I've Heard That Song Before

Frankly speaking, we are not waiting for authorization
from anyone. When the government assumes its responsibility to defend the country, we will become its soldiers.

We will celebrate when the [Israeli] occupied Shebaa Farms return to Lebanon, even if they return it with diplomatic means and I doubt this. But let it be known that in case Lebanon gains back the Farms, it will be because there is resistance in this country, not because of anyone's smiles or tears.

According to the law, if I have a destroyed home, and my house is in fact destroyed, I can authorize someone to go to the Ministry of Displaced, fill the needed application and receive the compensation money.

However this illegal government disabled this law and therefore I have to personally go to the Ministry, fill the application and collect the money. Even though this is not in line with the law, they took this measure just to cause obstruction.

Regardless of the legitimacy of Saniora's government, he will explain this issue on Monday. I hope that he would explain it using figures and I also hope that the people would follow these figures up. For example, let him tell us how many homes need reparation [repair] and how many are totally destroyed. Then let him tell us how he helped, as a government which has money, eight months after the end of the war.

Worth mentioning that all Arab states which said they wanted to help Lebanon have fulfilled their promises and paid money to the Lebanese government. However they [government] are keeping this money while dealing with the reconstruction file on political basis.

There is no doubt that the US administration is facing a deadlock. Any standing in Bush's shoes would know that he has a problem. Moving forward represents a problem and retreating back constitutes another problem.

As to striking Iran, I cannot anticipate a strike because this is unknown. There is an atmosphere of intimidation and its true that there is a psychological war. Even if a strike is being set for Iran, I believe that it would be either a delayed or a frozen step. Bush has no other option but to go back to the Baker-Hamilton report and start talking to Damascus and Tehran.

If he were able to escape scheduling the American withdrawal from Iraq, then let it be. However this does not mean that Bush would not have anything else to do. I believe that the most dangerous thing the American administration will be focusing on in the next stage is sectarian sedition inside and outside Iraq.

The Palestinian and Lebanese resistance groups as well as Syria and Iran
have foiled the US plots in the region.