جريدة الأخبار

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  • 24 avril 2008, une «figure chiite indépendante» vient offrir ses services en tant qu’alibi chiite anti-#Hezbollah aux Américains. Trop trop trop mignon.
    http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/216470

    "Independent Shia figure Ahmad Assad argued that former
    Hizballah Secretary General Subhi Tufayli is “ready” to join
    forces against Hizballah, but that first he needs to have
    resolution of criminal charges against him for involvement in
    the killing of an LAF officer and a French citizen. (Note:
    Tufayli remains on the USG Terrorist Watch List. End note.)
    Assad introduced a board member of his anti-Hizballah
    political party, Amcit Abdallah Bitar, a prominent
    businessman from Shia-dominated Nabatieh in southern Lebanon."

    #cablegate #Liban

  • Premier août 2008, lettre de bienvenue de l’Ambassade au général Petraeus en visite au #Liban.
    http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/216474

    #Saad_Hariri est allé en Irak, et il semble que sa motivation (d’une naïveté confondante) était de montrer qu’en rencontrant des chiites irakiens, il montrerait ainsi aux chiites libanais qu’il n’est pas «un agent américain».
    "Hariri plans to facilitate future visits to Iraq by Lebanese Shia students to deepen the relationship with Najaf. In his view, Iraq is moving “away from an Iranian agenda,” which he predicted would have a “tremendous” impact on Lebanon. Hariri’s trip to Iraq generated positive reactions in Lebanon and improved his standing in the eyes of independent Lebanese Shia because of his meeting with Ayatollah Sistani, which lessened perceptions many Lebanese Shia have that he is “an American agent.”"

    #cablegate

  • 29 septembre 2009. Deux conseillers du président #Michel_Sleiman évoquent avec les américains le voyage du président aux États-Unis et sa rencontre avec Georges Bush.
    http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/216489

    Les informations reflètent une rencontre polie, dans laquelle Sleiman aurait été relativement ferme sur sa volonté de ne faire dépendre sa politique que des intérêts du #Liban. Intéressant échange sur « les armes du Hezbollah » et la stratégie de défense du nouveau président :

    According to Abi Assi, Sleiman told Secretary Gates that Hizballah’s weapons were an issue for dialogue and therefore an issue that could be addressed, but stressed that the arms should not be used. According to Khoury, Sleiman’s argument was that while the “resistance” could not become the state, the state should become the “resistance.” Secretary Gates reportedly wished Sleiman good luck in this effort, albeit “in a nice way.”

    #cablegate #hezbollah

  • Le 15 octobre 2008, #Saad_Hariri vient expliquer aux Américains qu’il va rencontrer Hassan Nasrallah du #Hezbollah :
    http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/216496

    Il explique qu’il craint (comme Nasrallah) une nouvelle guerre israélienne. Une guerre qui serait mauvaise, non parce qu’elle détruirait encore le Liban, mais parce qu’elle signerait « la mort du 14 Mars » :
    "Hariri confessed that he shared Nasrallah’s fear of a war with Israel. Asserting that some in Israel and the U.S. believe Israel should clear Lebanon of Hizballah "once and for all," Hariri warned that such a move would only temporarily put Hizballah out of commission because Iran and Syria would rebuild Hizbollah’s presence in Lebanon. Moreover, he argued, the Sunnis and Christians would lose because Israel would be fighting a nation, not just Hizballah. "It would be the death of March 14," he portended."

    À cette époque, Saad Hariri dénonce encore la Syrie comme responsable direct des assassinats au Liban, donc évidemment celui de #Rafic_Hariri :
    "Hariri railed against the recent Syrian troop deployment. After the string of assassinations, including his own father’s, how dare Syria move its troops to the border with Lebanon claiming that Lebanon has a problem with terrorists, he argued."

    Les temps changent. Une année plus tard (décembre 2009), Saad Hariri se rend en Syrie pour rencontrer Bachar Assad :
    http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ih4_WyBcI2NLMjfmCFXSjC8G9WVg
    et en septembre 2009, il annonçait regretter d’avoir accusé Damas de la mort de son père :
    http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/2/saad-hariri-regrette-d-avoir-accuse-damas-de-la-mort-de-son-pere_917453.htm
    "Nous avons évalué les erreurs que nous avons commises envers la Syrie, qui ont porté atteinte au peuple syrien et aux relations bilatérales".
    "A un certain point, nous avons commis des erreurs et accusé la Syrie d’avoir assassiné le Premier ministre martyr. Il s’agissait d’une accusation politique, et c’en est fini de cette accusation à caractère politique"

    #Liban #cablegate

  • 27 janvier 2009, le très indépendant Daniel #Bellemare du #TSL vient expliquer à l’ambassadeurs des États-Unis qu’il est très embêté avec les 4 généraux emprisonnés au Liban:
    http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/216506

    “Bellemare explained that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has 60 days starting March 1 to request the GOL to transfer the four generals, currently held in Lebanese custody in connection with the assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri, to the STL in The Hague.”

    Il «suspecte» que le procureur général du Liban, Saiid Mirza, veuille repasser la patage chaude au TSL. Mais il craint que les TSL lui-même lui inflige une «pression légale» (n’est-ce pas drôle, un tel mot, dans la boucle d’un procureur international?) pour les relâcher s’il n’a pas de dossier pour les retenir.

    “Bellemare said he suspected that Lebanese Public Prosecutor Saiid Mirza wants the generals transferred to the STL. Bellemare explained that, while it has been pointed out to him that no one can dictate to the STL how long the STL can detain the generals, implying that Bellemare could detain them indefinitely in The Hague, he disagreed with this approach in part because he feared that he might face legal pressure (by the STL itself) to release them immediately if he did not have a case.”

    Une «raison de s’inquiéter» est que l’un deux, le général Jamil Sayyad, se présente aux élections, soutenu par l’opposition. Curieux, cette préocupation politicienne, ici, non?
    “Another worry is that one of the four, former Surete Generale DG General Jamil Sayyad, would run in the parliamentary elections, an idea evidently supported by opposition leader Suleiman Franjieh and Hizballah.”

    Mais si le Liban décide de libérer les quatre généraux (ce qui, finalement, est advenu), Bellemare a encore un judicieux conseil de politique politicienne:
    “If the GOL decides to release the four, it should put as much distance between the generals’ release and the parliamentary elections on June 7, Bellemare recommended. (Note: We agree. End note.)”

    #Liban #Rafic_Hariri #cablegate

  • Dans cette rencontre, Marwan #Hamadeh livre les plans du réseau de communications du #Hezbollah aux Américains, fait une description apocalyptique de ce réseau, et pense que l’armée libanaise n’aura pas le courage de couper les lignes.
    http://al-akhbar.com/ar/node/216468

    "SUMMARY
    1. (S) Requesting a special meeting with Charge, Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh decried the establishment of a complete fiber optics network by Hizballah throughout Lebanon. The GOL has been sharing this information widely among friends of Lebanon, to include the governments of France, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the UAE. Hamadeh sees only two choices for the GOL: approach the UN Security Council, or use the “cover” of March 14-friendly municipalities to cut the lines. However, he questioned whether the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) have the “guts” to do so, given that Hizballah already stated to Lebanese security officials that it would view this as equal to an Israeli act of aggression, and would then take action against the GOL. Hamadeh hopes that Saad Hariri, now in Geneva, will return soon to Lebanon so that March 14 can meet to formulate a strategy. End summary."

    GOL: Government of Lebanon.

    ""Iran Telecom is taking over the country!" were the first words out of the mouth of Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh when he met with Charge and Econoff on April 16. He was referring to the discovery of a complete fiber optic system (FiOS) installed by Hizballah throughout Lebanon - reftel. In addition, Hizballah has introduced Wi-Max in Beirut’s southern suburbs."

    Hamadeh, Sanioura et Saad Hariri livrent les plans du réseau du Hezbollah a absolument tous les amis d’Israël. Pour révéler les secrets de la Résistance libanaise, ils sont visiblement plus efficaces que Wikileaks:
    "Hamadeh himself has been sharing the news both within
    the GOL and outside, with “friends,” which includes the
    Arab countries, the U.S., France (Sarkozy was “stunned”) and
    Terje Roed-Larsen of the UN. He briefed Bernard Kouchner,
    Jean-David Levitte, Boris Bouillon and Michel Barnier while
    in Paris. In Beirut he spoke to Charge Andre Parent of
    France and Ambassador Abdul Aziz Khoja of Saudi Arabia. Saad
    Hariri, when he heard, sent a private plane from Saudi Arabia
    to pick up a copy of the map, which traces in detail the
    route of the system, to share with Saudi King Abdullah and
    Intelligence Chief Prince Mukrin bin Abdul-Aziz. PM Siniora
    briefed the Jordanians and Emiratis, as well as Arab League
    SYG Amr Musa on the network during his recent trip around the
    region, Hamadeh confirmed."

    L’affaire serait tellement grave que même le Patriarche a reçu sa copie:
    “Within Lebanon Hamadeh says that the first person he told, after the Prime Minister and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt was Maronite Patriarch Sfeir.”

    Et, au cas où vraiment les Américains n’auraient pas encore reçu une copie, Hamadeh a pris ses précautions:
    “The current installations, as per the map Hamadeh has given us, shows lines running from Beirut, around both sides of the airport, into the south below the Litani and back up through the Bekaa valley to the far north.”

    Hamadeh est fait des tonnes sur le financement par l’Iran, sans doute certain que c’est le genre de chose qu’il faut dire à un Américain pour attirer son attention...

    "Although Hamadeh says he has “a few names,” he did not list the companies who are responsible for the installation, but said that information would be made available shortly. He cited the Iranian Fund for the Reconstruction of Lebanon as the source of the funding. This same group has been rebuilding roads and bridges since the July 2006 war with Israel, and has been accused before of installing telecommunications lines in parallel with new roads. Hamadeh said that he wants to get the list of companies involved and black list them with the GOL."

    C’est carrément “une victoire stratégique pour l’Iran”:
    “Hamadeh highlights the system as a strategic victory for Iran, since it creates an important Iranian outpost in Lebanon, bypassing Syria. He sees the value for the Iranians as strategic, rather than technical or economic.”

    Attention, hein, ce sont les «zones chrétiennes qui sont visées»:
    “Hamadeh described the strategic implications of the Hizballah plan, which he says is targeting the Christian areas, despite a denial of that by Hizballah.”

    Pour le Hezbollah, c’est carrément le début d’un «État-Nation»!
    “The value for Hizballah is the final step in creating a nation state. Hizballah now has an army and weapons; a television station; an education system; hospitals; social services; a financial system; and a telecommunications system.”

    De manière spectaculaire, après avoir décrit une victoire stratégique pour l’Iran, la naissance du Hezbollahstan, Hamadeh annonce préparer une «campagne intérieure» qui se résume de très minables calculs de politique politicienne locale:
    "Meanwhile, Hamadeh is preparing a “very strong” internal campaign. This campaign, he said, has the potential to “destroy” Aoun and mobilize Christians, as well as influence those Shia who are already beginning to worry about Hizballah."

    Ce câble est très intéressant. Il confirme le rôle central de Marwan Hamadé dans l’attaque contre le réseau de communication du Hezbollah, qui mènera aux événements de l’été 2008. On le voit diffuser de l’information touchant à la défense de la Résistance, et tenter de manipuler ses interlocuteurs en fabriquant des arguments tous plus énormes les uns que les autres. On le voit aussi assurer les Américains d’une baisse du soutien chiite aux Hezbollah et d’une «description» de Aoun parmi les chrétiens, ce qui est soit de l’aveuglement imbécile, soit plus sûrement de la pure manipulation.

    #wikileaks #cablegate #liban #télécommunications

    • Aujourd’hui, le Nahar publie la réponse de Hamadé:
      http://www.annahar.com/content.php?priority=4&table=mahaly&type=mahaly&day=Fri
      “وكذلك، علّق النائب مروان حماده على المواقف المنسوبة اليه في موقع”ويكيليكس" بالآتي:
      1 - “بين مخيلة السفيرة الأميركية وفبركة الموقع المشبوه، قرأت رواية كاملة مليئة بالافتراءات والتلفيقات عن بعض ما أحاط ازمة شبكة الاتصالات عام 2008.
      2 – لم تطلب الحكومة اللبنانية آنذاك حماية احد للقرار الذي اتخذته، اقتناعاً منها بأن وحدة مؤسسات الدولة ومنشآتها واحترام القوانين تبقى الضمان الأول والأخير لحماية لبنان من الأطماع الاسرائيلية او من التفكك الداخلي.
      3 - انني اذ انفي مجمل ما نقل عني في هذه التسريبة الجديدة، لا أزال عند اقتناعتي، كوزير آنذاك وكنائب اليوم، بوجوب إبقاء وحدة الشعب والمؤسسات من خلال سيادة الدولة على قدراتها العسكرية والأمنية والقضائية والاقتصادية، وعلى سلامة البنى التحتية التي يتبين اليوم كيف تخترق من كل صوب، وخصوصاً من العدو الإسرائيلي”."