http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lebanon/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:07:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416798/posts Mohammad, a 40-year old Lebanese Shiite who lives in Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs, was holding forth on the virtues of resistance, loyalty, and sex. "You could create the most loyal army by providing political power, social services and fulfilling the desires of your men -- namely, sexual ones," he declared. "And Hezbollah has been very successful in this regard," Mohammad continued. It is hard to disagree. Hezbollah liberated South Lebanon from Israeli occupation, expanded the Shiite community's political power within the country, and has provided social services, such as health care and education, to its constituency since the... NOWLEBANON http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416798/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:07:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415615/posts Three bombs planted under a car exploded south of Beirut on Saturday, killing one person and wounding several others in an attack that apparently targeted an official from the Palestinian terror group Hamas, the state-run news agency said. The official National News Agency said the explosion was caused by "three bombs tied to each other" that were placed under the car of an official believed to be from Hamas. It did not identify the targeted official or the victims. One of the wounded was in serious condition, the report said. Lebanese security officials told The Associated Press they could not... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415615/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:03:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415488/posts BEIRUT: At least two people were killed late Saturday in a blast that shook Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut, a security official said. The International News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415488/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:33:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411034/posts Iran has helped Hizbullah form an operational network for attacks on Western targets, officials said. The officials said the Hizbullah priority was to strike Israeli and U.S. interests in Turkey. "Hizbullah established an operational cell in Istanbul that included members of Iran's IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]," an official said. Officials said Hizbullah organized a safe house and formed a front company in Istanbul. They said IRGC helped Hizbullah set up a tourist agency that would enable Iranian agents to easily enter Turkey. In mid-2009, officials said, Turkey foiled a Hizbullah strike on an Israeli target. Officials said the attack,... Geostrategy-Direct http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411034/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409481/posts The Obama administration is effectively siding with America's enemies in Lebanon. Sure, President Obama said all the right things after his Monday meet-and-greet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. But Suleiman is aligned with Syria -- and thus, by proxy, with Iran and the Hezbollah terrorists. Hezbollah, recall, is responsible for killing 220 US Marines in 1993 and for the murder of scores of innocents in places as far as Argentina. Meanwhile, the administration in the last few months has told the heads of the Western-allied Lebanese factions -- who used to visit Washington to discuss ways to confront Iran, Syria... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409481/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:58:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407918/posts As Hizbullah tightens its hold on the Lebanese government, which formally has allowed it to remain armed in violation of United Nations resolutions, U.S. President Barack Obama calls on Beirut and Israel to honor U.N. declarations. Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407918/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:11:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398537/posts BEIRUT (AFP) – Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Daniel Bellemare said on Wednesday his investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri was moving at "full pace." "The investigation is making progress and is proceeding at full pace," said a statement released by his spokeswoman, Radhia Achouri. ... Earlier, Bellemare met President Michel Sleiman on his first trip as prosecutor to Beirut, where he arrived on Tuesday for a seven-day visit during which he also will meet members of the new government. The Hague-based tribunal was set up by a UN Security Council resolution in 2007... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398537/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:15:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395230/posts BEIRUT, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Ministerial Policy Statement was adopted on Thursday, which allowed Hezbollah to keep its arms, the country's official National News Agency reported. The 12 members committee tasked of drafting the statement agreed to adopt the same clause approved by the previous cabinet over the arms of the resistance, referring to Hezbollah, which allowed the group to maintain their arms in hand to resist Israel, said the report. Meanwhile, the statement insisted on Lebanon's right to free Israel-occupied Shebaa Farms, Kfarshuba Hills and the occupied part of the Ghajar village. Prime Minister Saad Hariri would contact... Xinhua http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395230/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:33:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395222/posts (IsraelNN.com) The new Lebanese government formed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri will officially endorse the Hizbullah terror militia and grant legitimacy to its attacks on Israel. Hariri's national unity cabinet, including two members of Hizbullah, has been attempting to hammer out government guidelines ever since its formation earlier this month. A central sticking point has been Hizbullah's insistence that its independent arsenal of weapons be officially endorsed by the state. According to the Iranian-backed organization, its arms are non-negotiable. Cabinet members of the Phalangist Party and the Lebanese Forces insist that Hizbullah weapons undermine government authority and are in direct... INN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395222/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:08:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2395343/posts The Obama administration has found a new way to appease terrorists and put Israel in danger. Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the Obama administration was playing along with the terrorist ruse in Lebanon when she differentiated between the military branch and a political one in Hezbollah. Clinton’s statement on the Charlie Rose Show came only 24-hours after Prime Minister Saad al-Harriri had created a cabinet of national unity, which includes two members of Hezbollah. Terrorist organizations create a fake divide between political and military branches to give Western Nations "cover" to appease the terrorist groups, and... Arutz Sheva/Aaron Klein/ The lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2395343/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:46:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393272/posts A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon's almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the Mediterranean country's state institutions to counter Hezbollah. Under a deal announced in December by Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr during a visit to Moscow, Russia will provide the MiG-29s from its air force inventory free of charge, including upgrades, under a military assistance program. The Americans have supplied second- and third-hand military equipment including M-60A3 main battle tanks (ex-Jordanian) and M-198 155mm artillery guns, worth $400 million to Lebanon since... Space War http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393272/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:11:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392943/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, November 23, 2009 Arrests Made in Case Involving Conspiracy to Procure Weapons, Including Anti-Aircraft Missiles Arrests were made today in a case involving a conspiracy to procure weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles. A criminal complaint, unsealed today, charged Dani Nemr Tarraf with conspiring to acquire anti-aircraft missiles (FIM-92 Stingers) and conspiring to possess machine guns (approximately 10,000 Colt M4 Carbines). In addition, Tarraf and other defendants — including Douri Nemr Tarraf, Hassan Mohamad Komeiha, and Hussein Ali Asfour — were charged with conspiring to... US DOJ.gov - JUSTICE.gov/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392943/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386173/posts The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — SNIPPET: "Khaled Nawaya, a flight instructor, was arrested by Canada Border Services agents when they found $800,000 in gold coins and other currency in his car and pockets on Oct. 6, as he crossed into Surrey, B.C., near Vancouver." SNIPPET: "He'd been living in the U.S. since he was 17 and had gained approval for permanent residency in Canada. Besides the gold, Canadian agents found a ring bearing the insignia of Hezbollah, which has been listed as a terrorist organization by the Canadian government since 2002. They also seized 9/11 conspiracy theory-themed DVDs and a... CTVBC.ctv.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386173/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:27:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381106/posts BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday. Lebanon has been without a functioning government since Hariri led his coalition, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia, to victory in a June parliamentary election against Hezbollah and its allies. Politicians from both sides said Hariri had now clinched a deal with the opposition on the new government's make-up. A government acceptable to all main parties is seen as key to maintaining stability in a country facing sectarian... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381106/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380501/posts Mideast: Iran tests an advanced warhead design as it gets caught shipping weapons to Hezbollah. Syria is reported to give the group operational control over Scud missiles. It's five minutes to midnight. Tyranny abhors a vacuum. While the U.S. and the West dither in Hamlet-like fashion over whatever we shall do in places such as Afghanistan and Iran, the Axis of Evil is in full swing in its plans to destroy Israel and threaten Europe and America. Israel last week seized what it said was the largest arms cache ever intercepted in the region. Israeli navy commandos boarded the Francop,... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380501/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:10:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375112/posts The Queen forced to wear a burkha and Buckingham Palace turned into a mosque - that was the vision of Britain under Sharia law proposed by a Muslim firebrand today. Preacher of hate Anjem Choudary even showed mocked-up photographs of the palace sporting a golden dome and Nelson's Column as a minaret. He was speaking ahead of a demonstration calling for Sharia law planned for Central London tomorrow, which it is feared could descend into violence. Police are working to avoid a clash between moderate Muslim groups and far-right mobs who have organised rival demonstrations. Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375112/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:24:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372300/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Queens Man and Accomplice Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hizballah Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Joseph M. Demarest, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the FBI, announced the filing of an indictment yesterday charging Patrick Nayyar and Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland with attempting to provide material support to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The indictment also charges Nayyar with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. On Sept. 24, 2009, Nayyar, a 46-year-old citizen of India who had... NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372300/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:53:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369688/posts At 6:20 on the morning of Oct. 23, 1983, a massive truck bomb plowed through the gates of the barracks of a U.S. Marines Corps peacekeeping force stationed in Beirut, Lebanon. The detonation, the most powerful non-nuclear explosion on record, would kill 241 of the 271 servicemen inside — the largest single-day death toll for the Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. At the time, Mark Wolcott of Tioga County was a lance corporal in the Marine Corps, assigned as a repairman for amphibious troop carriers, or “Amtraks.” On the night of Oct. 22,... Morning Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369688/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:14:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369533/posts The community remembers the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit of 1983 as brave troops who suffered great losses in Beirut in one of the most devastating non-nuclear bombings of all time. Retired Marine Col. Timothy Geraghty remembers them as “my men.” Geraghty will be in Jacksonville today to commemorate the anniversary of the bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed nearly 300 peacekeeping troops, 241 of whom were Marines and sailors under his command. Twenty-six years after the event, he has told the story of Beirut in his own words. JD News (Jacksonville) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369533/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367820/posts I have been a resident of the Hamra district for two years now, where there is anything but routine. As a Chicagoan as well, I compare Hamra to Wicker Park, Chicago. Concentrated with hipsters, artists, intellectuals, old money, and yuppies, it is a neighborhood consistently updating its face with new chains and cozy pubs and demolition of old relic buildings and businesses. It comprises one of the most mixed populations in Lebanon and caters to that with anything from a brothel to a Dunkin Donuts coffee. I entered Hamra as a stranger, meeting individuals at this party or that pub.... Cross-Eyed Revolutions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367820/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:39:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366384/posts Arab media in the Persian Gulf have been reporting that Syria, apparently on the orders of Iran, has turned over about 300 long range ballistic missiles to Hezbollah control. The missiles have apparently not left Syria (they would be hard to miss, being driven around southern Lebanon). The reports add that Hezbollah personnel are being trained to operate the missiles. Syria has underground storage and launch facilities for its arsenal of over a thousand SCUD missiles. Armed with half ton high explosive and cluster bomb warheads, the missiles have ranges of 500-700 kilometers. Syria also has some 90 older Russian... The Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366384/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:17:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363672/posts Iran's proxy army in Lebanon will think twice before launching another round of missile attacks. On Monday, a secret Hezbollah munitions bunker in South Lebanon blew up under mysterious circumstances, injuring a senior official in the organization. This is the second such incident in recent months. The first occurred on July 14, when an explosion destroyed a major Hezbollah munitions dump in the South Lebanese village of Hirbet Salim. Hezbollah immediately pointed fingers at the Mossad. Whether or not Israel was to blame, the explosion caused Hezbollah considerable discomfort by proving that it was in flagrant violation of U.N. Security... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363672/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:54:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362892/posts (IsraelNN.com) The IDF Intelligence video released this week showing Hizbullah terrorists stockpiling long-range missiles is the proof that Israel needs to “take off its gloves” in the next round of warfare. So says long-time military analyst Yisrael Katzover, speaking with Arutz-7’s Hebrew newsmagazine. The video footage, released on Tuesday of this week, shows the terrorists taking missiles and other weaponry out of a southern Lebanon warehouse, where an explosion had occurred the day before, and loading them onto trucks. United Nations ceasefire resolution 1701 that ended the Second Lebanon War of 2006 clearly bans such activity... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362892/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:36:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362251/posts by Hana Levi Julian and INN TV Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) The IDF on Tuesday released video footage of Hizbullah terrorists smuggling missiles and other weaponry out of a warehouse where an explosion occurred Monday in the southern Lebanese town of Tayir Filsay. Lebanese Army soldiers and troops from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) traveled to the scene, but terrorists had emptied the warehouse by the time they arrived - a secret activity caught on camera by IDF military intelligence. INN News/ Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362251/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:12:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354335/posts Tire, Lebanon (Reuters) – A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said. A statement by the clerics condemned plans for the open-air display by a dance troupe that has been touring Lebanon. "We support tourism but are against obscenity," said Sheikh Ali Yassin, who heads a group of clerics in the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim city. The local council responded by cancelling the show after consulting politicians and security officials, officials said. Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354335/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 23:07:55 GMT