According to a Hezbollah source, after General Michel Sleiman is elected president:
1) the tribunal to try the assassins of former prime minister Rafiq al Hariri will have the full support of Hezbollah and the 8 March parties, and will proceed;
2) the Lebanese prisoners in Syrian jails will be released;
3) the Syrians will sign the documents the government of Fouad Siniora sent them that will end any dispute over the ownership of the Shebaa Farms;
4) Hezbollah will reveal their deal with the Israelis over a prisoner exchange;
5) and after these three steps are taken, Hezbollah will integrate its weapons into the Lebanese Army. There will be an armistice with Israel. Hezbollah will no longer fight from south Lebanon, but move its operations, training, and strategies to Gaza and the West Bank.
According to him, the Syrians refused to sign any agreement with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and his government, but they will cooperate with Sleiman and the national-unity government.
Hezbollah and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah tell extremely convincing stories. Their narrative is easy to follow, rational, and easy to comprehend. They hit on many themes that are true, like the corruption of some March 14 leaders, and make it appear as if everything would be fine if Hezbollah was in charge. Their members are true believers, and their passion and conviction is evident.
I wish what this man tells me is true. His talking points will please any Lebanese audience. Unfortunately, what is more likely to happen is that Hezbollah will pound these points into everyone's heads, and then they will use a minor excuse - like appointing a certain judge to the tribunal judiciary, or the Future Movement not allowing Michel Aoun to appoint Shia ministers (which is a bad thing, but allegedly happened in 2005) - to cancel everything out.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Whoever fed you this load of rubbish has probably been smoking his carpet!
We won't have to wait too long to see that none of what you mentioned is true.
for some reason i am laughing at this..let's just keep the good vibes of this period flowing in the air..
I would just for once, like to see from this Hizballah-obssessed blog, an article about the other ills of Lebanon, namely on the negatives of feudal politics, on warlords that claim to be legitimate governments, maybe an article on why the constitutional council needs to be restored.
How is it possible for such an intellect to not recognise that Lebanon is in need of much medicine, and stop trying to convince us that salvation lies at the hands of a grouping of feudals, ethnic cleansers and corrupt businessmen Mr Malik romanticises as march 14??
Yeah, my ass..
Do you mean Michel Aoun appointing Christian ministers?
Good post.
Robert,
Check out the previous post. I comment on corrupt leaders.
Hezbollah obsessed? Man, I was crouched in my hallway and bathroom for two days because of those guys. I couldn't leave my building. I think it is fair to say that Hezbollah is a priority at this moment.
If you want to see some brutal attacks on the zuama, check out my posts from a few years ago. In particular, check out "An Open Letter to Saad Hariri" and "An Open Letter to Walid Jumblatt."
B Jade,
I did mean Shia. Supposedly, the Future Movement didn't want Aoun to appoint Shia ministers. They only wanted to allow him to seat Christian ministers.
Sorry to rain on your parade but I do not see why any of the above could not have been done before. Remember March 8 withdrew from the government because they are against the tribunal. Do not kid your self otherwise. Syria wants its cake and eat it too, particularly if they can use Hizballah to fight their wars so I do not see them giving up Shebaa farms. Hizballah's deal for prisoners in Israel has nothing to do with the government and its a totally seperate issue. As for Hizballah's arms being integrated into the Lebanese army, I can tell you that it's more like the other way around. We saw a glimpse of what to come from the army during the invasion of Beirut. What is more likely to happen is that the army will integrate into Hizballah. The sad reality is that the new president of Lebanon is NOT Sleiman it's really Hassan Nasrallah. If you have any doubts just look back a couple of weeks to see what happened in Beirut. Think about it- if there ever is a disagreement between Nasrallah and Michel Sleiman who do you think will get his way. We are witnessing the rise of the Islamic Republic of Lebanon that is idealogically and politically aligned with Ali Khameni in Iran. Don't kid yourselves. I guess we have Michel Aoun to thank for that.
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