Lebanese leaders call for unity [All of them support the terrorists. ...always have.]

CNN International ^ | 20JUL06 | CNN

[familyop]

"The ship is sinking and all of us, the Lebanese, should stick together and work together to stop the Israeli aggression," Amin Gemayel, a Maronite Christian who served as president from 1982 to 1988, told the Arabic-language TV station Al-Jazeera . . . Michel Aoun, a one-time commander in Lebanon's 15-year civil war who now serves in parliament, said . . . "I don't think that Israel has the capability to destroy Hezbollah militarily because Hezbollah is not a group of armed men," Aoun said. "Hezbollah is a major part of the Lebanese social fabric."

[familyop]

Aoun is also a Maronite. And here's a photo from AFP/Getty (another news company).

"From left, Prime Minister Faoud
Siniora, Saad Hariri and ex-President Amin
Gemayel pose with Hezbollah leader Sheik
Hassan Nasrallah in June. - AFP/Getty
images"

FRiends, we should have been a little more cautious before believing that we were receiving the truth from the MSM about Lebanon a few months ago. Most of it was Lebanese advocacy speech (propaganda).

There's also a quote from Hariri's son in the CNN piece behind the link. I urge you all to follow the link and read the rest of it.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If one of them said they wanted Hezbollah out, how long do you figure it would take before he was kidnaped and beheaded by a Hezzie terrorist?

[familyop]

Ping.

[LeoWindhorse]

that's what I want to hear
"kill all of Hezbollah !"

kill um all , destroy their enablers,
then there can be peace.

[familyop]

Most Lebanese regard Nasrallah as a hero, because they believe that he drove Israel out of Lebanon during the last conflict. There's been a story floating through most of the ethnic groups there (including non-Muslim) about his son's martyrdom in that fight.

[garbageseeker]

  

To all the supporters on Hebollah

[browardchad]

Hezbollah is not a group of armed men

Been south of Beirut lately?

[Navy Patriot]

I'm sure that anything kid Hariri says is said because Assad left him alive to say it. Lebanon is dead, it died as a nation in it's "civil war" (Islamic subjugation). They will now always be a threat to Israel and western culture and civilization as Islam's minions.

[browardchad]

Under the treaty that ended Lebanon's civil war in 1990, the Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah was allowed to retain its weaponry to fight Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. It says it won't disarm until Israeli troops leave the disputed Shebaa Farms region near the Syrian border. The United Nations considers the region Syrian territory.

CNN conveniently forgets intervening history, namely their beloved UN's resolution 1559, dated 9/2/04, calling for "the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias."

And now Shebaa Farms, not mentioned in any of the rhetoric thus far, is an issue. How convenient. 

 

[Maldarr]

Israelis, The Arabs, why don't they just wipe each other out of existense ?

Let them nuke each other, let God Sort Out the Rest !

[backhoe]

They are being used as a firebase for 1,500 missiles ( so far ) launched into Israel, but the "problem" is Israeli aggression?

~rolls eyes~

Never Forget- the proper form is Hiz'b'Allah... party of Allah. Calling them 'Hezbollah' is just Drive By Media spin and distraction.

[familyop]

That's a good point, although a few people might use the more popular phonetic to avoid mentioning the name of a pagan deity (re. the older contraction referring to moon worship).

[dasboot]

Israelis, The Arabs, why don't they just wipe each other out of existense ? Let them nuke each other, let God Sort Out the Rest !

Welcome to FR.

Don't let the door hitchyah.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If they are the Party of Allah then Israel is Party Poopers.

[Waco]

Put simply, Leb. attacked Is. with assist from Iran and Syria. Don't forget, we have treaty with Is. which authorizes to attack who attacks Is. Tie N.K. in, and whack all 3 on same day. Demand unconditional surrender from ALL 3.

[Berlin_Freeper]

"Hezbollah is a major part of the Lebanese social fabric corrupt society."

This is what happens when a country prostitutes itself to a Terrorist organization. I am never for targeting civilians but I am all for making them so miserable they wish they were never born. That is the only way you are going to get a real change in Lebanon.

[johnny7]

Their stupidity always trips them up... ;)

[Congressman Billybob]

Okay, if Hezbollah really IS "part of the social fabric of Lebanon," then the answer is clear. Lebonon deserves every scrap of destruction, loss and pain that it is experiencing, and more.

When Lebanon decides that Hezbollah really is a cancer on its society, then the attacks on Lebanon can be reconsidered. Fair enough?

P.S. Interested in a Freeper in Congress? Keep in touch with me.

Congressman Billybob

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[silverleaf]

Calling hezbollah part of Lebanese "social fabric" is like calling MS13 part of America's "social fabric".

There have been brave people who admitted that hezbollah submits to no Lebanese law or authority, owes its allegiance to Iran and Syria. hezbollah exists to make Lebanon an extension of Iran.

Did any Lebanese authority have any "say" over hezbollah obtaining Chinese silkworm missiles and launching them, from Lebanese territory, at an Israeli ship offshore?

hezbollah is no more part of the Lebanese social fabric than cancer is part of the human body.

Go Israel. De fang the terrorists.

[SJackson]

Calling hezbollah part of Lebanese "social fabric" is like calling MS13 part of America's "social fabric".

Unfortunately not. Hezbollah is a home grown Lebanese terrorist group, now oberating internationally and yes, with the support of Iran and Syria. However they have a significant level of support in the country of their birth, they control a large swath of territory and maintain a armed military force, with the forbearance of the Lebanese government. In which they hold both assembly seats and cabinet posts. They have been armed openly, with the cooperation of the Lebanese government. If Israel is able to significantly damage Hizbollah, it's going to be up to the Lebanese government to prevent their return, again. They better recognize the internal support for Hizbollah if they expect to accomplish that task.

[dasboot]

Homepage says he's studying technology history. He might want to study a little World and Political. I think he's just doing a Seinfeld routine...but he's gonna find the audience not laughing ...a lot. He alludes to the same concept of equivalence between the factions in another post; he schools in CA. Do the calculus. He'll get a good education if he hangs around, reads, and gets intimate with mr. spellchecker.

We must mold him! Yeah, that's the ticket. One of these days he'll make another vacuous comment, and JasonC will break him. Then he will be rebuilt: he can be made better!

I don't think he meant no harm, even though his was the most offensive comment I've ever read in this forum. And he don't even understand why. *sigh*

Skulls full o' mush must be nurtured and corrected. I hope he sticks around. :^)

[silverleaf]

hezbollah is not "home grown" in Lebanon.

It was conceived in its mission and assisted in its organization and growth by the iranian revolutionary guards. There are cells all over the world, organized, directed, and armed by Iranian Revolutionary guard. Rev guards train hezbllah and serving with hezbollah in Lebanon then trains Iranian youth who are then sent to other countries. Such as in the Balkans. Do you think 60,000 Iranian have entered Lebanon in recent months for tourism? If hezbollah was home grown then why boost its ranks recently with Iranians?

The first cell just happened to be planted in Lebanon. The cancer has now metastasized

[You Dirty Rats]

Israelis, The Arabs, why don't they just wipe each other out of existense ? Let them nuke each other, let God Sort Out the Rest !

Bloodthirsty Troll, the Arabs have come out AGAINST the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Go nuke yourself before a Mod does it for you!

[SJackson]

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[McGavin999]

"Hezbollah is a major part of the Lebanese social fabric."

Well it's pretty obvious that the "social fabric" has been left in the sun too long and is rotted through and through.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.

You sound like one of those California bashers who want to give our home to the Mexicans then have it slide into the Pacific.

"Let them nuke each other, let God Sort Out the Rest !"

Whose God? Is Allah the same as Jehovah, and will the right people get sorted out?

Michael Frazier