Lebanon: A War Torn Country Once Again

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Saturday August 12, 2006 11:30 by . - Socialist Party socialistpartyni at btconnect dot com 02890232962

An eyewitness account from a socialist in Lebanon

After nearly a month of carpet bombing the country, by air, sea and land, the enormous sound of the Israeli war planes is now sinking into the background with noises of people trying to go about their daily lives.

This is in order to survive rather than to ignore the fact that we are under siege. The psychology of war is a norm for my and many other generations in Lebanon and in the Middle East. People watch or listen to the news twenty four seven, and everywhere, in their homes, in the shops, in the workplaces that are still open, in the cars etc. Everyone talks politics and the level of discussions is very high comparing to a month ago. The latest developments in this conflict have exposed the real interest of Israeli capitalism and of US imperialism as well as the rotten Arab regimes.