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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Hariri killing solved - The Jooooo's Dun It!
2005-02-15
While the opposition to the pro-Syrian government in Beirut claimed that Syria was behind the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al Hariri, the Syrian media on Tuesday pointed the finger of suspicion at Israel.
"What happened was an attempt to shatter national unity in Lebanon, to sow anarchy and divisions which lead to a climate of civil war," said government newspaper Tishrin. Israel "continues to work to sabotage Lebanon's achievements to try to bring anarchy to the country and to be able to continue its occupation of the Shebaa Farms", a disputed strip of land along the Israeli border, the newspaper added. Meanwhile, several Arab analysts say that Syria itself was also targeted by Hariri's assassination.
"Syria certainly did not need to complicate the situation, just when it is already in the firing line" over UN Resolution 1559, Rauf Ghoneim, a former Egyptian deputy foreign minister, said.
"We're the victim here, see!"
According to several political analysts, Al Hariri's assassination is aimed at drowning Lebanon in another civil war. Arab commentators called on Lebanon on Tuesday to unite against such threat, with some suggesting that Israel has greatly benefited from the death of Al Hariri. On the other hand, the Arab League called on the Lebanese people not to jump to conclusions about the assassination.
"We'll let you know, soon as we see which way the wind blows the fallout"
Al-Gomhuria daily, Egypt's state-owned said the assassination aimed to "subvert the interests of the Lebanese people, undermine their solidarity and shake their will". "Lebanese people should throw their ethnic and religious differences behind them and strive for unity," it said.
Other analysts suggested that Al Hariri's death was a part of a bigger plan aimed at fueling tension and spreading chaos in the region already shaken by Iraq war, where some hope for fear a sectarian civil war similar to that which tore Lebanon apart from 1975 to 1990.
"There is a conspiracy to spread anarchy in the region," said Essam el-Erian, a leading member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
"And everyone knows if there is a conspiracy, the Jooos are behind it"
Although the former Lebanese Prime Minister had recently joined calls for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, Arab commentators insisted his death did not benefit Syria.
"For sure, it is not in Syria's interest for Lebanon to be rocked by such a massive security breach. After all Syria is responsible for Lebanon's security," the leading Saudi newspaper al-Watan said in an editorial.
And they've done such a bangup job, too. Ooops, bad choice of words
Meanwhile, Iran said Israel is the only state that has the resources to carry out such attack. According to initial reports, the bomb which killed Hariri had the explosive power of 300 kg of dynamite.
"An organised terrorist entity like that of the Zionist regime has the capability to carry out such operations and it targets breaking unity and solidarity in Lebanon," a state-owned Iranian newspaper quoted the foreign ministry as saying.
"Yeah, after all, who ever heard of muslims blowing people up.....ok that's a bad example. But we know they done it, trust us.."
Posted by:Steve

#4  Ever since the Yasin "incident" the whiners surrounding Israel have used all sudden descents to room temperature status as an excuse to point fingers.

Since the IDF and the Mossad as so efficient, and the Arab equivalents are such buffoons and cowards at this sort of thing, i.e. using agitated homicide bomers who are mostly kids, one should not expect much different form the Arab yahoos who spew this stuff.

Nibsey in Damascus, a.k.a. Baby Assad, had better watch his Ps & Qs. Or he'll be discovered by some IDF sergeant, hiding in a hole in a backyard of a mud hut in surburban Damascus.
Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-15 7:57:24 PM  

#3  See?
Posted by: ISmelledYourSnow   2005-02-15 6:57:06 PM  

#2  Has anyone ever put a stopwatch on this so we can get a benchmark?
"BOOM!"..."The Jooooooos did it!"
Posted by: tu3031   2005-02-15 5:12:23 PM  

#1  Elegantly simple. You see, Israel hates Syria. Hariri hated Syria. So it stands to reason that Israel would kill Hariri to . . .

oh. never mind.
Posted by: PlanetDan   2005-02-15 3:34:39 PM  

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