Israeli Enemy behind Hariri’s Murder: Realistic Scenario

Ali Oubani -

18/12/2010 “The conspiracy of the STL will go with the wind just like the fate of previous conspiracies,” Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said on Thursday, referring to the expected indictment to be released by the so-called Special Tribunal for Lebanon over the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri’s case.

As everyone in the world knows, the mentioned international tribunal is set to accuse Hezbollah of involvement in the assassination, as part of a plot to embroil Lebanon into a sedition scheme, from which escaping would not be easy. The indictment is already written, it’s also awaiting the correct political timing, amid reports of efforts undertaken to reach a “consensus” in the case.

The scenario is already set. It’s true. But what about drawing other scenarios? What about taking into consideration a potential Israeli role in the murder, a hypothesis that was always ignored by the so-called “independent” tribunal? Why is such scenario more than realistic?

These questions are more than legal, given the politicized aspect of the tribunal and the tribunal, which turned to be a tool in the hands of the United States and the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon and its Resistance, to achieve the unachieved goals of the July 2006 war.

HARIRI’S MURDER… ISRAEL’S BENEFIT

No doubt, if anyone wants to commit any crime, he must have a clear goal or motive to do so. He must have an interest in accomplishing the mission.

The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri doesn’t seem to be an exception. The targeted person was believed to “represent” Lebanon, given his solid background, local and international relationships and friendships as well as his position as the head of consecutive government and the leader of the Sunni sect in Lebanon, without forgetting his status as a rich and prominent businessman who had various projects in Lebanon but also in other countries.

The first conclusion in this case is that whoever killed Hariri had the goal to target Hariri’s position and status, not his person. It goes without saying that whoever killed Hariri had a goal he wanted to achieve through his murder.

No doubt, the circumstances surrounding the crime and its carrying out play a major role in revealing some details or signals which might have interpretations in this context.

Among the achieved goals following the assassination are the following:

1. witnessing the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon, a clause mentioned in international resolution 1559;
2. changing the general policy of the Sunni sect in Lebanon, which turned from the pro-Syria and anti-US camp to the completely opposite one;
3. mobilizing the Lebanese public opinion in the direction of the United States and Israel against the Resistance and tarnishing its image by accusing it of involvement in the murder;
4. punishing Syria for its lack of cooperation in Iraq and pressuring its regime to reach compromises that would help the American policy;
5. imposing a French and American direct supervision on Lebanon through domination its decision making centers as well as political authority;
6. weakening Lebanon’s military power and seeking to disarm its Resistance;
7. creating pressure tools (international investigation, tribunal) to get rid of Syria and the Resistance.

All the mentioned points show that Syria has absolutely no interest in killing Hariri and therefore destabilizing Lebanon and the region, amid an international direction to isolate the Syrian regime, which was well represented through the resolution 1559. Worth mentioning that the alliance between Damascus and Hariri continued until the latter’s last day, given that Hariri reiterated in his last statement commitment to solid relations with Syria, in accordance with national and Arab deep commitments.

In conclusion, Israel and the United States are believed to be the ones that benefited the most from the February 14 crime, while Lebanon and Syria were absolutely the most hurt entities by the murder.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

The goals of Hariri’s murder seem to be ambiguous. The way the crime was carried out also remained ambiguous.

What has been generally accepted is that the attack had been perpetrated by a suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives. However, the crime scene was not examined in detail. The victims were not exhumed and no autopsies were performed.

After discarding the hypothesis of a bomb buried in the ground, the investigators espoused the one involving the van without bothering to verify it. And yet, this version is implausible as French analyst Thierry Meyssan has stated. “When looking at the photos and videos taken immediately after the attack, the first most striking feature is the blaze. Car parts and various types of objects are burning all around. Then, the bodies of the victims: they are charred on one side and intact on the other, an astonishing phenomenon which bears no resemblance to what is normally caused by conventional explosives. The theory that the van was transporting a mix of RDX, PETN and TNT does not account for the damages occurred.”

So what really happened?

According to Meyssan, the explosion generated a blast of an exceptionally intense heat and exceptionally brief duration. “When we asked a number of military experts what kind of explosives would be capable of generating such damage, they mentioned a new type of weapon which has been developed over several decades and is featured in reports appearing in scientific journals. The combination of nuclear and nonotechnology science can trigger an explosion the exact strength of which can be regulated and controlled. The weapon is set up to destroy everything within a given perimeter, down to the nearest centimeter. (…)

The weapon is shaped like a small missile, a few tens of centimeters long. It must be fired from a drone. Actually, several witnesses assured they had heard an aircraft flying over the scene of the crime. The investigators asked the United States and Israel, whose surveillance satellites are permanently switched on, to provide them with the pertinent images. (…) But Washington and Tel Aviv – which indefatigably urge all parties to cooperate with the STL – turned down the request.”

All the information mentioned above leads to the conclusion that there are strong facts, pointing to an Israeli involvement in Hariri’s assassination.

EVIDENCE AGAINST ISRAEL

• The first evidence that could be used against Israel in the case is its own acknowledgements. Recently, former Israeli Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin recognizes the management of several murders by Israel in Lebanon. Yadlin admitted that Israel benefited from the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, adding that following the murder of Hariri, Tel Aviv was able to launch more than one terror operation in Lebanon, such as bomb attacks and assassinations of Lebanese figures. He noted that the murder of Hariri helped Israel restore a huge number of spy rings and espionage networks, inside Lebanon, through which Israel was able to spot prominent figures of Hezbollah.
• Another evidence against Israel was revealed by German journalist Jurgen Cain Kulbel who highlighted a disturbing detail: it would have been impossible to trigger the explosion by remote control or by marking the target without first deactivating the powerful interference system built into Rafiq Hariri’s convoy. A system among the most sophisticated in the world, manufactured in… Israel.
• This is not everything. Hezbollah actually intercepted and released videos from Israeli drones surveying Rafiq Hariri’s movements and the scene of the crimes. All of Hariri’s movements had been registered for months, until the final day when all the surveillance converged on the bend in the road where the attack was staged. Thus, Tel Aviv had been surveying the area prior to the assassination.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, it goes without saying that the United States and the Israeli enemy were the most beneficiary parties of the assassination of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Far from the crime’s goals, an analysis of the crime scene shows that Israel is the first suspect.

As French analyst Thierry Meyssan said, the truth ultimately seeps through. “The Israeli drone videos released by Hezbollah expose Israel’s involvement in the crime preparations. The facts revealed by Odnako point to the use of a sophisticated German weapon. The puzzle is nearly complete.”


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