Pressures, often intense, resulting in being sucked into the vortex of the
powerful maelstrom and violent whirlpool of Lebanese and regional politics can’t
be bringing much pleasure to Lebanon’s National Resistance led by Hezbollah and
that includes this observers Dahiyeh neighborhood.
Following a one on one meeting last weekend, US secretary of state Clinton
and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan are seeking to intensify pressure on both
Hezbollah and Syria. One project is reported to be US instructions to their
March 14 allies to force a vote in Lebanon’s Parliament allowing the deployment
of international troops along Lebanon’s northern border with Syria.
Some March 14 politicians have been publicly calling for the deployment of an
international force positioned along the poorly demarcated border between
Lebanon and Syria. These US-Saudi supported forces have also revived the Welch
Club-Jeffrey Feltman project first floated in 2007 at Israel’s request following
its defeat during the 33 day July war.
Hezbollah’s internal and external opponents are reportedly seeking a quick
“modernizing” of the current airport atKleiat near Sunni Akkar close to Tripoli
in North Lebanon. According to one Member of Parliament, “The Americans and
some internal sides had already “dusted off” the file of the revival of the
Kleiat Airport.” One of its intended uses is expected to house international
troops and American forces for “training, storage and forward supply.”
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