US wants to force regime change in Lebanon, not end Israeli slaughter there
"The U.S. wants to install as President its man, the head of the Lebanese Army, Joseph Aoun. This is because the U.S. controls the Lebanese Army. It sponsors, arms it, and has trained more than 32,000 Lebanese troops. For years the U.S. has even operated a proxy commando unit connected with the Army run by U.S. Special Operations forces and codename Lion Hunter.
Washington supplies the Lebanese Army with weapons that are three generations behind with many being obsolete. This is to make sure it could never mount a significant confrontation against Israel, which the Pentagon gives the latest and best spyware and armament. The Lebanese army is not even permitted by the U.S. to fight back when fired upon by Israel."
https://www.liberationnews.org/us-wants-to-force-regime-change-in-lebanon-not-end-israeli-slaughter-there/
#lebanon #usa #israel
"The U.S. wants to install as President its man, the head of the Lebanese Army, Joseph Aoun. This is because the U.S. controls the Lebanese Army. It sponsors, arms it, and has trained more than 32,000 Lebanese troops. For years the U.S. has even operated a proxy commando unit connected with the Army run by U.S. Special Operations forces and codename Lion Hunter.
Washington supplies the Lebanese Army with weapons that are three generations behind with many being obsolete. This is to make sure it could never mount a significant confrontation against Israel, which the Pentagon gives the latest and best spyware and armament. The Lebanese army is not even permitted by the U.S. to fight back when fired upon by Israel."
https://www.liberationnews.org/us-wants-to-force-regime-change-in-lebanon-not-end-israeli-slaughter-there/
#lebanon #usa #israel
US wants to force regime change in Lebanon, not end Israeli slaughter there
U.S. shuttle diplomacy in Lebanon is not designed to resolve the situation there, or get Israel to stop the bombing, which Lebanon so urgently needs. Instead, the U.S. goal is to use Israel’s massiveJoyce Chediac (Liberation News)