Friday January 14, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Lebanon is on the verge of civil war.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the Arab League have all called on the Lebanese to calm down not act rashly.

Lebanon's Shiites and Sunnis are poised for battle. The head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, announced that there will be no war, but he is wrong.

Two grenades were thrown at the Christian Party offices in Beirut. That is the opening salvo. The Christian Party is thought to be Hezbollah allies.

Tensions are rising. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is on his way to Turkey. In Ankara he will get an earful of "make certain that there is no civil war."

But it's not up to Hariri, Hezbollah is calling the shots. They brought down the government because they do not want the UN special committee to present indictments that will certainly name Hezbollah operations and heads as those responsible for the assassination of Rafik Hariri, this prime minister's father.

Talking to Hariri is a waste of time... if you want to stop the war- stop Hezbollah.

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