Nasrallah Goes Guevara

Update: Speaking of dead terrorists..

Update: Here’s a possible reason why we are seeing pictures such as the above, and this one.

Nasrallah’s Waning Popularity

On the evidence of a massive demonstration of Hezbollah supporters in South Beirut on September 22, one might conclude that the terrorist army’s commander, Hassan Nasrallah, is surfing on a wave of popularity.

But things are not as they appear. First, the “rent-a-crowd” tactic is well known in that region of the world and does not necessarily translate into popular support. Furthermore, scores of these demonstrators came from Africa and Iran. Nasrallah’s popularity, in other words, may not be a homegrown phenomenon.

Reinforcing that view is the fact that voices of dissent are starting to rise. A recent L‚ÄôOrient Le Jour poll shows that the majority of Lebanese, 51 percent, want Hezbollah disarmed. Similarly, the French daily Le Figaro cited a stunning statistic: 47 percent of Lebanese do not think that Hezbollah won this summer’s war against Israel.