[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Dangerous day

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Dangerous day
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1210266786.shtml


   In this article, written on Tuesday, resident of Beirut [1]Charles
   Malik predicted that trouble was coming to the city

     I'm heading to bed later than usual, tonight. This is because I
     doubt that I will need to be at work on time tomorrow.

     A few opposition affiliated Lebanese unions are striking tomorrow.
     The last few times opposition affiliated organizations have
     protested it has meant attacks on those affiliated with the
     government and clashes with the Lebanese Army. This time, please
     allow me to assume that this protest is a disingenuous attempt to
     attack the Lebanese government and Army. I may be wrong, but
     actions speak louder than words (pardon the cliche).

     I understand that the oppositiong is piping mad. The Lebanese
     Cabinet, which the opposition unconstitutionally claims is
     illegitimate, ruled yesterday that Hezbollah should not be allowed
     to have its own telephone network.

     Hezbollah counters claiming that their network is needed to combat
     the Israelis, however the Lebanese government points out that
     Hezbollah is profiting significantly from their scheme. Often, when
     I receive calls from friends in the United States I see the country
     code +98, which is the country code for Iran. Often, it also has a
     2 or a 31 after the +98, which indicates that the call was routed
     through either Tehran or Isfahan...

     ...Hezbollah also chooses to subvert state security by installing
     its own security network throughout Lebanon. They claim that the
     Lebanese network is insecure because it is vulnerable to
     penetration by Israelis, but if the Lebanese press and security
     analysts know about Hezbollah's radar system and spy cameras at the
     airport, how secure can they be?

   More on Wednesday's crisis in Lebanon and the [2]various events that
   [3]led up to it at Malik's [4]Lebanese Political Journal

References

   1. http://lebop.blogspot.com/2008/05/looking-forward-to-dangerous-day.html
   2. http://lebop.blogspot.com/2008/05/weekly-lebanon-security-update-may-4-10.html
   3. http://lebop.blogspot.com/2008/05/beirut-international-airport-possible.html
   4. http://lebop.blogspot.com/