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| Hezbollah and the Sisterly and Friendly Countries | |
| 2010-12-17 | |
[Asharq al-Aswat] My God...Hezbullies today believes that it has "sisterly"
The question is, why has Hezbullies remembered its "sisterly" and "friendly" countries today? The answer is simple, and that is that Hezbullies is in real trouble; this is due to the group's own actions and has nothing to do with a conspiracy, as Hezbullies has continually asserted. This is a problem that arose after Nasrallah came out last July and said that the international tribunal would absolve Syria and accuse Hezbullies [of Hariri's liquidation]. This represented the official declaration that Hezbullies was in trouble, and rather than resorting to wisdom, Hezbullies continued its policy of escalation, as the group and others played the so-called "Saudi --Syrian initiative" card. This was a gambit that Hezbullies continued to pursue day after day, even after informed Soddy Arabian and Syrian officials were asked about this [initiative] and answered that "there is no initiative." However Hezbullies -- whether it truly believes such an initiative exists or not -- continues to talk about this initiative, particularly since there are those [in the group] that want to buy time. Even Nasrallah himself said that he "supports for the Saudi -- Syrian initiative" and invited others "whether they are Iranians, Turks, Qataris, or others, to support it." This is not to mention what has been published by some Hezbullies-affiliated Lebanese newspapers about this initiative, and the members of Hezbullies highlighting this [initiative] and rejecting what was put forward by Soddy Arabia [about there not being any initiative]. This fantasy even reached the Syrian President in Gay Paree who [also] said that there is no Syrian -- Saudi initiative, and that the solution to this problem would have to come from Leb. This is when Hezbullies woke up and remembers the "friendly" and "sisterly" countries. What is certain is that Hezbullies has not learned from its mistakes, or even from its allies, for when Damascus was believed to be behind Hariri's liquidation, the Syrians did not shriek or shout, and they did not threaten [anybody], rather they said that in the event of any Syrian national being implicated in this crime, he would be prosecuted in Syria. This is how, in a very simple manner, Damascus managed to leave the door open, whilst Hezbullies has escalated the situation and threatened to "cut off the hands" of anyone who tries to arrest any of its members, and today it is asking the aid of the countries that it previously insulted, and their Arab leaders. Hezbullies's greatest mistake was to ignore a very important fact, and that is that it is a party [and not a country]; therefore it is asking the help of counties, however countries are held to different standards and accountability than [political] parties. Hezbullies, or indeed any party, has a narrow vision, whilst countries have to take far more into account, meaning that they must be flexible and prudent, however under pressure they are Will Hezbullies realize this before it is too late, or will it continue its policy of escalation? Here's some advice to Hezbullies, as the saying goes "when you are in a hole, stop digging!" | |
| Posted by:Fred |