I was just reading this article, regarding Hizbollah asking Iran if they can take S. Lebanon (like Hamas in Gaza), now that most Lebanese troops are fighting in the north.
1) Will the UN/EU/UNIFIL fight Hizbollah to keep Hizbollah from forming its own state or withdraw and allow Hizbollah their own "State"?
2) Same question except, would UNIFIL fight alongside Israel?
3) Will UNIFIL leave it up to Israel?
Here's the article (i have to C/P it as the site is PWP/Subscription... Cited at bottom of the post-- Mods, just let me know if I need to add anything, thx):
Hizbullah asks Teheran to approve Hamas-like takeover of southern Lebanon
The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has been impressed with the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip. The question debated within the Lebanese movement is why not do the same thing in Beirut?
For the last year, Hizbullah has been in a standoff with the pro-U.S. government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. Hizbullah thought the Siniora government would collapse in late 2006 when hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites surrounded government buildings downtown in a demand to make the movement the chief partner of the prime minister.
But somehow, with backing from Saudi Arabia and the United States, Siniora survived and most of the Hizbullah supporters got tired and went home. In May 2007, Hizbullah sought to undermine the Siniora government in the Al Qaida-aligned insurrection in northern Lebanon.
Hizbullah has supported Fatah Al Islam politically and logistically. Still, Siniora has maintained control.
Then came last month and Hamas proved how in one blow it could win power without a fuss. Hizbullah commander in southern Lebanon, Nabil Qaouk, has been urging his superiors to approve a military operation that would make the area from the Litani River to the Israeli border a de facto Hizbullah state.
The operation would be simple as most Lebanese Army troops have left the south to fight Fatah Al Islam in the north and protect government installations in Beirut.
But Hizbullah needs Iran's permission and in Teheran it is not known when approval for such an operation might be given. Syria is believed to think differently and a decision could be made within a few months.
Geostrategy-Direct, www.geostrategy-direct.com, July 11, 2007
1) Will the UN/EU/UNIFIL fight Hizbollah to keep Hizbollah from forming its own state or withdraw and allow Hizbollah their own "State"?
2) Same question except, would UNIFIL fight alongside Israel?
3) Will UNIFIL leave it up to Israel?
Here's the article (i have to C/P it as the site is PWP/Subscription... Cited at bottom of the post-- Mods, just let me know if I need to add anything, thx):
Hizbullah asks Teheran to approve Hamas-like takeover of southern Lebanon
The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has been impressed with the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip. The question debated within the Lebanese movement is why not do the same thing in Beirut?
For the last year, Hizbullah has been in a standoff with the pro-U.S. government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. Hizbullah thought the Siniora government would collapse in late 2006 when hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites surrounded government buildings downtown in a demand to make the movement the chief partner of the prime minister.
But somehow, with backing from Saudi Arabia and the United States, Siniora survived and most of the Hizbullah supporters got tired and went home. In May 2007, Hizbullah sought to undermine the Siniora government in the Al Qaida-aligned insurrection in northern Lebanon.
Hizbullah has supported Fatah Al Islam politically and logistically. Still, Siniora has maintained control.
Then came last month and Hamas proved how in one blow it could win power without a fuss. Hizbullah commander in southern Lebanon, Nabil Qaouk, has been urging his superiors to approve a military operation that would make the area from the Litani River to the Israeli border a de facto Hizbullah state.
The operation would be simple as most Lebanese Army troops have left the south to fight Fatah Al Islam in the north and protect government installations in Beirut.
But Hizbullah needs Iran's permission and in Teheran it is not known when approval for such an operation might be given. Syria is believed to think differently and a decision could be made within a few months.
Geostrategy-Direct, www.geostrategy-direct.com, July 11, 2007
)... ummm, I went to boarding school here (boarding was/is optional depending on where you live) here in MI, where in HS I met several kids who grew up in SA. I turned out they were almost all "americans," but their parents worked for the oil industry over there (my intro to the ME). I guess, once they were of HS age, the deal was that the kids could go anywhere they wanted in the world for HS, and many of them came each year to michigan. BTW, the HS is located on 16 Mile ("8 Mile" x 2 = Very nice place... I'll tell you anything you want to know about Eminem too, if you're interested, I worked with him for a long while and remain friends... he's been having some problems though ever since his boy got capped in the head, outside of a club/disco --D12 "Proof"). I mean (trying to think of things about living life in MI)... we have one of the largest Muslim population outside the ME here (Dearborn).