Hezbollah losing base

In an unusual statement for a Hezbollah official, the second in command of Hezbollah's political wing, went on to say that Hezbollah did not expect this fierce reaction from Israel. It is unusual for Hezbollah to admit to mistakes that should have been forseen over the television; however the timing is understandable. The tides are turning against Hezbollah. Support at home is wanning and Hezbollah is preparing the ground in the domestic arena to try and shed responsibility from itself for this crisis at the homefront. This blame wash is suppose to calm people in Lebanon that Hezbollah was not wrong in its expectation that Israel will response in a docile manner; even though it is now very clear it is not the case.

In another front, the world PR front, Hezbollah is also suffering a major blow after the bomb laid on it by the UN Humanitarian coordinator Yan Egland. More and more foreign news agencies are reporting that their reports from Lebanon about the extent to which the targets hit by Israel were purely civilian, were heavily influenced by Hezbollah media "advisors"... apperantly Hezbollah's media blitz is turning against it big time.

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Lebanon, Hezbollah, CNN.

Wake up there in Lebanon!

The world's attention is focused on events between Israel and Lebanon and this blog is not about to be any different. Today's topic is that something has gone terribely wrong in Lebanon and it is high times that the Lebanese people wake up and do something about it. The declarations by UN humanitarian coordinator Yan Egland about Hezbollah are most telling of this along with declarations by Sheikh Hassan Nasserallah.

Yesterday in Larnaca Egland condemned Hezbollah for using cowardly tactics and for taking pride that mostly civilians are hurt because of their tactics. In a speech to the nation, Nasserallah said Hezbollah is alive and well and holding on. Wonderful Hassan, but what about Lebanon? Does it hold on? Do you even care?

And this terribley wrong approach of Hezbollah first and Lebanon later extends to the people as well. In an interview to CNN, a Lebanese from Binat Jabel noted that they will sacrifice everything for Hezbollah. Does he notice he is sacrificing Lebanon? Shouldn't defence of the homeland be "we will sacrifice everything for Lebanon"?

Those who think that they support Lebanon and have went out in thousends around the world to support Lebanon and Hezbollah should take note of this trend; a trend that will end with Hezbollah dragging Lebanon into a war it does not want nor can it win in the name of Iran and Syria. Those who took to the street need to understand that supporting Lebanon and supporting Hezbollah is not one and the same. The Lebanese people, just like those demonstrators, must choose who it is that represents Lebanon: is it the government of elected Prime Minister Fouad Seniora that has no interest in war and wants to rebuild Lebanon from its horrible past? or is it Sheikh Hassan Nasserallah bent on sacrificing Lebanon in his fight with Israel through wreckless adventures?

A firm stance on this issue will determine Lebanon's future, for better or worse.

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I must apologize but for the duration of this conflict most of the posts in this blog will focus on developments in this conflict. It is in no way supporting the misconception that nothing else happens in the Middle East.

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