A Look At Hezbollywood

A report from the Counterterrorism Blog shows the workings of Hezbollah's propaganda machine and the cheerful cooperation of the Western Media. When Kofi Annan visited South Beirut yesterday, he was greeted by demonstrators in a "spontaneous" display. Yeah, right.

….A camera linked to an international media agency was broadcasting live from behind the Hezbollah's security lines. It captured the details of the "show." A group of women and girls, in traditional Muslim dresses and scarves were gathered by Hezbollah bearded security some 15 minutes before the motorcade arrives. The gathering was at about 30 feet away from where Annan's car was supposed to stop. This indicates that the motorcade security and the Hezbollah operatives knew ahead of time where the spot would be and had the women standing and waiting. Posters of Hassan Nasrallah were then distributed to the women. The camera showed a group of bearded men standing few meters behind the first line of women as a "second brigade." Then the camera showed the group of women tightening their positioning while few men with hats and "talkies" positioned themselves behind the women and started shouting orders: "Clap when Annan gets out of the car," they screamed to the women. The latter complied with "passion," raising the posters of Nasrallah. "Boo when Seniora appears," the Hezbollah's operators shouted. A huge boo was produced, not only by the women, but also by the men standing behind them.

Read the whole thing. It is a carefully choreographed show where the people all played their parts, including the security forces. All just another act and another successful bit of propaganda picked up by the Western media.