Was Lebanon sold to Hezbollah?
By: Elias Bejjani
May 27/08
Much has been said in praise and criticism of the "Doha agreement" that ended the bloody and criminal unsuccessful coup attempt that the Terrorist Hezbollah Militia and the axis of evil two countries, Syria and Iran, executed earlier this month in Lebanon to take over all the country, by force and topple the whole free and democratic regime.
Every party whether internal or international, interpreted the agreement that
was brokered by the Arab League and the Qatari ruler,
from its own political, national, ideological, or materiel perspective. Some
western analysts said it came as a result of an American-Iranian global secret
understanding for numerous Middle East conflicts in general and for the Iraqi
one
in particular. Others explained it as a preliminary consequence of the
Syrian-Israeli negotiations currently being conducted in Turkey, in the open
this time.
The International and regional press considered it a victory for the two states
of the Axis of Evil; Syria and Iran, a great defeat to the Cedars Revolution,
and a certain defeat of the West and its plans
for the Middle East. Some even went as far as claiming that Lebanon has now
become “a state under the control of Hezbollah”.
In Lebanon, the opposition coalition leadership, including Hezbollah, as well as
the majority parties, leaders, politicians and MP's considered it a great and
historic accomplishment, but each from mere individual
perspective, confessional affiliation,
wishful thinking, local and foreign links as well as Divine
interpretations for winning and losing.
The Majority, (March 14 coalition) is working hard to market it
to its supporters as the beginning of a long term, well and thorough
comprehensive programmed solution. A triumph of the concept of the State and
coexistence among its multi-cultural communities. A defeat of Hezbollah’s armed coup objectives. A strengthening of
civil peace propelled by a Gandhi-like attitude resulting in substantial and
essential compromises. The Majority justified the back off and retreat on numerous major
and substantial matters as "necessary to avert and abort Hezbollah's civil war
venomous scheme"
Hezbollah and its followers such as Amal, Aoun's FPM, and other Syria-Iran mercenaries,
read in it a great defeat to the “American-Zionist Middle East Plan” and its
followers in Lebanon including the “conspirators, Zionists, and traitors”. From
this arrogant and illusionary stand, Syria's mouthpiece and loyal servant,
Lebanon's House Speaker Mr. Nabih Berri hideously and evilly,
seriously endeavored unsuccessfully to ban the Saniora Cabinet members from attending the
election ceremony of president Michel Suleiman that took place on Sunday,
alleging the cabinet is “unconstitutional and illegal”, from his perspective.
His cheap and mean game failed and the cabinet members attended after the
Majority MP's threatened to boycott the election session.
Meanwhile Hezbollah's
General Secretary, Hassan Nasrallah delivered a lengthy speech yesterday in
which he reiterated his "Divine" refusal to disarm and reaffirmed his
Iranian-Syrian long term plans of resistance "against the enemy, Israel".
"The resistance weapons are to be used in fighting the enemy, liberate lands and
prisoners, and defend Lebanon and nothing else," .
"State weapons … should defend the nation, the people and their rights … but
cannot be used to settle accounts with a political opponent. State arms cannot
be used to target the resistance and its arms,".
"All weapons should serve the purpose for which they were organized,".
Where does the truth stand? Where are all the parties, whether majority of
minority, Arabs or internationals, taking Lebanon in this agreement which they
sponsored, blessed and advocated for, even though it failed to mention Security
Council Resolutions
(UNSCR) 1559 and 1701, that stipulates for the disarmament of
Hezbollah, and for putting an end to all cantons erected during the Syrian
occupation era, among which is Hezbollah's mini state. The agreement also omits
any reference to the 1948 Armistice treaty with Israel and contains no clauses
calling for the disarmament of militias as required by the "Taef Accord".
One wonders,
where are all these parties, Arabs, Europeans and the USA are taking Lebanon
with an agreement that legitimizes the “Hezbollah State” inside the state and
grants it a veto power in the first cabinet to be formed under the presidency of
General Michele Suleiman?
What good is to expected from an agreement which
did not come with a time schedule or a roadmap to deter, contain and ultimately
confiscate Hezbollah's Iranian-Syrian weapons. These same weapons that were
criminally used earlier this month to massacre more than 100 Lebanese civilians
and invade many peaceful Lebanese territories including the western part of the
capital Beirut.
What actually distresses the Sovereign Free Nationalists in Lebanon and
Diaspora, and darkens Lebanon's future of Freedoms, democracy, and its multi
cultural role model in the Middle East, is that the Security Council which
supported the Doha agreement, has also failed to mention in its statement
issued last week,
UNSCR
1559 and 1701, as well as the "Taef Accord"
.
Those who are
hailing the Doha agreement, be they Americans. Europeans, Arabs or Lebanese, and who
are alleging that the newly elected president Michele Suleiman will work on
disarming Hezbollah peacefully, should review thoroughly Suleiman's achievement
record as Army commander during the last nine years, as well as his political
affiliations background. Suleiman was handpicked by late Syrian president Hafez
Assad as Army commander during the Stalinist Syrian occupation of Lebanon and then was embraced by Assad's son, the current
Syrian president Basher Al Assad. Suleiman always was and still is a Hezbollah
strong ally, and a loud and staunch advocate for
what is falsely called "resistance against Israel".
This does not mean that Suleiman will not adopt new strategies and side with his
country, Lebanon, and accordingly be a loyal guardian and protector for the
Lebanese constitution as a president. Having
said this, No one should ignore the fact that the majority of the Lebanese
politicians are opportunists and chameleons. They change their affiliations and
shift from one side to another so smoothly to secure power and authority. There
is no doubt that Suleiman is
no exception.
Things will be in the clear and unveiled within only two weeks. We will witness either the
re-emerging of the state of Lebanon, or the Hezbollah's state instead. The
Suleiman presidency’s path will determine which state this Genera-president
is going to preside over. All this will be decisive in the new cabinet's
Ministerial policy statement which will
be presented to the parliament for its
vote of confidence.
If the statement re-iterates the falsehood of “resistance, liberation,
rejection, and occupied land”, and again gives
Hezbollah militia legitimacy and legality, as
was the case in the Saniora cabinet pre-2006 war statement, then this will mean
simply that the “Hezbollah’s mini state” has triumphed over the Lebanese state.
That the Suleiman presidency will be a crisis management one, under the control,
instructions, conditions, weapons, ideology, and religious edicts (fatawa) of
Sheik Hassan Nassrallah, Hezbollah's General Secretary and behind him of course,
Syria and Iran.
The Saniora cabinet's fatal mistake, or rather its mortal sin, was that it
deluded itself in believing that Hezbollah will not turn its weapons against the
Lebanese people, so it surrendered complementally, and from its first day it was
formed, to this Iranian-Syrian Terrorist militia, and legalized its weapons, its
influence, its cantons in its cabinet Ministerial Statement. That Statement
stated “It is in protection of our valiant resistance, in calm dialog over the
options available to us all, and in the context of the Arab struggle against
Israel and its occupations, and to fortify Lebanon and adhere to Arab
solidarity, to confirm the Arab League Beirut Summit resolutions for a final
just peace and the respect of international resolutions”.
Hopefully, the new Lebanese cabinet to be formed within the coming few days, the first in President Suleiman's six years term, will not commit the
same sin and fatal mistake that the departing Saniora Cabinet did. Hezbollah was
never a real or genuine resistance, but an Iran-Syrian army by every standard.
Its coup attempt earlier this month and the horrible crimes and massacres it
committed against the Lebanese peaceful civilians tell
the whole story.
We, the Lebanese in the Diaspora, call on the
free world not to keep a blind eye while Iran and Syria are devouring Lebanon
bit by bit through its Hezbollah Army. The falling of Lebanon to the Axis of
Evil countries and organizations will make all and every country world-wide targets for
this merciless beast.
I reiterate what was stated in my last commentary:
"The solid and proved
fact that no one in the entire world should ignore is that Hezbollah, like the
rest of the regional and global terrorist groups understands and bows to only
one language. This language that they master and understand is a combination of
force, deterrence and decisiveness. Hopefully the world will be able to
communicate with Hezbollah with the only language that it knows and understands".
Elias Bejjani
Chairman for the Canadian Lebanese Coordinating Council (LCCC)
Human Rights activist, journalist & political commentator.
Spokesman for the Canadian Lebanese Human Rights Federation (CLHRF)
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