 Dear friends,
On May 25th Lebanon, at least that part of Lebanon which cares about its freedom, marks "Liberation and Resistance Day": the day when Hezbollah defeated Israel after a brutal 22 year long occupation and expelled the Zionists out of Lebanon.
This day, however, should be celebrated by all those who believe "that resistance is life and life is resistance" because what happened 8 years ago was the first (post-Cold War) victory by a popular resistance movement against the Empire. Not only did May 25th, 2000, mark a huge imperial defeat, but it proved to be the opening battle in a long war for the liberation of the entire Middle-East and, hopefully, the rest of the planet from the oppression and exploitation of the USraelian Empire.
In a narrow sense, May 25th, 2000, was a victory for Hezbollah of course, but in a broader sense this was a victory of the destitute, poor, and oppressed against the powerful, rich and enslaving, it was the victory of courage against hi-tech hardware, of the human spirit against the Machine, of freedom against slavery. In the broader sense, May 25th belongs to all of us, regardless of nationality or religion (or lack thereof): all those who resist are Hezbollah, at least in spirit.
At a time when the Empire is preparing to strike at Iran, when resisting countries such as Venezuela are slowly but surely being subverted, when all of Europe is being transformed into a voiceless pawn for the USraelians, it is important to keep our hearts and minds focused on the fact that, as the Russian poet and singer Vladimir Vyssotsky wrote, "boots cannot trample upon souls". Here below is the story of May 25 as told by Hezbollah's al-Manar TV.
Happy Liberation and Resistance Day!
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