I usually try to stay away from criticizing political parties and leaders, mainly because all of them are partners in crime. When you know that you have a bag of rotten and corrupt oranges, there is no point of simply evaluating which orange is more rotten than the other, which one has more mould, or the reeks the most. The logical decision at that point is to get rid of the whole bag, start with fresh and shiny oranges.
Today, though, I feel compelled to pinpoint one political party, the party with a gun, the party that approves no festive party, the “party of god”, the one and only Hezbollah.
Hezbollah, unlike the rest of its Lebanese partners in crime, has never concealed its tight relationship with Iran. It is Iran after all that created Hezbollah and continues to train its fighters. Hezbollah’s infamous leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has publicly decalred that Hezbollah will jump to defend Iran if it is ever attacked by Israel, and his latest declaration was in September 2012. For those with the slightest knowledge about Hezbollah and the Middle East, I am not sharing with you something new, but for those who receive this information as a revelation, check out the resemblance between the emblem of Hezbollah and that of the Pasdaran, a.k.a Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.
Hezbollah emblem to the left in yellow. Pasdaran emblem to the right in blue.
So what’s new? Why am I shedding light on what is already obvious? Why target Hezbollah today, out of all the parties that have been selling Lebanon?
Today, more than ever, Hezbollah and Iran owe Lebanon an explanation. Take a look at the 10 Riyal postage stamp that is circulated in Iran.
Iranian 10 Riyal postage stamp showing the emblem of Hezbollah covering the whole map of Lebanon. A clear symbol of the hidden intentions and a direct breach for the sovereignty of Lebanon’s independence as a nation.
The stamp commemorates the martyrs of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Isn’t this an obvious breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty as a nation? I understand the bff relationship between Iran and Hezbollah, but why does Iran need to have Hezbollah’s emblem covering the Lebanese territories instead of the Lebanese flag? Why does Iran need to commemorate the Lebanese martyrs in the first place?
What does Hezbollah have to say about this in the first place? How can Hezbollah justify such a demeaning document? What can its big-bellied, tie-less MPs and representatives say to logically justify this? Will they even attempt to justify it, or consider it normal and not even worth concealing with the whole world’s knowledge of its non-matrimonial marriage to Iran.
As a Lebanese, I ask my government (which is controlled by Hezbollah) to question the Iranian ambassador about the motives of this stamp and ban its circulation.
As a Lebanese, I ask Hezbollah to denounce the usage and circulation of this stamp in Iran and ask the Iranian state for an apology to the Lebanese people and its government.
I think they represented Hizboullah by the Lebanese map at the end regarding what other Lebanese ppl think Hizboullah is Lebanese and its Chiites are Lebanese.. I carry a Lebanese map in my chest .. Why this hate to Hizboullah? Yes they are somehow extremists and I wouldn’t like them to govern Lebanon. Don’t you get that Chiites have been always been rejected? .. the poors the ones who were always treated as dumps .. this is why they accepted Iranian help.. and for the 1st time they have the power and they won’t let it go.. if you don’t agree with them just don’t attack them as all Lebanese do this way you are only letting them go further with Iran. And with all the respect they are the only ones that see clearly who is our enemy why dont we attack al Kouwwat ? arent they trained by Israel? arent theire DR.the representation of Israel in Lebanon ( why with them there s no problem ?) .. .. the solution for my country is a Laïque government but I see that we should stop speculating and stop criticizing . I lived a war and i left my country to sectarian ppl. i thought i ll finde in this page ppl thinking like me away from the Lebanese media pressure , but i was wrong.
Anna,
Thank you for responding with such enthusiasm. I agree with you that the only solution for our country is secularism, but that will not be achieved until all the different tribes/religions/sects feel that they are safe.
I too carry a Lebanese map on my chest/neck and i want u to know that at the age of 17 i took the religious symbol on my neck at that time and replaced it with a lebanese map. Religion was personal and not an dentity.
If you are a frequent reader of this blog, you should know where i stand in terms of supporting secularism and attacking all political parties equally.If you visit the blog for the first time, please take.a couple of minutes and check out other posts before attacking me and attributing me as sectarian.
As for this post, please re-read it with an objective view this time. Pqy attention to labelling all major parties as rotten oranges and the lack of value in evaluating which one is more rotten. Also keep in mind that i never mentioned sects in my post and i refuse to discuss the issue by categorizing people and assuming they all think.the same just because they affiliate to one religious identity. My whole logic throughout the post was national and not limited to the minute details of national politics.
I hope you re-read and share your opinion.
Would love to see a US commerative issue featuring a mushroom cloud over Iran.
M hanna
One was not enough for you?
Mr. nehmeh
you might not be sectarian but you are totally biased towards m14.
I think your hatred towards hizballah and even Aoun made it clear in your assumption that the government is controlled by hizballah and that the rotten bag had to be oranges, even though the term apple is mostly used.
As for your Hizballah controlling the government.. i think you have been away for a while and have not been catching up on the news lately, or your news source is really biased towards your own political belief. This Hizballah government has cracked down on brital and the bekaa thugs.. has arrested the zoaiter clan in dahiyeh… has paid the funds for hariri tribunal.. has kept rifi and hassan (rip) in place.. and most importantly has accepted to endorse the orthodox gathering, which is the only law that will bring christians on a even levels with the muslims.
This “Hizballah” government, has made more than any of the past governments… Now,you might say that the electricity is always off ect ect ect…. my response to that is simple… since you live in the states.. is the president able to pass any law or make any changes without the oppositions approval and cooperation?
To say that Lebanon is controlled by Hizballah because Iran made a stamp commemorating their martyrdom, is a bit childish. That’s like saying that M14 and all the previous Mustaqbal government where controlled by Saudi Arabia, because they hung a huge poster of the Saudi king in the middle of martyr square… its pointless.
in eithercase, this is your blog and you are free to write whatever you want… i just felt like responding and make a bit of an argument.
Take care
Rudy
Mr Rudy,
I really do not want to go through the whole defense logic again. If u read my blog you can easily judge where i stand.
I always fail to take into consideration the narrow-mindedness of some Lebanese and their expertise in analyzing the psychology of the subconscious mind so the next time i will try to refer to transparent fruits or maybe some purple ones. I used oranges because of their rotten attributes ( green and white and moldy) as opposed to that of the shriveled rotten form of apples. Maybe tomatoes would have been a better example for you…
As for the stamp, I ask you this. As a Lebanese are you not offended to see your country on another country’s postage stamp with a political party’s symbol instead the cedar’s symbol covering it? I think this question will help us engage in the rhetoric of my post above.