Moustapha Moudlej Died

Moustapha Moudlej died.
Moustapha Moudlej died.
Moustapha Moudlej died.

Does any reality sink in, in the land of fools?

And months before him, Mohammed Ismail died. To those with short memories: Moustapha, a soldier in the Lebanese army, was shot in the head two days ago, in the most recent army-Palestinian gunmen clash.

Mohammed Ismail was a Lebanese topographer working with the army. Both men were shot on Lebanese territory by pro-Syrian Palestinian thugs.

The reactions I had feared materialized, and were even worse than I anticipated.

L'Orient-Le Jour quotes PM Seniora saying:

Patience. Let them have a little more fun with this. It strengthens our case.

[I am paraphrasing, but very close, link good one day].

A man puts his life on the line for you and the country. He dies. And our response is "let them have a little more fun with it".

What feeling is the citizen supposed to take from these words? Especially in light of 30 years of similar "events" that led to, or actually were, the destruction of the state and of the country?

And, if you are a soldier or an officer in the Lebanese army, the PM's words must really warm your heart and pump up your courage to ready you for battle. Needless to say, Lahoud, the other zero and supreme defender of the land, constitution and army, was not heard from.

To be accurate, I think Seniora said his ugly inane words before private Moudlej died. But it matters not. Seniora knew damn well the seriousness of the situation and of the man's injury.

In other activities, Seniora and the rest were celebrating Liberation Day yesterday. And Seniora called for:

unifying national and Arab efforts in order to liberate the remaining occupied lands, notably the Shebaa Farms.

Words fail me.

Honorable mention for the stupid irrelevant insulting cliche of the day goes to Minister of Something Michel Pharaon. It was his turn to utter those famous words this time: this incident does not help the Palestinian cause. Michel, next time STFU, you'll look much smarter.

Moustapha and Mohammed, rest in peace if you can, and God help your families and country because no one else will.