The March 8 camp led by Hezbollah has declared all out war on the international tribunal. The Syrians have now weighed in with their two bits by issuing arrest warrants (??) for 33 Lebanese and other nationals. Aoun and Hezbollah and their supporters have all nodded their heads in approval; now it seems they all believe that Syrian justice is above Lebanese justice and fairer to boot! This is play acting if ever there was play acting. The thing is, Hezbollah and all of March 8 only believe in justice when it serves their purpose; as they believe in the Lebanese state and its institutions so long as it serves their ends; as they believe in the Lebanese constitution or even the Lebanese people so long as they get what they want.
So, when we and everyone else knew that the Syrians partook of crimes galore in Lebanon, we had no right to try a single one of them and bring them to justice either here or in Syria. But, now, based on some idea that some people have (allegedly) made false accusations to investigators and in the press, people should be dragged to Syria, famous for its justice, to undergo trials? Please, spare us.
Another thing is that all those in March 8 today, except Aoun, making claims that the Lebanese justice system is no good, were fine with it when they were using it to take people to court before 2005.
Still, I think we are getting a little carried away with what has really been happening here. I should point out that Hezbollah has been warning everyone that a verdict against it by the international tribunal will not be acceptable by them (and we expected otherwise?); but who was it that suggested that such a verdict is even imminent? I suspect that Hezbollah has just invented all this to take away the attention placed on Syria. Anyway, we will find out soon whether Hezbollah really is the prime suspect in the killing of Hariri.
