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By: ckreiz

ckreiz — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:24:41 +0000

Appreciate your thoughts, Rick. It seemed to me that inherent in the Liberal Oasis analysis was the assumption that Hizbollah was armed largely as a consequence of Israeli violence- ignoring the reality that Hiz is armed as a function of its own ideology and power, irrespective of Israel’s action.

By: Rick Moran

Rick Moran — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:45:45 +0000

Shebaa Farms is a spit of land that buttresses Syria, Lebanon and Israel. It technically belongs to Syria. Israel has “occupied” it since their invasion of Lebanon. They have no posts in Shebaa but they patrol it on a regular basis. Lebanon claims it but the UN has ruled it is Syrian territory.

Syria has indicated it is willing to cede Shebaa to Lebanon - mainly as a way to make Israel look bad.

I may be mistaken but I believe Hizbullah ambushed that Israeli patrol and captured the two IDF men near Shebaa which started the war.

Hizbullah uses Shebaa as a pretext to stay armed and claim the mantle of “resistance” fighters. Resolutions 1559 and 1701 both place the fate of Shebaa in the hands of negotiators between Syria and Lebanon as part of the normalization of relations between the two countries.

It is ridiculous to blame the US for anything having to do with Shebaa. Israel uses the land as a forward observation post against Hizbullah and probably won’t give it up until Hizbullah is destroyed or neutralized. And any agreement between Syria and Lebanon over the tiny piece of land would be dependent on the good graces of Israel to abide by it.

This is like Robert Fisk blaming the fall of Lebanese democracy on the US - insane Bush hatred that has no basis in reality. Unless someone is willing to destroy Syria’s ability to meddle in Lebanese affairs, there is little that the US or world community can do to help. Syria is the villain here and no amount of twisting of the facts will change that.

By: ckreiz

ckreiz — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:33:03 +0000

Rick, I’ve been surfing lib sites to see if there’s any discussion re: Lebanon. Very little, as one might expect. However, I did read Liberal Oasis, who unsurprisingly blames BushCo for Lebanon’s ailments. LO references US failure in the Rome Conference, and argues:

“The Israeli occupation of Shebaa Farms has been used by Hezbollah as a pretext for continued “resistance.
If Siniora could resolve the dispute, and deliver a tangible success for his country, his coalition government would be strengthened and Hezbollah would lose justification for remaining armed.”

I know precious little about Shebaa Farms and its relevance, if any, to the current crisis in Lebanon. Could you enlighten us?

By: The Absurd Report

The Absurd Report — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:00:10 +0000

Lebanon

Civil War looks imminent in Lebanon as a half million people took to the streets for the funeral of Pierre Gemayel who assassinated.
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By: Avi Green

Avi Green — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:02:55 +0000

I’ve been notified by a well informed person that Kamal Jumblatt, Walid’s father, was assassinated by Syrian agents not in 1975, as you have it, but in 1977, two years later [perhaps in '78]. Otherwise, a great post.

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:36:39 +0000

Lebanon Update

Gemayelâ€™s funeral draws huge anti-Syrian crowdAllahpundit On any other afternoon Iâ€™d be blogging the hell out of this but as it is Iâ€™ll turn you over to Rick Moran, whoâ€™s updating continuously. Hezbollah had planned massive rallies for today in

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Gemayel’s funeral draws huge anti-Syrian crowd

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:52:37 +0000

[...] On any other day I’d be blogging the hell out of this but as it is I’ll turn you over to Rick Moran, who’s updating continuously. Hezbollah had planned massive rallies for today in hopes of toppling the anti-Syrian government. Massive rallies are exactly what happened — by crowds who turned out to mourn slain minister Pierre Gemayel and ended up burning posters of Assad and their own puppet president, Emile Lahoud. [...]

By: Wake up America

Wake up America — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:41:53 +0000

Ramifications of the Job Half Done

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By: NoisyRoom.net » Blog Archive » Two Sites For Lebanon Updates

NoisyRoom.net » Blog Archive » Two Sites For Lebanon Updates — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:23:15 +0000

[...] government building in an attempt to keep any more ministers from resigning. Rick has lots more and links to other sites covering the crisis. [link] [...]