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Hizbullah launches reconstruction jihad
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Published: 28.08.06, 09:23
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1. Israel
YMS ,   Kuala Lumpur   (08.28.06)
Israel claims that Hezbollah was responsible for the destruction of Lebanon, therefore I guess this should justify the group to monopolize the aid efforts because they are the responsible ones and the world community should not question it.
2. Resume bombing until the soldiers are returned.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica, CA USA   (08.28.06)
3. #1 NO WAY - WHY SHOULD THEY "LOOK GOOD"?
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4. To No. 3
YMS ,   Kuala Lumpur   (08.28.06)
Why can't they be good? When Hezbollah fired rockets to civillians population you say they are terrorist, I could understand that but when they do good things to the civillians you say they can't look good. So then what do you want them to be? Do you expect them to just leave the mess behind??? At least they are showing some responsibility for the problems they caused.
5. Not enough, there are still buildings in Beruit
Yonatan ,   NYI Jerusalem   (08.28.06)
The only thing the terroist understand is destruction and power. Too much of the lebanon infrastructure was left intact. You see all the machines they are using to rebuild, I would have had the airforce bomb flat all of beruit. Th3e Hezzies are running Lebanon, with a puppet government saying yes to all of their plans. Israel bertter grow some balls. General Curtis LaMay was the US ARmy Air Corps Commader that brought Germany to their knees and he took over dommand of the pacific Theater near the end of the war with Japan. He ordered the fire bombing of Dresden then Tokyo and all the major cities in Japan except Hiroshima and Nagasake. People flooded those two cities so they would not be harmed. America did not use the A bomb to stop Japanm they had already been beaten and were asking for terms of surrender before the two cities were destoyed. The USA bombed Japan with the A Bomb to warn Solviet Russia that they should stop at the sea of Japan and leave. Israel should make an example out of Lebanon once and for all time. They should have nothing to rebuild with but dust! Let us see if Iran can pay for a whole country burned to the ground.
6. THANKS ISRAEL :@
Majd ,   Lebanon   (08.28.06)
Hizballa is paying 10 000$ per house destroyed so the people could rent somewhere while the party is building the house. the 10 000 are just for the rent! I guess that is much more than the help that the israeili goverment is giving to the people in the north ! Then its fair to say that all what Israel managed to do is to show how hizballa is willing to give away 4 B$ for the people and that he actually do have that kind of money is CASH !!!!! which will once more give him more support from the people ! Thanks ISRAEL u just did the most stupid thing ! I mean 4 god sakes dont u people think further than ur nose????
7. To No. 5
YMS ,   Kuala Lumpur   (08.28.06)
Well, this is the true nature of some people from Israel who prefer total DESTRUCTION of its neighbour. If you hate Hezbollah very much then tackle the root of the problem. Hezbollah was not born by a natural birth. It was forced to exist as a result of continous Israelis aggression and occupation.
8. Majd, Lebanon
Concerned Citizen ,   Middle East   (08.28.06)
Too bad that Sinora didn't take care of the Lebanese a long time ago, instead of crying and playing victim. Now the Lebanese can thank Hizballa for helping to repair the Lebanon that they destroyed. I hope the Iranians enjoy all their taxes paying for Lebanon instead of improving things in Iran. And I wonder who will be the future rulers of Lebano - Iran or Syria?
9. they always Look Good
Mayssa ,   Lebanon   (08.28.06)
just when will you stop being racists!!!! i do pray that God will put some humanitary feelings in your heart! i wish we could wish for you what you are wishing for us!! trully we are much more better then you!!!! and i can still not be able to wish for you the destruction of your cities or even tel Aviv. i can not! because i am human!!!! knowing that you are always my one and only ennemy
10. You might as well say "Iran" and not "Hizballah", folks
howard ,   pacific coast, usa   (08.28.06)
But are those Iranians who are still struggling to recover after the earthquake happy that their government is dishing out $150M to cover Hizballah's screw-up in Lebanon?
11. To concerned citized
Majd ,   Lebanon   (08.28.06)
Saniora has been in power just for 1 year now ! The state is broke, so where does he get the money from to pay for the mess that hizballa and Israel created?If he cried its because he LOVE his country, he wasnt shipped their from Russia. It is Iranian money for sure, but to say that Iran is not being way much smarter than Israel in all that is denying the obvious. I hate both and Israel could have been smarter ! MUCH SMARTER
12. Maybe they can find Hizbullah's rear ...
Blues ,   Portland, USA   (08.28.06)
It is missing after Israel kicked it around so much.
13. why bombing is the answer?
danna ,   UK   (08.28.06)
don't u think it is so sad when we hear : bomb this... kill that, bomb here and here , displace people, flatten lebanon.... israel has bombed the shit out of lebanon because they r afraid to be wiped out... wiping lebanon out is definitely not the answer..maybe this war was the start of a possible halt to any military assault in the future... peace is the answer ...even with the shiites... they r not monsters... they r fed up of rebuilding,...at least they want to live...like israelis too... same .,..they r the same...they r semite toooo
14. To #9 Mayssa
Softwalker ,   Ottawa Canada   (08.28.06)
Seeing Israelis (and Jews) as "the enemy" is first and foremost the product of your own mind. If you look for examples of good-neighbourliness, you'll find plenty of them. You may also come to see that the people who care least about you are the ones who take their orders from Iran and who use you as human camouflage.
15. To Majid
Angela ,   Lebanon   (08.28.06)
Majed do u really believe yourself when you say Sanioura boohoohoo has only been one year in power??!!! where do u come from Majed he has been here since 14 years he was with cheikh rafic god bless his soul whom by the way put the country in debt, yet my friend even if what u say is true well where are all the donations from the arab countries !! where are all those donations!! in whom puckets ??? please put your sectarian feeling aside and try to be a little more sensitive with other lebanese even if they are shiite and u hate them, thank god that we won even if we had all this barbaric destruction focus on your enemy not your compatriote
16. To14 Softwalker
Angela ,   lebanon   (08.28.06)
I read your answer to Mayssa so i had to ask you this question please try to answer me honestly What would you call the person who kill your spouse, children, parents and neighbours? what would you call the person who destroy your house on your head and all the 40 other children head? what would you call the person who would force you to drink from the same water where your cows used to drink and force you to eat wild non eatble plants? what would you call the person who destroy part of your house on 2women's head and force you to stay with the bodies 14 days and after that you start seeing the cats eating the eyes of the dead women's? what would call the person who enter your empty house steel you money and destroy everything else? if you want me to continue it would take days to end finish Dear softwalker to tell you the truth before the war i managed to convince myself that the israel is our neighbour and i most accept its presence and the population are probably nice persons eager for peace like we are and maybe one day we could become friends yet after the war i still have sympathy for the innocent jews yet i can't call them but my enemy due to what they did for my people excuse us as lebanese if we disturbed you with the word "enemy" yet someone who is capable of killing innocent can't be but our enemy P.S: i was in the south a few days ago and i was watching mutilah from lobenon and u know that if hizbullah wanted to be criminal like IDF was they could have easliy hit all the industry and civilian houses who are like 2m away from the lebanese border. yet they didn't and that surprised me a lot but i became so proud of them because they prooved that they aren't criminals.
17. what does this mean???
Rose ,   Bahrain   (08.28.06)
This means that Hizboulla is a not a military organization ..it is a political party with nobel goals among which caring for shia in Lebanon ..it is a social establishment also and provides many services for poor people in Lebanon like schools and hospitals
18. Your so ignorant Majd #6
Jewish American ,   USA   (08.28.06)
Where do you think hezbollah is getting thier money? They have no offical country to call thier own, oh wait, I just had a revalation!? IT'S IRANIAN MONEY!!!!! And I bet you also deny that hezbollah's weapons don't come from syria or iran either. You blame Israel for what happened, but look at who allowed hezbollah to fire rockets into Israel and then go hide behind women and children. In case you did not realize, but the iranian government is always willing to fight a proxy fight to the last Lebannese, as long as iran see's an interest in controlling Lebannon, they will feed money and weapons to hezbollah. I guarantee the day they lose interest in hezbollah for whatever reason, they will have no problem pulling the plug and leaving the Lebannese people to thier own dark future. To say that the rebuilding is slow because Senoira has only been there a year and the state is broke, gee, I wonder who could have caused that? HEZBOLLAH!!! because they start a war to destroy south Lebannon. Look in the mirror, then you will know who to blame for your situation and you will also know who to look towards to fix this. Yourself, not hezbollah/syria/iran will fix this, only the Lebannese can. When will you learn.
19. CASH FOR LEBANESE; CLUSTER BOMBS FOR ISRAELIS
ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ,   TORONTO CANADA   (08.28.06)
So, Hezbollah give Gulf states and Iranian cash and disciplined help to Lebanese victims. The US sends cluster bombs and 'bunker' buster bombs to Israelis - inaddition to the 3 bil yearly. Olmert and Peretz will give out 'lots of medals' and make Jessica Lynch style movies. What could be nore equitable?
20. #6, and #9...it's amazing how blind you are!
DR ,   Florida, USA   (08.28.06)
People like you two, show us how trully brainwashed and blinded you can get. Hezballah brought this war to your neighborhoods and now in their defeat, they are showing their kind heartedness and helping to rebuild what they destroyed. Nothing good will ever happen to you as long as you support terror groups. The funding comes from Iran and Syria and they use you as shields in their war against Israel. Wkae up and stop believing everything they tell you.
21. Dont believe the hype
Reason ,   Canada   (08.28.06)
Hezbollah says they are giving people money. They also have some nice camera shots of them being generous to the people. They claim they are rebuilding houses. What makes more sense, for them to actually do this, or for them to just lie about it. Either way they accomplish the same goal, swaying international opinion. These reports are all propaghanda. Like when CNN interviews a woman who lost her children and she vows hatred towards Israel. These are all lies. Iran and Syria do not give Hezbollah money, they steal it from the people of Lebanon. I am sure the so-called schools and hospitals are free of charge. I bet that Nasrallah has a very moderate house, not a palace and a Mercedes. This is all crap, do not buy into it.
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