> "Lebanese Intelligence sources tell me that a number of Hezbollah
> terrorist fighters have been caught, over the weekend, and they cannot
> speak Arabic, only Farsi.  They are Iranian and have identified themselves
> or been identified by third parties as members of the Iranian
> Revolutionary Guard."
>
> An odd story, since you'd think there were sufficient numbers of Hezbollah
> fighters who survived the last Israeli "incident" to be veteran enough to
> carry out the Lebanese campaign, and freed to do so by the Lebanese Army
> and UNIFIL guarding their own homes in the South.
>
> And without further evidence-- like an identity parade for the world
> press-- one has to wonder if the story isn't a fabrication intended to
> finally bring some assistance to Lebanon, out of the desperation expressed
> in the last paragraph:
>
> "Iran is expanding its temporary satellite state from South Lebanon to the
> entire country.  Where is George Bush on this?  Nowhere to be seen."
>
> (Better to substitute "the Lebanese Army, the Arab League, the UN and the
> United States" for "George Bush" in the above, to get the full remarkable
> scope of the betrayal involved.)
>
> http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/iranian_citizen.php
>
> At least the non-Beiruti non-Hezbollah-aligned Druze have put up something
> of a fight:
>
> http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/lebanons_300_he.php
>
> Apparently they're the only Lebanese who don't deserve to be slaves of the
> mullahs of Iran.
>
> --
>
> It is usual on these occasions to make a great vapouring
> about honour and conscience: but as those words are now
> generally acknowledged to be utterly destitute of meaning,
> I have too much respect for your understanding to say any
> thing about them.
>
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