May he be better than the last one...
Monday, May 26, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Finally, some good news!
As the dust settled after last week's bloody turmoils and the miraculous Doha accord has been signed, i cannot but wonder why blood is always necessary to cement any agreement, even as tentative and precarious as the one our esteemed leaders signed.
The agreement is a pure horse-traders compromise, with a Lebanese flavor. All large factions got a share of the cake, but one, while the small minorities and emerging parties were sacrificed on the altar of national entente.
The propaganda machines of the two opponent switch to high gear in order to portrait the accord as a victory. Yet a the FPM emerged as a clear loser, while its TV network is toiling incessantly to portrait the orange General as a major winner in the current agreement, with his successful defense of the Christians rights, that was threatened by 14 March voracious appetite.
But the bitterness, disappointment and aimlessness was so evident. General Aoun has lost his final bid to an illusive presidency, that he has been chasing for the last 20 years. His defense of "Christian rights"was only a narrow selfish battle for his own political power. As the General waged his battle on Beirut's Christian MP seats that were controlled by Sunni majority, asking for their transfer to another district ( which falls under Shiite control- the current allies of the general-) He "forgot" all about the Christian seats controlled by Shiite majorities in the Bekaa...i wonder why...
All in all, Wednesday was a bright day in Lebanon's history. An agreement has been reached, and peace once again twinkle closer on the horizon, like an ever illusive rainbow. Hezbollah's men, who have been occupying Beirut's central district folded their tents and packed their guns. Beirut regained its heart. And a new President will finally be elected this Sunday.
Good news...yet a distant voice keeps me worried... But the time is for happy thoughts and not for dark ruminations... So i will go out and celebrate in Beirut's Down Town, maybe hit Buddah Bar for a night of drunken festivities, and of course make a long forgotten toast in a pub named Taboo...
The agreement is a pure horse-traders compromise, with a Lebanese flavor. All large factions got a share of the cake, but one, while the small minorities and emerging parties were sacrificed on the altar of national entente.
The propaganda machines of the two opponent switch to high gear in order to portrait the accord as a victory. Yet a the FPM emerged as a clear loser, while its TV network is toiling incessantly to portrait the orange General as a major winner in the current agreement, with his successful defense of the Christians rights, that was threatened by 14 March voracious appetite.
But the bitterness, disappointment and aimlessness was so evident. General Aoun has lost his final bid to an illusive presidency, that he has been chasing for the last 20 years. His defense of "Christian rights"was only a narrow selfish battle for his own political power. As the General waged his battle on Beirut's Christian MP seats that were controlled by Sunni majority, asking for their transfer to another district ( which falls under Shiite control- the current allies of the general-) He "forgot" all about the Christian seats controlled by Shiite majorities in the Bekaa...i wonder why...
All in all, Wednesday was a bright day in Lebanon's history. An agreement has been reached, and peace once again twinkle closer on the horizon, like an ever illusive rainbow. Hezbollah's men, who have been occupying Beirut's central district folded their tents and packed their guns. Beirut regained its heart. And a new President will finally be elected this Sunday.
Good news...yet a distant voice keeps me worried... But the time is for happy thoughts and not for dark ruminations... So i will go out and celebrate in Beirut's Down Town, maybe hit Buddah Bar for a night of drunken festivities, and of course make a long forgotten toast in a pub named Taboo...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Is that what you want for Beirut!!!!
One of Hezbollah's thugs tearing out Rafik Hariri picture and placing Bashar Assad's instead in the heart of Beirut....
PS: Watch well you who call themselves Aounist, cause this is what will happen to you if Hezbollah wins.... Fortunately, it will never win...
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
"WE WILL NOT BOW DOWN TO FEAR"
"Your violence, your weapons, your murders will not deters us! no matter what how many atrocities Hezbollah commits, we will uphold the values of democracy, freedom and moderation.
Hezbollah now has a problem with ALL of Lebanon and not only with the government! Hezbollah wants to impose its own views and values on all the Lebanese, without any discussion. And every person who oppose Hezbollah is to be brandished a traitor and criminal. But no matter how many Hezbollah kills, how many streets they invade, and houses they destroy or how many TV station they close down and burn, WE WILL REFUSE TO BOW DOWN!!! and we will stand fast.
What is Hezbollah doing in Beirut, wasn't its weapons only to be used against Israel and NEVER internally? Has Down Town became part of Israel? What is Hezbollah doing in Beirut, killing civilians, burning TV station and educational foundations?
We will not accept Hezbollah to continue like that, it is a militia now, and its weapons should be the subject of a serious dialog between the Lebanese.
The solution is simple: the army takes control of the streets and arbitrate on the two problematic decision the government took, then we elect a President and he heads the dialog between all parties. Then we will form a national unity government in which the majority will not have the power to unilaterally take decisions and in which the opposition will not be able to unilaterally impeded any decision making."
Thus our brave Prime Minster, Fouad Sinioura spoke, while surrounded by Hezbollah militia.
The lines are set, Hezbollah can either stop their military uprising or they can further dig a bottomless pit from which they will never come out...
Tomorrow we will all stand in the streets holding our heads high, and our Lebanese flags higher still... Tomorrow at noone we will heed the call of our Prime Minster...
Hezbollah now has a problem with ALL of Lebanon and not only with the government! Hezbollah wants to impose its own views and values on all the Lebanese, without any discussion. And every person who oppose Hezbollah is to be brandished a traitor and criminal. But no matter how many Hezbollah kills, how many streets they invade, and houses they destroy or how many TV station they close down and burn, WE WILL REFUSE TO BOW DOWN!!! and we will stand fast.
What is Hezbollah doing in Beirut, wasn't its weapons only to be used against Israel and NEVER internally? Has Down Town became part of Israel? What is Hezbollah doing in Beirut, killing civilians, burning TV station and educational foundations?
We will not accept Hezbollah to continue like that, it is a militia now, and its weapons should be the subject of a serious dialog between the Lebanese.
The solution is simple: the army takes control of the streets and arbitrate on the two problematic decision the government took, then we elect a President and he heads the dialog between all parties. Then we will form a national unity government in which the majority will not have the power to unilaterally take decisions and in which the opposition will not be able to unilaterally impeded any decision making."
Thus our brave Prime Minster, Fouad Sinioura spoke, while surrounded by Hezbollah militia.
The lines are set, Hezbollah can either stop their military uprising or they can further dig a bottomless pit from which they will never come out...
Tomorrow we will all stand in the streets holding our heads high, and our Lebanese flags higher still... Tomorrow at noone we will heed the call of our Prime Minster...
Friday, May 09, 2008
Beirut has fallen…
Beirut has fallen under the yoke of Nassrallah militiamen. A victory some are calling it. Hordes of militiamen running in the streets shooting at civilians and residential areas. TVs, newspapers and magazines are being closed down. Checkpoints are being built. Welcome to the new age, the age of Hezbollah iron grip!
Dream on! Hundreds or even thousands of militiamen cannot occupy a city. Pitiful street thugs will never close down free press and Tvs. Dream on, for today is the start of the end of what was once called a resistance, but now is only a milita, specialized in terror and blackmail, holding a whole city, and economy of the whole country hostages for some political gains.
Dream on! A battle is lost but the war rages on, where it should in our hearts in our minds and in our faith in a free, democratic and secular LEBANON!
Dream on Mr. Nassrallah…
WAR!!!
Finally, Nassrallah described what Hezbollah truly is: just another power hungry milita, which cares only for its power and weapons. Forget Israel, forget the so called occupied Lebanese land in the Shebaa area (with an area less than 30 km2 ) forget all that, the battle is in Beirut. In our beautiful capital, in its streets and houses...
A bloody street war, with all the horrors that it evokes: Militiamen checkpoints, asking for ones sect, religion and political affiliations. Civilian casualties, innocent bystanders mowed down by stray bullets. Whole buildings with their windows broken…
Two days of street fighting, ten death so far... may they be the last... but somehow I doubt it... Once more my country is plunged in civil war... into a black abyss of hate, death and destruction...
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)