Hezbollah, headed by Hassan Nasrallah was accused by US, of getting Scud missiles.
The Lebanese PM , Saad al-Hariri refused of having any such claim of obtaining Scud missiles.He considers it to be an allegation by Israel on Hezbollah group.
Hariri said the charges by Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, accusing Syria of supplying Hezbollah with Scuds, are similar to the “weapons of mass destruction” claims that led to the invasion of Iraq.
“Threats that Lebanon now has huge missiles are similar to what they used to say about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.Such arms were not found. They are trying to repeat the same scenario with Lebanon.”
He said,”The media suddenly started reporting that there are Scud missiles in Lebanon,” in PM’s office at Beirut on Tuesday.
Harriri’s response came following the accusations on Damascus by US which called Syria’a move as provocative, and an act of terror.Hezbollah’s political power is supported by well-equipped military power of Iran and Syria.
[Source:Al-Jazeera Agency]
Another lamb to the slaughter altar ,Now it is syrias and lebanons turn, to be the sacrificial lambs. US and Israel cannot see and will ensure that no country in middle east arm themself. Any attempt to do so is viewed as a direct threat to the terrorist nation of Israel and its vocal supporter US.
This double faced policy of US is what is reponsible for the present mess that the world finds it self in. Israel is let free and not charged for any of its openly committed and self accepted crimes. Instead US turns a blind eye to all such atrocities committed by israel and even gives the green signal to go ahead unchecked.
The point is that Iran or any muslim country aquiring nuclear technology or weapons is not acceptable by US and its allies as this might signal the begining of the end of Israel. Hence efforts to put out the fire at its first spark is the motto of US and Israel. Iraqs ambitious efforts to aquire this trechnology was snuffed out by Israels bombings of Iraqs nuclear site and abducting its leading sceintist and eliminating the threat. The world didnt even notice and no one bothered to protest this find and eliminate policy of Israel. Israels aquiring of this technology has upset the balance of power in the middle east. If Iran has to forego its nucleur programme, US should first start with Israel, Israel should abandon and cap its anti arab stance, revert back to its claim on jerusalem, stop its atrocities on innocent civilians in Palestine. Israel is the biggets threat to peace in middle east,its hawkish stance in the region is what is spoiling peace and peace efforts. But the bigger picture is that US has permanent designs and intrests in middle east. It needs a monster like Israel to instill and mantain a phobia of fear. A mass hysteria created to project US as its most trusted partner and freind and a veil to protect middle east from Israels designs. US sees that its intrests are served by way of selling its old and obsolete arms or even use middle east as its testing ground for its weapons. While Isreal is being constantly armed with latest state of the art weapons and while if some middle east country tries to obtain old,outdated arms from other than US is condemned,condoned, the selling country is pressured into ending the deal. Why this hypocrisy. This is what is causing the upset of balance of power. But sadly muslim countries in middle east are eating out of US hands and are bullied into submission . Even if someone rare like Iran does stand up to ask its rights, The rights is mis-interpreted as a direct threat to Peace
Democracy,US and ultimately Isreal. Various methods and sanctions are dished out to ensure that the spark is put out at its first instance. Solution lies in fair judgement,unbiased thinking,abandoing unconditional support and just policies to be implemented by US in middle east. Middle eastern countries in turn should try to gather itself behind Iran. Countries affcected by biased policies of US should come together and form a bloc, Countries like Iran,Syria,Lebanon,Venzuela,Malasia, N,Korea ,China etc..should forge an alliance and see that US/Israel desings are quashed. US/Israel’s monopoly on world politics, hold over UN and UN decisions should be questioned and alternate sources developed to mantain the balance of power.
Having said all this, Countries like lebanon have themselves to blame for not aquiring,equipping or developing weapons or armies to protect and defend its masses. Thay have been busy amassing and gobbling up wealth , belly dancing and enjoying thier lives. Imagine a country like lebanon having no army of its own to defend itself and has to look upto Hezbollah to defend it.
Thank God if not for Hezbollah, Expansionist israel would have overrun Lebanon and made it part of its occupied territory like west bank,golan heights,south lebanon etc.
Sad that Muslims are fighting and dying for lebanon and the christian lebanese are reaping the fruits. Remember the very christians of lebanon were siding with Israel and had formed the SLA(South Lebanon Army) which was used by Israel as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah. These christian traitors switched sides when Hezbollah kicked out Israel from South Lebanon.
Syrias presence in lebanon was a threat to Israel and lebanese christians,
hariris assasinations blame was put on syria and syria was asked to quit lebanon. Now Israels task is made easier and it was proved by Israels bombing of lebanon in 2008.
Its only a matter of time before lebanon is invaded or worse bombed again on the pretext of WMD’s. Then lebanon will realise its folly of sending out syria.
But then it will be too late. Then muslim lebanese will see the true colours of their christian counter parts as to whose side they belong to.