Lebanon
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New Leaks Show How British Spies Infiltrate And Undermine Lebanon’s Security Services
A new set of documents, just recently published, shows British efforts to influence and infiltrate the security forces of Lebanon. These programs are coordinated with Canadian and U.S. efforts to gain influence in the country and to use it on behalf of Israeli interests. Continue reading
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Guardian Smears Syria’s President With Implausible Link To Beirut’s Port Blast
On August 4 2020 2.750 tons of ammonium nitrate, stored in a warehouse of Beirut’s harbour, exploded. The blast destroyed large parts of the city. The dangerous load had come on a defect[ive] ship which was impounded by the Lebanese authorities. It had been stored since 2013. Despite urgent warnings, the complicate[d] Lebanese bureaucracy had never… Continue reading
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New Documents Show How The British Government Secretly Created ‘Regime Change’ Protests In Lebanon
Three month ago we reported on documents obtained from of ‘Her Majesties Government’ in Britain which revealed the intense involvement of the UK government in organizing, financing and propagandizing ‘Syrian rebels’ since the start of the war on Syria. These programs were coordinated with the CIA’s and the Gulf Arab’s arming of the various Jihadis: Continue reading
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Will the Israel-US “New Wars” Succeed in Weakening Hezbollah?
When conventional military war failed to defeat the Lebanese Hezbollah, Israel and the US adopted different tactics in the art of war whilst avoiding overt conflict in the public eye. The new tactics, whilst not excluding traditional warfare, include a group of wars or actions based on irregular formations, terrorist acts, chaos, sanctions, electronic platform… Continue reading
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The Hariri Assassination Verdict: A Billion Dollar Trial Ended after 15 Years
On February 14, 2005, an explosion rocked Beirut killing and injuring hundreds of people chief among them the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik al-Hariri. The West was quick to blame Hezbollah and Syria. In 2006, Israel and its tanks rolled into Lebanon. 15 years later, on August 4th, another explosion rocked Lebanon. This time,… Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 7-19 August 2020
19 August 2020 — The New Dark Age The Israeli Settler-Colonial Expansionist Ambitions Behind The Color Revolution In Lebanon https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-israeli-settler-colonial.html The Strange Case of Beirut’s Missing Port https://journal-neo.org/2020/08/18/the-strange-case-of-beirut-s-missing-port/ Continue reading
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Lebanon should look East and abandon the West
As much as Covid-19 has been instrumentalized by the 0.001% to social engineer a Great Reset, the Beirut tragedy is already being instrumentalized by the usual suspects to keep Lebanon enslaved. Continue reading
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Battleground Beirut: Western Colony or Back to the East?
As much as Covid-19 has been instrumentalized by the 0.001% to social engineer a Great Reset, the Beirut tragedy is already being instrumentalized by the usual suspects to keep Lebanon enslaved. Continue reading
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Who Profits from the Beirut Blast?
The narrative that the Beirut explosion was an exclusive consequence of negligence and corruption by the current Lebanese government is now set in stone, at least in the Atlanticist sphere. Continue reading
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Beirut Blast Wrap-up
Yesterday 2.750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, exploded. The blast killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 4,000. Many buildings in Beirut were severely damaged. The pressure wave broke windows as far 10 miles away. Beirut’s port is mostly destroyed. Lebanon’s national grain reserve,… Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 30 November – 15 December 2019
15 December 2019 — The New Dark Age Global Warfare: “We’re Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran..” https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166 US-Backed Parties Infiltrated Lebanon’s Protests, Pushing Country Toward War Amid Economic Collapse https://popularresistance.org/us-backed-parties-infiltrated-lebanons-protests-pushing-country-toward-war-amid-economic-collapse/ Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 30 October 2019
30 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Today’s links 30 October 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/10/todays-links_30.html Why Lebanon And Iraq Are At The Brink Of Further Strife https://popularresistance.org/why-lebanon-and-iraq-are-at-the-brink-of-further-strife/ Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 19-21 October 2019
21 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Protesters In Lebanon Refuse to Compromise, Call Nationwide General Strike Mass revolt in Lebanon: General strike begins as marchers call for revolution Continue reading
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‘We are waiting for war’: Lebanese say Israel has gone too far
Almost everyone in Lebanon appears to agree. “This time Israel went too far. In just two days, it bombed three countries,” I am told by a local UN staffer based in Beirut. Continue reading
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“Terrified” Israel escalates attacks across region
Israel is escalating its attacks across the region, with bombing and drone raids in recent days in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
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Why Is The British Government Banning Hizbullah?
This week the British Home Secretary Sajid Javid laid out an order that proscribesthe political arm of the Lebanese resistance organization Hizbullah as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000. The military arm of Hizbullah was already named as such. Continue reading
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Has Hezbollah built a tunnel to Israel? Israel has not provided enough evidence
For the third consecutive day, the Israeli defence forces are continuing operation “Northern Shield”. The project is under the command of the Head of the North Region, General Yoël Strick, and is being supervised by the Head of the General Staff, General Gadi Eizenkot. Continue reading
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War on Lebanon? The Geopolitical Battlefield. Mounting Tensions with Israel By Andre Vltchek
Saudi Arabia is putting great pressure on the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, a powerful but controversial figure who holds dual nationality – Saudi and Lebanese. Riyadh expects Lebanon to play by its own rules, sidelining Hezbollah, ending Iranian influence in the country, and promoting Saudi business and political interests… or else. It is a… Continue reading
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Saudi-Israeli Friendship Is Driving the Rest of the Middle East Together By Federico Pieraccini
Through its top official, Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia continues a wave of internal arrests, having seized nearly $800 billion in assets and bank accounts. A few days later, MBS attempted to demonstrate his authority by summoning Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Saudi Arabia, where he was forced to resign on Saudi… Continue reading
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Videos: Hezbollah and the modern history of Lebanon
Twelve documentaries on the contemporary history of Lebanon: Hizbollah and the PLO. Continue reading