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MERIZoC wrote:Nobody reputable is reporting this so it's likely nonsense, but even in the case that its not, to answer a couple things in the thread: Yes, Nasrallah is a very important figure in Hezbollah and his death would be a great loss, but it would be unlikely to destabilize the organization. Hezbollah has an effective and developed bureaucracy, and a successor would have legitimacy and respect. In fact, out of all the Lebanese parties, Hezbollah is probably the most equipped for leadership change, since they don't have say, the personal rivalries of FPM, or the complete concentration on one figure with no plan beyond that, like Amal. Nasrallah is not what gives his party legitimacy, unlike Aoun, Hariri, Berri, Joumblatt, etc. If Hezb were dramatically destabilized though, yes that would be bad for Lebanon, as it would leave it open to zionist aggression as well as internal strife caused by a rapid shift in the balance of power. But I find that scenario very unlikely.


Umm Israel has no interest in starting a war with Lebanon, but does have to defend itself when Hezbollah attacks.

Hezbollah is usually the aggressor.
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Postby LiberNovusAmericae » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:11 pm

Hassan Nasrallah is a terrorist leader. When he croaks, hopefully something good comes from it, though in the middle east that rarely happens.

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Postby MERIZoC » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:12 pm

Northwest Slobovia wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:Nobody reputable is reporting this so it's likely nonsense

It is the middle of the night in the Middle East; it would be just after 3AM now (it's a little 8PM EST my time) So, that's hardly surprising. Reputable sources are asleep in their beds. :P

The "story" has been out for about 12 hours and only weird zionist sites have covered it, not even mainstream Israeli press.

MERIZoC wrote:Yes, Nasrallah is a very important figure in Hezbollah and his death would be a great loss, but it would be unlikely to destabilize the organization. Hezbollah has an effective and developed bureaucracy, and a successor would have legitimacy and respect.

Succession struggles happen even in real nations with effective and developed bureaucracies™. Much depends on things we don't know.

A country is a lot more diverse than a political party. Hezbollah has a pretty strict party line and lacks personality politics, there isn't much room for division.

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Postby Klorgia1 » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:13 pm

Thus far I haven't found any other sources confirming this. Israel national news is either quick to the story or going on unproved rumors as fact.
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Postby MERIZoC » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:14 pm

Novus America wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:Nobody reputable is reporting this so it's likely nonsense, but even in the case that its not, to answer a couple things in the thread: Yes, Nasrallah is a very important figure in Hezbollah and his death would be a great loss, but it would be unlikely to destabilize the organization. Hezbollah has an effective and developed bureaucracy, and a successor would have legitimacy and respect. In fact, out of all the Lebanese parties, Hezbollah is probably the most equipped for leadership change, since they don't have say, the personal rivalries of FPM, or the complete concentration on one figure with no plan beyond that, like Amal. Nasrallah is not what gives his party legitimacy, unlike Aoun, Hariri, Berri, Joumblatt, etc. If Hezb were dramatically destabilized though, yes that would be bad for Lebanon, as it would leave it open to zionist aggression as well as internal strife caused by a rapid shift in the balance of power. But I find that scenario very unlikely.


Umm Israel has no interest in starting a war with Lebanon, but does have to defend itself when Hezbollah attacks.

Hezbollah is usually the aggressor.

Ah yeah, Hezbollah forced Israel to invade in 82, a few years before they were created.

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Postby Novus America » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:16 pm

LiberNovusAmericae wrote:Hassan Nasrallah is a terrorist leader. When he croaks, hopefully something good comes from it, though in the middle east that rarely happens.


True. He is a major problem, but him being gone does not fix the problems either.
Someone just as bad or worse will replace him.

It is not like Hezbollah will become law abiding and lay down illegal arms with him gone.
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Postby El-Amin Caliphate » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:21 pm

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El-Amin Caliphate wrote:I didn't say anything about Hizbullah. I'm talking about Hasan Nasrallah.
Also, has Hizbullah committed any recent terrorist attacks? If so, have they apologised and made up for it?

Oh....I didn't see that part. Has he retracted that statement?

How do you apologize and make up for terrorism, exactly?

Compensation to the families, paying for the funeral, turning the murderers in, building any homes/businesses Hizbullah may have destroyed, etc.
Scomagia wrote:And why does it matter if the last attack was five minutes or five years ago?

Because depending on the last time they committed it it may show that they changed for the better.
Scomagia wrote:It's pretty sketchy that you'd even ask these questions.

Why? How is it bad to verify if someone's a terrorist or not?
Scomagia wrote:He has not, to my knowledge, made a retraction.

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Postby Novus America » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:22 pm

MERIZoC wrote:
Novus America wrote:
Umm Israel has no interest in starting a war with Lebanon, but does have to defend itself when Hezbollah attacks.

Hezbollah is usually the aggressor.

Ah yeah, Hezbollah forced Israel to invade in 82, a few years before they were created.


Most countries will not simply stand by as a state next to them collapses into total chaos while being invaded and occupied by a hostile state, and then militias who take over use the chaos to launch attacks on the country. The PLO stated that fight.

It was not like Israel arbitrarily invaded for no reason, or to annex land.

And I said usually. Every subsequent Israel Lebanon conflict after the Israeli withdrawal was started by Hezbollah.
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Postby LiberNovusAmericae » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:24 pm

Novus America wrote:
LiberNovusAmericae wrote:Hassan Nasrallah is a terrorist leader. When he croaks, hopefully something good comes from it, though in the middle east that rarely happens.


True. He is a major problem, but him being gone does not fix the problems either.
Someone just as bad or worse will replace him.

It is not like Hezbollah will become law abiding and lay down illegal arms with him gone.

True. Violence and terrorism never ends in the middle east.

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Postby NW State » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:38 pm

I hope the guy's ok.

Hezbollah are doing good work against ISIS and the other terrorists at the moment.

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Postby Scomagia » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:46 pm

El-Amin Caliphate wrote:
Scomagia wrote:How do you apologize and make up for terrorism, exactly?

Compensation to the families, paying for the funeral, turning the murderers in, building any homes/businesses Hizbullah may have destroyed, etc.
Scomagia wrote:And why does it matter if the last attack was five minutes or five years ago?

Because depending on the last time they committed it it may show that they changed for the better.
Scomagia wrote:It's pretty sketchy that you'd even ask these questions.

Why? How is it bad to verify if someone's a terrorist or not?
Scomagia wrote:He has not, to my knowledge, made a retraction.

:( If not, may Allah SWT punish him or guide him, aameen.

There's no compensation for terrorism. You can't just say sorry, replace what you blew up, and expect anyone (particularly the families of the victims) to consider you "Not a terrorist anymore ".

It's bad to imply that you can undo terrorism with compensation and apologies. It comes off as an attempt to downplay the horror of murdering civilians for political gain.
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Postby Novus Wrepland » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:20 pm

Hospitalized Hassan from Hezbollah.

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Postby Costa Fierro » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:21 pm

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I see. Thanks. I’m more often than not quite uninformed about the Middle East and its political ongoings. So, I suppose in some ways the hospitalisation is concerning - but it’s bound to be welcomed and probably celebrated in Israel and elsewhere.

I think it's welcomed in Israel definitly, but in the already fragile Lebanon itself? I doubt it.


Only among Hezbollah supporters. Everyone else in Lebanon will be happy he won't be around much longer to cause trouble.
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Postby The Rich Port » Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:48 am

Say what you will about the terrorists but they have dope logos and flags :lol:

Also, I assume he was old anyway, so, meh.
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The Rich Port wrote:Say what you will about the terrorists but they have dope logos and flags :lol:

Also, I assume he was old anyway, so, meh.

They have some nice Hizbullah songs too:
https://youtu.be/3R6h3Fd4ruU
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El-Amin Caliphate wrote:
The Rich Port wrote:Say what you will about the terrorists but they have dope logos and flags :lol:

Also, I assume he was old anyway, so, meh.

They have some nice Hizbullah songs too:
https://youtu.be/3R6h3Fd4ruU

Who woulda thought that songs celebrating degenerate murderers would also sound like absolute dogshit.

I should have trusted my gut and not clicked the link.
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Postby Northwest Slobovia » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:07 am

Given that it's now late afternoon in the Middle East, and nobody else has picked the story up, I'm gonna say that it's false. I checked not only Israeli news, but the wire services and the Beeb too. Not a peep.
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Northwest Slobovia wrote:Given that it's now late afternoon in the Middle East, and nobody else has picked the story up, I'm gonna say that it's false. I checked not only Israeli news, but the wire services and the Beeb too. Not a peep.

If that's true then it's a damn shame.
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Northwest Slobovia wrote:Given that it's now late afternoon in the Middle East, and nobody else has picked the story up, I'm gonna say that it's false. I checked not only Israeli news, but the wire services and the Beeb too. Not a peep.

If it didn't happen then it's a damn shame.
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Scomagia wrote:
El-Amin Caliphate wrote:They have some nice Hizbullah songs too:
https://youtu.be/3R6h3Fd4ruU

Who woulda thought that songs celebrating degenerate murderers would also sound like absolute dogs*it.

1: Bro it doesn't even sound that bad.
2: When was the last time they committed a terrorist attack?l
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El-Amin Caliphate wrote:
Scomagia wrote:Who woulda thought that songs celebrating degenerate murderers would also sound like absolute dogs*it.

1: Bro it doesn't even sound that bad.
2: When was the last time they committed a terrorist attack?l

1. I take more musical dumps.
2. Why are you defending a well known and internationally recognized drug running, civilian murdering terrorist organization? Have you even done the barest amount of research? Next you'll be sticking up for Al-Qaeda.

Edit: If you support terrorism then you're no "bro" of mine.
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El-Amin Caliphate wrote:
Scomagia wrote:Who woulda thought that songs celebrating degenerate murderers would also sound like absolute dogs*it.

1: Bro it doesn't even sound that bad.
2: When was the last time they committed a terrorist attack?l

"Mere" terrorism? 2012. Crimes against humanity? Last year:

Counter Extremism Project wrote:* December 22, 2016: The Battle of Aleppo, which began on July 19, 2012, ends in a decisive victory for Assad, Hezbollah, and other forces allied with the Syrian regime. The United Nations accuses Hezbollah and other pro-regime forces of killing civilians in their homes and on the streets. As the battle ends, Hezbollah fighters reportedly attack convoys evacuating civilians and aid workers under a multilateral ceasefire agreement. According to eyewitness and media reports, Hezbollah fighters surround a convoy of 20 buses carrying 800 people. Hezbollah then expels monitors from the International Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent and then proceeds to separate out males and seize their weapons and phones. Hezbollah then kills five people who resist. Hezbollah then seizes accompanying ambulances and civil defense vehicles from the convoy and forces the rest of the convoy to return to Aleppo.

* November 2017: Hezbollah leads an offensive against ISIS in Albu Kamal in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province. Hezbollah fights alongside Iran-sponsored Iraqi Shiite militias supported by Russian air strikes. According to media reports, at least 50 civilians are killed in the battle.

* February-April 2018: Hezbollah and Syrian forces launch an assault on Ghouta, Syria. Hezbollah reportedly sends at least 3,000 troops to fight. As of March 2018, 1,100 civilians have been killed in the fighting, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The dead include at least 227 children and 154 women. Syrian forces take control of the suburb that April. The United Nations accuses both sides of crimes against humanity. The United Nations specifically accuses forces loyal to the Syrian government of “deliberately starving” 265,000 people and using tactics "largely unlawful in nature, aimed at punishing the inhabitants of eastern Ghouta and forcing the population, collectively, to surrender or starve.”
(Scroll down a bit, they've committed a lot of terrorist attacks and crimes against humanity.)
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Northwest Slobovia wrote:Given that it's now late afternoon in the Middle East, and nobody else has picked the story up, I'm gonna say that it's false. I checked not only Israeli news, but the wire services and the Beeb too. Not a peep.

That's pretty sad actually. I was hoping for this guy to croak.

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El-Amin Caliphate wrote:
Scomagia wrote:Who woulda thought that songs celebrating degenerate murderers would also sound like absolute dogs*it.

1: Bro it doesn't even sound that bad.
2: When was the last time they committed a terrorist attack?l


Seems odd you would be supporting genocidal Shia extremists who mass murder your fellow Sunni Muslims but okay.
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Northwest Slobovia wrote:
El-Amin Caliphate wrote:1: Bro it doesn't even sound that bad.
2: When was the last time they committed a terrorist attack?l

"Mere" terrorism? 2012. Crimes against humanity? Last year:

Counter Extremism Project wrote:* December 22, 2016: The Battle of Aleppo, which began on July 19, 2012, ends in a decisive victory for Assad, Hezbollah, and other forces allied with the Syrian regime. The United Nations accuses Hezbollah and other pro-regime forces of killing civilians in their homes and on the streets. As the battle ends, Hezbollah fighters reportedly attack convoys evacuating civilians and aid workers under a multilateral ceasefire agreement. According to eyewitness and media reports, Hezbollah fighters surround a convoy of 20 buses carrying 800 people. Hezbollah then expels monitors from the International Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent and then proceeds to separate out males and seize their weapons and phones. Hezbollah then kills five people who resist. Hezbollah then seizes accompanying ambulances and civil defense vehicles from the convoy and forces the rest of the convoy to return to Aleppo.

* November 2017: Hezbollah leads an offensive against ISIS in Albu Kamal in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province. Hezbollah fights alongside Iran-sponsored Iraqi Shiite militias supported by Russian air strikes. According to media reports, at least 50 civilians are killed in the battle.

* February-April 2018: Hezbollah and Syrian forces launch an assault on Ghouta, Syria. Hezbollah reportedly sends at least 3,000 troops to fight. As of March 2018, 1,100 civilians have been killed in the fighting, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The dead include at least 227 children and 154 women. Syrian forces take control of the suburb that April. The United Nations accuses both sides of crimes against humanity. The United Nations specifically accuses forces loyal to the Syrian government of “deliberately starving” 265,000 people and using tactics "largely unlawful in nature, aimed at punishing the inhabitants of eastern Ghouta and forcing the population, collectively, to surrender or starve.”
(Scroll down a bit, they've committed a lot of terrorist attacks and crimes against humanity.)

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