http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1037659,00.html
Hizballah's Herald
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is no friend of the West, but he is a force
Lebanon can't ignore
By SCOTT MACLEOD
Mar. 21, 2005
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizballah, was so struck by the
daily street protests unfolding on the streets of Beirut--full of
flag-waving demonstrators demanding Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon
and an end to foreign meddling in the country--that he decided to hold
a party of his own.
He summoned his supporters to Beirut last week for a
counterdemonstration, which drew hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites and
other pro-Hizballah Lebanese into the capital's Riad al-Solh Square.
Addressing the crowd from a balcony above the square, Nasrallah
praised Syria, denounced the U.S. and made it clear that the West
should not expect to have its way. "Your plans are wrong," he said.
"Lebanon is not Ukraine."
With the country's political future in question, Nasrallah is
determined that Hizballah will help control its destiny.
Hizballah's show of force has emboldened Syria and its allies to
reassert their influence. Emile Lahoud, Lebanon's pro-Syria President,
announced the reappointment of Prime Minister Omar Karami, who had
resigned during the freedom protests. Syrian President Bashar Assad
gave U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen a timetable late last week for
pulling all Syrian forces out of Lebanon. While that assurance may
temporarily placate U.S. demands, President George W. Bush has vowed
to keep up the pressure on Syria.
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