OpEd: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, silence is golden

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By: Sami Jamil Jadallah

Sayyed Nasrallah, you are wrong, very very wrong to call for the support of a criminal repressive regime of Bashar el-Assad. Too bad you have joined many of the so-called “Arab nationalists” who not only failed to speak up against the Syrian regime and its killing fields but also remained silent. I wished you had remained silent.

It seems Sayyed Nasrallah never heard of the 1964 hit song by the band Four Season later released as a single by the Tremeloes of England. Yes, Sayyed Nasrallah, Silence is Golden. You should have remained silent.

As some one who championed the rights of freedom and liberty and spoke against oppression, you seem to forget these commitments and principals in favor of political expediency and short-term benefits. You remained silent while the Iranian regime of Khamenie-Ahmadinejad was waging a war of terror on peaceful demonstrators in Tehran calling for reforms and freedoms. Perhaps you should have remained silence and did not speak up in favor and support of Bashar el-Assad.

You of all people should know the regime very well. It is a regime that is well established and well rooted in terrorizing the population engaging in wars against its own people as we witnessed in Hama in 1982 when Bashar’s uncle Refa’at waged his war against the people of Hama using tanks against the city and killing not less than 35,000. It seems his nephew Maher is following in the same footsteps of his uncle.

Not so sure if you watch television and saw the millions of Syrians out on the streets demanding only reforms and more freedoms and less corruption by the ruling family and less “mokhabarat”. Of course Bashar el-Assad and his police state could not hear any of this, and accused the people of being outside saboteurs and insurgents financed by “foreign” entities such as the US and Israel. Lies do not sell lies.

Buthayna Sha’aban the elegant and articulate “liar of the regime” came out promising change and lifting of “emergency powers”. Too bad with the lifting of the “emergency rules” the regime let lose of its criminal thugs within the army, military intelligence and “mokhabarat” terrorizing people and deploying tanks putting siege to cities all over Syria cutting off water, electricity and communications. I am sure Sayyed Nasrallah this should have reminded you of the same ruthless tactics of your enemy Israel.

Thousands of innocent civilians were killed and murdered in cold blood, and tens of thousands arrested, detained and tortured by the same torturers who were subcontractors to the CIA in its war on terror.

It seems you did not hear of the 13 years old boy Hamza Alkhatib, arrested for being part of the demonstration, tortured and mutilated to death cutting off his genitals and using his body as target practice, delivering his body to his family who were wondering what ever happened to their son. The family was put under a gag order.

For over 50 years the Arabs have heard the same old story, the same old lies over and over again. Repressive and “nationalist” regime using Israel as an excuse to have a strangle hold on the people suppressing freedoms and liberties in favor of dictatorial regimes that over the years turned into dynasties of horrors. Nasser/Sadat/Mubarak, Hafez Assad, Ali Saleh, Muamar Gaddafi, Houari Boumediene, Saddam Hussein and Omar el-Bashir, all of these dictators used Israel as an excuse to perpetuate a corrupt, dictatorial and failing regimes. The people are not buying lies any more and you as an intelligent man should not buy the lies of Bashar el-Assad of “resistance and steadfastness”.

This “resistance regime” you are marketing did not resist the Israeli/Jewish Occupation but resisted reforms where citizens can feel and practice the rights of citizenship like free elections, free associations, free speech, accountable governments, multi-party political system, transparent economic system without strangle hold from the ruling families. Have you Sayyed Nasrallah ever wondered how the “Syrian Parliament” that did not meet in decades met on a 30 minutes notice, change the constitution to allow Bashar to succeed his father and in all these years failed to convene and implement promised changes that you and your buddy Bashar talks about.

If it took the “Syrian Parliament” 30 minutes to change the constitution. I am sure if Bashar and his family wanted reforms they could have implemented reforms in the 11 years since Bashar took over from his father. Promise of reforms is nothing more than buying time for a dying regime.

More than 40 years of the same ruling family, the same ruling “Ba’athist Party” a rule not of law but a rule of “mokhabarat” and more mokhabarat” where opening a ‘falafel place” will require a “security clearance”. And then the big lies come. Bashar and his” liar in chief” Buthayna Sha’ban claims that “outside insurgent” with weapons and guns came into the country to incite insurrection. How could believe these lies in a country where intelligence services monitor every single person, every single home and every single telephone conversation. One has to wonder how a regime built around a police state and “mokhabarat” could have failed in detecting the arrival of these armed insurgents and saboteurs.

Too bad Sayyed Nassrallah, you have lost so many of your admirers and supporters when you failed to speak up for the rights of the Syrian people. You had your chance to speak up when the Iranian people were demanding freedom and reforms and you remained silent and you got away with it. Not this time, you not only failed to remain silent, but you spoke up in support of a criminal regime that kills its citizen. I wish you had remained silent. Yes, Sayyed Nasrallah,”Silence is Golden”.

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54 responses to “OpEd: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, silence is golden”

  1. 316909 Avatar

    Silence is golden when youre required to remain silent. His support was a clear threat to the Lebanese (mainly the Shia) not to get carried away and support the revolt. Every Lebanese wants to see the regime fall even if they deny it. HA fought Syria in the past for control of dahyih after they had defeated Amal. HA was also restricted to a certain type of weapons 90-06 because Syria was always affraid of having to fight HA with long range weapons. Since the ceder revolution Syria has become more supportive of HA only because they need them to influence in Lebanon and Iran has taken over dealing with HA direct without Syria. I think the Iranian regime asked him to speak in support because they feel a change in Syria would mean less Syrian support for HA and Iran. After all Allawites are Shia and the other 18 million in Syria are Sunni so Iran will lose an ally and become even more Isolated. The Druz in the Golan region have already accepted Israeli passports and serve in the Israeli Army. They travel freely in and out of Israel and really dont want to be Syrians any more. Not even a stone has been thrown at the Israeli Army in the Golan region since 1973. I think the Druz will seek Independence in the Golan and Israel will recognize them as a nation and that puts an end to that issue. The Kurds will seek a nation and Iraq or some other country will recognize them and the Sunni and Christians who have always gotten along in Syria and Lebanon will have the rest. The question is how long will bashar last and will it turn into a long civil war? Will it spill into Lebanon and if so what will happen? What will happen when the Sunni control Syria and its huge Army witch (if you research it) has a lot of very advanced weapons and a very large Air Force witch could be used against HA. Dont think of the Syrian troops you used to see in Lebanon because they sent all the trash to Lebanon. They have 5000 tanks most of them were purchased in the 80s and are considered advanced. Around 10,000 Artillery Pieces, over 500 combat aircraft all mig 21,23,29 witch are considered modern, 300 attack helicopters, over 1.4 million troops and 300k reserve the majority of witch are Sunni. That is HA biggest threat now.

    1. Beiruti Avatar

      You are a very smart man.

    2.  Syria transfered most of the most advanced and dangerous missiles to guess where..to Lebanon into the hands of the Hezzies!  As if they needed them.. they already helped them re-arm themselves to the teeth….they have spit in the face of 1701 and the international community and rearmed (while the Lebanese government and UNIFIL did nothing…probably even volunteered to carry boxes for them)…now they have 3-5 times the missles they had in 2006 with longer ranges.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        And all hidden under the homes of women and small children … where ‘true warriors’ will hold their battles?

  2. 316909 Avatar

    Silence is golden when youre required to remain silent. His support was a clear threat to the Lebanese (mainly the Shia) not to get carried away and support the revolt. Every Lebanese wants to see the regime fall even if they deny it. HA fought Syria in the past for control of dahyih after they had defeated Amal. HA was also restricted to a certain type of weapons 90-06 because Syria was always affraid of having to fight HA with long range weapons. Since the ceder revolution Syria has become more supportive of HA only because they need them to influence in Lebanon and Iran has taken over dealing with HA direct without Syria. I think the Iranian regime asked him to speak in support because they feel a change in Syria would mean less Syrian support for HA and Iran. After all Allawites are Shia and the other 18 million in Syria are Sunni so Iran will lose an ally and become even more Isolated. The Druz in the Golan region have already accepted Israeli passports and serve in the Israeli Army. They travel freely in and out of Israel and really dont want to be Syrians any more. Not even a stone has been thrown at the Israeli Army in the Golan region since 1973. I think the Druz will seek Independence in the Golan and Israel will recognize them as a nation and that puts an end to that issue. The Kurds will seek a nation and Iraq or some other country will recognize them and the Sunni and Christians who have always gotten along in Syria and Lebanon will have the rest. The question is how long will bashar last and will it turn into a long civil war? Will it spill into Lebanon and if so what will happen? What will happen when the Sunni control Syria and its huge Army witch (if you research it) has a lot of very advanced weapons and a very large Air Force witch could be used against HA. Dont think of the Syrian troops you used to see in Lebanon because they sent all the trash to Lebanon. They have 5000 tanks most of them were purchased in the 80s and are considered advanced. Around 10,000 Artillery Pieces, over 500 combat aircraft all mig 21,23,29 witch are considered modern, 300 attack helicopters, over 1.4 million troops and 300k reserve the majority of witch are Sunni. That is HA biggest threat now.

    1. Beiruti Avatar

      You are a very smart man.

  3.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Silence is golden when youre required to remain silent. His support was a clear threat to the Lebanese (mainly the Shia) not to get carried away and support the revolt. Every Lebanese wants to see the regime fall even if they deny it. HA fought Syria in the past for control of dahyih after they had defeated Amal. HA was also restricted to a certain type of weapons 90-06 because Syria was always affraid of having to fight HA with long range weapons. Since the ceder revolution Syria has become more supportive of HA only because they need them to influence in Lebanon and Iran has taken over dealing with HA direct without Syria. I think the Iranian regime asked him to speak in support because they feel a change in Syria would mean less Syrian support for HA and Iran. After all Allawites are Shia and the other 18 million in Syria are Sunni so Iran will lose an ally and become even more Isolated.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      You are a very smart man.

    2.  Syria transfered most of the most advanced and dangerous missiles to guess where..to Lebanon into the hands of the Hezzies!  As if they needed them.. they already helped them re-arm themselves to the teeth….they have spit in the face of 1701 and the international community and rearmed (while the Lebanese government and UNIFIL did nothing…probably even volunteered to carry boxes for them)…now they have 3-5 times the missles they had in 2006 with longer ranges.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        And all hidden under the homes of women and small children … where ‘true warriors’ will hold their battles?

  4. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    Yes,it is¨¨  better to be silent¨!How can anybody not condemn this brutal crackdown ,this repression ,this refusal to meet the demands of people who want their freedom and rights?People have had enough !People want change!

    1. Alsha3ab yureeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

  5. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    Yes,it is¨¨  better to be silent¨!How can anybody not condemn this brutal crackdown ,this repression ,this refusal to meet the demands of people who want their freedom and rights?People have had enough !People want change!

    1. Alsha3ab yureeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

  6.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Yes,it is¨¨  better to be silent¨!How can anybody not condemn this brutal crackdown ,this repression ,this refusal to meet the demands of people who want their freedom and rights?People have had enough !People want change!

    1. Alsha3ab yureeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

  7. For a leader of a party that has championed resistance, that calls for defeating Israel because it humiliates the palestinians and oppresses them, that mourns the honorable Hussein grandson of the prohet(PBUH) who died fighting oppression and corruption, and now defends the tyrant who does worse than their enemies is SHAMEFULL AND QUITE DISGUSTING…
    SHAME ON YOU HASSAN NASRALLAH.

  8. For a leader of a party that has championed resistance, that calls for defeating Israel because it humiliates the palestinians and oppresses them, that mourns the honorable Hussein grandson of the prohet(PBUH) who died fighting oppression and corruption, and now defends the tyrant who does worse than their enemies is SHAMEFULL AND QUITE DISGUSTING…
    SHAME ON YOU HASSAN NASRALLAH.

  9. For a leader of a party that has championed resistance, that calls for defeating Israel because it humiliates the palestinians and oppresses them, that mourns the honorable Hussein grandson of the prohet(PBUH) who died fighting oppression and corruption, and now defends the tyrant who does worse than their enemies is SHAMEFULL AND QUITE DISGUSTING…
    SHAME ON YOU HASSAN NASRALLAH.

  10. UrOtherSide Avatar
    UrOtherSide

    And everyone else’s silence on Saudi, Jordanian, and Bahraini monarchies and repressive regimes is also a big shame. So Silence is not always golden; It only is when it serves the caller’s subjectivity.

    1. kareemthehippy Avatar
      kareemthehippy

      Not everyone else dude. Have you seen how most of us are critiquing BOTH Hezbollah, Iran, Syria AND these other regimes?

  11. UrOtherSide Avatar
    UrOtherSide

    And everyone else’s silence on Saudi, Jordanian, and Bahraini monarchies and repressive regimes is also a big shame. So Silence is not always golden; It only is when it serves the caller’s subjectivity.

    1. kareemthehippy Avatar
      kareemthehippy

      Not everyone else dude. Have you seen how most of us are critiquing BOTH Hezbollah, Iran, Syria AND these other regimes?

  12.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    And everyone else’s silence on Saudi, Jordanian, and Bahraini monarchies and repressive regimes is also a big shame. So Silence is not always golden; It only is when it serves the caller’s subjectivity.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Not everyone else dude. Have you seen how most of us are critiquing BOTH Hezbollah, Iran, Syria AND these other regimes?

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Not everyone else dude. Have you seen how most of us are critiquing BOTH Hezbollah, Iran, Syria AND these other regimes?

  13. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Excellent article.

  14.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Excellent article.

  15. This is exactly what will happen to the poor Lebanese people if you put bastards like HA and Aoun in power…..mark my words.

  16. This is exactly what will happen to the poor Lebanese people if you put bastards like HA and Aoun in power…..mark my words.

  17. This is exactly what will happen to the poor Lebanese people if you put bastards like HA and Aoun in power…..mark my words.

  18. To all the ignorant posting their comments….. learn from your own subject… silence is golden

  19. To all the ignorant posting their comments….. learn from your own subject… silence is golden

  20. leobetapar Avatar
    leobetapar

    i don’t thing Lord Nasrallah need support from an unconditional of english song ,thething you forget in your dithyrambique but hollow discourse is that those guy are in war they are not like the traitors who have allready agree the “fait accompli” too happy to be able to full themself with hamburger and great english song ( i have nothing again i love englissong but….i am not in a war zone)

  21. leobetapar Avatar
    leobetapar

    i don’t thing Lord Nasrallah need support from an unconditional of english song ,thething you forget in your dithyrambique but hollow discourse is that those guy are in war they are not like the traitors who have allready agree the “fait accompli” too happy to be able to full themself with hamburger and great english song ( i have nothing again i love englissong but….i am not in a war zone)

  22.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    i don’t thing Lord Nasrallah need support from an unconditional of english song ,thething you forget in your dithyrambique but hollow discourse is that those guy are in war they are not like the traitors who have allready agree the “fait accompli” too happy to be able to full themself with hamburger and great english song ( i have nothing again i love englissong but….i am not in a war zone)

  23. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Lord Nasrallah, in my opinion, the ‘Lord of the Flies’.  The flies which hover over the ‘street turds’.

  24.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Lord Nasrallah, in my opinion, the ‘Lord of the Flies’.  The flies which hover over the ‘street turds’.

  25. nasrallah does not know about peace.the only way he knows to operate by creating violence and terror,
    only israelis know how to deal with this follo’wer of khomeini’s regime..who are you kidding,nassrallah does not even care about people of lebanon.
    nassrallah is a thug, he is a heaache among arab countries.

    1. 2160John Avatar

      Rezza, your comments are the blabbering of the weak and ignorant.

      Nasrallah is the reason behind the Arab Spring. He gave the Arabs enough confidence through winning the July War to rise up against their dictators.

      And no, Israel does not know how to deal with Hezbollah since they got their ass handed to them everytime they stepped into Lebanon. The only thing they’re good at unfortunately is killing Lebanese civilians. 20,000 in 1982, 1,000 in 2006 and not to mention the 40 little kids in Qana. They even did it twice.

      I met Israeli soldiers before and they are cowards. No different from a fascist or white supremacist. The best part of it is when they get beat up at a club in Europe or America by Lebanese men who never even joined the army.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Is that a club of thugs?

      2.  The Hezzies the cowardly bastards fire bullets, missiles, rpg’s and stockpile weapons in Mosques and in apartment buildings, under houses of women and children, and at schools.  T

        he same coward bastard mentality that the Hamas does in Gaza. They do it b/c they do not even care about their own people and want to create sympathy for them and demonize the Israelis, when it was really the Hezzies/Hamas’ actions that murdered them.  They also do it for gullible and small-minded people like you who will blame Israel for the terrorists actions of hiding and fighting in between women, children and civilians.

  26. nasrallah does not know about peace.the only way he knows to operate by creating violence and terror,
    only israelis know how to deal with this follo’wer of khomeini’s regime..who are you kidding,nassrallah does not even care about people of lebanon.
    nassrallah is a thug, he is a heaache among arab countries.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Rezza, your comments are the blabbering of the weak and ignorant.

      Nasrallah is the reason behind the Arab Spring. He gave the Arabs enough confidence through winning the July War to rise up against their dictators.

      And no, Israel does not know how to deal with Hezbollah since they got their ass handed to them everytime they stepped into Lebanon. The only thing they’re good at unfortunately is killing Lebanese civilians. 20,000 in 1982, 1,000 in 2006 and not to mention the 40 little kids in Qana. They even did it twice.

      I met Israeli soldiers before and they are cowards. No different from a fascist or white supremacist. The best part of it is when they get beat up at a club in Europe or America by Lebanese men who never even joined the army.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        Is that a club of thugs?

      2.  The Hezzies the cowardly bastards fire bullets, missiles, rpg’s and stockpile weapons in Mosques and in apartment buildings, under houses of women and children, and at schools.  T

        he same coward bastard mentality that the Hamas does in Gaza. They do it b/c they do not even care about their own people and want to create sympathy for them and demonize the Israelis, when it was really the Hezzies/Hamas’ actions that murdered them.  They also do it for gullible and small-minded people like you who will blame Israel for the terrorists actions of hiding and fighting in between women, children and civilians.

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Rezza, your comments are the blabbering of the weak and ignorant.

      Nasrallah is the reason behind the Arab Spring. He gave the Arabs enough confidence through winning the July War to rise up against their dictators.

      And no, Israel does not know how to deal with Hezbollah since they got their ass handed to them everytime they stepped into Lebanon. The only thing they’re good at unfortunately is killing Lebanese civilians. 20,000 in 1982, 1,000 in 2006 and not to mention the 40 little kids in Qana. They even did it twice.

      I met Israeli soldiers before and they are cowards. No different from a fascist or white supremacist. The best part of it is when they get beat up at a club in Europe or America by Lebanese men who never even joined the army.

    3.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Rezza, your comments are the blabbering of the weak and ignorant.

      Nasrallah is the reason behind the Arab Spring. He gave the Arabs enough confidence through winning the July War to rise up against their dictators.

      And no, Israel does not know how to deal with Hezbollah since they got their ass handed to them everytime they stepped into Lebanon. The only thing they’re good at unfortunately is killing Lebanese civilians. 20,000 in 1982, 1,000 in 2006 and not to mention the 40 little kids in Qana. They even did it twice.

      I met Israeli soldiers before and they are cowards. No different from a fascist or white supremacist. The best part of it is when they get beat up at a club in Europe or America by Lebanese men who never even joined the army.

  27. nasrallah does not know about peace.the only way he knows to operate by creating violence and terror,
    only israelis know how to deal with this follo’wer of khomeini’s regime..who are you kidding,nassrallah does not even care about people of lebanon.
    nassrallah is a thug, he is a heaache among arab countries.

  28. Of course not. Nasrallah is not working for the interests of the Lebanese nor for the interests of freedom and democracy-seeking Syrians, but for and salaried by Syria and Iran. He is the local representative of the Assad and Khomeini, tyrannical regimes, Syria and Iran.

  29. Of course not. Nasrallah is not working for the interests of the Lebanese nor for the interests of freedom and democracy-seeking Syrians, but for and salaried by Syria and Iran. He is the local representative of the Assad and Khomeini, tyrannical regimes, Syria and Iran.

  30. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Excellent – And Accurate.
    Many voices cry from the silence of the grave. His silence would not have protected him either.
    But, a supposed man of religion saying the right words may have helped.
    Now is too late for words or silence.

  31.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Excellent – And Accurate.
    Many voices cry from the silence of the grave. His silence would not have protected him either.
    But, a supposed man of religion saying the right words may have helped.
    Now is too late for words or silence.

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