Ceasefire

Here we are on August 16th, 2006. Those of us lucky enough to still be alive are witnessing a very sick world sink to a new depth. Fortunately, the senseless deaths of innocent civilians Israel and Iran’s vast human shield (the nation of Lebanon) have temporarily come to a halt. Much of the world has reason to celebrate. Victory has been achieved over the State of Israel. A great victory has been achieved over the people of Israel; Jew and Arab alike; practitioners of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Much of the world believes that Israel does not have the right to exist. For that matter, what country does have a right to exist? How is this alleged right determined? The major media outlets, both internationally and in America, tell Americans on a daily basis that the government of the United States’ existence as Israel’s lone supporter and ally is wrong because the rest of the world disagrees. Few American politicians remain who offer anything but tacit support for Israel. Only the faceless, soulless government-military complex, driven by market forces and profit, keeps Israel armed and thus able to defend herself in a vast wasteland called Earth. Able to defend herself against the archaic Radical Islamic movement led by the charismatic Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and against the Enlightened Relativists who paradoxically condemn her.

Yes, the Radical Islamic movement has declared victory against the West, and the world, led by the morally superior United Nations and the equally untouchable international media, has handed it to them on a silver platter.

A ceasefire has been declared in the war between Iran and Israel. Israel will now bow to international pressure and withdraw from Southern Lebanon. This is being done with the UN backed assertion that the Lebanese army and a UN force would disarm Hezbollah. This all bares a striking resemblance to what happened in the summer of 2000 when Israel withdrew from Southern Lebanon amidst UN assertions that Hezbollah would be disarmed. Instead Iran’s virtual occupation of Lebanon expanded with Hezbollah taking a greater political and civic role while rearming and increasing its military hold on Southern Lebanon, all under the watchful eye of United Nations observers. The cessation of hostilities in 2006 without the complete abolition of Hezbollah or even open acknowledgement of Iran’s role by the peace brokers, will no doubt lead to more violence in the future.

Is the international community really deaf to the declarations of victory by Iran and blind to the rearmament of Hezbollah that continues this very minute? No. “Well,” the chorus responds, “the US is arming Israel, so it is only fair!” It is clear that the true aim of the so-called peace brokers is the destruction of Israel. Why are these motives, so clear to the open ear and eye, kept hidden? Ahmadinejad and his followers simultaneously shout these hidden hopes and goals from the rooftops; yet many still pretend not to hear? This cessation of violence will only continue until reality rears its head again as it did in July of 2006…