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== '''Elie Hobeika''' == |
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Elie Hobeika ,(1956–24 Jan 2002)(Arabic:"وعــــد: إيلي حبيقة" a Phalangist and Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War trained and supplied by USA and Israel. He turned later to a popular politician and government minister in the post-war period, best known for creating a political party called "Wa3ad", meaning : Nationalism, Laic, Democtratic. وعــــد , bent on a complete overhaul of the confessional Republic, in order to build a modern, laic and effective civil form of government and constitutional reforms. |
Elie Hobeika ,(1956–24 Jan 2002)(Arabic:"وعــــد: إيلي حبيقة" a Phalangist and Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War trained and supplied by USA and Israel. He turned later to a popular politician and government minister in the post-war period, best known for creating a political party called "Wa3ad", meaning : Nationalism, Laic, Democtratic. وعــــد , bent on a complete overhaul of the confessional Republic, in order to build a modern, laic and effective civil form of government and constitutional reforms. |
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In fact, Mr. Elie Hobeika is thoroughly missed nowadays, for if he were to be here, he would have known how to foresee, prevent and deal effectively with all threats surrounding Lebanon. If the Israeli Agent Robert Fisk would indulge in more fabrications, I would say that he would write about Elie Hobeika having killed in Battle tens of Thousands of terrorists in all camps of Lebanon, and Elie would know how to make sure that none of them ever comes back to foment trouble for Lebanon or the Lebanese, unlike the pawns occupying the Lebanese government offices illegally today, creating massive gridlock of monumental proportions, unbecoming of Lebanese and of Lebanon the "message".In a broader sense, however, the new fighting does reflect the same troubling reality about Lebanon - a country wracked by outbreaks of militancy it must struggle to contain, pulled this way and that by the region's main players: Syria, Iran, Israel and the United States,but the only person who would have been able to handle all these contradictory forces is now dead, Mr. Elie Hobeika, taken out of the equation in January 2002 by these "same" dark forces, for they knew that he would have been a formidable foe and an obstacle to all their deadly Machiavellian designs on the Lebanon. |
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== Early Years == |
== Early Years == |
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| ⚫ | Hobeika was born in Kleiat, Lebanon in 1956. He finished his schooling at 20 years of age, by which time he had already joined Lebanon's Phalange Party and by the start of the war he was a member of the militia of that organisation. The following year obeika became commander of the southern sector for the Phalange. During a lull in the fighting in 1975 Hobeika worked for Banco do Brasil, rejoining the militia. Later he was promoted to head of the third division of the Phalange in charge of special operations and in 1979 promoted to security chief of the Lebanese Forces (combined militias) as head of Intelligence. |
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| ⚫ | Hobeika was born in Kleiat, Lebanon in 1956. He finished his schooling at 20 years of age, by which time he had already joined Lebanon's Phalange Party and by the start of the war he was a member of the militia of that organisation. The following year |
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== The Tripartite Agreement == |
== The Tripartite Agreement == |
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Most of the points agreed upon in these talks found their way into the Taif Agreement of 1989 (Salem 1992a). |
Most of the points agreed upon in these talks found their way into the Taif Agreement of 1989 (Salem 1992a). |
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== Lebanese Civil War == |
== Lebanese Civil War == |
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Over the next few years as support for the Lebanese Forces declined, and in 1984, Samir Geagea, Karim Pakradouni, and Elie Hobeika forced the resignation of the then commander of the Lebanese Forces, Fuad Abu Nadir. Fouad Abu Nadir was considered too close to Amine Gemayel (he was Gemayel's nephew). Amine, unlike his brother Bachir was disliked by all the LF leaders. Elie Hobeika was named head of the LF after Abou Nader's removal. |
Over the next few years as support for the Lebanese Forces declined, and in 1984, Samir Geagea, Karim Pakradouni, and Elie Hobeika forced the resignation of the then commander of the Lebanese Forces, Fuad Abu Nadir. Fouad Abu Nadir was considered too close to Amine Gemayel (he was Gemayel's nephew). Amine, unlike his brother Bachir was disliked by all the LF leaders. Elie Hobeika was named head of the LF after Abou Nader's removal. |
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On January 15, 1986, Oliver North led a coup, from the American Embassy in Beirut that removed Elie Hobeika from Lebanese Forces command, mainly due to Hobeika signing the Tripartite Accord(For the full text of the agreement see Toksoz 1986, 82-83; see also Sirhal 1990, 131-148.) with Nabih Berri and Walid Jumblat in full coordination with all forces in Lebanon, active politically, including the Maronite Patriarch. Hobeika was besieged in his Qarantina headquarters by Geagea's men (Elias el Murr was trapped with Hobeika in the same building) and was evacuated by Michel Aoun after strong American pressures. He and his supporters fled to Paris. They returned to Lebanon as a pro-Laic LF faction and were stationed in Zahle. In 1990 Hobeika supported the parliamentary faction against Syria in the war initiated by Michel Aoun. |
On January 15, 1986, Oliver North led a coup, from the American Embassy in Beirut that removed Elie Hobeika from Lebanese Forces command, mainly due to Hobeika signing the Tripartite Accord(For the full text of the agreement see Toksoz 1986, 82-83; see also Sirhal 1990, 131-148.) with Nabih Berri and Walid Jumblat in full coordination with all forces in Lebanon, active politically, including the Maronite Patriarch. Hobeika was besieged in his Qarantina headquarters by Geagea's men (Elias el Murr was trapped with Hobeika in the same building) and was evacuated by Michel Aoun after strong American pressures. He and his supporters fled to Paris. They returned to Lebanon as a pro-Laic LF faction and were stationed in Zahle. In 1990 Hobeika supported the parliamentary faction against Syria in the war initiated by Michel Aoun. |
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After the civil war ended in 1990 Hobeika became Minister for the Displaced. In October 1992 he was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and the Handicapped. He was reassigned to the Ministry of Electricity and Water in 1996, a period which saw massive power projects in Baddawi and Zahrani, Zouk And Baalbeck, and massive electrical grid installation and distribution throughout Lebanon, including the outlying areas still in turmoil with Israeli Forces in the south, hence the progress was too slow compared to the massive increase in the Megawatts needed, since little electricity projects were accomplished over 18 years of civil unrest, mainly because of the Israeli operation Grapes of Wrath. In 1998, General Emile Lahoud became president of Lebanon and appointed Selim Hoss Prime Minister.In 2000 Hobeika lost his parliament seat, due to Syrian active interference in the Polls against Hobeika . In June 2001, Chebli Mallat, a left-wing Maronite lawyer, filed a case against Ariel Sharon in Belgium under a law that permitted to sue foreigners for crimes against humanity.Just before his death, Elie Hobeika publicly declared his intention to testify against Ariel Sharon about his involvement in the Sabra and Shatila massacre in a Belgian court's trial for crimes against humanity. A Belgian senator, Josy Dubie, was quoted as saying that Hobeika had told him several days before his death that he had "revelations" to disclose about the massacres and felt "threatened". When Dubie had asked him why he did not reveal all the facts he knew immediately, Hobeika is reported to have said: "I am saving them for the trial". |
After the civil war ended in 1990 Hobeika became Minister for the Displaced. In October 1992 he was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and the Handicapped. He was reassigned to the Ministry of Electricity and Water in 1996, a period which saw massive power projects in Baddawi and Zahrani, Zouk And Baalbeck, and massive electrical grid installation and distribution throughout Lebanon, including the outlying areas still in turmoil with Israeli Forces in the south, hence the progress was too slow compared to the massive increase in the Megawatts needed, since little electricity projects were accomplished over 18 years of civil unrest, mainly because of the Israeli operation Grapes of Wrath. In 1998, General Emile Lahoud became president of Lebanon and appointed Selim Hoss Prime Minister.In 2000 Hobeika lost his parliament seat, due to Syrian active interference in the Polls against Hobeika . In June 2001, Chebli Mallat, a left-wing Maronite lawyer, filed a case against Ariel Sharon in Belgium under a law that permitted to sue foreigners for crimes against humanity.Just before his death, Elie Hobeika publicly declared his intention to testify against Ariel Sharon about his involvement in the Sabra and Shatila massacre in a Belgian court's trial for crimes against humanity. A Belgian senator, Josy Dubie, was quoted as saying that Hobeika had told him several days before his death that he had "revelations" to disclose about the massacres and felt "threatened". When Dubie had asked him why he did not reveal all the facts he knew immediately, Hobeika is reported to have said: "I am saving them for the trial". Lebanese Interior Minister Elias Murr has accused Israel of being behind the act, citing a trace on the license plates of the sedan. The case was later dropped as the Belgian law was amended. |
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As for the CIA's book on Hobeika, written by an illiterate by the name of "COBRA", as a "precursor" and a deliberate "Primer" for the horrendous assassination of Mr. Elie Hobeika, I would say the following: |
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People looking at the rating I've given this book will quickly label me as a fanatic Lebanese Christian. Be that as it may, I for one have made researching an author's background a habit of mine before I read any book. That way, I get to piece together a certain picture in my head concerning the content of a book, since the author's character greatly affects his writings. In the case of Robert hatem, aka "cobra", that wasn't necessary. I've been unfortunate enough to have made the acquaintance of cobra on many an occasion prior to his infamous book publishing. I feel it is my duty to give you, the potential buyer of this "book", a brief historical background on the author. Cobra is an illiterate man, who was picked off of the streets by the deceased elie hobeika, trained to become both a fighter and a bodyguard to elie hobeika who was appointed head of the Lebanese Forces' intelligence service in 1980. From the first day Robert hatem was recruited by elie hobeika, he was on the payroll. Not only that, but elie hobeika entrusted cobra with the task of protecting his family, and cobra was even allowed to sleep in the hobeika household! one day, cobra was given a mission; to kidnap a millionaire by the name of roger tamraz. Roger tamraz is by far, hands down, the Webster's dictionary definition of human filth. Robert Baer mentions tamraz in his book "see no evil". You can always refer back to that. back to cobra. after his release, tamraz made a deal with cobra. as it were, cobra wasn't too happy with the fat paycheck and the security his master was protecting him, so tamraz persuaded cobra to write a book that would scandalize and besmirch elie hobeika's name. But robert hatem did a lot worse than that; he mentioned the names of many decent ladies of high stature in the Lebanese society, saying that elie hobeika had had numerous affairs with them. Countless families were torn apart by this monstrosity. But it doesn't stop there; tamraz wasn't the only one who financed the book, amine gemayel, former president of the Lebanese republic(by virtue of his brother, the late president bachir gemayel) was the arch-enemy of elie hobeika. the latter's popularity and power was growing, and amine gemayel, a thief and a scoundrel if Lebanon had ever known one, wanted to put an end to his rival's popularity. To sum it all up, this book is a biased, completely untruthful, and low attempt at documenting the biography of elie hobeika and his involvement in the Lebanese war. it is a story of the maronite Christians' struggle to displace any potential rivals to power... |
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Lebanese Interior Minister Elias Murr has accused Israel of being behind the act, citing a trace on the license plates of the sedan. The case was later dropped as the Belgian law was amended.Elie Hobeika is a Heroe's Hero wall to wall, from birth till death. |
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For the sake of complete objectivity and truth and since the man in question here has been savagely assassinated, the crude truth will be told here as is. It is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. September 20th 2007, and more Lebanese are falling, assassinated by the "Killers DUO", Jeffrey Feltman, the US Ambassador to Lebanon, a criminal Neocon, and Assef Shawkat and others... Recent assassinations of prominent Lebanese figures . Lawmaker Antoine Ghanem, killed Wednesday, is the Ninth figure in Lebanon to be killed in more than six years. Here is a glance at recent attacks in Lebanon: _ January 24th 2002: A Prominent Christian Politician, A Minister and Member Of Parliament and a Brilliant tactician in tough times throughout Lebanon's terrible 17 year war, a Leader of the Lebanese Resistance and chief of Intelligence for many years, was savagely assassinated in Hazmieh Lebanon, by Assef Shawkat and the Lebanese Intelligence apparatus, at the Instigation of CIA and Ariel Sharon, in order to pave the way for these coming assassinations and very turbulent times in Lebanon, Iraq and throughout the Great New Middle East to be " third edition " of the criminal American and Israeli Neocons. [ * more links below ] _ Feb. 14, 2005: Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, tilting toward the opposition, is assassinated in a massive bombing. Bassel Fleihan, who served as economy minister in Hariri's government, also died in the blast. _ June 2, 2005: journalist Samir Kassir is killed by a bomb placed under his car. _ June 21, 2005: politician George Hawi, former Communist Party leader, is killed by a bomb placed under his car. _ July 12, 2005: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr survives a car bombing that targets his vehicle as he drives on a north Beirut suburban street. Although still pro-Syrian, Murr later says he was threatened by Syria's intelligence chief in Lebanon. _ Sept. 25, 2005: Shabby anchorwoman May Chidiac loses an arm and a leg from a bomb placed under her car. _ Dec. 12, 2005: Gibran Tueni, newspaper editor , is killed in a car bomb that destroys his vehicle. _ Nov. 21, 2006: Pierre Gemayel, 34, , is shot to death by gunmen in a Beirut suburb. _ June 13, 2007: Walid Eido, 65, , was killed along with his son, two bodyguards and six others in an explosion in Beirut. _ Sept. 19, 2007: Antoine Ghanem, from the right-wing Christian Phalange Party, is killed in a blast in the Christian suburb of Sin el-Fil, east of Beirut. Six others are also killed. No bias or trivial details will be used in any way here. It was done by Ariel Sharon and Shaoul Mofaz, Orchestrated for them by OSP of the Pentagon,together with Assef Shawkat of Syrian Military Intelligence, planned by Jamil El-Sayyed, executed by Raymond Azar of Lebanese military Intelligence.|National Journal Just before his death, Elie Hobeika publicly declared his intention to testify against Ariel Sharon about his involvement in the Sabra and Shatila massacre in a Belgian court's trial for crimes against humanity. A Belgian senator, Josy Dubie, was quoted as saying that Hobeika had told him several days before his death that he had "revelations" to disclose about the massacres and felt "threatened". When Dubie had asked him why he did not reveal all the facts he knew immediately, Hobeika is reported to have said: "I am saving them for the trial". Lebanese Interior Minister Elias Murr has accused Israel of being behind the act, citing a trace on the license plates of the sedan. The only sad part is the Lebanese "Gullible" STOOGES of the March 14th pawns of the Neocons, who believe all the American/Israeli Crap. Of course Hariri and many others were KILLED by the Syrians of Assef Shawkat the thuggish monster, but the machinations which entrapped" Hariri and others... into Believing wholeheartedly that the WEST and ISRAEL are "finally" going after the Alaouite Syrian regime of the ASSADS, and are about to destroy them for good.... are so NAIVE beyond belief..... and the FACTS have proven so far that these Lebanese have been "used", and are still being used so badly , solely for the aims of the US Neocons and Israel, and even Jacques Chirac believed this story-line.... only for a while, in order to get him on board the band wagon of assassinations made in Mossad and CIA,the good old boys network of 911. Of course, the net result in 2005 is a Syrian exit from Lebanon, and that's very good, but no change of regime will take place in Syria, and Hariri should have known better.... BUT, this is for another day,since the Syrian regime, had penetrated these extreme groups all along, and the CIA/MOSSAD clique knew it also, before Hariri,was "nudged" into giving the most extreme elements of the Moslem brotherhood's in Syria money,in order for ASSEF SHAWKAT and his Military Intelligence goons to "discover" Rafic,and do the suicide bombing of the century.Ghazi Kanaan will fall into this trap again later, and will be presented with the most damning evidence by Asef Shawkat, before he was "suicided" in his Damascus office of the interior ministry, courtesy of Asef Shawkat. Excellent planning, courtesy of the folks of Herzlyiah/Mossad and Langley's CIA, the good old boyz network of 911. |
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The propensity of governments to create secrets out of the obvious is one of the more tedious aspects of international relations. But this secret is not obvious, and it is not trivial. Though it is true, and I hold the KEY. |
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3|http://phoeniciaphoenix.blogspot.com/]|Special Investigation]] |
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4|http://lebaneseresistance.blogspot.com/]|Special Digest]] |
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5|http://echkelon.blogspot.com/]|Special Analysis]] |
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Elie Hobeika
Elie Hobeika ,(1956–24 Jan 2002)(Arabic:"وعــــد: إيلي حبيقة" a Phalangist and Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War trained and supplied by USA and Israel. He turned later to a popular politician and government minister in the post-war period, best known for creating a political party called "Wa3ad", meaning : Nationalism, Laic, Democtratic. وعــــد , bent on a complete overhaul of the confessional Republic, in order to build a modern, laic and effective civil form of government and constitutional reforms.
Early Years
Hobeika was born in Kleiat, Lebanon in 1956. He finished his schooling at 20 years of age, by which time he had already joined Lebanon's Phalange Party and by the start of the war he was a member of the militia of that organisation. The following year obeika became commander of the southern sector for the Phalange. During a lull in the fighting in 1975 Hobeika worked for Banco do Brasil, rejoining the militia. Later he was promoted to head of the third division of the Phalange in charge of special operations and in 1979 promoted to security chief of the Lebanese Forces (combined militias) as head of Intelligence.
The Tripartite Agreement
http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/pspa/conflict-resolution.html
The Syrians still interfered in the parliamentary elections of 2000 in order to defeat Mr. Elie Hobeika. As a result, many of their traditional allies, including Prime Minister Salim Al-Hoss and Maronite MP and ex-minister Mr. Elie Hobeika, were defeated at the polls.
He has been mentioned by the Israelis, for his alleged role in the Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 and for allegations that the atrocities were committed in collusion with Israeli military authorities occupying west Beirut in September of 1982. "The 760 civilians were murdered by a combination of IDF Sayyeret Metkals, SLA militias of SAAD Haddad, brought on the scene by IAF C130 Hercules to BIA, and some LF militias]. Before his assassination Mr. Hobeika called a press conference. "I am in possession of evidence of my innocence concerning Sabra and Shatila. And I have evidence of what actually happened at Sabra and Shatila which will throw a completely new light on the Kahan commission report."
(For the full text of the agreement see Toksoz 1986, 82-83; see also Sirhal 1990, 131-148.)1985/86: " وعــــد ".
Most of the points agreed upon in these talks found their way into the Taif Agreement of 1989 (Salem 1992a).
Lebanese Civil War
Over the next few years as support for the Lebanese Forces declined, and in 1984, Samir Geagea, Karim Pakradouni, and Elie Hobeika forced the resignation of the then commander of the Lebanese Forces, Fuad Abu Nadir. Fouad Abu Nadir was considered too close to Amine Gemayel (he was Gemayel's nephew). Amine, unlike his brother Bachir was disliked by all the LF leaders. Elie Hobeika was named head of the LF after Abou Nader's removal.
On January 15, 1986, Oliver North led a coup, from the American Embassy in Beirut that removed Elie Hobeika from Lebanese Forces command, mainly due to Hobeika signing the Tripartite Accord(For the full text of the agreement see Toksoz 1986, 82-83; see also Sirhal 1990, 131-148.) with Nabih Berri and Walid Jumblat in full coordination with all forces in Lebanon, active politically, including the Maronite Patriarch. Hobeika was besieged in his Qarantina headquarters by Geagea's men (Elias el Murr was trapped with Hobeika in the same building) and was evacuated by Michel Aoun after strong American pressures. He and his supporters fled to Paris. They returned to Lebanon as a pro-Laic LF faction and were stationed in Zahle. In 1990 Hobeika supported the parliamentary faction against Syria in the war initiated by Michel Aoun.
After the civil war ended in 1990 Hobeika became Minister for the Displaced. In October 1992 he was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and the Handicapped. He was reassigned to the Ministry of Electricity and Water in 1996, a period which saw massive power projects in Baddawi and Zahrani, Zouk And Baalbeck, and massive electrical grid installation and distribution throughout Lebanon, including the outlying areas still in turmoil with Israeli Forces in the south, hence the progress was too slow compared to the massive increase in the Megawatts needed, since little electricity projects were accomplished over 18 years of civil unrest, mainly because of the Israeli operation Grapes of Wrath. In 1998, General Emile Lahoud became president of Lebanon and appointed Selim Hoss Prime Minister.In 2000 Hobeika lost his parliament seat, due to Syrian active interference in the Polls against Hobeika . In June 2001, Chebli Mallat, a left-wing Maronite lawyer, filed a case against Ariel Sharon in Belgium under a law that permitted to sue foreigners for crimes against humanity.Just before his death, Elie Hobeika publicly declared his intention to testify against Ariel Sharon about his involvement in the Sabra and Shatila massacre in a Belgian court's trial for crimes against humanity. A Belgian senator, Josy Dubie, was quoted as saying that Hobeika had told him several days before his death that he had "revelations" to disclose about the massacres and felt "threatened". When Dubie had asked him why he did not reveal all the facts he knew immediately, Hobeika is reported to have said: "I am saving them for the trial". Lebanese Interior Minister Elias Murr has accused Israel of being behind the act, citing a trace on the license plates of the sedan. The case was later dropped as the Belgian law was amended.
Hobeika's assassination
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