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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanese website blames Hizbullah for Qana deaths
2006-08-01
Anti-Syrian elements in Lebanon openly point finger at Hizbullah as guilty of killing of dozens of civilians in order to curtail plans for disarming group. 'Hizbullah has placed rocket launcher on building's roof and brought invalid children inside in bid to provoke Israeli response,' they write

Is Hizbullah behind the tragic incident in the village of Qana that claimed the lives of some 60 people? While the Israeli army continues to investigate the circumstances leading to the building's collapse, some in Lebanon do not hesitate to point the finger at the Shiite organization and claim it is to blame for the death of dozens.

The Lebanese website LIBANOSCOPIE, associated with Christian elements in the country and which openly supports the anti-Syrian movement called the "March 14 Forces," reported that Hizbullah has masterminded a plan that would result in the killing of innocents in the Qana village, in a bid to foil Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's "Seven Points Plan", which calls for deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon and the disarming of Hizbullah.

Disabled children placed inside building

"We have it from a credible source that Hizbullah, alarmed by Siniora's plan, has concocted an incident that would help thwart the negotiations.
Knowing full well that Israel will not hesitate to bombard civilian targets, Hizbullah gunmen placed a rocket launcher on the roof in Qana and brought disabled children inside, in a bid to provoke a response by the Israeli Air Force. In this way, they were planning to take advantage of the death of innocents and curtail the negotiation initiative," the site stated.

The site's editors also claimed that not only did Hizbullah stage the event, but that it also chose Qana for a specific reason: "They used Qana because the village had already turned into a symbol for massacring innocent civilians, and so they set up 'Qana 2'." Notably, the incident has indeed been dubbed "The second Qana massacre" by the Arab media.
Posted by:twobyfour

#6  There is also anecdotal evidence that corraborates this account. As much as this seems plausible, credible, and believable...I think we should be skeptical. That's in spite of the fact I believe Hezbollah and their islamo-cockroach buddies are subhuman.

We accuse muslims of being Kool-aid drinkers (e.g., believing Israelis drink the blood of Paleo babies) because of some fatwah or pronouncement from some illiterate iman. We probably need to be equally careful that we are not guilty of the same thing.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-08-01 18:40  

#5  It may be that in a few weeks the only way to criticize Hezbollah will be through the internet.

Oh yeah? Hezzies havee always threatened. It's in their nature. Let them continue their psychotic rants. I almost hope they do carry out a threat against the US. All the pretext we need to blow their moon-god worshipping asses back to the 7th century. As for media censorship, there are now plenty of alternatives, some of which are not internet related. The truth has a way of getting out eventually.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-08-01 15:19  

#4  It may be that in a few weeks the only way to criticize Hezbollah will be through the internet.

Reports for the past week or two are that Hezb goons are threatening MPs, ministers, the electronic and print media, etc.
Posted by: mhw   2006-08-01 14:32  

#3  "gunmen placed a rocket launcher on the roof in Qana and brought disabled children inside"

Islamic Euthanasia

Produced and Directed by Lions of IslamTM
Rated R for graphic realism of death culture
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2006-08-01 08:37  

#2  where's mike the oil guy, we need some entertainment
Posted by: Legolas   2006-08-01 07:47  

#1  I suspect this article is exactly true, but I doubt it will ever be proven, or even believed by very many. The West surrendered the propaganda war years ago.
Posted by: glenmore   2006-08-01 07:30  

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