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A couple of years ago things looked like they were improving in the Middle Eastern Country. But since then Lebanon has been the scene of multiple political assassinations, car bombings, and the return to power of Iranian backed Syria through its puppet terror group Hezbollah. November 24th may be the day that goes down as the end of the Cedar Revolution because this was the day that the pro-Syrian President Emil Lahoud and friendly groups threw the country into a constitutional crises as he left office at midnight local time.

From AP:

Hezbollah and other opposition groups have blocked legislators from electing a new president by boycotting ballot sessions, leaving parliament without the required quorum.

The fight has put Lebanon into dangerous, unknown territory: Both sides are locked in bitter recriminations, accusing the other of breaking the constitution, and they are nowhere near a compromise on a candidate to become head of state.

The army command refused to comment on the developments. The military, under its widely respected chief, Gen. Michel Suleiman, has sought to remain neutral in the political chaos, and Lahoud’s statement did not give it political powers.

Basically the pro-Syrian factions have decided that if they can’t have a victory then no one can. Furthermore, the president has decided to unilaterally declare a state of emergency in Lebanon. The pro-Western faction had this to say, from AP:

“It has no value and is unconstitutional and consequently it is considered as if it was not issued,” said a government spokesman, who asked not to be identified because an official announcement has not yet been made by the prime minister.

The spokesman said the constitution stipulates that the Cabinet—not the president—has the authority to declare a state or emergency and to give the army the authority to take over security.

“Any decision not issued by the Cabinet has no constitutional value,” the spokesman told The Associated Press.

This hasn’t stopped the people from spontaneously having a rally to celebrate the end of pro-Syrian control over the presidency. From AHN:

Anti-Syrian demonstrators celebrated on the streets of Beirut as Lebanese President Emil Lahoud left the palace without naming a successor as his term expired at midnight Friday.

Right after this news source said this they decided to bring us all back down by pointing out that this will create a power vacuum. Well, yeah, of course it will. That’s what the puppets of Iran want. Without a nation on fire there’s not even a slim chance they would hold power. But bring in some political shenanigans and then maybe they have a shot. Probably a couple shots if we want to be serious.

Out of all this turmoil does come one crystallizing fact however. “Peace keepers” are the equivalent of the military’s welfare queens. Throughout all this time the European Union had some “peace keepers” in Lebanon. But not for long. Why? Because there is no peace to be found. From the World Tribune:

Officials said EU states have concluded that Lebanon would become much more dangerous amid the resurgence of Hizbullah and the collapse of the government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. They said the Lebanese Army, particularly in the south, was increasingly regarded as aligned with Hizbullah and could no longer be relied upon to protect the 13,500 UN Interim Force in Lebanon.

My heart goes out to the people of Lebanon because there is so little hope for them. They’re being torn apart by outside forces and there’s no one who’s really helping them right the ship. Maybe they’ll figure something out but time is running out. BigT

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