Hey George, About that Democracy Project…
04 August 2006 3:48 pm by Taylor Marsh
UPDATE (8.5.06 – 11:50 a.m.): Ian Welsh has some interesting thoughts on the latest disclosure offered below. Read it.
According to Richard Engel, Israel has blown apart that last bridge and usable
highway in Lebanon that relief workers could use to get in humanitarian supplies.
But that's nothing compared to what's going on in Iraq, where people have come
out en masse to support Hezbollah. However, according to Barbara Starr of CNN,
the Pentagon got caught distributing propaganda that said the Iraqis were supporting
Lebanon, equating Hezbollah with Lebanon. What in the world… incredible.
Meanwhile, back in Iran, according to Jane's, Ahmadinejad has got a surface-to-air
missile ready to sell to Nasrallah and Hezbollah.
If this is George's idea of spreading democracy the trouble hasn't even begun.
In a meeting, held late last month, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim militia called
on Tehran to “accelerate and extend the scope of weapon shipments from
Iran to the Islamic Resistance, particularly advanced missiles against ground
and air targets.”Hezbollah's representatives pressed for “an array of more advanced weaponry,
including more advanced SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems,” Jane's
said Friday.“Iranian authorities conveyed a message to the Hezbollah leadership
that their forces would continue to receive a steady supply of weapons systems,”it
added.“The details coming from the meeting reveal that they are about ensuring
a constant supply of weapons to support Islamic Resistance operations against
Israel,” said Robin Hughes, the magazine's Middle East Editor.“We are told the latest meeting was attended by senior representatives
of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Qods force which is responsible
for training and logistic support for Iranian-backed insurgent groups.”According to Jane's Defence Weekly, Iranian authorities have supplied the
militia with Iranian-made Noor radar-guided anti-ship cruise missiles and
Chinese QW-1 (Vanguard) shoulder-launched SAMs.
Hey, but not to worry, George is on vacation.
Remember what happened in 2001 when he was on vacation? Yeah, he didn't get
the message back then, either.
