A message from a Lebanese journalist .....

This article is written by a Lebanese journalist, an independant journalist, not a Hezbollah sycophant, nor a Syrian one, nor an Iranian one, nor a lackey of the Lebanese establishment.

http://www.menapress.com/article.php?sid=1479

Michael Béhé in Beirut

A few quotes:

"The politicians, journalists and intellectuals of Lebanon have, of late, been experiencing the shock of their lives. They knew full well that Hezbollah had created an independent state in our country, a state including all the ministers and parallel institutions, duplicating those of Lebanon. What they did not know – and are discovering with this war, and what has petrified them with surprise and terror – is the extent of this phagocytosis.

In fact, our country had become an extension of Iran, and our so-called political power also served as a political and military cover for the Islamists of Teheran. We suddenly discovered that Teheran had stocked more than 12,000 missiles, of all types and calibers, on our territory and that they had patiently, systematically, organized a suppletive force, with the help of the Syrians, that took over, day after day, all the rooms in the House of Lebanon. Just imagine it : we stock ground-to-ground missiles, Zilzals, on our territory and that the firing of such devices without our knowledge, has the power to spark a regional strategic conflict and, potentially, bring about the annihilation of Lebanon.

We knew that Iran, by means of Hezbollah, was building a veritable Maginot line in the south but it was the pictures of Maroun el-Ras and Bint J’bail that revealed to us the magnitude of these constructions. This amplitude made us understand several things at once : that we were no longer masters of our destiny. That we do not possess the most basic means necessary to reverse the course of this state of things and that those who turned our country into an outpost of their islamic doctrine’s combat against Israel did not have the slightest intention of willingly giving up their hold over us."

"All those who assume public and communicational responsibilities in this country are responsible for this catastrophe. Except those of my colleagues, journalists and editors, who are dead, assassinated by the Syrian thugs, because they were clearly less cowardly than those who survived."

"As for the destruction caused by the Israelis… that is another imposture : look at the satellite map! I have situated, as best I could, BUT IN THEIR CORRECT PROPORTIONS, the parts of my capital that have been destroyed by Israel. They are Haret Hreik – in its totality – and the dwellings of Hezbollah’s leaders, situated in the large Shi’a suburb of Dayaa (as they spell it) and that I have circled in blue."

"Like the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, I pray that no one puts an end to the Israeli attack before it finishes shattering the terrorists. I pray that the Hebrew soldiers will penetrate all the hidden recesses of southern Lebanon and will hunt out, in our stead, the vermin that has taken root there. Like the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, I have put the champagne ready in the refrigerator to celebrate the Israeli victory."


"As for the pathetic clique that thrives at the head of my country, it is time for them to understand that after this war, after our natural allies have rid us of those who are hindering us from rebuilding a nation, a cease-fire or an armistice will not suffice. To ensure the future of Lebanon, it is time to make peace with those we have no reason to go to war against. In fact, only peace will ensure peace. Someone must tell them because in this country we have not learnt what a truism is."


http://www.menapress.com/article.php?sid=1479
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Reading this article one cannot but conclude that the world media fail to report the Lebanon events in a more balanced way. The interpretation which dominates the press headlines are the usual scoops emanating from the Hezbollah propaganda factories.

Wow......now who can argue with that?

Originally posted by ivanhoe
... Like the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, I pray that no one puts an end to the Israeli attack before it finishes shattering the terrorists. I pray that the Hebrew soldiers will penetrate all the hidden recesses of southern Lebanon and will hunt out, in our stead, the vermin that has taken root there ...

Originally posted by JokerFive
Wow......now who can argue with that?

Michael Béhé writes for "Metula News Agency"

Guess what, Metula News Agency is based in Northern Israel,

Now i'm not saying he is Israeli, but also it is not clear whether the writer is a Lebanese patriot.

Please confirm his origin before posting this article, as this clearly has a major bearing on the credibility of the article you posted

For a discussion of the authenticity of this article, see http://ambivablog.typepad.com/ambivablog/2006/08/lebanon_a_victi.html

There is a Michael Behe who is the leading proponent of "Intelligent Design" in the United States, a pseudo scientific critique of evolutionary theory. There is no information anywhere on the web that I can find regarding a "Michael Behe" who is a "Lebanese journalist". I suspect this article is either the musings of the ID theorist (who is an American) or an outright fraud, propaganda piece. Certainly most of the factual claims in it are laughable in the extreme.

Originally posted by no1marauder
For a discussion of the authenticity of this article, see http://ambivablog.typepad.com/ambivablog/2006/08/lebanon_a_victi.html

There is a Michael Behe who is the leading proponent of "Intelligent Design" in the United States, a pseudo scientific critique of evolutionary theory. There is no information anywhere on the web that I can find reg ...[text shortened]... propaganda piece. Certainly most of the factual claims in it are laughable in the extreme.

As usual marauder claims everything he doesn't like is propaganda.....anything in the article that wasn't true?

Originally posted by ivanhoe
This article is written by a Lebanese journalist, an independant journalist, not a Hezbollah sycophant, nor a Syrian one, nor an Iranian one, nor a lackey of the Lebanese establishment.

http://www.menapress.com/article.php?sid=1479

Michael Béhé in Beirut

A few quotes:

"The politicians, journalists and intellectuals of Lebanon have, of late, been ...[text shortened]... ress headlines are the usual scoops emanating from the Hezbollah propaganda factories.

Anyway ...... marauder, what kind of proof is there, that the above article is a fraud ?

Which facts, and I am not referring to the author's opinions or assessments, are false ?

If the article had a zillion statements about how evil America is, marauder would accept it all at face value with no thought whatsoever...it's just the nature of the beast.

Originally posted by General Putzer
If the article had a zillion statements about how evil America is, marauder would accept it all at face value with no thought whatsoever...it's just the nature of the beast.

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Yes, he would ..... lol .... 😀

You can find what kind of news agency mena is at

www.menapress.com

(It is in French, but I'm sure google or whatever can translate if needed.)

You can search back for previous articles by Michael Behe. (There are relatively few, and I would class all of them as mainly opinion pieces.)

On you crusade against sloppy, one-sided journalism, Ivanhoe, is this the kind of paragon you have in mind?

Originally posted by millerman
Michael Béhé writes for "Metula News Agency"

Guess what, Metula News Agency is based in Northern Israel,

Now i'm not saying he is Israeli, but also it is not clear whether the writer is a Lebanese patriot.

Please confirm his origin before posting this article, as this clearly has a major bearing on the credibility of the article you posted