THE ‘orchestra’ in Lebanon, which specializes in beating the drums of discord, has started beating the drums of isolation and is almost repeating its 2004 behavior. The previous behavior initiated a wave of assassinations that claimed several top officials, including well-known peacemaker and the then Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri. Will the ‘Misfortune Band’ initiate a new wave of violence? Is the information that is being leaked from the US State Department about the possibility of a fresh wave of assassinations in Lebanon credible? 

This is not strange in a country like Lebanon, which is suffering a serious crisis due to the supply of arms to a certain faction at the expense of all others. The empowered faction is determined to take control of the country despite the opposition of a majority of people. Hezbollah, which suspended the activities of all institutions in the country for over two years, tried to take control of the capital overnight by force. It has not abandoned the destructive project and is trying to implement its devilish coup plan. 
Does this have any link to the expected ruling of the International Criminal Court in the assassination case of Rafiq Al-Hariri?

Is anybody scared of exposing his complicity in the assassination, thereby pointing fingers randomly at every part of the country? There is no better explanation for the coordinated efforts of the so-called ‘March 8 Group,’ which has taken over state institutions. At a time, when some mouthpieces of the bygone tutelage system are attacking President Michelle Sulaiman and are demanding his resignation, somebody has been announcing the formation of the so-called resistant forces by the Hezbollah without declaring the real intention behind the move. The internal security forces, which foiled a series of Israeli espionage networks, have been facing serious attacks, which started with the arrival of international investigators in Lebanon. Is there any other explanation for this?

We will not return to the past and we will not suspect the intentions of Hezbollah and the ‘March 8 Orchestra.’ The only scary aspect of it is the inability of ‘Hezb Al-Selah’ to retrace steps and realize the environment within the country. We are not from Lebanon and so cannot understand its characteristics, but why don’t the Lebanese citizens seize the opportunity of heterogeneous nature of their country to strengthen stability and growth? Won’t it be ideal, rather than turning their backyard into a regional battlefield for a cause, which this small country does not stand to benefit? They have been trading in the blood of their compatriots in favor of others. This started after the Iranian-Syrian summit in which Hassan Nasrallah participated. Did they plan this scenario during the summit?

Nobody will vouch that this renewed isolation by leaders of the so-called Lebanese Political Movement is patriotic, because it defies all political norms. It was a provocation and an attempt to clampdown completely on the country. This could be a possible ploy to prepare ground for Iran to use Lebanon as a source of assault, in case of a military offensive by the US or Israel instead of using Tehran. This could also be an attempt to obstruct chances of delivering justice and punishing the assailants of martyr Rafiq Al-Hariri and also exit from a series of other minor crises the focal nations (Syria and Iran) are facing.
Countries and their citizens suffer a great deal whenever a group sells its conscience to foreigners. It is the same when certain groups sell their tears for meagre amounts of money. While we are not accusing anybody in the case in which the ruling is about to be delivered, we implore everybody to take advantage of the diverse culture and population in the Arab World. Lebanon was an oasis of democracy and a large economy, but it is currently under the bondage of mercenary extremists. Is there any other explanation for this situation other than the aforementioned? 

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