,EYEWITNESS ,LEBANON3 ,9 ! ,L& ( ! ,BL9D ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MI*AEL ,S*MIDT ,TEXT 3 .<,N,B3 ,I'M AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ J\RNALI/ & WROTE ?IS PIECE SPECIFICALLY = AN>KISMO4NET4 ,I 5T]$ ,LEBANON VIA ,SYRIA1 FROM ! NOR? DUR+ ! SECOND HALF ( ! W>1 ON ! LA/ ACCESS ROAD NOT YET BOMB$ BY ! ,ISRAELIS 7YET A PLANTATION ,I TRAVEL$ ?R\< WAS FLATT5$ AN H\R AFT] ,I PASS$74 ,I TRAVEL$ MA9LY 9 ,BEIRUT & 9 ITS BOMB$ S\!RN SUBURBS1 & 9 ,SIDON 9 ! S\? AS F> S\T-EA/ AS ! T>GET ( ,Y TRANSPORT FLI N>R[S ONE'S FOCUS V]Y %>PLY3 9 O!R WORDS1 BE+ ON ! GR\ND GIVES ONE A UNIQUE 9SI4 ,EV5 = CONS]VATIVE CAPITALI/ J\RNALS SU* AS ,! ,ECONOMI/1 BE>D$1 SMIL+ ,HEZBOLLAH *IEFTA9 ,HASSAN ,NASRALLAH IS ! FACE ( ! REC5T ,ISRAELI-,LEBANESE ,W> -- BUT = ME1 ! FACE ?AT DEF9$ ! W> WILL ALWAYS BE ?AT ( TWO-YE>-OLD ,MALAK ,JUBEILY1 LY+ DEAD 9 A MORGUE 9 ! S\!RN PORT CITY ( ,SIDON4 ,MALAK LIV$ 9 ! PR$OM9ANTLY ,%I'ITE SUBURB ( ,GET$ AT A FUN]AL BE+ HELD = ! 5TIRE FAMILIES ( A PH>MACI/ NAM$ ,KHALIFEH & A FI%]MAN NAM$ ,BADRAN1 KILL$ 9 ! ,ISRAELI BOMB+ ( ! C5TRAL SQU>E ( ,1 LI/$ AMONG ! #a1#b#f#a ,LEBANESE DEAD 7#f ( !M NONCOMBATANT SOLDI]S1 & P]HAPS #a ( !M COMBATANT ,HEZBOLLAH GU]RILLAS7 & #aei ,ISRAELI DEAD 7#a#a#f ( !M COMBATANT SOLDI]S74 ,& YET1 9 ! 9EVITABLE CAPITALI/ LOGIC1 A VICTOR HAD TO BE DECL>$ 9 ?IS1 YET ANO!R ILLEGITIMATE IMP]IALI/ W> WAG$ AGA9/ A CIVILIAN POPULATION 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ BY ,U,S PROXY ,ISRAEL4 ,SO1 ,! ,ECONOMI/ BOLDLY PROCLAIM$ ON ITS FRONT PAGE ,NASRALLAH W9S ! W> .<#b.>1 >GU+ ?AT ! SURPRIS+LY SU/A9$ ,HEZBOLLAH ROCKET ATTACKS AGA9/ ,ISRAEL FO/]$ 0! OLD ILLUSION ?AT ,PALE/9E CAN BE LIB]AT$ BY =CE0 AMONG O!R ,ISLAMI/ =CES 9CLUD+ ! ,HAMMAS GOV]NM5T ( ! ,PALE/9IAN T]RITORIES4 ,A DEBATE HAS BE5 RAG+ 9 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ CIRCLES 7SEE COMM5TS ON AN>KISMO4NET >TICLES ON ! W>7 AB\T :]E ! EMPHASIS %\LD LIE 9 \R ANALYSIS ( ! W>4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT = PEOPLE LIV+ 9 ,NOR!RN & ,WE/]N C\NTRIES1 ! /RATEGIC OBJECTIVES ( ! ,U,S_/,ISRAELI P[]S 9 PURSU+ ?IS IMP]IALI/ W> -- WEAK5+ ,LEBANON PRESUMABLY 9 ORD] TO PAVE ! WAY = ! CONQUE/ ( ,SYRIA & ,IRAN 9 ! MANN] ( ! ,IRAQI 9VASION & OCCUPATION -- NE$ TO BE UND]L9$4 ,H[EV]1 = MANY PEOPLE LIV+ 9 ! ,S\? & ,EA/ -- 9CLUD+ BO? ,LEBANESE & ,S\? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S -- ! QUE/ION ( ,U,S_/,ISRAELI IMP]IALISM IS PAT5TLY OBVI\S1 & SO \R ANALYSIS %IFTS RA!R TO ,HEZBOLLAH :I* IS BE+ UPHELD BY ! LEFT = ITS 0LEGITIMATE DEF5SE0 AGA9/ ATTACK4 ,?IS DOES NOT 9 ANY WAY MEAN WE EQUATE ! NUCLE> ROGUE /ATE ( ,ISRAEL ) MASSIVE CONV5TIONAL =CES ON ITS SIDE -- SURELY A GREAT] DANG] TO ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N & WORLD PEACE ?AN ,IRAN ) ITS URANIUM 5RI*M5T PROGRAM -- ) ! ILL->M$1 M>G9AL1 SUB-/ATE GU]RILLA =CES ( ,HEZBOLLAH4 ,& IT'S NOT M]ELY A QUE/ION ( A MILIT>Y IMBALANCE1 BUT A POLITICAL IMBALANCE BETWE5 A PEOPLE1 MANY ( !M EXTREMELY POOR1 :O = SO LONG HAVE BE5 PAWNS 9 ! GEO-POLITICS ( ! REGION1 & A RELATIVELY WEAL?Y PEOPLE PROPP$ UP BY ! WORLD'S S+LE-MO/ AGGRESSIVE SUP]-P[]4 ,S,O,C,I,A,L,I,S,M ,& ,! ,H,E,Z,B,O,L,L,A,H ,R,E,S,I,/,A,N,C,E ,! SOCIALI/ PRESS1 FROM :I* ONE W\LD EXPECT A DIFF]5T TAKE TO ?AT ( ,! ,ECONOMI/1 TRUMPET$ A SIMIL> !ME1 ALBEIT = DIFF]5T REASONS4 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]1 ! ,BRITI% PAP] :OSE PHOTOGRAPH] ,GUY ,SMALLMAN ,I MET BRIEFLY 9 ,BEIRUT1 PROCLAIM$ ,U,S EMPIRE IS ROCK$ BY ,ISRAEL'S DEFEAT .<#c.>1 /AT+ ?AT 0! RESI/ANCE ACROSS ! REGION HAS BE5 /R5G!N$01 ?W>T+ ,AM]ICAN DESIGNS ON FOLL[+ UP ! 9VASION ( ,IRAQ ) ?AT ( ,HEZBOLLAH'S ALMA MAT]1 ,IRAN4 ,C]TA9LY1 ,ISRAEL ?REW MORE ?AN 5\< ORDNANCE AT ,LEBANON 9 PURSUIT ( OBJECTIVES ?AT CLE>LY HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! RECAPTURE ( TWO ( ITS KIDNAPP$ SOLDI]S1 HAV+ BE5 WORK$ \T MON?S 9 ADVANCE4 ,ITS CLU/]-BOMBS 7APP>5TLY MADE BY ! ,U,S7 CONT9UE TO MAIM PEOPLE RETURN+ TO ! DEVA/AT$ >EAS :O /UMBLE ACROSS !M1 :ILE SEV]AL O!RS HAVE DI$ S9CE ! (FICIAL CEASE-FIRE 9 FUR!R ,ISRAELI 9CURSIONS 9TO ,LEBANON4 ,ISRAEL'S IMP]IALI/ CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ,LEBANON IS F> FROM OV] & ANY MULT9ATIONAL 0PECE-KEEP+ =CE0 IS LIKELY TO PROP UP ,ISRAEL AGA9/ ITS NEI ?AT ,HEZBOLLAH'S VICTORY WAS ASSUR$ BECAUSE ( A MASSIVE RETURN ( DISPLACEES 9TO S\? ,LEBANON ON ! LA/ DAY BE=E ! CEASE-FIRE ( ,AUGU/ #a#d1 9 DEFIANCE ( CONT9U$ ,ISRAELI BOMB+ & ?AT ! ,ISRAELI =CES W]E COMPELL$ TO RETREAT BY ?IS HUMAN WAVE2 ?AT IT WAS 0FRE$OM FROM BEL[04 ,?AT SEEMS A LITTLE UNCONV9C+ TO ME1 BECAUSE :ATEV] ! LEFT MAY WI%1 0! PEOPLE0 9 ?IS CONTEXT USUALLY MEANS ,NASRALLAH'S >M$ *OIRBOYS4 ,( C\RSE1 ,ISRAEL & ! RILY-DEFUNCT ,JAPANESE ,R$ ,>MY TO ! N[-MOD]ATE ,POPUL> ,FRONT = ! ,LIB]ATION ( ,PALE/9E 7,P,F,L,P74 ,MILIT>ILY1 AS ,K5NE? ,BESIG SAID 9 ! ,J]USALEM ,PO/ .<#e.>1 ! 0VICTORY0 MAY WELL BE ,HEZBOLLAH'S3 0,FEW] ?AN #e1 POORLY->M$ ,HEZBOLLAH T]RORI/S /OOD (F ! MI = OV] A MON?4 ,AN ,ISLAMIC T]RORI/ GANG ) NO TANKS1 NO >TILL]Y1 NO FILY #c1 CRACK ,I,D,F TROOPS ) ! F9E/ TANKS1 ! BE/ >TILL]Y1 ! FA/E/ & MO/ ADVANC$ FIY T]MS1 ( C\RSE1 ?IS WAS AN ASYMMETRICAL W>1 ) ,ISRAELI MIGET+ CIVILIANS & CIVIL 9FRA/RUCTURE ) PRECISION BOMB+ 7& MANY 0MI/AKES0 RESULT+ FROM SU* PRECISION 9CLUD+ ! ,QANA ,MASSACRE & ! %OOT+ UP ( A ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS-PROTECT$ DISPLACEE CONVOY74 ,NOSE-CONES1 %RAPNEL & F9S ( P[]FUL MISSILES1 ALLEG$LY ,U,S-MADE SM>T-BOMBS & BUNK]-BU/]S1 W]E F\ND 9 ! RUBBLE ( FLATT5$ NEI5TLY SUCK+ !M 9TO AN 9T5SE VACUUM1 :]EAS O!R BOMBS & ROCKETS W]E EXCEPTIONALLY4 ,RANG$ AGA9/ ?IS1 ,HEZBOLLAH TRI$ TO HIT :O KNEW :AT 7CIVILIAN OR MILIT>Y T>GETS7 ) L[-YIELD GUIDANCE-LESS ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I-]A ,KATYU%A ROCKETS4 ,I DID NOT P]SONALLY SEE ANY EVID5CE ( ,HEZBOLLAH FIR+ MISSILES FROM RESID5TIAL >EAS -- BUT ,I WAS %OO$ AWAY BY SECURITY M51 PRESUMABLY ,HEZBOLLAH1 9 !IR /RONAGE ( A BOMB$ H\SE 9TO ! BOOT ( A BLACK ,M]C$ES4 ,!SE MAY WELL HAVE BE5 MORT>S1 OR SOME SU* SMALL ORDNANCE1 BUT ,I HAVE NO PRO(4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! IMBALANCE ( P[] NEI!R MAKES ?IS A 0CONFLICT0 9/EAD ( A W>1 AS SOME ANALY/S >GU$1 NOR MEANS ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD UNCRITICALLY BACK ! UND]DOG4 ,A ,P,Y,R,R,H,I,C ,V,I,C,T,O,R,Y ,= ,B,O,? ,S,I,D,E,S ,BUT1 9 POLITICAL T]MS1 BO? SIDES' CLAIMS ( VICTORY >E WRONG -- & NOT ONLY ! DEAD TE/IFY TO ?AT4 ,ISRAEL CLE>LY FAIL$ NOT ONLY TO COMPREH5SIVELY CRU% ,HEZBOLLAH1 BUT UNIT$1 RA!R ?AN DIVID$ ! ,LEBANESE POPULATION ALONG ITS TRADITIONAL RELIGI\S FAULT-L9ES ?AT W]E SO PA9FULLY 9 EVID5CE DUR+ ! #a#i#g#e-#a#i#i#a ,CIVIL ,W> 7?IS DIVIDE-&-RULE /RATEGY WAS ALLEG$ BY SOME ,LEBANESE ,I SPOKE TO TO BE ,ISRAEL'S OBJECTIVE3 KEEP ,LEBANON DISUNIT$ & WEAK 9 ORD] TO 9/ALL A PUPPET REGIME 9 ,BEIRUT74 ,ISRAEL IS ALSO BACK 9 S\? ,LEBANON1 :]E ,I D\BT IT ACTUALLY WANTS TO BE1 HAV+ )DRAWN 9 #b 9 :AT WAS A POSITIVE MOVE T[>DS ALLEVIAT+ T5SIONS 9 ! REGION4 ,ITS W> HAS PU%$ ! 9EVITABLE NEGOTIATIONS ) ,HAMMAS 7) ! BONUS ( ! MOD]AT+ G5TRIFICATION ?AT BE+ 9 P[] BR+S7 TO A MORE REMOTE DATE1 MAK+ FILL )DRAWAL FROM ! UNWANT$ ,GAZA ,/RIP & UNMANAGEABLE ,WE/ ,BANK IMPOSSIBLE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,HEZBOLLAH'S 0VICTORY0 IS JU/ AS ,PYRRHIC4 ,! ,>AB WORLD1 9 DIS>RAY EV] S9CE ,ISRAEL'S /UNN+ PREEMPTIVE ,SIX-,DAY ,W> 9 #aifg & 9CREAS+LY LUR$ BY ,WE/]N PATRONAGE 9 ! ABS5CE ( A ,SOVIET OPTION1 IS NO:]E NE> AS UNIT$ BEH9D A ,HEZBOLLAH-/YLE PROJECT AS ! RHETORIC ISSU+ FROM CAPITALS SU* AS ,DAMASCUS MAKES IT SEEM4 ,EGYPT & ,JORDAN HAVE SIGN$ PEACE DEALS ) ,ISRAEL1 EFFECTIVELY GIV+ UP ON ! DREAM ( PU%+ ,ISRAEL 9TO ! SEA 7SIGNIFICANT 9 ,EGYPT BECAUSE ,CAIRO WAS ONCE ! CAPITAL ( P>A-FASCI/ 0,NASS]-SOCIALISM0 .<#f.>1 & 9 ,JORDAN BECAUSE IT IS A DE FACTO ,PALE/9IAN /ATE1 YET ONE ) A /ABLE1 EMPLOY$1 9TEGRAT$ ,PALE/9IAN MAJORITY74 ,LIBYA & ,SYRIA NO LONG] 9T]V5E DIRECTLY 9 ,LEBANESE AFFAIRS1 ) ,SYRIA HAV+ )DRAWN ITS MILIT>Y =CES LA/ YE> 7&1 CONTR>Y TO 0,AXIS ( ,EVIL0 PROPAG&A1 ,SYRIA KEEPS IT ,PALE/9IANS UND] /RICT CONTROL7 .<#g.>4 ,IRAQ IS WRAPP$ UP 9 ITS [N BLOODY 9SURG5CY -- :ILE ! ,>ABIAN ,P59SULA OIL-/ATES BASK 9 ! GLAM\R ( HUGE T\RI/-ORI5T$ BUILD+ PROJECTS4 ,! ,PALE/9IAN CAUSE ?AT ,HEZBOLLAH *AMPIONS IS AN >TICLE ( FAI? ?AT FEW ,>ABS C>E TO GET !IR H&S DIRTY OV]4 ,= DI/ANT1 NON-,>AB ,IRAN1 ,HEZBOLLAH IS AN EXP5DABLE PAWN ( USE ONLY SO LONG AS IT CAN DRUM UP ,ISLAMI/ SUPPORT4 ,BUT :AT IS ! TRUE NATURE ( ,HEZBOLLAH1 ! SELF-PROCLAIM$ ,P>TY ( ,GOD8 ,IT IS AT ! SAME TIME A GU]RILLA =CE1 A ,%I'ITE RELIGI\S MOVEM5T1 A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION -- & A CONV5TIONAL ,LEBANESE P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICAL P>TY4 ,D,R,E,S,S,+ ,U,P ,C,L,],I,C,O-,P,O,P,U,L,I,/,S ,A,S ,N,A,T,I,O,N,A,L ,L,I,B,],A,T,O,R,S ,NASRALLAH HIMSELF HAS MUTAT$ HIS IMAGE1 FROM ! CLOSE-CROPP$ BE>D1 MOD]N GLASSES1 SPORTS JACKET & OP5-NECK$ %IRT ( A ,M$IT]RANEAN BUS9ESSMAN TO ! BLACK-TURBAN1 GRAY ABAYA1 & BU%Y BE>D ( A FUNDAM5TALI/ PATRI>* :OSE ACOLYTES *ANT 0,ALLAH6 ,NASRULLAH60 AS IF HE IS A NEW PROPHET4 ,MO/ COMM5TATORS NOTE ?AT ,HEZBOLLAH SPRANG UP 9 #aihe AMONG ,%I'ITES 9 ! ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEE CAMPS ( S\!RN ,LEBANON -- ?REE YE>S AFT] ! LA/ MAJOR ,ISRAELI 9VASION -- AS A NEW G5]ATION ( RADICALS TIR$ ( ! COMPROMISES /RUCK BY ! ,PALE/9IAN ,LIB]ATION ,ORGANIZATION UND] ! LATE ,YASSIR ,>AFAT & ,FATAH4 ,! RI$ TO BE ! ONLY =CE ?AT RESI/$ ! ,ISRAELI 9VASION4 ,M>XI/-,L59I/ J\RNALI/S SU* AS ,MI*AEL ,K>ADJIS ( ,AU/RALIA'S ,GRE5 ,LEFT ,WEEKLY .<#h.> CLAIM IT AS A 0A NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5T1 RA!R ?AN AN ',ISLAMI/' OR 'T]RORI/' ORGANIZATION0 ?AT HAS MANAG$ REMA9 NONSECT>IAN & AVOID ! PITFALLS ( BO? ,ISLAMIC FUNDAM5TALISM 7BE+ HO/ILE TO A M>G9AL ,AL ,QA$A PRES5CE 9 ,LEBANON7 & ( OPPOS+ ,JEWS = !IR FAI? 9/EAD ( ,ZIONISM = ITS IMP]IALISM4 ,BUT H[EV] 0NONSECT>IAN0 IT IS1 IT IS H>DLY 9 FAVOR ( FREE ?\TIAL TONE ( ITS PROPAG&A VIDEOS ON AL-,MAN> ,T,V %[ .<#i.>4 ,IS ,HEZBOLLAH 0,ISLAMO-FASCI/0 AS ! ,EUROPEAN1 ,AM]ICAN & ,ISRAELI RITY1 F\ND$ ALONG ,SPANI% ,FALANGI/ L9ES 9 #aicf & RESPONSIBLE = ! ,ISRAELI-SANCTION$ ,SABRA & ,%ATILLA MASSACRE ( ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEES 9 S\!RN ,BEIRUT 9 #a#i#h#b4 ,C]TA9LY ,HEZBOLLAH IS A !OCRATIC RI FROM ACCID5TAL4 ,! MO/ VISIBLE FACTION ( ! ,LEBANESE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T .<#a.> *>ACT]IZES ,HEZBOLLAH AS 0REACTION>Y04 ,I'D PREF] ! T]M CL]ICO-POPULI/4 ,K>ADJIS WRITES3 0,HEZBOLLAH IS A NATIONALI/1 NOT A SOCIALI/1 ORGANIZATION1 & SOCIALI/S HAVE MANY DIFF]5CES ) ,HEZBOLLAH'S IDEOLOGY & MANY ( ITS TACTICS4 ,H[EV]1 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT IT IS A NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5T RA!R ?AN A 'FUNDAM5TALI/' OR 'T]RORI/' ORGANIZATION IS IMPORTANT 9 UND]/&+ ! K9DS ( ALLIES ?AT >E NECESS>Y 9 NATIONAL /RUGGLE4 ,MOREOV]1 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO ROMANTICIZE ,HEZBOLLAH 9 ORD] TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ITS ACTUAL POLITICAL EVOLUTION & MANY ( ITS TACTICAL DECISIONS MAKE IT A F> BETT] VEHICLE = ! NATIONAL /RUGGLE ?AN MANY O!R ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! REGION ) ROOTS 9 'POLITICAL ,ISLAM'1 SU* AS AL ,QA$A40 ,HE MU/ HAVE BE5 WAT*+ A DIFF]5T ,HEZBOLLAH PROPAG&A BROADCA/ TO ME4 ,HEZBOLLAH C\LD EASILY BE VIEW$ AS ,IRANIAN PROXY =CE 9 MU* ! SAME WAY AS MANY NATIONAL COMMUNI/ P>TIES ( ! ,COLD ,W> W]E LITTLE MORE ?AN PROXYS = ,SOVIET =EIGN POLICY4 ,E/ABLI%$ AS A /RIKE-BREAK+ =CE ( ?UGS 9 ,IRAN BY ! ,AYATOLLAH ,KHOME9I'S CL]ICAL C\NT]-REVOLUTION 9 #aigi 7APP>5TLY DEEM$ A G5U9E REVOLUTION BY ,K>ADJIS71 ITS ,LEBANESE (F%OOT IS /ILL US$ TO PLAY A PLAUSIBLY-D5IABLE LONG-RANGE GAME BY F9ANCI]S & >MOR]S 9 F>-(F ,IRAN & ELSE:]E4 ,BUT DESPITE ,IRAN'S BOA/ ( HAV+ >M$ ,HEZBOLLAH1 ?IS %\LD NOT BE SE5 AS AN 5DORSEM5T ( ,U,S AIMS TO T>-&-FEA!R ,IRAN ) ,HEZBOLLAH'S BRU% -- :I* IS ACCORD+ TO MANY ANALY/S ! REAL /RATEGIC OBJECTIVE BEH9D ! ,ISRAELI-,LEBANESE ,W>3 TO PROP UP ! 0,W> ON ,T]ROR0 AFT] ! \TRI*I/S SU* AS ,WAYNE ,PRICE ( ! ,NOR?-,EA/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S 7,N,E,F,A,C7 HAVE >GU$ .<#a#a.> ?AT IT IS AN ]ROR TO 0EQUATE ! TWO SIDES0 -- ,ISRAEL & ,HEZBOLLAH -- :I* NATURALLY LEADS TO A FAILURE TO SUPPORT ! OPPRESS$ AGA9/ ! OPPRESSORS4 ,CLE>LY BO? SIDES HAVE ANTIQUE GRUDGES AGA9/ EA* O!R1 SO ! QUE/ION ( :O />T$ ! W> IS IRRELEVANT4 ,BUT ?\< AN>*I/S 9/9CTIVELY BACK ! UND]DOG1 = US TO BE '0ON ! SIDE (' ! PEOPLE ( ! OPPRESS$ NATION1 SUPPORT+ !M AGA9/ ATTACKS FROM !IR OPPRESSORS10 AS ,PRICE PUT IT1 C\LD IMPLY BE+ ON ! SIDE ( ,HEZBOLLAH1 SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS DO+ MO/ ( ! 7DEF5SIVE & (F5SIVE7 FIGUES CONV9C+LY ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD SUPPORT 0NATIONAL LIB]ATION 7H]E MEAN+ ! SAME AS NATIONAL SELF-DET]M9ATION3 ! RIADJIS' PHRASE7 IS ?IS ANYWAY8 ,! ,PALE/9IANS8 ,! ,LEBANESE8 ,! ,IRANIANS8 ,& AT ! MOM5T1 !RE SIMPLY IS AS YET NO ,LEBANESE MASS ORGANIZATION ) A CLE>LY NON-NATIONALI/ PROGRAM = AN>*I/S TO SUPPORT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,HEZBOLLAH HAS BECOME 9EXTRICABLY L9K$ ) ,LEBANON1 & HAS DEVELOP$ A WIDE RANGE ( SOCIAL FUNCTIONS 7A KEY FEATURE ( POPULI/ MOVEM5TS71 /EPP+ 9TO ! VACUUM CREAT$ BY BO? ! WEAKNESS ( ! ,LEBANESE /ATE & ! ,SYRIAN )DRAWAL TO BECOME :AT SOME HAVE CALL$ A 0/ATE )9 ! /ATE0 7A CLE> S\RCE ( ITS P[]74 ,BUT CLE>LY1 ?IS ,LEBANESE PATRIOTISM HAS BE5 =C$ ON ,HEZBOLLAH SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS A FI% \T ( WAT] 9 ANY O!R CONTEXT4 ,IT C]TA9LY W\LD NOT BE AT HOME 9 EI!R ,SYRIA OR ,IRAN OR1 EV51 >GUABLY1 ! ,PALE/9IAN T]RITORIES3 ) A MEMB]%IP DRAWN PRIM>ILY FROM AMONG ?IRD- & F\R?-G5]ATION ,LEBANESE1 !Y >E NATURALIZ$ ,LEBANESE & NO LONG] ,PALE/9IAN4 ,?\< ITS RECRUIT+-GR\NDS >E ! IMPOV]I%$ CAMPS E/ABLI%$ AFT] ! #aidh ,ISRAELI L&-GRAB1 MANY POOR NON-,PALE/9IAN ,LEBANESE ALSO LIVE 9 !SE CAMPS SIMPLY BECAUSE R5TS & FOOD >E SUBSIDIZ$1 FUR!R DILUT+ ! 0,PALE/9IAN0 NATURE ( ,HEZBOLLAH &1 ?US1 TO A DEGREE1 ! VALIDITY ( ITS CLAIMS AGA9/ ,ISRAEL4 ,! POV]TY 9 ! CAMPS & ! LACK ( A FUTURE MAKE !IR 9HABITANTS PRIME FODD] 9 BE+ TRA9$ UP 9 ! DEA?-CULTS ESP\S$ BY GR\PS SU* AS ,HEZBOLLAH4 ,?IS IS ID5TICAL TO ! W>P$ E?IC UND] :I* Y\NG BOYS DEPICT$ 9 FILMS SU* AS ,DEA? 9 ,GAZA .<#a#b.> >E TRA9$ BY !IR CYNICAL 0ELD] BRO!RS0 TO SEEK M>TYRDOM4 ,MALAK'S FA!R TOLD ME )\T A TRACE ( REGRET3 0,WE (F] UP \R *ILDR5 AS A SACRIFICE TO ,ALLAH0 -- ?\< H] MO!R ,KHADIJA1 #b#d1 *OK$ 9 PA9 :5 %E HE>D HIS CALL\S WORDS4 ,?IS M>TYROLOGY IS A NATIONAL M5TAL DISEASE 9 ,LEBANON1 ) PUBLIC DISPLAYS RUNN+ ! GAMUT FROM /REET-LITYR$0 *ILDR5 9 ,TYR'S ,MONUM5T 9 D[NT[N ,BEIRUT1 ONE /ATUE ( :I* HAS IRONICALLY LO/ AN >M4 ,! ,A,N,>,*,I,/ ,R,O,O,T,S ,( ,L,E,B,A,N,E,S,E ,R,A,D,I,C,A,L,I,S,M ,9 ! L& ( ! BL9D1 ! ONE-EY$ IS K+4 ,BUT :O IS K+ 9 ,LEBANON1 9 ! S5SE ( :O HAS VISION8 ,IS IT ! NASC5T AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 AL-,BADIL AL-,*\II AL-,TAH>RURI 7,A,C,T1 ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,ALT]NATIVE3 WWW4ALBADILALTAH>R\RI4COM_/ 78 ,AS AN AN>*I/-COMMUNI/1 ,I W\LD LIKE TO ?9K SO1 BUT 9 ORD] TO ASSESS ?IS1 ,I MET ) ,A,C,T MILITANT & ACADEMIC ,GEORGES ,SAAD 9 ,BAABDA1 S\?-EA/ ( ,BEIRUT & FROM HIS BALCONY1 WAT*$ ,ISRAELI W>PLANES & W>%IPS FLATT5 5TIRE CITY BLOCKS 9 ! NEIILY ( ,>ABIC-SPEAK+ ,LEBANESE MEMB]S1 ,A,C,T IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION 9 A C\NTRY ) #c-MILLION PEOPLE4 ,IT ASSOCIATES CLOSELY ) ,COMMUNI/ ,9TIFADA1 A RADICAL FACTION )9 ! DECL9+ ,LEBANESE ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7,L,C,P71 & WORK TOGE!R )9 A BROAD] SOCIAL =MATION CALL$ ! #a#d? ( ,M>* ,MOVEM5T :I* IS OPPOS$ TO ,SYRIAN M$DL+ 9 ,LEBANESE AFFAIRS -- 9 OPPOSITION TO A ,SYRIAN REVAN*I/ FACTION 7,SYRIA & ,LEBANON W]E ONE /ATE UND] ,FR5* M&ATE FROM #a#i#a#h-#a#i#d#f74 ,SYRIA_/,LEBANON'S AN>*I/ HI/ORY IS SL5D]1 BUT A GR\ND-BREAK+ /UDY BY ,ILHAM ,KHURI-,MAKDISI .<#a#b.> %[S ?AT FROM AB\T #a#i#d1 A GR\P ( ,SYRIAN_/,LEBANESE RADICALS GR\P$ >\ND ! FIGURE ( ,DAUD ,MUJA'IS BEGAN DISSEM9AT+ SOCIALI/ ?\Y NETWORKS 9 ! REGION1 NOTABLY ! MULTI-E?NIC NETWORK 9 ,ALEX&RIA & ,CAIRO ?AT E/ABLI%$ ! ,FREE ,POPUL> ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,EGYPT 9 #a#i#a1 & ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LEAGUE ( ,CIG>ETTE ,WORK]S & ,MILL]S ( ,CAIRO 9 #aih 7,EGYPT HAD BE5 REPRES5T$ BY ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 9 ! ,BLACK ,9T]NATIONAL AS F> BACK AS #ahha & BY #a#h#i#e1 ! FIR/ ,>ABIC AN>*I/ TRANSLATIONS APPE>$74 ,! ,MUJA'IS NETWORK HELD :AT APPE>S TO BE ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/'S FIR/ CELEBRATION ( ,MAY ,DAY NE> ,BEIRUT 9 #a#i#g4 ,AFT] ! ,Y\NG ,TURK 'REVOLUTION' ( #a#i#h_/#i OV]?REW ,SULTAN ,ABDULHAMID ,I,I1 & ! ,TURKI% NATIONALI/S -- :O HAD 9ITIALLY BE5 DRAWN TO 9SURG5T AN>*ISM -- %[$ !IR TRUE COLORS1 ! ,MUJA'IS NETWORK & ITS PAP]S AL ,N> ( ,BEIRUT & AL ,HURRIYYA ( ,ALEX&RIA TOOK A DI/9CTLY AN>*I/ TURN & 9 #aii /AG$ A WILDLY POPUL> PLAY AB\T ! AN>*I/ $UCATOR ,FRANCISCO ,F]R]1 MURD]$ ?AT YE> BY ! ,SPANI% /ATE4 ,H[EV]1 ! \TBREAK ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W> 9 #aiad & ! RISE ( ,>AB NATIONALISM AFT] ! #aiah COLLAPSE ( ! ,OTTOMAN ,EMPIRE PUT PAID TO ! ,SYRIAN_/,LEBANESE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T -- UNTIL1 AS F> AS IS KN[1 ! F\ND+ ( ,A,C,T AFT] ! 5D ( ! ,CIVIL ,W> 7DETAILS HAVE BE5 LO/ ON ! ,PALE/9IANS :O TRA9$ ,>G5T9E'S ,RESI/5CIA ,LIB]T>IA AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ GU]RILLA =CE 9 ! #a#i#gS74 ,?IS IS HI/ORY ?AT ! ,A,C,T1 ACCORD+ TO ,SAAD1 WAS UNAW>E ( & :AT ?IS ROOTLESSNESS MEANS 9 A ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N C\NTRY ) F> MORE LIB]AL ?AN LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ TRADITION4 ,O,P,P,O,S,+ ,! ,E,L,I,T,E,S ,( ,I,S,R,A,E,L1 ,S,Y,R,I,A ,& ,L,E,B,A,N,O,N ,?IS IS T\< T]RITORY = ! LEFT TO OP]ATE 91 AFT] ALL3 PRO-,SYRIAN =M] ,L,C,P LEAD] ,GEORGE ,HAWI WAS AMONG ?OSE ASSASS9AT$ 9 A S]IES ( BOMB+S LA/ YE>4 ,SAAD SAID ?AT ,A,C,T IS A /AUN*LY A!I/IC ORGANIZATION1 A H>D SELL 9 ,LEBANON P]HAPS1 BUT ONE :I* C\LD 5ABLE IT TO CROSS ! RELIGI\S SECT>IANISM EXPLOIT$ BY IMP]IALI/ P[]S SU* AS ! ,U,S_/,ISRAEL & ,IRAN_/,SYRIA_/,LIBYA DUR+ ! ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,AS ,A,C,T'S ,BAS9A ,BASSAN SAID 9 A #aiie /ATEM5T 7:5 ! ORGANIZATION'S NAME WAS SIMPLY ,LIB]T>IAN ,ALT]NATIVE7 .<#a#c.>1 0! UND]LY+ CAUSE ( ! W> -- ! RELIGI\S DIVIDE -- HAS NOT REALLY BE5 ADDRESS$1 & SO ! SITUATION REMA9S EXPLOSIVE04 ,LEBANESE SOCIETY REMA9$ DEEPLY DIVID$ ALONG CONFESSIONAL L9ES .<#a#d.>4 0,LEBANON IS A L& ( UNRE/RA9$ CAPITALISM10 ,BASSAN CONT9U$1 0) A GOV]NM5T 9 FAVOR ( ECONOMIC LIB]ALISM & PRIVATIZATION -- ?IS 9 A C\NTRY ) LITTLE ELECTRICITY1 FEW TELEPHONES1 & LITTLE CLEAN DR9K+ WAT]4 ,! WAGES ( ! MO/ IMPOV]I%$ CONT9UE TO FALL1 :ILE ! RI* AVOID PAY+ !IR TAXES1 & :AT MONEY !RE IS ! GOV]NM5T SP5DS ON LUXURIES = ITS M9I/]S4 0,!RE IS LITTLE TO SAY AB\T ! ,LEBANESE LEFT -- MU* ( IT IS ID5TICAL TO ! PETIT-B\RGEOIS P>TIES1 MORE 9T]E/$ 9 GETT+ A BIGG] SLICE ( ! CAKE ?AN ) REAL *ANGE4 ,ITS MEMB]S ACTUALLY SUPPORT ! LIB]AL ECONOMIC POLICIES ( ! GOV]NM5T -- IT IS /RANGE TO SOMETIMES HE> ! OLD ,MAOI/S QUOT+ ,M>X TO JU/IFY !IR 'PROVISIONAL RETURN' TO CAPITALISM40 ,BUT1 FOLL[+ ! ,LEBANESE ,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,WORK]S /&+ UP TO /ATE MILIT>Y SUPPRESSION ( A DEMON/RATION 9 #a#i#i#d1 ,BASSAN SAID1 0! RADICAL COMMUNI/ LEFT IS />T+ TO REGR\P4 ,IT IS MADE UP ( MANY POLITICAL /R&S1 BUT IT IS NOTICEABLE ?AT EV5 ! NATIONALI/S >E BECOM+ MORE 9FLU5C$ BY LIB]T>IANISM1 EV5 AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,!RE IS1 !N1 A GLIMM] ( HOPE1 PROVID+ EV]YONE LE>NS ! BITT] LESSONS ( EXP]I5CE4 ,IF WE CAN WORK TOGE!R 9 \R >EAS ( AGREEM5T1 WE MAY BE ABLE TO REGA9 ! GOOD YE>S ( #a#i#g-#g#e1 BE=E ! W> OV]TOOK ! RADICAL LEFT40 ,9 ITS /ATEM5T ON ! W> ?IS YE>1 ,A,C,T SAID .<#a#e.> ?AT ?IS RADICAL COMMUNI/ LEFT HAD S9CE CONSOLIDAT$3 0,S9CE ,SYRIA'S HUMILIAT+ RETREAT FROM ,LEBANON1 TWO L>GE POLITICAL TR5DS HAVE DEVELOP$3 ! #a#d? ( ,M>* CURR5T 7! DATE ( ! HUGE DEMON/RATION ?AT TOOK PLACE AFT] ! ASSASS9ATION ( EX-,PRIME M9I/] ,RAFIK ,H>IRI71 & ! PRO-,SYRIAN #h? ( ,M>* CURR5T1 :I* HAS BE5 JO9$ BY ! ,*RI/IAN SUPPORT]S ( . ,G5]AL .<,MI*EL.> ,A\N1 S9CE HE WAS PROMIS$ ! PRESID5CY ( ! ,REPUBLIC4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! #a#d? ( ,M>* CAMP CON/ITUTES A RELATIVELY 'REVOLUTION>Y' CURR5T1 9 COMP>ISON ) ! #h? ( ,M>* CURR5T :I* COMPRISES CORRUPT ELEM5TS UND] ,SYRIAN CONTROL & NO/ALGICS ( ,LEBANON'S D>K PA/ .<#a#g.>4 ,! BEHAVIOR ( ! ,LEBANESE ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS NO?+ %ORT ( SC&AL\S4 ,TOGE!R ) A FEW O!RS1 MO/ ( :OM NO/ALGIC = ,>AB ,NASS]ISM1 IT MAKES UP A V]Y WEAK ?IRD CAMP ) LITTLE OR NO?+ TO (F] .4 ,!RE HAS1 H[EV]1 BE5 A SPLIT )9 IT 7,COMMUNI/ ,9TIFADA71 :I* ,AL-,BADIL IS CLOSE TO40 ,*,A,L,L,5,G,E,S ,= ,A,N,>,*,I,/ ,C,O,M,M,U,N,I,S,M ,9 ,! ,M,I,D,D,L,E ,E,A,/ ,! CONDITION ( AN>*I/ COMMUNISM 9 ,LEBANON IS NEV]!LESS V]Y WEAK1 NOTABLY ,A,C,T'S FAILURE TO E/ABLI% RELATIONS ) ! ,ISRAELI_/,PALE/9IAN ORGANIZATION ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ,! ,WALL 7,A,A,T,W7 -- ! 0AP>!ID0 WALL ?AT DIVIDES !IR T]RITORY -- & ITS LACK ( CONTACT ) AN>*I/S & LEFT COMMUNI/S 9 C\NTRIES SU* AS ,EGYPT1 ,TURKEY 7,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,9ITIATIVE71 ,IRAN & ,IRAQ 9 P>TICUL> 7! C\NCILLI/ ,WORK]S' ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TIES 9 ! LATT] TWO7 ?AT W\LD ALL[ A F> CLE>] REGIONAL AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ANALYSIS & JO9TLY CO-ORD9AT$ APPROA* TO ! PROBLEMS ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ TO BE DEVELOP$ .<#a#h.>4 ,REG>D+ ?IS YE>'S W>1 ! ,A,C,T SAID3 0,?IS ATTACK MU/ BE ANALYZ$ AS P>T ( A WID] SC5>IO4 ,9 \R OP9ION1 IT >ISES 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ,AM]ICAN PLAN = A ,GREAT ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU% WANTS TO CREATE A L>GE >EA ?AT W\LD BE FAVORABLE TO HIM & :I* W\LD 9CLUDE ,>ABIC C\NTRIES & ,ISRAEL1 LEAD+ TO ! 5D1 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 ( CONFLICT 9 ! ,NE> ,EA/4 ,IRAN & ,SYRIA >E OPPOS$ TO ?IS PROJECT1 :I* IS OBVI\SLY A GOOD ?+4 ,BUT ! BAD ?+ IS ?AT ,SYRIA & ,IRAN1 :O SUPPORT ,HEZBOLLAH & :O FIE CLE>LY TOTALLY REACTION>Y C\NTRIES1 FROM ALL ASPECTS40 ,HEZBOLLAH WAS DESCRIB$ AS 0A P>TY ?AT1 DESPITE ALL IT HAS DONE 9 ORD] TO DRIVE ,ISRAEL FROM ,S\!RN ,LEBANON & DESPITE ! L>GE NUMB] ( M>TYRS S5T TO C>RY \T !IR RELIGI\S DUTY1 A ONE-WAY TICKET TO A P>ADISE ( HONEY & H\RIS1 HAS NOT SATISFI$ ,LEBANESE EXPECTATIONS = MANY YE>S4 ,! ',P>TY ( ,GOD'1 UND] ,IRANIAN CONTROL1 IS CLE>LY & OB/9ATELY ANTI-FRE$OM444 ,ONCE A P>TY ( RESI/ANCE & SACRIFICE1 ! ',P>TY ( ,GOD' HAS BECOME UNBE>ABLE444 0,WE SAY ,N,O TO ,HEZBOLLAH AS A REACTION>Y1 RELIGI\S1 PRO-,IRAN P>TY2 ,N,O TO ,BU%1 ,BLAIR & ,*IRAC1 :O CONSID] !SE DISPROPORTIONATE ATTACKS 7! DE/RUCTION ( ,LEBANON TO OBTA9 ! RELEASE ( SOME SOLDI]S7 AS A LEGITIMATE =M ( SELF-DEF5SE BY ,ISRAEL2 ,N,O TO ! ,U,N ,SECURITY ,C\NCIL'S TIMID & AMBIGU\S BEHAVIOR2 ,N,O TO ! ,LEBANESE GOV]NM5T :I* IS 9CAPABLE1 WEAK & CONTRADICTORY1 WA/+ ITS TIME BEGG+ = HELP1 C\NT+ ! CASUALTIES & PLAC+ ITS HOPE 9 9T]NATIONAL TRIBUNALS40 ,?IS COMM5T HAS1 H[EV]1 BE5 CRITICIZ$ BY O!R AN>*I/S 9 ,LEBANON .<#a#i.> AS COM+ FROM A GR\P \T ( T\* ) ! GRASSROOTS & BY AN AN>KISMO4NET HELP] = RAIS+0NOT A S+LE ,N,O 7AMONG ALL ! ,N,OS 9CLUD$7 TO ! ,ISRAELI ,ZIONI/ FASCI/ CLIQUE40 ,SO MU* = AN>*I/ ANALYSIS -- BUT IS !RE A REAL AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ OPTION = ,LEBANON8 ,AS ! MO/ SOCIALLY LIB]AL C\NTRY 9 ! ,>AB WORLD1 !RE IS A GREAT *ANCE = A REAL POLITICS ( LIB]ATION TO TAKE ROOT4 ,IF1 AS ,PRICE >GUES1 0ONLY ! AN>*I/ PROGRAME CAN0 0LIB]ATE ,LEBANON & O!R C\NTRIES FROM IMP]IALISM10 SU* A PROGRAM AT LEA/ REQUIRES PRAGMATIC SOLID>ITY & A FUNCTIONAL NETWORK ( C\NCILLI/1 LEFT COMMUNI/ & AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! REGION4 ,ONLY !SE1 WORK+ )9 BROAD] WORK+ CLASS =MATIONS -- SU* AS ! ,LEBANESE ,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,WORK]S OR ! ,F$]ATION ( ,WORK]S ,C\NCILS & ,UNIONS 9 ,IRAQ OR :ATEV] PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL =CES EXI/ -- CAN BEG9 TO BUILD A C\NT]-P[] ?AT NOT ONLY RESI/S IMP]IALISM1 BUT ALSO ! S$UCTIVE LURE ( 0RADICAL1 ANTI-IMP]IALI/0 ,ISLAM4 WWW4SUNDAYTIMES4CO4ZA .<#a.> ,! REASONS ,I NAME ,MALAK >E FIR/LY1 ?AT %E REPRES5TS #b#g.0 ( ?OSE KILL$ ON ! ,LEBANESE SIDE3 *ILDR5 UND] #ae :O >E CLE>LY NOT LEGITIMATE MILIT>Y T>GETS4 ,& SECONDLY1 BECAUSE HUMANITY NE$S TO BE 9JECT$ 9TO !SE DEBATES1 NOT = REASONS ( S5TIM5T1 BUT BECAUSE IF WE >E WAG+ A BATTLE = ! HE>T ( SOCIETY1 WE HAVE TO C>E AB\T ACTUAL PEOPLE4 .<#b.> ,$ITORIAL1 ,! ,ECONOMI/1 ,NASRALLAH W9S ! W>1 ,AUGU/ #a#i-#b#e1 #b#f4 .<#c.> ,JOSEPH ,*OON>A1 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]1 ,U,S EMPIRE IS ROCK$ BY ,ISRAEL'S DEFEAT1 WWW4SOCIALI/WORK]4CO4UK .<#d.> ,SIMON ,ASSAF1 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]1 ,LEBANON3 FRE$OM FROM BEL[1 WWW4SOCIALI/WORK]4CO4UK .<#e.> ,K5NE? ,BESIG1 ,J]USALEM ,PO/1 QUOT$ 9 ,MIKE ,:ITNEY1 ,RE/>T+ ! #c#d-DAY ,W>1 ,C\NT]PUN*1 WWW4C\NT]PUN*4ORG .<#f.> ,= ! ,NAZI ORIG9S ( ,GAMAL ,ABDEL ,NASS]'S 0,>AB SOCIALISM0 READ ,M>T9 ,A4 ,LEE'S SEM9AL ACC\NT ( ! PO/W> SURVIVAL ( ! FASCI/ IDEA 9 ,! ,BEA/ ,REAWAK5S3 ,FASCISM'S ,RESURG5CE FROM ,HITL]'S ,SPYMA/]S TO ,TODAY'S ,NEO-,NAZI ,GR\PS & ,RIGUM5TS1 IT MU/ BE NOT$1 >E (T5 DEEPLY UNPOPUL> ) ! LEFT :I* TRIES TO DIV9E A LIB]ATORY PROJECT 9 SU* /ATE C5TRALISM -- BUT AN ,>ABI/ 0?IRD POSITION0 HAS C]TA9LY PROV5 9FLU5TIAL AMONG C]TA9 NEO-FASCI/ FACTIONS4 ,FROM AMAZON4COM3 WWW4AMAZON4COM @&N"7#b#h#c#a#e#e .<#g.> ,AP>T FROM A YELL[-&-GRE5 ,HEZBOLLAH FLAG FLY+ FROM A /ATUE ( ,SALAH AD-,D9 -- ! CONQU]] ( ! ,CRUSAD]S -- 9 D[NT[N ,DAMASCUS1 & SEV]AL ON ROADSIDE /ALLS NE> ! ,LEBANESE BORD]1 ,I SAW V]Y LITTLE OBVI\S ,SYRIAN SUPPORT = ,HEZBOLLAH4 .<#h.> ,MI*AEL ,K>ADJIS1 ,GRE5 ,LEFT ,WEEKLY1 ,LEBANON3 ,HEZBOLLAH3 ITS ORIG9S & AIMS1 ,AUGU/ #i1 #b#f1 WWW4GRE5LEFT4ORG4AU .<#i.> ,CLIPS FROM !SE ,HEZBOLLAH PROPAG&A ADV]TS CAN BE VIEW$ ONL9E AT3 WWW4SUNDAYTIMES4CO4ZA .<#a.> ,I HE>D (1 BUT DID NOT 5C\NT]1 /UD5T AN>*I/S AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,UNIV]SITY ( ,BEIRUT4 ,A 7PRESUMABLY ,LEBANESE7 GR\P FROM 9T]NATIONAL ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZATION ,R$ & ,AN>*I/ ,SK9-,HEADS 7,R,A,%7 WORK+ 9 ,EUROPE REPORT$ ?AT !Y HAD RETURN$ TO ,LEBANON TO PROVIDE DIRECT MUTUAL AID TO VILLAGES 9 ! S\? ( ,LEBANON DEEM$ UNREA*ABLE BY AID WORK]S4 ,9T]VIEW ) AN>*I/ MILITANTS 9 ,LEBANON1 ,9FO%OP1 #bc ,AUGU/ #b#f1 WWW49FO%OP4ORG .<#a#a.> ,WAYNE ,PRICE1 ,NOR?-,EA/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S1 ,LESSONS = ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ( ! ,ISRAELI-,LEBANESE W>1 WRITT5 = AN>KISMO4NET1 #b#f1 WWW4AN>KISMO4NET .<#a#b.> ,JAMES ,MILL] 7KILL$ BY ,ISRAELI FIRE DUR+ ! FILM+7 @& ,SAIRA ,%AH1 ,DEA? 9 ,GAZA1 #b#d1 WWW4IMDB4COM .<#a#b.> ,JAMES ,MILL] 7KILL$ BY ,ISRAELI FIRE DUR+ ! FILM+7 @& ,SAIRA ,%AH1 ,DEA? 9 ,GAZA1 #b#d1 WWW4IMDB4COM .<#a#c.> ,ILHAM ,KHURI-,MAKDISI1 ,LEVANT9E ,TRAJECTORIES3 ,! ,=MULATION & ,DISSEM9ATION ( ,RADICAL ,IDEAS 9 & BETWE5 ,BEIRUT1 ,CAIRO & ,ALEX&RIA #a#h#f-#a#i#a#d1 ,H>V>D ,UNIV]SITY1 #b#c4 .<#a#d.> ,BAS9A ,BASSAN1 ,AL-,BADIL AL-,TAH>URRI1 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE 7,5GLI% TRANSLATION71 #a#i#i#f1 ,NEWS FROM ! ,L& ( ! ,C$>S1 WWW4ZABALAZA4NET .<#a#e.> ,H[EV]1 AN UNYIELD+ A!I/ POSITION MAY PROVE PROBLEMATIC 9 ?AT IF AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S SLAM ! DOOR ON ,MUSLIM Y\? LOOK+ = A RADICAL PA?1 IT C\LD SIMPLY DRIVE !M 9TO ! >MS ( ! LIKES ( ,HEZBOLLAH OR EV5 AL-,QA$A4 ,SO F>1 ?IS DEBATE HAS PRIM>ILY BE5 HELD 9 ! ,WE/ :]E ,MUSLIMS >E 9 ! M9ORITY -- BUT IS ( F> GREAT] 9T]E/ TO ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N & ,NOR? ,AFRICAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS :]E MA9/REAM SOCIETY IS DOM9AT$ BY ,ISLAM4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 AN>*I/S CANNOT1 LIKE MU* ( ! LEFT1 ALIGN !MSELVES ) RI ,! #be 0,C$> ,REVOLUTION0 ?AT =C$ ! )DRAWAL ( ,SYRIAN =CES WAS PRECIPITAT$ BY A MASS DEMON/RATION ON ,M>* #ad ( ?AT YE>1 BUT ?IS =CE IS REALLY A V]Y BROAD FRONT ( MIX$ POLITICAL ORI5TATION 9CLUD+ MANY ,H>IRI SUPPORT]S1 LEAD+ TO CRITICISM BY SOME ,LEBANESE AN>*I/S AB\T WORK+ )9 OR ALONGSIDE IT4 ,NEV]!LESS1 AN>*I/S HAVE TO WORK )9 ! WORK+ CLASS & POOR1 NOT \TSIDE !M4 ,?IS IS A REAL *ALL5GE 9 ! CONDITIONS ( ,LEBANON :]E NONP>TY SOCIAL MOVEM5TS APPE> TO BE VIRTUALLY NON-EXI/5T & P>TY-BAS$ PATRONAGE & EXCLUSION DOM9ATES SOCIAL LIFE1 FROM GETT+ A JOB TO :]E Y\ LIVE4 .<#a#h.> ,?IS WEAKNESS IS SADLY COMMON TO MANY AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS3 !Y T5D TO RELATE TO ORGANIZATIONS ) A COMMON LANGUAGE1 :I* DIVIDES ! AN>*I/ WORLD 9TO ,ANGLOPHONE1 ,LUSOPHONE1 ,FRANCOPHONE ETC BLOCS4 ,SO1 A KEY /R5G? ( ! AN>KISMO PROJECT IS ITS RAPID TRANSLATION ( AN>*I/ ANALYSIS FROM >\ND ! WORLD 9TO A RANGE ( DIFF]5T LANGUAGES 7SIMIL> TO ! A-9FOS PROJECT'S WORK RELAT+ TO AN>*I/ NEWS74 .<#a#i.> ,A MEMB] ( ,R,A,% FIL$ A COMM5T TO AN>KISMO4NET CRITICIZ+ ! AL-,BADIL /ATEM5T ON ! W> 7NOTE #ae BEL[71 SAY+ IT 0DOES NOT REPRES5T 9 ANY WAY ! T5DANCY ( . LEBANESE AUTONOM\S OR AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 .<,T.>HIS WRIT] %\LD BE A%AM$ ( HIMSELF & C\LD DO BETT] BY %[9 UP 9 PROTE/S RA!R !N JU/ WRITT+ NONS5CE PROPAG&A40 ,SAAD ADMITT$ TO ME :5 ,I WAS 9 ,BAABDA ?AT AL-,BADIL WAS NOT AS ACTIVE AS IT C\LD BE1 A CAPACITY PROBLEM COMMON TO SMALL 0,?IRD ,WORLD0 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS SU* AS MY [N4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ?IS CRITICISM1 HE ASK$ ?OSE MAK+ IT TO GET 9 T\* ) AL-,BADIL 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% A DIALOGUE4 ,LAT] ADDITION 7#e ,SEPT74 ,SPECIFICALLY HE SAYS 00,I KN[ ?AT TO BE SMALL ORGANIZATION IS NOT A WRONG4 ,BUT ! PROBLEM IT IS ?AT !RE >E NOT MANY AN>*I/S 9 ,LEBANON4 ,WE WILL GO D[N MORE & MORE ON ! GR\ND4 ,! 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