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| Thousands Cheer Ahmadinejad in South Lebanon | ||
| 2010-10-17 | ||
| On Lebanon's southern border with Israel on Thursday, Iranian President On one side of the massive, packed stadium, boys in school uniforms waved flags, and sang along with music blaring in Arabic and Farsi. On the other side, veiled women carried posters of their dead sons, casualties of the war with Israel. In between, tens of thousands of fans whistled and cheered, every time a speaker mentioned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name. Four years ago, much of Bint Jbeil was flattened in the month-long war. And Iranian money helped rebuild parts of the area. Many Lebanese considered the war a victory for Hezbollah. Several of the organization's leaders are now members of the Lebanese parliament and cabinet. The U.S. State Department In Mr. Ahmadinejad's speech in the Hezbollah-controlled south, he praised Bint Jbeil for its resilience, and Hezbollah for its fight with Israel. The Iranian leader also railed against Israel and predicted it would, in his words, "disappear." In Beirut Wednesday, Mr. Ahmadinejad criticized Israel, accusing it of violating Palestinian rights. Analysts say the Iranian president's visit to Lebanon is a sign of Iran's growing influence in the country. After the rally, on Bint Jbeil's dirt streets, people said they were thrilled by Mr. Ahmadinejad's stance toward Israel. Abdul, a 36-year-old Lebanese-Australian, said the Iranian leader's speech shows that Lebanon, Syria and Iran are united against Israel. "Israelis, they are very scared. Israelis, if they wanted to do something they would have done it now," Abdul said. "But they are scared and they can't do nothing at all. I'm sure Ahmadinejad, he will do something for Lebanon."
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 DAILY TIMES.PK > [Netanyahu] ISRAEL PM: LEBANON RAPIDLY BECOMING IRAN'S SATELLITE. * SAME > TALKS ONLY OPTION FOR WORLD POWERS: AHMADINEJAD. * NEWS KERALA > IRAN WELCOMES NUCLEAR TALKS, BUT [will make = not ready] NO COMPROMISE: AHMADINEJAD. Which is weirdly + mysteriously, but of course only PCorrectly + coincidentally, ditto as per NORTH KOREA + ITS NUCPROGS. The DPRK's new "MUSUDAN" BM repor can reach as far away as my home island of GUAM -WESTPAC > IOW, ANY CPLA-LED MIL BATTLE PER SE OER TAIWAN + YELLOW SEA + SOUTH CHINA SEA, ETC. WILL BE DECIDED, WON OR LOST, FAR FAR AWAY IN GUAM [+ Hawaii + US West Coast, etc. as required], away from the actual theater of combat. In similar, IRAN as a matter of Strategeery has decided or linked the success of its NUCLEAR + 1979 REVOLUTIONARY AMBITIONS + US-ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN with the ISRAEL-PA STRUGGLE; + also US-BASE-TOO-FAR-QATAR, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY MUSHROOM CLOUDS GO BOOM INSIDE IRAN PROPER. Any US-ISRAEL-IRAN WAR will be won or lost by both sides far away from Iran per se. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-10-17 22:04 |