- "This is the work of an intelligence service, not
a small group," said Rime Allaf, Middle East analyst at London's Royal
Institute of International Affairs.
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- We must do as they do in other criminal cases, look
at who had the most to gain from the assassination of Prime Minister Harriri.
The Lebanese had a lot to lose, as did the Syrians (he was close to Bashir
Al Assad, the leader of Syria), as did the other Arab countries in the
region who saw him as a strong leader and a stabilizing force in Lebanese
politics. On the other hand, Israel has wanted chaos in Lebanon, as has
Bush, and both countries have been agitating to get Hezbollah outlawed
and both Bush and Israel have wanted the Lebanese to oust Syria. In both
cases, the Lebanese government has said, "NO," that Hezbollah
is a respected part of Lebanese life and that Syria is there to protect
Lebanon from Israeli aggression.
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- No matter where else you look, no one else had anything
to gain except Israel and the U.S. because this death could cause some
possible upset in Lebanese politics and life.
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- Most Middle East experts in the Arab and Muslim worlds
believe Israeli hands were at work in the killing of former Prime Minister
of Lebanon, Rafik Harriri.
- Bush quickly pointed the finger at Syria, as did Israel,
which was tantamount to convicting themselves because they are the only
two countries that would gain by creating unrest in Lebanon. President
Lahoud and Hezbollah, who represent two of the important factions of the
Lebanese government both condemned the bombing and their own experts said
the blast had all the earmarks of the bombing that was carried out by Israel
against former Palestinian leaders in Beirut in the past.
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- The Bush cabal and Israel want Syria out of Lebanon,
but the majority of Lebanese realize the Syrian presence is an aid to their
country that helps stop the Israelis from once invading Lebanon (as Israel
did in the 1980s, then stayed on in the south to occupy part of Lebanon
until the Hezbollah ousted them by military force). Also, by killing Harriri,
the Israelis and American can both claim that the area is more unstable
and needs more American style "democracy" and occupation. Harriri
was a giant among progressive Arab and Muslim leaders, and though he made
money in Saudi Arabia and was friendly to the government, his attitude
in Lebanon was very progressive and he made sure the church and state were
kept separate in Lebanese political decisions.
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- Harriri was a man beloved by all sides, even his former
political foes. They saw him as a man who had helped to bring Lebanon back
from the chaos that Israel had caused with their falangist allies in the
invasion of the 1980s. One must also remember that the man who wanted Lebanon
destroyed, and who led the attack that destroyed all of Beirut was none
other than the present prime minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon. Sharon has
set up a special group of dark ops in Israel who are allowed to kill anyone
who may be a threat to Israel in any land in the world-clearly a violation
of International Law. Of course, Sharon, like Bush, has decided that International
Law does not govern Israel's or America's selfish ambitions in the world.
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- Harriri's killing, like so many of those in Iraq, is
the work of either the Israeli dark ops or American mercenaries who have
been hired out to kill people who are progressive in the Arab and Muslim
worlds. That is why in Lebanon today, people know that it was not some
dissident "Islamist group" (that no one has heard of, nor does
anyone believe actually exists) who allegedly took credit for the deed,
and in Iraq, where the religious leaders among the Sunni and Shi'a are
telling their people not to revenge themselves on one another, because
they know the killings are professional jobs being done by people from
outside Iraq, namely, Israel and America. The parallels are evident to
experts, but these experts will not be allowed on American media. But,
Professor Rime Allaf, of the Royal Institute in England is correct, this
was the work of an intelligence agency-and we damn well know who the only
two would be-because they are the only two to gain by this deed, Israel
or Bush and his neo-con minions (who are devoted to Israel's dominance
of the region).
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- Remember, as I stated earlier, in criminal acts, one
must always look to who has the most to gain-in this case, it was clearly
the Bush team and Israel. And, as Rime Allaf said, this was the work of
"an intelligence agency."
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- It's time these killings in Iraq, in Lebanon, and even
the assassination of the Prime Minister of Georgia, a foe of American oil
pipelines, be stopped, and that the world set up an investigation team
to look into these matters because they create more chaos and misery for
the world.
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- Professor Sam Hamod, expert on Lebanon and former Director
of The Islamic Center of Washington, DC, writes on international affairs
for a variety of newspapers and online sites; he also edits, www.todaysalternativenews.com
. He may be reached at shamod@cox.net
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