I don't necessarily blame Syria for retreating into it's own reality every time a finger is pointed at the nation when an act of violence occurs. Syria needs to distinguish it's sovereignty from it's Co-Existance with Hezbollah.
In alphabetical order: Israel, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria are the four sovereign countries involved in a balancing act. There is chronic violence in these countries and in others but these four countries are ALWAYS in conflict. One blames the other and the other stamps it's foot in defiance but the reality is they are all living AROUND 'the true' because they don't know quite how to deal with it.
Those four nations, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria are all sovereign nations. They all fly their own flag, but, within the borders of all of them lives a force to contend with that wants all those nations as one under a flag that doesn't have recognition yet. Within those four sovereign nations lives the aspirations of Hezbollah.
It is time to talk. To talk seriously as leaders who can solve this problem and bring it to resolve. Palestine has a leader in Mr. Abbas. I sincerely believe that now. Israel has returned to normalizing relations with Egypt and Jordan and I am deeply grateful to them for their commitment to solving the problems with reason and ability excluding reacting in violence to trigger events that would surely destroy them all. We are brothers. We are sisters. We can live together and find solutions. I deeply believe that. Lebanon has issues of sovereignty. Syria has issues of safety and in guarding against the hegemonic tyraids of Bush it denies the problem of Hezbollah and it's inflitration into Lebanon acting as an agent to achieve it's own sovereign state by taking over in Lebanon. In a way, Syria supporting Lebanon government through influence allows Syria to keep it's sovereignty. That has to end. Lebanon has to have it's own government freely standing elected by the people. There can be no assignment of government in Lebanon by Syria anymore. On the other hand for Syria to abandon whatever it brings to Lebanon in security would be a tragic situation as well.
I wasn't completely wrong evidently when I advocated for patience in 'finding' the relationship between the suicide bomber yesterday in Tel Aviv and Hezbollah. It did exist.
Militants: Hezbollah operative recruited TA bomber
By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service, and News Agencies
A senior Hezbollah operative told two top Palestinian militants in the West Bank that he had recruited the suicide bomber who blew himself up outside a Tel Aviv nightclub and killed four Israelis, the militants said Saturday.
I am also feeling confident an end or should I say the beginning of a solution to the end of this violence lies in openness between nations and insured soverignty among them. In being grateful for Egypt and Jordan's return to willingness I am hoping their expertise will come to bear weight with all these nations.
I found this article interesting but the same 'peace initiative' can be accomplished without the USA.
The time is nigh for a gesture from America
By George S. Hishmeh, Special to Gulf News
The call by United States President George W. Bush, supported by some of his new-found friends in Europe, for an end to the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, much as this is necessary, has opened a can of worms.
What about a similar call for the end of Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, now in its 37th year, an issue that has the full endorsement of the United Nations in its famed and probably forgotten Resolutions 242 and 338. Or, for that matter, an end to American occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq?
Equally, the threats voiced against Iran by the American president while on his fence-mending trip to Europe for its alleged plans to acquire nuclear capability recalls the deafening silence over Israel's nuclear arsenal.
This has yet to be subjected to inspection by any international organisation, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In fact, Israel is not even willing to entertain adherence to any arms limitation agreements.
I believe Prime Minister Sharon knows a great deal about the militants and how to flush them out. At the same time I believe the Arab nations can join forces with Isreal to remove the violators of a 'well negotiated' peace and bring them to courts for remanding away from the public that they live amoung.
It is time for the four nations and their Arab brothers to put the 'dangerous dreaming' of Hezbollah to rest. They will never be a sovereign state ! They, like Hamas, are Human Rights Violators.
