Another UN Commander Caters to Terrorists
Posted by editor-at-large on 26 August 2008 at 2:09 pm UTC
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Once again, a foreign military commander leading so-called peacekeeping troops under a United Nations flag in south Lebanon makes a public comment that should surely be condemned as ill-informed, pandering to Hezbollah terrorists, or – should I say it – gutless (not willing to tangle with Hezbollah or simply passing the buck to a higher authority, whoever that may be).
Speaking to a Reuters’ correspondent, Lt. Col. Marc Ollier, commanding officer of UNIFIL’s (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) French contingent, says, “I don’t believe Hezbollah’s weapons figure in Resolution 1701.”
According to Reuters, UN Security Council Resolution 1701 “speaks of keeping armed men and illicit weapons out of the UNIFIL zone.”
Ollier says, “So we monitor that, but disarming an armed militia is not in 1701.”
Perhaps Ollier should take the time to read UNSCR 1701 and the earlier UNSCR 1559, both of which declare that all “militias” in Lebanon are to be disarmed. And 1701 specifically states, “all armed groups in Lebanon” are “required” to disarm, and “there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese State.”
Simply put, Hezbollah should have been disarmed two years ago according to 1701, four years ago if we look at 1559.
Ollier’s comments, this week, come on the heels of another comment by a UN commander, this month, which Lebanon’s pro-democracy majority deems was also catering to terrorists.
On Aug. 15, Italian Army Major General Claudio Graziano, senior commander of UNIFIL, told the Jerusalem Post that “excellent cooperation” existed between UNIFIL forces and Hezbollah militiamen, and “apart from UN troops, Lebanese soldiers and [local] hunters, no one is armed south of the Litani River.”
Those comments caused the Lebanese people living south of the Litani, and countless counterterrorism experts worldwide to ask what kind of Kool-Aid Gen. Graziano was drinking.
As I wrote on Aug. 16:
“Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm is officially based on its argument that it is a “resistance” force, therefore it should maintain its arms. That’s what Hezbollah, its supporters, and apologists say. Those of us who have been deeply involved in the development of analysis on Hezbollah understand the group’s “clinging to its guns” actually stems from more sinister motives.”
We must also remember, Hezbollah and it allies launched a deadly series of armed-attacks against the Lebanese government and citizenry in May after the government made decisions that didn’t please Hezbollah. In the end, Lebanon’s government caved and Hezbollah was granted all sorts of concessions; including veto power on Lebanese government decisions (meaning Iran and Syria, Hezbollah’s big-money benefactors, now have covert veto power in Lebanon). As if that wasn’t enough, Hezbollah has now “wormed its way” into Lebanon’s Defense Ministry as a sort of “official” element of the legitimate Lebanese armed forces.
In the wake of Graziano’s comments, Tom Harb, secretary general of The International Lebanese Committee for UN Security Council Resolution 1559, sent a letter to the Italian mission at the UN, all UN Security Council members, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a portion of which reads:
“Graziano says, ‘Hezbollah is one of the parties that agree with 1701 and support 1701.’ This is factually untrue as evidenced by Hezbollah’s armed offensive – with impunity –against the Lebanese government and citizenry in May.
“Graziano adds, ‘UNIFIL has no commitment to the disarmament of Hezbollah … We are a peacekeeping force, not peace enforcement.’ This is contradictory to say the least, and proof that UNIFIL is a hollow force in Lebanon.”
According to sources, Lebanese Army Intelligence in the south is not only coordinating with UNIFIL, but sharing intelligence with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
“Hezbollah is also terrorizing Lebanese civilians in south Lebanon often within eyesight and earshot of UNIFIL troops, and UNIFIL never initiates any investigation whatsoever,” says Harb. “For instance, when Hezbollah attacked across the country in May 2008, the organization’s fighters ransacked the offices of the mufti of Tyre and Jabal Amel. UNIFIL did absolutely nothing to either prevent this act or investigate it after the fact.”
So are UNIFIL commanders and troops really as incompetent – perhaps impotent – as evidenced by their words and deeds (or lack thereof)? Let’s not forget the infamous photograph of UNIFIL troops saluting the remains of returning terrorists during the recent “swap” between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah snatches Brazilian journalists
Posted by editor-at-large on 23 August 2008 at 3:23 am UTC
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
According to Brazilian media earlier in the week, a team of Brazilian journalists in Lebanon were snatched by Hezbollah in a restaurant in Dahiyeh (Beirut’s southern suburbs — Hezbollah’s stronghold).
I was aware of this story (via personal sources) as early as Monday, but have seen very little about it covered in the Western press, which is amazing when one considers just how bizarre this story really is.
Brazil’s TV Globo stated, the journalists were videotaping in a restaurant (cafeteria) they had discovered had a theme of “terror.” The restaurant served “sandwiches with names of weapons, and dishes inspired by terrorist acts … all prepared by a chef dressed as a soldier.” The establishment was “decorated with mock weapons.”
While the journalists where in the restaurant, armed Hezbollah men appeared, arrested them, and drove them away in cars with curtained windows. The journalists were questioned, and their cell phones, documents, and a video camera were seized.
Five hours later, the journalists were released, but ordered out of the country.
Their phones were returned sans memory cards, and the camera returned without the tape. However, Hezbollah removed the wrong tape because the journalists allegedly switched tapes before the camera was confiscated.
According to TV Globo, the Brazilian Consulate in Beirut “lodged a formal complaint against the abuses suffered by the team. The government admitted that Lebanon against Hezbollah, can do little or nothing.”
Bizarre, but not at all surprising. Though Hezbollah’s apologists and sympathizers would lead us all to believe that anyone can just freely stroll, jog, drive, dine, take pictures, whatever, in Hezbollah-controlled security squares like Dahiyeh.
[Additional information at Brazil’s TV Globo and FolhaOnline]
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Hezbollah and Salafists sign agreement
Posted by editor-at-large on 18 August 2008 at 1:02 pm UTC
Yesterday, we broke the following story [in the Western media] at WORLD DEFENSE REVIEW:
Shiia Hezbollah and Sunni Salafists forging an unlikely alliance?
Lebanon’s Shiia Hezbollah and Sunni Salafi extremists may be nearing an agreement of mutual respect and coordination, which could be signed-and-sealed over the next 24-to-48 hours. (Incidentally, the terrorist network Al Qaeda was born of Salafism. So when you think of Salafi extremism, think Al Qaeda and all of its affiliates.)Though almost nothing about this has been reported in the Western press, human intelligence and open sources are indicating the agreement could be signed in Beirut as early as Monday when Hezbollah leaders and Salafists are scheduled to meet.
According to our sources, despite the age-old Shiia-Sunni religious opposition – as well as recent bloodshed between the two radical Islamist organizations – “Hezbollah and Salafi leaders have been negotiating a sort of memorandum of understanding for some time.”
One of the catalysts for such an agreement is based on intelligence suggesting “the Iranians have flooded the Salafists in Lebanon with money in order to undermine moderate Sunnis – even Shiias – who are attempting to move toward democracy in Lebanon; building ties with Lebanese Christians and Druze.”Sources say both extremist groups are issuing statements, primarily in the Arab media, such as, “Muslims should not fight Muslims,” but should instead bring all forces to bear “against the West which is trying to divide us.”
Sources say both extremist groups are issuing statements, primarily in the Arab media, such as, “Muslims should not fight Muslims,” but should instead bring all forces to bear “against the West which is trying to divide us.”
Today, we learn the agreement has indeed been signed.
According to Ya Libnan, highlights of the agreement include:
1- Condemning any Islamic group that assaults another.
2- Abandoning incitement, which creates trouble and will allow the enemies to take advantage of the situation.
3- Confronting the American agenda, which creates division.
4- Firmly supporting Hezbollah and the Salafist movement if any internal or external parties act unfairly.
5- Forming a religious committee to discuss any disagreements between the Shia and the Sunnis.
6- Respecting each others’ opinions.
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Shiia Hezbollah and Sunni Salafists forging an unlikely alliance?
Posted by editor-at-large on 17 August 2008 at 8:25 pm UTC
Lebanon’s Shiia Hezbollah and Sunni Salafi extremists may be nearing an agreement of mutual respect and coordination, which could be signed-and-sealed over the next 24-to-48 hours.
(Incidentally, the terrorist network Al Qaeda was born of Salafism. So when you think of Salafi extremism, think Al Qaeda and all of its affiliates.)
Though almost nothing about this has been reported in the Western press, human intelligence and open sources are indicating the agreement could be signed in Beirut as early as Monday when Hezbollah leaders and Salafists are scheduled to meet.
According to our sources, despite the age-old Shiia-Sunni religious opposition – as well as recent bloodshed between the two radical Islamist organizations – “Hezbollah and Salafi leaders have been negotiating a sort of memorandum of understanding for some time.”
One of the catalysts for such an agreement is based on intelligence suggesting “the Iranians have flooded the Salafists in Lebanon with money in order to undermine moderate Sunnis – even Shiias – who are attempting to move toward democracy in Lebanon; building ties with Lebanese Christians and Druze.”
Sources say both extremist groups are issuing statements, primarily in the Arab media, such as, “Muslims should not fight Muslims,” but should instead bring all forces to bear “against the West which is trying to divide us.”
More to come.
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Phares on Hezbollah’s telecommunications expansion
Posted by editor-at-large on 17 August 2008 at 2:09 pm UTC
In a conversation last week with Middle East terrorism expert Dr. Walid Phares regarding Hezbollah’s recent strategic positioning and repositioning since the 2006 war with Israel – more specifically since the attacks on the Lebanese government in May 2008 – the subject came up of Hezbollah’s extensive telecommunications system.
I was reporting the existence of Hezbollah’s telecommunications system – and Hezbollah’s control of much of greater Lebanon’s telecom system – as early as September of 2007 (when I was in Lebanon). Dr. Phares has also been writing about it, and with much greater specificity than perhaps any other writer or analyst to date.
On Wednesday, Phares told me:
“Before the invasion of West Beirut and the assault on the Druze mountain, Hezbollah’s telecommunications systems were up-and-running and fully operational in half of Lebanon. They showed the structure of absorption for thousands of Hezbollah fighters and Iranian Pasdaran already deployed in Lebanon. The swift takeover of half of Lebanon’s capital and the multi-axis advance on the Shuf heights demonstrated that this system can insure an internal “hard” communications which can instruct, direct, guide, and move large units from one side of Lebanon to another.
“Following the political victory of Hezbollah in Doha and the surrender of the Lebanese first cabinet of Seniora and the March 14 Coalition to the Syrian-Iranian agenda, Hezbollah’s TC system not only survived, but we believe was extended and expanded. Reports – including those from media open sources – tells us that the TC system was stretched across the line of summits from the Metn area in the center northbound to Kesruwan and Jbeil mountains, deep in the Christian heartland of Lebanon. Hezbollah operatives and special forces have been seen on the commanding heights and summits of central Mount Lebanon where they’ve established “security zones.” The Iranian-backed militia today controls better strategic location than that which was ever controlled by the Syrian occupation forces before 2005.”
More to come.
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Lebanon’s pro-democracy leadership shocked by comments of UN commander
Posted by editor-at-large on 16 August 2008 at 6:17 pm UTC
By W. THOMAS SMITH JR.
Leaders of Lebanon’s pro-democracy movement are incensed over – what they contend are – ill-informed comments made this week by Italian Army Major General Claudio Graziano, senior commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), regarding Hezbollah’s weapons in the southernmost region of the Lebanese state where most UNIFIL troops are positioned.
In south Lebanon – as in other regions of the country where the Iranian-backed Shiia terrorist army holds ground and conducts paramilitary exercises – Hezbollah has defiantly refused to disarm.
According to UN Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701, all “militias” in Lebanon are to be disarmed. And 1701 specifically says, “all armed groups in Lebanon” are “required” to disarm, and “there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese State.”
Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm is officially based on its argument that it is a “resistance” force, therefore it should maintain its arms. That’s what Hezbollah, its supporters, and apologists say. Those of us who have been deeply involved in the development of analysis on Hezbollah understand the group’s “clinging to its guns” actually stems from more sinister motives.
And fresh on everyone’s minds is Hezbollah’s deadly armed-offensive launched against the Lebanese government and its citizens in May of this year when the government made decisions Hezbollah didn’t approve of. The result: The government caved, granted Hezbollah all sorts of concessions – including veto power on Lebanese government decisions (meaning Iran and Syria, Hezbollah’s big-money benefactors, now have covert veto power in Lebanon), and now Hezbollah has wormed its way into the Defense Ministry as a sort of “official” element of the legitimate Lebanese military.
All of this makes one wonder what is in the drinking-water there that is causing every legitimate military leader in Lebanon – including multinational commanders – to cozy up to one of the most brutal terrorist organizations on earth.
Let’s not forget the words of U.S. Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff who warned in May:
“Someone described Hezbollah like the A-team of terrorists in terms of capabilities, in terms of range of weapons they have, in terms of internal discipline … To be honest, they make Al Qaeda look like a minor league team.”
Nevertheless, according to the Jerusalem Post on Friday, Graziano said “excellent cooperation” existed between UNIFIL forces and Hezbollah militiamen, and “apart from UN troops, Lebanese soldiers and [local] hunters, no one is armed south of the Litani River.”
This is absolutely untrue, says retired Lebanese Army Col. Charbel Barakat, a former infantry brigade commander who today directs the office of counterterrorism for the pro-democracy World Council of the Cedars Revolution. “UNIFIL is getting intelligence from the Lebanese Army, and Lebanese Army intelligence officers are collaborators with Hezbollah,” so UNIFIL’s intelligence is distorted.
Barakat adds, “Hezbollah is not arming openly” and “UNIFIL is not allowed to check everywhere.”
Tom Harb, secretary general of The International Lebanese Committee for UN Security Council Resolution 1559, says he is both “astonished” and “disturbed” by Graziano’s comments.
In a letter (which we just obtained) drafted and sent this morning to the Italian mission at the UN, all UN Security Council members, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Harb writes:
“At a minimum, Graziano says, ‘Hezbollah is one of the parties that agree with 1701 and support 1701.’ This is factually untrue as evidenced by Hezbollah’s armed offensive – with impunity –against the Lebanese government and citizenry in May.
“Graziano adds, ‘UNIFIL has no commitment to the disarmament of Hezbollah … We are a peacekeeping force, not peace enforcement.’ This is contradictory to say the least, and proof that UNIFIL is a hollow force in Lebanon.”
Harb adds, according to the Committee’s intelligence sources, that the leadership of Lebanon’s Army Intelligence in the south is coordinating with UNIFIL, and that the Army is also sharing intelligence with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
“Let us not forget that Nasrallah has openly stated that Hezbollah maintains its weapons – no matter whether they are located south or north of the Litani River – and will use them ‘anytime we [Hezbollah] wish,’” says Harb. ”Therefore, there is no indication that Hezbollah has been disarmed.”
On the contrary, according to the letter, “intelligence indicates” Hezbollah has been conducting a massive rearming and a re-strengthening of its forces south of the Litani River since the end of the Israeli-Hezbollah war in 2006.
“Hezbollah is also terrorizing Lebanese civilians in south Lebanon often within eyesight and earshot of UNIFIL troops, and UNIFIL never initiates any investigation whatsoever,” says Harb. “For instance, when Hezbollah attacked across the country in May 2008, the organization’s fighters ransacked the offices of the mufti of Tyre and Jabal Amel. UNIFIL did absolutely nothing to either prevent this act or investigate it after the fact.”
According to UN mandate, UNIFIL is responsible for assisting the Lebanese armed forces in establishing an area between the Israeli border and the Litani River which is “free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons” other than those of the Lebanese government and UNIFIL.
Graziano says this mandate is being followed. But such a statement seems every bit as hollow as the so-called UN peacekeeping force under the general’s command.
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“It’s a mad house! A mad house!”
Posted by editor-at-large on 8 August 2008 at 4:44 pm UTC
Like its Iranian-Syrian overlords, the extent to which Hezbollah strives to deceive the West through the Islamist principle of taqiyya, and the extent to which the West buys into this deception knows no bounds. It is accomplished by propagating lies through the most corrupt corridors of media (lies which in turn permeate legitimate media eager to believe that terrorism is only “the politics of fear”), lying and deception in so-called diplomacy, and – if all else fails – coercion through terrorism. And we – meaning the United States and the greater West – almost always end up with the short stick.
Case in point: Hezbollah’s ongoing lie that it exists solely as a means of resisting foreign aggression in Lebanon.
Perhaps the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world today, Hezbollah has propagated this lie for years in order to keep its weapons (everything from small arms to rockets), strengthen its political base and its strategic military positions in Lebanon, extend Iran’s reach into the Levant, and continue fundamentalist Islam’s broader quest of establishing Sharia law throughout Lebanon, the Middle East, and ultimately the world.
Anyone who believes otherwise is either misinformed or kidding themselves, perhaps both.
Now we see that Hezbollah’s lying, twisting, and coercion have created a new dynamic in which we may one day find ourselves in either direct or indirect military conflict with our good friends: the Lebanese people. This is both heartbreaking and frustrating to say the least.
So why do I say it?
According to an article in today’s Ha-aretz:
“Israel will hold Lebanon responsible for any attacks against Israel, in particular for any Hezbollah efforts to avenge the death of its military leader Imad Mughniyeh. This decision on Wednesday by the security cabinet represents a change in Israeli policy, after always firmly separating Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
“According to defense establishment recommendations adopted by the security cabinet, Israel will treat the Lebanese unity government, which is headed by Fouad Siniora and includes Hezbollah, as responsible for any event that takes place in its sovereign territory or events for which Lebanese nationals are responsible. …
“Defense officials noted in the cabinet meeting that two developments supported a change in policy. The first is the fact Hezbollah is now a partner in a Lebanese unity government and holds veto rights. The second is that the guidelines of the new Lebanese government guidelines, approved by President Michel Suleiman, allow Hezbollah to continue its military activity against Israel. …”
We certainly can’t blame the Lebanese people – the immediate victims in all of this – nor can we blame Israel for its new policy. One of our staunchest allies, Israel has been threatened with “death” and “annihilation” by both Hezbollah and Iran (Hezbollah’s primary benefactor). In fact, Israel’s position – based on a matter of survival – reminds me of a line by Jack Nicholson in the movie, Hoffa: “I’m gonna do what I gotta do.”
What choice does the Jewish state have?
After all – thanks to the powerful political concessions granted Hezbollah after they (and their murderous allies like Amal, fighters with the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, and others including, yes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) turned their weapons on the Lebanese government and innocent men, women, and children in May of this year – Hezbollah now has veto power over Lebanese government decisions, additional cabinet seats, permission to keep its previously covert telecommunications system operational, and so much more.
Not to mention the fact that Hezbollah has military grade weapons staged all over the country. The possession of those weapons is not being challenged (which violates both United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701). Hezbollah’s deadly attacks on the Lebanese citizenry in May (and multiple lesser reported attacks since) were carried out with impunity. The United Nations Implementation Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has failed miserably in multiple particulars of its overall mandate to disarm groups like Hezbollah, keep ports open, and protect lives and property. As I mentioned previously, Hezbollah wants nothing less than the destruction of Israel.
What else? It would require a multi-page feature or a book to detail.
Suffice it to say that we in the West are as much to blame for allowing this to happen as anyone else. We sat back and allowed Hezbollah to usurp much of the the power of the legitimate Lebanese Army and national police forces – which we regularly provide tens-of-millions of dollars in military support to – and U.S. government officials even went so far as to praise the post-May-attacks (Doha) agreement which granted Hezbollah its new powers and has ultimately led to an environment in which we now see the Shiia Islamist terrorist-group, Hezbollah, being positioned as a “legitimate” arm of the Lebanese Defense apparatus.
It’s as if despite our successes in Iraq, Afghanistan, various underreported successes in Africa and throughout the rest of the world, we are throwing our hands up in what I believe is one of the most critical fronts in the war on terror and simultaneously telling ourselves that all is well.
I’m reminded of another movie line. This one by Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes: “It’s a mad house! A mad house!”
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SNIPER “TAKES OUT” SYRIAN GENERAL CONNECTED TO HEZBOLLAH
Posted by editor-at-large on 3 August 2008 at 5:40 pm UTC
A sniper’s bullet has reportedly “taken out” Syrian Army Brig. Gen. Mohammed Suleiman, purportedly a close aide to Syrian Pres. Bashar al-Assad and the senior liaison between Damascus and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. Reports are sketchy, but the assasination is said to have taken place sometime last week in Tartus (Tartous), a coastal town in northwest Syria, and the body was discovered in a hotel “Friday night-Saturday morning.”
According to a report published in The Media Line (referencing the Jordanian news agency Al-Bawaba as its source): Suleiman “was shot dead as he walked on the seashore in Tartous. The shooter managed to escape by sea.”
This information has not been independently verified.
According to Reuters:
“There was no immediate comment from the Syrian authorities on the reports. Syria is a tightly controlled state with powerful police and intelligence services. High-ranking officers hold senior state positions and are at times involved in rivalries and power struggles.”
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Hezbollah solidifying its already-strong position in Lebanon
Posted by editor-at-large on 2 August 2008 at 9:18 pm UTC
Hezbollah – as I’ve said before, the most-dangerous Talibanesque terrorist-army on the planet — is wrangling its way into becoming a legal part of the Lebanese Defense establishment: Positioning itself in such a way as to make it nearly impossible to ever outlaw and disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon.
This despite the fact that Iranian-Syrian-supported Hezbollah – which fancies itself a legitimate arm of resistance – launched multiple deadly attacks against the Lebanese government and citizenry in May and numerous isolated attacks nationwide since.
In the wake of the attacks – through force and intimidation — Hezbollah has achieved unprecedented political power in Lebanon (which we have written about extensively, and analysis may be accessed here).
Now the Lebanese cabinet is on the verge of adopting a draft statement, permitting Hezbollah to keep its weapons (technically banned by the United Nations Security Council) and incorporating Hezbollah into the Lebanese defense apparatus under the binding role of “resistance,” something Hezbollah has claimed for some time, enabling the terrorist organization to skirt the country’s – and the United Nations’ – ban on armed militias in Lebanon.
“Hezbollah will now be capable of further intimidating UN forces in the south of Lebanon,” says Tom Harb, secretary general of the International Lebanese Committee for UNSCR 1559. “They will also be able to keep the [already porous] Syrian-Lebanese border open to unfettered weapons smuggling [from Iran and Syria to Hezbollah].”
Harb adds, “This draft policy if adopted will prevent the Lebanese government from implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701. And the international community might one day be facing a situation with Lebanese Pres. Michel Sleiman that is not unlike that which we are witnessing with Omar al-Bashir [the Sudanese president alleged by the International Criminal Court to be responsible for genocide and other war crimes in Darfur].”
The draft policy must be approved by Lebanon’s Parliament.
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