ante that led to the mid-January street road blocks and clashes.
The point being that Nasrallah's moves may have been the result of Assad's need to shift focus from the domestic arrests in the military (and of course, Iran trying to do it's own shift of focus).
The intel through rumors might not always be true, but it would a great information pipeline to establish for those times the information is true, providing ample warning ahead of the events actually taking place.
Ammar Abdulhamid of "A Heretic's Blog" has actually already formed an umbrella Middle East blogger group called the Tharwa Project (if you haven't already heard of it):
http://www.tharwacommunity.org/
But I'm suggesting that NNAMO, or whatever you choose to call it, be focused specifically on reducing the power and mobility of both HA and the Assad regime through the exchange of information which has obvious mutual benefit to both pro-peace moderates in Lebanon and Syria.
Just another thought.
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I don't want to blame the victim, but why don't you say anything about your uncle being drunk ?
Is he were not drunk, people at his table would not have apologized on his behalf like they did
Rami
Are you saying that if he was drunk he is to blame for the 6 stitches he got on his head??? Are you saying that being drunk should be punished publicly??
To my knowledge being drunk is not yet a crime in Lebanon.
To my knowledge a drunken person gets physically weaker and can barely stands strait, so 3 bodyguards can easily control him no need for gun shots.
To my knowledge an MP’s job is to bring our voices (me and you , the normal citizens) to the parliament, he is our link with the government and he should listen to us , so if he fail in his basic job , and above it starts hurting us , I think we are having BIG problem!
It is really shameful that we can find an excuse for an MP who hurted a guy (drunk or not) and shot in the lobby of a hotel full of families.
And the sad part is that he will not get punished and I am sure he will get lots of votes in the coming election, because there are lots of Lebanese just like you Rami who are incapable of critising their leaders when they are wrong , and who will always believe any given excuses even illogical ones.
Mean while Lebanon will be waiting till our divine leaders drop down to earth!!!
Lily
Rami,
Dude... If I were faced with men with guns, I would apologize to them.
Freedom is about the right to be drunk and say whatever you want without the need to apologize to anyone. Especially not to a poltician, whoever he is.
Bob,
How is the investigation into the incident between your brother-in-law and the MP going?
Have the authorities cross checked all of the available surveillance video in the hotel/area along with the receipts for the MP's dining with his family, etc. to compare with witness statements to divine what took place?
Do you think the investigation is taking place judiciously or do you feel the investigation is being hampered by politics?
I was just interested in a progress report on the matter.
Rami
First and formost he is my BROTHER IN LAW not my uncle.
Second most of what Kanaan said were lies, my brother in law was not drunk and he did not assualt the MP.
Mike
Thx for your intrest, the MP came to my brother in law office and apologized in person, and he issued a press release explain his orrow for what happend and the fact that it was a mistake and he really appreciate that my borther in law dropped the charges.
I was hoping to drag his "divine"person to court, but in Lebanon politics is in everything, and in this case too...
Anyways i will post the press release soon, which findicates my brother in law and his story of the event and shows who was lying!
Also mike
i believe you are right, HA has just escalated the situation and it seems your explanation is the most logical.
I feel that it is time to start from scratch, so i am going to start soon a series of post that deals with basic issues to build on them later on.
So i will soon start with these posts, the first one will be about the finality of Lebanon as an independant coutry, from there we willmove one to more elaborate issues.
Mike, thx and keep up the good work, your ideas, comments and insights are very helpfull and refreshing!
Bob,
Let's hope "playing politics" with the MP incident will ultimately bear more fruit than discord in the overall situation.
I look forward to your in depth issue posts to get more info on the overall situation.
Hopefully some new ideas can be found that move everything a step closer to a final prosperous and peaceful solution.
And thanks for the encouragement for my posts. It's nice to be reminded every now and then that I'm not just "whistling dixie" as the phrase goes.
While cruising around the usual Iran dissident sites I came up on a of an article as far as HA being more a party of the mullahs than the Lebanese people:
"Setting up Hezbollah establishment in Iraq
One of the networks that Ebrahimi has established is the Iraqi Hezbollah. It is very similar to the Hezbollah in Lebanon and is active in Basra and Baghdad. This organization is in direct contact of the Qods Force and Lebanese Hezbollah. The members of Hezbollah go through military and terrorist training in Basra."
http://www.ncr-iran.org/content/view/2910/71/
It goes on more about the latest HA franchise in Iraq. The Iraqi HA budget is about $1.5 million a month.
Obviously a pittance to HA in Lebanon's recent nearly $1 billion dollars in funds for the year, but the Baghdad counterpart can always look to Nasrallah's success in dividing a country as a strategy to follow.
The 2nd US aircraft carrier group has officially entered the Persian Gulf and now is the time to see if the rumors of the Saudi and GCC's "Oil War" against Iran through dramatically increasing oil production to drop the per barrel price are actually fact or fiction.
I'm hoping for the former.
It is so sad to see that people do believe illogical lies.
I was there with my husband; do you really think I will let him approach the MP if he was drunk?? Or that I would let him through a bottle to an MP surrounded with 3 bodyguards??
You know my husband is not superman neither spiderman and even in his wildest dreams he wouldn’t think of facing 3 men with visible guns.
We are just normal people who never thought that we could be beaten publicly just because our worlds are not welcomed. And we dropped the charges because we don’t do politics and we would like to get our normal life back, and because we don’t have bodyguards to protect us.
If it happened to me it can happen to you so be ware of what you say!!!
Tan
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