If the Deddé cave-dwelling terrorists were vegetarians, they could still be alive today

death with a view

Mohammed had a problem: Not since he started herding goats many years ago in this rocky Deddé hill did anything like this happen to him. It confused him so much he stopped enjoying the morning smell of the olive groves and the stunning view of Tripoli he had (picture)

It started three days ago when his goats started disappearing one by one each day. It couldn’t have been a wild animal, he thought, or It would have left their cadavers behind. The answer only came out this morning after he told the Lebanese Army his predicament.

The Army stormed the caves of the strangers who have been practicing their throat slitting skills on Mohammed’s goats. Those were the same Fateh Al Islam terrorists who backstabbed and slaughtered our soldiers in Qualamoon last month.

Now, they are all dead, in hell, cursing Mohammed’s goats..

(Mohammed is not the herder’s real name. This post was inspired by the real goat herder who told this real story on TV)

The Daily Star makes a good point in Today’s editorial: Why is the international community more supportive of PM Sanioura than his own Lebanese allies?

The Lebanese daily writes:

As the most high-profile leader of the Lebanese state, Siniora himself has been the focus of much of the international community’s praise [..] The problem is that here in Lebanon, Siniora has not been given the same unequivocal backing. Not only has he had to face a serious challenge to his legitimacy from the opposition, but he has also had to contend with divergent voices within his own alliance, the March 14 Forces. Siniora’s ruling coalition includes a wide assortment of factional leaders whose objectives frequently seem at odds with his own, and indeed often contradictory to the basic principles of democracy. As a result of the mixing of so many contradictory platforms and special interests, the March 14 alliance quite often appears rudderless.

Come to think of it.. That’s true.
In Lebanon, there is no unequivocal support for Mr. Sanioura. It seems Mr. Hariri somehow has it in the back of his head that he could eventually be sacrificed in a future compromise.

Here’s a question: Have you ever seen Saad Hariri come up on TV and say: You mess with Sanioura you mess with me? While the opposition likes to hurl insults at Mr. Seniora all the time, you never hear Hezbollah or Aoun being as venomous with Mr. Hariri himself, do you? Why does Hariri put up with that?

After taking a peak into the FPM’s forum, I came up with two conclusions: 1-They are sane and intelligent people. 2-Some of them are just a tad paranoid.

This post by unitedlb reveals that the FPM are involved in some serious soul searching:(emphasis mine)

I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time now and I think the time is right to let it out.

The truth is that Lebanon is collapsing and all we hear and read about is an unstable phase that is approaching us. We need to do all we can to avoid this. Let’s step outside our political ideology and think about Lebanon and solutions rather than conflict. As an FPMer, I propose our party redirect its efforts by relinquishing our short term goals and concentrating completely on the long term. This will entail a few short term concessions that include:

1. Ceasing our call for a national unity government and remaining in opposition.
2. Opposing any moves aimed at forming two governments or two presidents.
3. Supporting presidential elections on September 25, even if it means conceding the seat to Feb 14.
4. Boycotting the bi-elections if Lahoud doesn’t sign the decree. Give them the seats.[..]

Superduper703 agrees:

This would be the sensible thing to do for the benefit of all the Lebanese. However, I’m pretty sure that the 14March people wouldn’t be opposed to FPM ministers actually joining the new government. They can work from the inside to change mentalities and implement some of their reforms.

The FPM’s paranoid side is however revealed by this comment by the aptly named Venom:

FPM should remain the leader in opposing Hariristan.. ….Nothing called in the middle [exp: there is no such thing as the center]…. in the middle for the next 2 years could lead to the cancelation of Christmas….and Christians and Lebanon as a whole

Gee, so March 14 wants to cancel Christmas? that’s rich.. But I must say, some of these guys are much more mature than their party’s leadership.

Check out the entire thread here

This comment by an Alarabiya reader is offensive on so many levels to Lebanon. It would have been funny if it weren’t a commonly held belief in Syria:

Translation (Mine)

Lebanon is like a disobeying daughter to her mother Syria who raised her and cared for her when she was young. But when she became an adult, Lebanon backstabbed her mother.
Who now is going to protect her? She being a vulnerable woman who’s desired by everyone. If only she would go back to her mother who will defend her before she becomes a territory that the envious would trespass to settle scores.. But the mother keeps her head high as long as she has an obeying son and a home she can go back to

Warning: Please don’t vomit on your keyboard.

Also, Who do you think the obeying son is?

Condolleeza Rice, Nicolas Sarkozi & the United Nations are all talking about supporting Lebanon. Do their actions measure up?

It seems natural for Prime Minister Seniora to feel all puffed up after meeting the American Secretary of State Condi Rice and having launch with the new French President Mr. Sarkozy. After all, it never hurts to hear that the international community “reiterates its support” (can you remember how many time you heard that expression before?) for the legitimate Lebanese Government.

Paris was also good politically for March14. Alhayat reported yesterday that Dr. Rice convinced Mr. Sarkozy to remain close to March14 and and stop treating all the Lebanese parties as equal. That lead to Sanioura’s comments which underplayed the significance of the Paris meeting between the Lebanese groups scheduled for mid-July. Ms Rice also convinced the French President of hardening France’s policy on Damascus.

The United Nation is also talking of “upgrading” the Lebanese border security system by spreading “international experts” along the borders.

Yet as much as support is important, the United Nations (or the French and Americans for the matter) have not mentioned any action to be taken in case Syria was offended by those experts and completely shut down the Lebanese-Syrian border.

The Lebanese Government and the International community could do well by lobbying the Turks, the Iraqis and the Jordanians to credibly threaten closing their borders with Syria in case Syria takes that road. The World Trade Organization should also be involved in warning Syria from cutting off a member country.

Those are all areas where the muscles of the International community could really come in Handy..

Who wants to free Allan Johnston? Hamas of course… Who wants to track down the UNIFIL bombers? Don’t think twice: Hezbollah.. Who needs a state when you have those wonderfully efficient Islamists?