Posted on 07/28/2006 3:08:54 AM PDT by maronite
But for some of the Christians who had made it out in this convoy, it was not just privations they wanted to talk about, but their ordeal at the hands of Hezbollah — a contrast to the Shiites, who make up a vast majority of the population in southern Lebanon and broadly support the militia.
“Hezbollah came to Ain Ebel to shoot its rockets,” said Fayad Hanna Amar, a young Christian man, referring to his village. “They are shooting from between our houses.”
“Please,’’ he added, “write that in your newspaper.”
In past wars, Christian militias were close to Israelis, and animosity between Christians and Shiites lingers.
Many Christians from Ramesh and Ain Ebel considered Hezbollah’s fighting methods as much of an outrage as the Israeli strikes. Mr. Amar said Hezbollah fighters in groups of two and three had come into Ain Ebel, less than a mile from Bint Jbail, where most of the fighting has occurred. They were using it as a base to shoot rockets, he said, and the Israelis fired back.
One woman, who would not give her name because she had a government job and feared retribution, said Hezbollah fighters had killed a man who was trying to leave Bint Jbail.
“This is what’s happening, but no one wants to say it” for fear of Hezbollah, she said.
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How was it that the Christian militias disarmed, but Hezballah did not? I don't know the history there.
Bad move on letting that happen.
****"Please,’’ he added, “write that in your newspaper.” **
Even in Lebanon they know the American media dosnt print all the news. This person begged the media to print the truth.
I am surprised to see this from the NY Times.
Prayers for Lebanon.
Must be feeling the pressure from their Jewish subscriber base.
I read that Lebanon was 85% Christian just a few decades ago. What the hell happened?
The only thing surprising about this story is that it was actually printed by the New York Slimes.
We are involved in a religous war, it has nothing to do with territory, nothing to do with poverty or tyrannical goverments. Muslims are ruled by the Koran, which is a book of oppression and violence.
Hard for me to say I am not an expert. However since you asked, I would say the smart Christians saw the handwriting on the wall and hauled ass.
I believe you are correct. Most of the good Christians couldn't stand the constant war and oppression and left, or right, as you please. Lebanon once the muzzies were in charge, stopped being a country and became a waste land.
the christian militias disarmed as it was a requirement of the peace treaty that all militias disarm and the army take charge. Hezbollah then refused to disarm claiming that it is its duty to liberate lebanon and many people supported them(pretty much all the shiites), that and they had the support of syria who were the power brokers at the time. Then came the exile of all the christian wartime leaders by syria and the ones who werent exiled were sentenced to life in solitary confinement or murdered. only last year did some leaders get released from jail and return from exile but we arent as strong as we once were. Many christians are still in exile in israel aswell and are not allowed to return because hezbollah wasnt allowing it. During the civil war the christian militias were very well trained(most went to israel to receive training and returned to lebanon to fight) and as my father put it, "had a will to fight", now christians are very weak in lebanon and are not united like before, there is a struggle for power amongst the christians about who will become the next president.
We bailed on them after the Marine barracks were bombed. Lebanon and Israel tell us everything we need to know about the ME. The two most advanced countries were tiny, and oil-free. They also had non-Muslim majorities. Now Lebanon is a pit. ME in a nutshell.
The Hizb'Allah scum are the scum of Allah. They are overjoyed to see Christians leave Lebanon and never return. These Shi'ite rats want a Muslim Lebanon.
The Slimes is simply incapable of reporting any news that is not accompanied by their editorializing. Would it have been too much to simply report on what the man said without besmearching his motives? There are still a lot of stupid New Yorkers who believe what this rag has to say.
I am amazed they reported this at all. And they managed to mention "Christians" without a reference to Pat Robertson!!!!
Ouch. I was afraid it would be something like that.
Time to arm up.
Lebanon needs a serious dose of "religious" cleansing.
All the Muslims should be driven out and it should be returned to Christian control.
With an anti-Islamic Lebanon embedded next to Israel, perhaps what is needed will be accomplished - a new drive to expel the Muslims from all the land they have stolen since the 600's and cordon them off in the centrqal wastes of Arabia - the desolation which spawned this cult of evil.
The west and the non-Muslim east must come to the realization that there is NO coexistance with Islam.
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