'I Renounce America and Her New Middle East'

In this emotional op-ed article from Lebanon's Arabic-language El-Shark, the author explains why the 'accidental' killing of almost 60 civilians including 37 children in an Israeli air attack has turned him against, 'America and her New Middle East, which is soaked in the blood of children.'

By Antoine Ghoraiib

Translated By Nicolas Dagher

July 31, 2006
Lebanon - El-Shark - Original Article (Arabic)    

I am one of the people who brought civilization to the world.

I am of the generation that launched the Resistance and achieved victory over Zionist oppression and American conspiracy [a reference to getting Israel to withdraw from Lebanon in 2000].

I am so angry today that I am revolting against blasphemy.

I am renouncing and revolting against all the values preached by the aggressor before the rooster crows.

[Editor’s note: the author is saying that the "Zionists" and "Americans" will repent, as the Apostle Paul did after he heard a rooster crow. Before Peter heard the rooster crow on the morning of Good Friday, he had denied that he was a follower of Jesus. The rooster represents Peter's denial of Christ and also stands for his remorse and repentance upon hearing the rooster's crow].

I am renouncing humanity … democracy … peace … all the lies that they keep hammering us with around the clock, only to practice the opposite.

I am renouncing America and revolting against her New Middle East, which is soaked in the blood of the children of Qana, Palestine and Iraq.

I am renouncing the United Nations, its Security Council and its decisions; I am revolting against the entire international community which is plotting against us.

I am renouncing all those Arab governments which shamefully abide by the will of their masters in Washington, and I am revolting against all the Arab populations who demonstrate only to make themselves feel good and who cower rather than bringing their governments to account. Those governments are smeared in the shame of surrender, being followers of the present-day Hulagu [Bush] who is in Washington. [Hulagu was the brutal grandson of Genghis Khan ].

I only believe in Qana and in the blood of our children, which has watered the soil of the South with the very essence of martyrdom. Out of their blood flowers the wild red poppy, which reminds us of the crimes of Dracula, who always thirsts for the blood of innocent children.

I only believe in the covenant of July … in the covenant of sacrifice until martyrdom, so we can achieve the victory and the right to protect the lives of the children and the people of the south.

I am fighting a guerilla war against all of this, because only a guerilla resistance can achieve victory, in spite of America and the Arabs and non-Arabs that support them.

The children of Qana and all Lebanon are the faith and promise of a revolution against oppression, all oppression.

I am revolting against all of the world's infidels, because I believe that only those who revolt for dignity and against the killing of children deserve life.

VIDEO FROM LEBANON: DRUZE LEADER JUMBLATT WARNS,

'HITLER ALSO AROUSED THE PEOPLES' SENSE OF HONOR'

AL-MUSTAQBUL TV, Lebanon: Excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, July 29, 00:05:44, Via MEMRI

"There were civilized peoples... I don't want to make a comparison, but Adolf Hitler also aroused his people's sense of honor, and led Germany into war."

Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt

Arabic Version Below

أضواء \ انطوان غريّب - انا غاضب حتى ثورة الكفر

July 31, 2006

أنا واحد من هذا الشعب الذي علم الدنيا حضارة. أنا من جيل اطلق المقاومة وحقق النصر على البغي الصهيوني والتآمر الاميركي. أنا اليوم غاضب حتى ثورة الكفر. أنا كافر ثائر على كل القيم التي يتشدقون بها وينتهكونها قبل صياح الديك

أنا واحد من هذا الشعب الذي علم الدنيا حضارة.

أنا من جيل اطلق المقاومة وحقق النصر على البغي الصهيوني والتآمر الاميركي.

أنا اليوم غاضب حتى ثورة الكفر.

أنا كافر ثائر على كل القيم التي يتشدقون بها وينتهكونها قبل صياح الديك.

أنا كافر بالانسانية... بالديموقراطية... بالسلام... بكل هذه الأكاذيب التي يكرزونها علينا على مدار الساعة، ويمارسون علينا نقيضها.

أنا كافر بأميركا وثائر على شرق أوسطها الجديد المدرج بدماء الاطفال في قانا وفي فلسطين وفي العراق.

أنا كافر بالامم المتحدة ومجلس أمنها وقراراتها، أنا ثائر على كل هذا النظام الدولي المتآمر.

أنا كافر بالنظم العربية المنصاعة بمذلة لارادة أسيادها في واشنطن، وثائر على الشعوب العربية التي لم تتقن بعد سوى التظاهر رفعاً للعتب، ومنكفئة عن محاسبة أنظمتها الممرغة بعار الاستسلام والاستزلام والتبعية لهولاكو العصر القابع في واشنطن.

أنا مؤمن فقط بقانا بدماء أطفالها الذين رووا ارض الجنوب بعبق الشهادة فازهرت رياض شقائق النعمان لتذكرنا على مدار الساعة بجريمة دراكولا المتعطش دوماً الى دماء الاطفال الأبرياء.

أنا مؤمن فقط بالشريعة التموزية... بشريعة الفداء حتى الشهادة لصيانة الشرف والحق بالحياة لاطفال قانا والجنوب.

أنا غاضب ثائر كافر بكل شيء، إلا بشريعة المقاومة حتى الشهادة لتحقيق النصر الذي اتقنا صناعته برغم اميركا وكل العالم بعربه وعجمه.

أطفال قانا وكل لبنان هم الايمان والوعد بثورة على الظلم، كل الظلم.

أنا كافر بكل الكفر المجتاح العالم، لانني مؤمن بان شعباً يثور لكرامته، لدماء أطفاله وحده جدير بالحياة.

انطوان غريّب