US Envoy Concerned About Hezbollah's WMDs? (We Mean, Rocks)
Al-Monitor reports US envoy Morgan Ortagus is in Beirut to discuss 'disarming militant group Hezbollah,' while fears of a renewed Israeli air war grip Lebanon following days of Israeli strikes. This isn't diplomacy; it's a shakedown. The US has, for decades, armed Israel to the teeth, providing billions in military aid—most recently, a $14.5 billion package in April 2024, overwhelmingly
bipartisan. Meanwhile, Ortagus is dispatched to tell the Lebanese to disarm in the face of an openly aggressive, heavily armed neighbor. It’s hard to believe this is about peace when one side is given an arsenal and the other is asked to lay down homemade crafts. One might wonder: how many 'talks' will it take for Lebanon to be perfectly vulnerable to its U.S.-backed aggressor? This isn't about
'militant groups'; it’s about ensuring Israel's regional dominance, consequences for Lebanese civilians be damned.