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January 23, 2007
Nasserallah Goes After Easier Target
It appears that Lebanese Hizbaballah leader Hassan Nasserallah is tired of knocking heads with Israel and is going after an easier target. His own country Lebanon. Thousands of Lebanese loyal to Hizbullah leader Nasrallah blocked main roads in Beirut and around the country at the start of what may be a putsch against the government. One man has been killed.There is a report from Reuters that the siege is being lifted. BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition began removing roadblocks across the country on Tuesday night after suspending a general strike and halting protests aimed at toppling the government, a senior opposition source said.Here is another view of the situation posted about 4 hours ago. It is about 2207 GMT as I post this. Lebanese Premier Fouad Saniora in urgent discussions with the opposition. Posted: 23-01-2007 , 18:23 GMTThe risk that is not hidden is a return to civil war in Lebanon. A wound that is still raw. More on the end of the strike. Lebanon's pro-Syrian opposition has suspended a general strike and halted protests aimed at toppling the Government.The reports are fragmentary so far and give no hint of why the siege was called off. Here is a report from a day ago using the big lie technique. Nasserallah was trying to prevent a civil war. So he says. BEIRUT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called on Lebanese to take part in an anti-government strike on Tuesday to topple leaders who he said wanted to take the country to civil war.A bit of speculation here, but I wonder if Iran isn't doing this as a warning to the US about what an attack on it could mean. Thing is, if you kill the queen bee, hive activity goes on for a while and then ceases. Gateway Pundit has a round up of earlier events and photos. Update: 23 Jan '07 2324z Michael Totten has photos and commentary. Just a side note here...Up until today Hezbollah has modeled its "resistance" to the elected government after the March 14 demonstations to oust the occupying Syrian army. The March 14 movement, though, never did anything remotely like this. That's because they are, for the most part, liberal and democratic while Hezbollah is a Syrian-Iranian terrorist army. Today should be a moment of clarity for the willfully obtuse.Michael thinks it was called off because Hizballah was losing popular support due to the violence. Hezbollah called off the so-called "strike." Nasrallah seems to be aware that his latest stunt was seen by Lebanese an act of war in direct violation of Lebanon's power-sharing arrangment.Michael Totten in the comments: What you see in Lebanon right now is a proxy war between the Syrian-Iranian axis on one side, and the US, France, and Saudi Arabia on the other.Ah the draw of Democracy, whiskey, sexy. And hashish. Blond Lebanese. H/T reader linearthinker. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 01.23.07 at 05:29 PM |
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