Arab Times,
Kuwait
Arabs Must 'Accept Defeat' in Lebanon
By Ahmed Al-Jarallah, Editor-in-Chief 
August 13, 2006
Kuwait - Arab Times - Original
Article (English) 
'The Arab Superman: [Hezbullah Chief] Hassan Nassrullah.'
[Al-Ayyam, Palestine].
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SYRIA has
been raising slogans of resistance since the beginning of Israel's
aggression against and killing of the Lebanese. One wonders what resistance Syria is referring to, or whom it was against. While Lebanon bleeds and is being
demolished, the only resistance from Syria has been in the form of words
and slogans. This is the typical kind of war fought by religious
fundamentalists and intellectual terrorists. Syria will be happy to resist in this way as long as its cities and towns are safe. Never mind the destruction
and killing of innocent children in Lebanon.
Soon
Syria and Iran will begin to spread illusions of victory, especially after the
issuance of U.N. Resolution 1706. [The Cease-fire resolution]. This will be a repeat
of 1967, when [Egyptian leader] Gamal Abdul Nasser 
and other intellectual terrorist
groups tried turning a disgraceful defeat into a temporary setback. Under the
banner of “Liberating Palestine,” the Nasserites succeeded only in destroying
Egypt's economy and future.
[Editor's
Note: The results of the Six-Day War with Israel, begun supposedly on behalf of
the Palestinians, were so disastrous, that it culminated in Nasser's
resignation. He was later recalled by massive public protest and continued to
serve as President until his death ].
There is
no winner in Lebanon. Hezbullah's defeat has affected everything in Lebanon - including
its people, buildings and infrastructure. However, some Lebanese politicians
who are followers of the Syrian regime will undoubtedly express misleading
statements praising [Hezbullah chief] Hassan Nasrallah for achieving victory.
At the
moment, all we ask is for the elimination of such misleading groups, because
the Arab world cannot afford more defeats. We must help people of all Arab
countries understand the facts to ensure that they don't repeat the mistakes of
the Palestinians. The people of Palestine now rue their decision to reject the
division of Palestine, the Camp David Accords, and former U.S. President Bill
Clinton's initiatives. What we want is a comprehensive and unified Arab
decision to silence the mouths of this kind of misleading intellectual
terrorist group.
The Arab world must face reality and accept that it has been
defeated. This will
help Arabs identify their real enemies and be prepared to better defend
themselves in the future. Arabs should understand that it would be fatal to
challenge a powerful enemy and lead their nations into a dreadful adventure such
as Nasrallah has, only to plead with the rest of the Arab and Islamic worlds to
come to its rescue.
e-mail: ahmedjarallah@hotmail.com
VIDEO FROM LEBANON: 'I HOPE ALL LEBANESE ARE
AWARE THAT THIS WAR DID NOT BRING RESULTS'
NOURSAT, Lebanon: Excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Minister of Tourism Joe Sarkis, August 11, 00:003:38, MEMRI
"True, Israel is our enemy, but are Syria and Iran really fulfilling their duties of brotherhood and friendship towards Lebanon? I don't think this is what we have seen. This has become evident from the way the Syrian brothers have behaved for a whole year towards Lebanon, and today it is also evident that the Iranians are trying to resolve their problems with the international community, regarding the nuclear issues, through the conflict in Lebanon."
Joe Sarkis, Lebanese Minister of Tourism
