Why LEBANON? By Blagovista Boncheva

Why LEBANON?

By Blagovista Boncheva

Al-Jazeerah, July 25, 2006

More and more things appear every day in the media in regards to the recent brutal USraeli aggression against this small country in the Middle East. Each of the news items deserves no doubt, keen and special attention and reaction on the side of good-willed public opinion the world over. Alongside with this we find it essential to pay a particular attention also to a number of other issues.

First, this is just ONE-MORE-IN-TURN aggression against a country of no military potential and capacity. Had either the Lebanese Army or the HIZBOLLAH been a REAL MILITARY FACTOR, Israel would have been either REALLY ABLAZE long ago or, rather, would not have proceeded to any aggression at all. We would like to remind those who were born LATER or, have FORGOTTEN that Lebanon used to be repeatedly SUBJUGATED to total Destruction of its Infrastructure and merciless ANNIHILATION of masses of its population ever since the early 70-ies of the last century. This DESTRUCTION and Annihilation was systematically repeated each decade ever since then: in 1972/73; 1983/84; 1996; and now, in the year 2006.

Here comes the very important SECOND QUESTION:

Those who are OLD enough may possibly remember that in the 1960s Lebanon already had the fame of another Switzerland. This was due not only to the overall peaceful and pleasant atmosphere of the country but also because of the fact that the Lebanese were REALLY successful in turning their country into a kind of an Alternative Banking Financial and Business Center.

Both their ancient Phoenician tradition and the key geographic position of their country in the Middle East, in the Mediterranean and among the continents of Asia, Africa and the Southern and Eastern areas of Europe most favorably contributed to this. An ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL CENTRE, however, is something that the BIG SHARKS of the Oligarchy that is ruling the World today can never SWALLOW UP.

There were many reasons for them to attack Iraq but it was REALLY attacked only after Saddam declared his VILE intentions to CONVERT to the Euro and avoid the BLESSED US dollar; the King and Master; in all Iraqi transactions; oil included.

According to a recent addition of the Annual CIA Yearbook all US based resources of oil are going to be exhausted to the end of this decade. Then, even that the EU is a LOYAL TRIBUTARY to the USA, the Bad example of a possible CONVERSION to the Euro was considered EXTREMELY THREATENING. So, URGENT measures followed up.

Some time ago Iran also announced plans to set up an Alternative International Stock Exchange of Oil that would NOT operate with US dollars. Both for its geographic position, traditions and skills, Lebanon could potentially be the MOST PROBABLE HOST of such a venture. For this reason, very much like ancient Carthage; it HAD to be DESTROYED once again and; JUST NOW! Its population had to be bombed into the STONE AGE once again, and all FOREIGN Residents or potential visitors had to be given the LESSON simply to FORGET this country, ONCE FOR EVER. Or at least until to the next Humanitarian Bombing somewhere in the next decade (in case Israel, USA or the world itself! - still exists until then).

There is news of protests against this - another-in-turn USraeli aggression. Of course, they are necessary and important. Also EXTREMELY IMPORTANT however is that more and more people in the world understand WHO really and WHY is devastating and destroying more and more countries and areas around the world. Then it will be evident WHO is the REALLY BIG EVIL and WHERE it resides.

Because USrael and its acts of ARBITRARY BRUTALITY wouldn't exist at all if they do not count on the support of the Big Financial Oligarchy of the world whose orders it is ALWAYS READY TO FULFIL. Otherwise, it would not even EVER EXIST!

Group for Civic Protests, Bulgaria.

Earth, a planet hungry for peace

Apartheid Wall


The Israeli Land-Grab Apartheid Wall built inside the Palestinian territories, here separating Abu Dis from occupied East Jerusalem. (IPC, 7/4/04).

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank, like a Python. (Alquds,10/25/03).

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