Yesterday's assassination of popular ex-Premier Raffik Harriri is causing great alarm all around the Middle East.
"... The Lebanese had a lot to lose, as did the Syrians (he was close to Bashir Al Assad, the leader of Syria), as did the other Arab countries in the region who saw him as a strong leader and a stabilizing force in Lebanese politics. On the other hand, Israel has wanted chaos in Lebanon, as has America, and both countries have been agitating to get Hezbollah outlawed and both America and Israel have wanted the Lebanese to oust Syria. In both cases, the Lebanese government has said, “NO,” that Hezbollah is a respected part of Lebanese life and that Syria is there to protect Lebanon from Israeli aggression.
No matter where else you look, no one else had anything to gain except Israel and the U.S. because this death could cause some possible upset in Lebanese politics and life.
Most Middle East experts in the Arab and Muslim worlds believe Israeli hands were at work in the killing of former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Harriri..."
Hmm...the reports indicate that the Israeli Mossad or our own Christians in Action were probably the ones who caused the bombing because it was so professionally done (i.e., the terrorists are too inept to create a bomb with such surgical precision).
Why are they implicating the Iraelis and the US? Because those countries stand to gain the most by having Lebanon in an unstable condition after so many years of relative peace under the leadership of Harriri. The Israelis will probably claim that the Iranians or the Syrians were the culprits, and the US doesn't like Syria because it claims it's a safe haven for Iraqi terrorists. So if Israel wages war against Iran, then Syria will be on Iran's side, and I guess the US will just "have to" go in and defend Israel against both Iran and Syria, a fight we know the Bush Administration would love to have.
Miulang
P.S. Here is an Iranian assessment of who killed Rafik Harriri.
"... The Lebanese had a lot to lose, as did the Syrians (he was close to Bashir Al Assad, the leader of Syria), as did the other Arab countries in the region who saw him as a strong leader and a stabilizing force in Lebanese politics. On the other hand, Israel has wanted chaos in Lebanon, as has America, and both countries have been agitating to get Hezbollah outlawed and both America and Israel have wanted the Lebanese to oust Syria. In both cases, the Lebanese government has said, “NO,” that Hezbollah is a respected part of Lebanese life and that Syria is there to protect Lebanon from Israeli aggression.
No matter where else you look, no one else had anything to gain except Israel and the U.S. because this death could cause some possible upset in Lebanese politics and life.
Most Middle East experts in the Arab and Muslim worlds believe Israeli hands were at work in the killing of former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Harriri..."
Hmm...the reports indicate that the Israeli Mossad or our own Christians in Action were probably the ones who caused the bombing because it was so professionally done (i.e., the terrorists are too inept to create a bomb with such surgical precision).
Why are they implicating the Iraelis and the US? Because those countries stand to gain the most by having Lebanon in an unstable condition after so many years of relative peace under the leadership of Harriri. The Israelis will probably claim that the Iranians or the Syrians were the culprits, and the US doesn't like Syria because it claims it's a safe haven for Iraqi terrorists. So if Israel wages war against Iran, then Syria will be on Iran's side, and I guess the US will just "have to" go in and defend Israel against both Iran and Syria, a fight we know the Bush Administration would love to have.
Miulang
P.S. Here is an Iranian assessment of who killed Rafik Harriri.
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