There won't be much about the outcome of the Lebanese elections from me except that the US/Saudi backed Hariri and allies won. But I have this to highlight. Friends who are teachers in high schools where a majority of students are from Lebanese backgrounds (Sydney West and South)were ALL telling me that in the past week or so they were "teaching" empty classes. The kids, they say, were away on a trip overseas with their parents. Entire families as it seems were graciously offered flight and a week-long stay in hotels in addition to a payment of $500 per voting adult! Today in view of the result, we can safely say that Hariri & co victoriously bought their way, with Saudi funding, to office.
BTW, If you're interested in all things relevant to the Lebanese elections, the Angry Arab has tons of posts. Here.
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Meantime, in Merrie England, the British Nazi Party won two seats in the elections to the European Parliament. The crypto-fascist party called UKIP, came second overall in the polls, beating the governing Labour Party into third place. In the EU parliament these reptiles will link up with Le Pen's Front Nationale and Geert Wilders' racist party, which, I hear has had great success. Also in this bloc will be Eastern European nutters plotting the final solution of the Roma problem.
ReplyDeleteThe Scots and the Welsh, while giving the Labour Party a good kicking, had the good taste to steer clear of the the Nazis.
In addition Sarkophage and Bela Lusconi got the thumbs up from their electorates. So much for the Left's masochistic submission to the globalisation and a "free" market.
Look out for a sharp rise in race hate crime figures.
Cannot say I am surprised by the results of this election as I do not personally believe that changing the state of affairs in Lebanon is an easy task. It is debateable whether it is even a desirable task when considering the state of affairs in the region under the umbrella of the collaberating leadership of the so-called moderate Arab leaders, and what has happened to the Palestinain people in Gaza due to this collaberation after they decided to elect Hamas..
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing for the time being is to continue maintaining the status quo of the resistance until the status quo of the region changes....
Irrelevant. Lebanese elections are meaningless and trite. Hizballah has all the guns.
ReplyDeleteAbraham can do the (power) math : guns,and the willingness to fight >> advantage Hizbo.
ReplyDeleteTGIA's concerned about Saudi $500 for Hotel bills,
But Iran's $500 buys Hizbo a quality assault rifle.
Again,advantage Hizbo.
I should have said changing the state of affairs in Lebanon through elections...
ReplyDeleteObviously the Lebanese electorial system needs much reform...What kind of system forces their people to go back to their villages of origin even if they never lived in them to vote?
IN regards to the elections being irrelevant, this may be so in regards to resisting Israel, but not in the case of overcoming state corruption and bettering the lives of the average Lebanese or the Palestinian refugees which is what the combination of the Orange party and Hezbollah were hoping to do.. But as Sayed Hassan said today, losing the elections doesn't mean that we should forget our obligations to the people for reform...
How close is Harriri's connections to the extremist Saudis? To the Takfiris?
ReplyDeleteMight Israelis find Harriri a more dangerous foe than Hezbollah?
I must say I have enjoyed reading the professor's comments about the elections. Some of them have been hilarious!
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