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Lebanon acknowledges Hezbollah's right to use arms against Israel
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Published: 26.11.09, 18:24
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1. What fools
Zak ,   Milwaukee, USA   (11.26.09)
A) They've just made it far more likely that in any future conflict Israel will hit all of Lebanon instead of focusing on the Hezbollah areas, the south. B) Time and again it has been Hezbollah's aggression which has caused Israel to attack. The argument that Hezbollah's weapons protects Lebanon is backward. Hezbollah's weapons and aggression against Israel causes conflict. C) Israel pulled out of Lebanon years ago, removing any excuse for Hezbollah to attack Israel.
2. They want more destruction. Enough lebanese were not killed,
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (11.26.09)
enough buildings were not bombed, they want more death and destruction and hez-bull-all will see to it that it happens.
3. good!
david   (11.26.09)
Then Israel will crush all lebanese goverment pussies hiding behind hezbollanazis pussiecats. Next time you won´t be able to screm for a Truce you bloody terroirst scum LONG LIVE ISRAEL
4. Lebanese lunacy, next time there shall be no mercy show!
Johnny ,   Stockholm Sweden   (11.26.09)
Lebanon is nothing but a plot of land run by a group of demented criminals. If I'm not right, please advice how I am wrong.
5. yes, lebanon also have a right to defend themselves
ezra ,   TA   (11.26.09)
so as long as Israel doesnt attack it wont be attacked. Fine by me
6. Lebanon is dead the new name...
AlbertoGA ,   St. George, USA   (11.26.09)
is Hezzbolaland. They want WAR, the next time all parts of that land should be turned in football fields ...FLAT.
7. Aggression
JB ,   CANADA   (11.26.09)
By "aggression", they of course mean Israel's very existence. Is there an Islamic gene for self-delusion and self-destruction?
8. That's great news actually. Our young pilots need target pra
ctice anyways.All of ,   Leb. is open 2 them.   (11.26.09)
9. who is responsible now?!
PW ,   Virginia USA   (11.26.09)
Now it's official, any attack by Hezbollah is an attack by Lebanon and the entire miserable country of Lebanon will be destroyed...Christian Arabs would do well to leave so as not to be owned by the terrorists
10. some folks never learn
Barney ,   USA   (11.26.09)
and then they will cry to the world when they get powdered after hez starts some crap as is their purpose for being there via iran. like the old cliche about the kid who kills his parents and asks the judge for leniency because he is an orphan. lebanon could be a modern prosperous nation like Israel except for the "mentality" that keeps holding them back. such a shame.
11. But for Hizb Bint Jubail wud be Israeli
aaron ,   Chicago, USA   (11.26.09)
but the Golani brigade learned the hard way that Nasrallah don't play dat.
12. Lebanon afflicted with Palestine-disease
JPS ,   Efrat   (11.26.09)
What a bunch of wimps, letting themselves have their strings pulled by the mullahs in Tehran. The Iranians are willing to fight the zionists to the last Lebanese and Palestinian. Fools.
13. no matter how bad
(11.26.09)
Netanyahu is, apparently Zippy Livni with her UN 1701 is worse
14. Problem is Signora will be 1st to run to UNSC with tears
Alan ,   SA   (11.26.09)
as he did the last time.....As a suggestion ,could Goldy investigate how in spite of UNIFIL the HEZBALLAH managed to increase its rocket arsenal from about 14 000 before 2006 War to 40 000 today How is such a flagrant violation allowed by the UN s UNIFIL force .??? I think next time Lebanon itself will be held responsible... So to avoid "War Crime" cries -Lebanon should be warned of the thin ice it is skating upon! Nassrallah said last time that he would never have started had he known the consequences of his kidnapping and border forray. What do Fadi and Sami and the rest of the gang , think of this post?
15. Is Netanyahoo's big test on its way?
Ram ,   London   (11.26.09)
16. Israel acknowledges its right to use arms against Hezbollah
zionist forever   (11.26.09)
If Lebanon happens to be the battleground where both these sides use their arms against each other. If Lebanese people are caught up in the fighting and killed then I am sure that the Lebanese people acknowledge that fact and say oh well thats the price we accept with have to pay for Hezbollah having arms to use against Israel.
17. Do the Lebanes population trust Hizbullah?
Ron B. ,   Lod   (11.26.09)
Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah is seeking to promote his organization’s legitimacy as a Lebanese patriotic movement. One way to do so is to carry out an operation that would appear to be strictly in the interest of Lebanon as a sovereign state. Hizbullah has become a stronger political force in Lebanon since the end of the war three summers ago, winning enough representation in the Cabinet to veto any major decisions. As to the Lebanes population, they do not trust Hizbullah as an organization loyal to Lebanon. More about Hizbullah and Lebanon at : http://xrl.us/ori3h
18. in other words: lebanon and terrorists = same
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (11.26.09)
they have just thrown their lot in with hizbullah and given them a blank check to do as they see fit. no worries, when it's time to receive the bill for hizbullah's foolishness, apparently the rest of lebanon doesn't mind paying up.
19. THE ONLY GOVERNMENT IN LEBANON IS HEZBOLLAH
stude ham   (11.26.09)
the other 'government' are sock puppets of the past.
20. I have to ask....
The Dude   (11.26.09)
They do realize why Israel limited the way it fought was exactly because the charade of Hizb'allah=/=Lebanon was kept up. Now they have unified, how exactly do they justify things like the Presidential palace, parliament, military bases, radar bases, and anything connected to the Lebanese gov't are now no longer legitimate targets? Well I guess now at least we can do carpet bombing...
21. Congrats to USA &ISRAEL managed to unite a divided country
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (11.26.09)
Congrats to USA &ISRAEL managed to unite a divided country against Israel! This is not a simple issue, that is unprecedented political achievement by Hizbullah This is also a failure by all means of USA and Israeli policies Again you LOST
22. # 21 Tayfun from...
Josef Matamoros ,   Finland   (11.26.09)
...Constantiople, Byzantium: no, boy, you are wrong, again. Hezbollah just kidnapped the government of Lebanon. As simple as that.
23. Tayfun you say Israel and UA lost but
David israel ,   NY USA   (11.26.09)
People in Israel and USA live much better thanpeople in Lebanon and Turkey. I would rather lose like that then win like Hezbollah. So you continue on your winnings while we enjoy our better lifestyles. iyi aksamlar
24. Hezbollah such a liability for Lebanon
Cynthia ,   USA   (11.26.09)
On the one hand we read about beautiful shops being built in Beirut to attract ME and European shoppers. While some Lebanese are working to rebuild Lebanon, Hezbollah threatens to destroy it. This ticking bomb, now an integral part of the Lebanese government, destroys Lebanon from within. A healthy economy for Lebanon requires a peaceful border with Israel.
25. What a declaration
Cameron ,   USA   (11.26.09)
The official govt. of Lebanon just gave formal sanction, "carte blanche", to any behavior by Hezbollah. When that group finally forces Israel to begin turning Lebanon into a parking lot, there will be a great many Lebanese thinking back on this bit of mindlessness. Amazing.
26. Israel is weak and scares nobody
Israeli ,   Israel   (11.26.09)
If after spending 1000 human shields the Lebanese population doesn't fear us, then we did something wrong in 2006. Since Hezbollah is now a part of Lebanese government, each and every Lebanese might become a human shield. Human shields don't have human rights.
27. Hezbollah is a fact of life, get used to it...
Marco ,   Spain   (11.26.09)
The only way to nuetralize Hezbollah is: 1) Israel should withdraw from the Shebaa farms, the Lebanese half of Ghajar village and the hills of Kfarshooba 2) Israel should accept the right of the Palestinians living in Lebanon to return to their homes in occupied Palestine. 3) Israel should give up its ambition to steal Lebanese water resources. 4) Israel should respect Lebanon's sovereignty, i.e Israel should never ever again intrude into Lebanese land, sea or air. 5) Israel should give the Palestinians their full rights including a West Bank and Jerusalem free of Jewish settlements. 6) Israel should pay full compensation to the Lebanese for destruction caused ever since the creation of this criminal entity. Then and only then Hezbollah will disarm. Until then, Hezbollah will always be your worst nightmare.
28. +1: Marco #27 - excellent post
PACo ,   Canada   (11.27.09)
29. # 27
Israel Forever ,   Israel   (11.27.09)
Marco "you should "go have a very long siesta, this is all getting too much for you.
30. free lebanon no longer exists. now all lebanon is a target.
ralph   (11.27.09)
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