Report: Hizbullah buying lands in southern Lebanon (Christians and Druze moving out)

al Bawaba ^ | August 12 2007

[knighthawk]

Hizbullah is buying up large tracts of land owned by Christians and other non-Shiites in southern Lebanon as it rebuilds its defences in preparation for a new confrontation with Israel, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The land deals are part of Hizbullah's efforts to rearm and fortify the strategically important ravines north of the Litani River, just north of the front line in last year's 34-day conflict with Israel.

Just south of the Litani, the UN is conducting hundreds of patrols each day in a bid to keep Hizbullah weapons out of the area.

According to the British newspaper, Hizbullah "appears to be readying for round two with Israel." At 16 kilometers from the border, the lands allegedly purchased are within rocket range of Israeli cities.

"Christians and Druze are selling land and moving out, while the Shia are moving in. There is an extraordinary demo-graphic shift taking place," said Edmund Rizk, a Christian MP for the area until 1992.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[2ndDivisionVet]

It’s just pasture land for goats: Nothing to see here, move along!

[SolidWood]

Can we now go back to protesting Jews “stealing” Palestinian land?

[RouxStir]

But, but, but....I thought if we were nice to them...

[Natchez Hawk]

Why wouldn’t Christians and Druzes want to live on property bordering Israel?

[steveyp]

I thought I had recently read where these “patrols” were being conducted with HezBo guides so the UN personnel would avoid being blown up by roadside bombs.

[PhilDragoo]

"Christians and Druze are selling land and moving out, while the Shia are moving in. There is an extraordinary demo-graphic shift taking place," said Edmund Rizk, a Christian MP for the area until 1992.

Speaking of demographic shifts taking place, that is the central theme of Mark Steyn, America Alone.

Muslims' birthrate is near double that of what we used to like to call "Western Civilization".

But let's do invite Iran to be a part of the solution to provide stability in Iraq--oh, and of course, the Saudis.

Or, in the alternative, we might actually find that Muslims support Islamoterrorism and conduct the extant operation accordingly.

No, I'm not suggesting we "nuke Mecca"--merely clear the Haditha Marines and put Murtha, Pelosi and Reid in Leavenworth.

Arming Saudi? Arming Egypt? Arming "Palis" be they from Column A or Column B?

Prosecute media leaks--and media frauds: CNN, NYT, TNR et al.

Why the New Tone, Mr. President?

Does the security of the Republic stack under the approval of the Council on Foreign Relations?

Sound outre?

Explain why Carter's schmuck Zbigniew Brzezinsky coauthored the 2004 CFR paper "Iran: A New Approach" with CIA's Robert Gates--and why Gates bumped Rumsfeld--

Is it that we must not kill the dog who bites us in Iraq, but must negotiate with him--

--even while he kills our fighters at the rate of a half dozen a day?

Negotiate? Our first offer should be one which cannot be refused.

[nicmarlo]

Why the New Tone, Mr. President?

Does the security of the Republic stack under the approval of the Council on Foreign Relations? [SURELY YOU JEST, PHIL!!!!!]

Sound outre?

Explain why Carter's schmuck Zbigniew Brzezinsky coauthored the 2004 CFR paper "Iran: A New Approach" with CIA's Robert Gates--and why Gates bumped Rumsfeld--....

You'll never hear an HONEST explanation about that, or about our installed shadow government, the CFR.

[Czar]

"You'll never hear an HONEST explanation about that, or about our installed shadow government, the CFR."

Correct.

[devolve]

[dixiechick2000]

Excellent posts, all!
Thank you!

Where’s potlatch?

[potlatch]

It has the ‘bird flu’ devolve!! Lol.

[potlatch]

Here I be!! Lol
Thanks for missing me!

[dixiechick2000]

You were missed!

I’m glad you are back!