Under Duress
I wouldn’t believe a single thing to come out of the mouths of any of the so-called leaders of the Lebanese political establishment. They’re either in fear of their lives at the hands of Hizballah or they are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Syria. In either case, they are lying to stay alive or stay in power.
And this bullshit about Hizballah enjoying 80 percent-plus support across the political spectrum in Lebanon? Gibberish. The Christians and Druze and Sunnis would elect an outright majority of Hizballah members to their parliament if elections were held today? Who the hell is supplying that number? It’s pathetic.
The Lebanese people are obviously terrified and humiliated and enraged at Israel right now, but it’s a total joke (along the lines of the exit polling bullshit that was flying around on our own Election Day of 2004) to believe that they would consent to have their country run by these filthy Nazis. Don’t tell me that the same kids who were out in the streets of Beirut protesting the assassination of Rafiq Hariri and celebrating the Mehlis Report and the withdrawal of the Syrian army are now excited at the prospect of being ruled by a bunch of Islamofascists.
It’s manifestly a lie —and the Big Media craphounds should be ashamed of themselves for not rebutting such nonsense on the spot.
Of course, considering the fact that CNN often gains its access to totalitarian regimes by agreeing to not confuse the propagandists’ lies with clear counterarguments, it’s no surprise that they would uncritically broadcast this stuff.
