From Arab Times Online [Kuwait], 3 August 2006 9:25:11 AM, By Ahmed Al-Jarallah, Editor-in-Chief [emphasis added]...
THE Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, who claimed he had received information that Israel was planning to attack Lebanon between September and November, should soon be held accountable for what is happening in Lebanon. In issuing such statements Nasrallah was acting as if he was the head of CIA or Pentagon. Assuming his claims were true, Nasrallah has succeeded only in speeding up Israel’s preplanned attack on Lebanon.
Nasrallah’s statements remind us of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser who also claimed to have received information Israel was planning to attack Egypt. Gamal Abdul Nasser acted on that false information leading Egypt to defeat in a war in which a large number of Egyptian soldiers were killed. Whoever gave this “information” to Nasrallah was only planning to put him in trouble and destroy Lebanon.
This wrong information will make Nasrallah lose the war because all of us know Israel is not alone. It has the United States and the international community on its side. So when we fight Israel, we will be fighting the whole world. When we lose the war we may justify it by saying “Israel was not alone but had the support of the US.” The million dollar question is, if we knew Israel has strong supporters why didn’t we prepare for the war by constructing shelters and refuge centers for our citizens. Why didn’t we stock adequate energy for the duration of the war? Today Israel has the necessary shelters and energy reserves to save its citizens from any attack by Hezbollah or others. Why did Nasrallah and his associates fail to think about this issue and prepare for the war before they started it?
Did anybody bother to think about the feelings of people of southern Lebanon who have lost their homes and properties and have been forced to flee to Beirut and the central regions of Lebanon? These innocent people will soon demand answers to questions like why such horrible things happened to them and who is responsible for their sufferings. When they realize they lost everything they had because of the political games of Iran and Syria, will Tehran and Damascus compensate their loss? Everybody knows people of southern Lebanon have lost their property due to the policy of some foreign countries implemented by their local agents. Until now the Lebanese have received no support either from Syria or Iran. All their assistance has come from other countries in the region — including Jordan, Egypt, and the UAE. The only gift Lebanon has received from Iran is death and destruction.
The Iranian Foreign Minister, who recently visited Beirut to see the real situation in Lebanon, understood that the false propaganda of Hezbollah through TV channels and other media will not help it to win the war against Israel. The Iranian minister realized thousands of refugees have abandoned Hezbollah to face Israel alone and nobody wants to fight for Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Israel is going ahead with the war without distinguishing between children or adults. Until now they have not asked for any assistance or help from any part of the world.
The tragedy in Lebanon will soon bring those who are responsible for this issue to justice. These people have converted a beautiful country like Lebanon into an arena where Israel can play war games using live ammunition with its fighter aircraft and bombs. There is nobody in Lebanon to shoot at Israeli aircraft or even scare them from flying over that country. We can accept all the losses suffered by Lebanon on the condition that the Lebanese government musters the strength to exercise its authority all over the country. The Lebanese must be a part of the government and mercenaries, who get instructions from foreign countries, must be rooted out. It is time a strong, democratic and free Lebanon is established.
e-mail: ahmedjarallah@hotmail.com
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