In what I thought was a mundane article from UPI titled U.S. ‘to give Lebanon light attack planes’ it actually had some interesting, yet disturbing news towards the end:
…the U.S. security consultancy Stratfor says the Pentagon wants to establish [a special group] as an elite [Lebanese] army unit. Its main function will be countering Hezbollah. That could lead to a potentially explosive political confrontation that many Lebanese want to avoid. At present, the army remains weak — kept that way by Lebanese political barons who do not want their power threatened — and fractious, heavily penetrated by Hezbollah sympathizers.
“The new unit is expected to selectively recruit and its leadership will consist almost entirely of Maronite Christians and Sunni from Akkar in northern Lebanon, among which Hezbollah has little sway,” Stratfor said.
Now that’s going to work out quite well. Civil War Part Deux anyone?
The hardware the US plans to provide to the Lebanese Army as well as an anti-Hezbollah special unit.
US Plans for Anti-Hezbollah Force http://jadaoun.com/blog/2010/02/26/us-pl…
what do you expect if HA refuses to hand over his illegal arsenal to the State? the obvious reply is that others would want the same ‘privileges’. the argument is if one sect has weapons, then what’s stopping other sects from arming themselves to the teeth? Therefore it’s imperative for HA to turn over it military wing to the State and only concentrate on provide arguably one of the best social services program in the country. but I question their loyalty to the country and all the citizens of this State.
I expect the US not to interfere.