[LCM Articles] What is wrong with you people?? One more thing...

Wed Jul 19 11:24:00 EDT 2006

 Dear Ahmad,

 I see what you are saying. I agree with you. We all know this war is a conspiracy against Lebanon and not just fighting hizballah per se...
 But the truth is if Hizballah stops fighting, The US won't have any excuse anymore about Hizballah. Then, the US can presure Israel to cease the war... don't you think? The only excuse that the US has is "Hizballah". ANd then the whole world will pressure Israel to stop the war bc no more resistant hizballah. What upsets me is that hizballah is not fighting for Lebanon, it is highting for Iran and Syria on our land and the innocent people are paying the price..............

 I am not asking fro Lebanese to be divided... I am actually asking for Lebanese to be united and independent. Hizballah is pro-Syrian and is brain washed by both of Iran and Syria... so I don't think they really represent Lebanon and its unity. I think they divide us bc they want Syria in... and of course, our dear president is not contributing to any solidarity and independence we are trying to achieve. He is another Syrian fellow.

 My best regards,

 Rania.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: akaterji at bu.edu
 To: rmekary at aol.com
 Cc: abitdodgy at hotmail.com; kingkassis at hotmail.com; leb-students at lists.stanford.edu; lebanon-articles at mit.edu
 Sent: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:11 AM
 Subject: Re: [LCM Articles] What is wrong with you people?? One more thing...

  Dear fellows, 

 I am not with hisballa and i was against the fact that they are the only armed milishia in lebanon. But regarding the current situation, 
 the last thing we should do is saying that we condemned hizballa and that they should stop because we'd make the world think that the problem is from us, and we all know that it is not, israel wont let us live in peace whether we like it or not. what is happening now is not a reaction to what hizballah did, it's crazy. Israel is not distinguishing between civilians, army, or hizballa. we are all the same to her. 

 I want us to think for once that we have the right, and remove this inferiority complex from our mind. stop accusing each other, and focus on then enemy. 

 best, 
 Ahmad 

 Quoting rmekary at aol.com: 

 > Dear all, 
 > 
 > I read all the comments. 
 > At least we all agree we want Israel to stop its unhumanitarian attacks. 
 > I am afraid it is too late now after all the destruction. 
 > But let's learn one lesson though: we should also ask for hizballah to stop 
 > fighting Israel... The more they fight Israel, the more Lebanon is > destroyed. 
 > So why don't we all ask for BOTH parties to stop???? 
 > Why don't we ask Israel to go fight Iran and Syrian on THEIR land > and not ours? 
 > Hizballah can get out and fight on an Iranian land... do we really > want Hizballah? 
 > They are bringing nothing but destruction and war from Israel to Lebanon. 
 > 
 > We, Lebanese, Christinas and Muslims, shoud all ask for Hizballah to > stop their action as well.... 
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 > -----Original Message----- 
 > From: abitdodgy at hotmail.com 
 > To: kingkassis at hotmail.com; leb-students at lists.stanford.edu; > lebanon-articles at mit.edu 
 > Sent: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 1:01 AM 
 > Subject: Re: [LCM Articles] What is wrong with you people?? One more > thing... 
 > 
 > Before this list gets moderated, allow me to say the following: > Jimmy, what a bloody pratt you are! You want me to call an apple an > apple? Well, I just did. You want to "applaud" Israel for killing > countless Lebanese civilians, destroying the economy and > infrastructure of our country under the pretence of self defense, > then knock your self out, but know this: No one is condoning the > actions of Hezbollah; we?re condemning the heavy handed actions of > Israel and its collective punishment of Lebanon and its people, which > constitutes of a violation of the Geneva Convention and International > Law. Come on, let me hear you clap. The government of Israel said it > was Syria and Iran pulling the strings, then let them go bomb Syria > and Iran. I apologize to all recipients of this list for being out > of character, but my 85 year old mother had to evacuate right after > she had an operation, and our dear Jimmy thinks we should applaud > that. My apologies for usin!
 g derogatory language, but I wish there > was a polite way to call an idiot an idiot. Not only are you > senseless, dear Jimmy, but you lack perspective and the analytical > capacity to understand that the biggest loser in this conflict is > Lebanon and not Hezbollah. The idiocy of morally decrepit people who > see nothing wrong with the destruction of Lebanon and the death of > its civilians as long as they are under the illusion that Hezbollah > are being destroyed is mind boggling. Open your eyes and witness who > the real losers are. Good night! We're not expressing support > for Hezbollah, we are expressing solidarity and support for the > Lebanese living through a genocide you have no shame in appluadng. > From: "Jimmy Kassis" <kingkassis at hotmail.com> 
 > To: <leb-students at lists.stanford.edu>, <lebanon-articles at mit.edu> 
 > Subject: Re: [LCM Articles] What is wrong with you people?? One more > thing... 
 > Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:35:20 -0400 
 > 
 > Instead of replying with emotionally charged responses, full of > personal attacks, I would appreciate if you actually come up with > alternative ideas of disarming Hisballah, i.e. curing the deadly > cancer, rather than giving it a Tylenol by saying STOP THE WAR!! I > want to know what is next?? spend the next 20 years negotiating with > them while they build up their capabilities again? 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > From: kingkassis at hotmail.com 
 > To: philippesaad at gmail.com 
 > Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:22:38 -0400 
 > CC: leb-students at lists.stanford.edu; lebanon-articles at mit.edu 
 > Subject: Re: [LCM Articles] What is wrong with you people?? 
 > 
 > Rania, I don?t think I am stating the obvious. After reading all > the comments sent out, the ?obvious? is that no one seems to have the > balls to speak out against Hezbollah for fear of being labeled > unpatriotic. For a condemnation of Hezbollah is perceived as support > for Israel which in itself is unpatriotic Farrah I don?t condone > Israel destroying all of Lebanon. 95% of the bombing has been > targeted to Hezbollah strongholds. Hezbollah chooses to operate from > within civilian areas. That in itself is outrageous; the people > supporting Hezbollah should not allow them to launch attacks form > hospital rooftops. We should all rise up and speak out against that. > Again I don?t condone the destruction of my own country, but I > understand the other 5% of the bombing that Israel is doing to send a > message to the Lebanese government. Elias Israel may not defeat > them completely but they will sure weaken them to the point where > just maybe the Lebanese army can !
 dare to venture to the south and do > what is supposed to do and patrol the border. Israeli exacting > revenge on the Lebanese?? Why? For what? You and I both know that > Israel only want security on its northern border. They have proven > that when they COMPLETELY withdrew in 2000. Maurice I won?t > disappear. Deal with it. I don?t agree with taking the country back > 20 years. But I want a solution a permanent one. I am sick and tired > of holding Hezbollah?s hand begging them to disarm. At the rate we > are moving with Hezbollah and Syria they would have taken us back 20 > years anyways. Philippe Before you go questioning my Lebanese > identity, my patriotism, and calling me a coward let me tell you > something about myself. My house was burned to the ground by the > Druze in 1981; my house was then leveled to the ground by the Israeli > invasion in 1982 in the mountains. My house again destroyed in Beirut > and my mother badly injured from Syrian shelling in 1989. And s!
 ome > more destruction was piled on my house and family from the Leban
ese > Forces with their war with GMA. Despite all that, I love Lebanon, I > love the people, and I believe in a united Lebanon with Christians > and Muslims living together as one people. I truly believe in that > vision. I don?t believe us as Lebanese have united enough to disarm > Hezbollah. Hezbollah being the undisputed puppets of Syria and Iran, > I hold them responsible for the death of some of the finest people > that Lebanon ever produced from Hariri and Tueini to the rest you > know the list I won?t repeat here. After what round of talks were you > expecting Hezbollah to disarm? Hezbollah wanted every Arab and > Iranian issue resolved before they did anything. Is that what you > want? I am tired as stated of listening to their lame ass excuses of > why they need to be armed. Yes the death of 250 civilians is > horrible, but if the end result is a country free of militias in > peace with ALL its neighbors working to build a bright future for its > children, then thei!
 r death is well worth it. 
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