Summary-
A Memeber of Parliament, was assasined in 2007 on Valentines day. Rafiq Hariri was near the St George Hotel, and aparently under his car someone, planted a car bomb, and it exploded killing him instantly and also injured his closest friends and killed more then 17 people. This explosion, scared the Lebanese fearing a war will begin. Mnay began to feel that Lebanon wasn't going to be safe, and it really made them feel weary. The author then jumps back to the 1970s, and explains that Syrains were still fightig with the Israelis and that many Lebeses had no more hope. Before the civil war, they used to have alot of enthusiasm trying to be optomistic about things persuading themselves and others that things will get better. But as a matter of fact things got worse and people lost hope and began to be pesimestic. Then we have this man, Imam Musa Sadr, who goes to the Muslim side of Lebanon and begins to give hope to those there. He then is worshipped by many Muslims and to honor him, they mad the Amal flag, which is translated into Hope Flag. Many began to feel empowered because of him. By the end of the 1970s and begining of the 1980s, Americans began to support Lebanon. But bad things came to a result. The first attack by Islamists to the American marines who were stationed in Lebanon to help "supervise" the attacks of the Islams. What happened was there was a suicide bomber driving a can filled with 2000 pounds of explostion and her managed to blow himself up, and about 63 people. Seventeen of them were Americans and eight of them were working for CIA. But what was strange was that almost all of the weapons in the Israels were given by the Americans.
Quote-
"On the night of the 16th the Israelis fired flares into the air... "( Llewellyn 101).
Reaction-
This quote tells us that the Israelis woundn't leave us alone. Determined to conquer our land. What really upsets me is that this is my country and there is nothing that anyone can do, to stop these people. I feel that the Israelis should stop, and that the Lebanese army should fight against them, but they really refuse. It is really sad to see that we divide our country into half were out side the Christians is fighting against the other side, which is Muslim. It really doesn't make any sense to me why they want to controll, our land. As if it wasn't enough the Syrians also want to fight for our land. This war seems like it will never end. Year after year there is fear between these people that something will happen, and start another big war.
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