Report: Iran Has Set Up A Communications Eavesdropping Network Throughout Lebanon

Wasn't it just yesterday that I said that Iran had supreme designs on Lebanon? Well, the Lebanese government has exposed now what the Iranians have been doing across Lebanon so that communications intercepts can be utilized by both Hezbollah and Syria. From the powerful article here at Haaretz:

An official Lebanese government report reveals that Iran is setting up an illegal telecommunication network across Lebanon, capable of intercepting all telephone conversations in the country, the Saudi-owned daily al-Sharq al-Awsat reported Sunday. According to the report, Iran has set up this network to aid the Lebanon-based guerilla group Hezbollah. In an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat, Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh said that the "issue of communications has been under discussion for a long time, but we were waiting for them [Hezbollah] to respond to the security authorities who requested they stop all infringements."

And yes, there's even more:

In the interview, Hamadeh added that Hezbollah was making efforts to link all the militias in Lebanon, Syria and Iran via a vast telecommunications network. "Their goal is not security resistance. They want to connect between all the Iranian and Syrian militias and they want to eavesdrop on everyone," Hamadeh said.

Not only is this some sort of country-wide eavesdropping but probably more important it is another connecting communications network to assist in an all out attack upon Lebanon and Israel. Let's face it, if the Syrians know exactly what Hezbollah is doing and where they are going next, it leads to greater coordination. And at the same time, Iran has the capability of listening in to coordinate from afar.

Now, it appears that Lebanon's government is going to take the issue to the U.N. Security Council so that should allow Iran to complete this project right on time! You know, I have the greatest sympathy for the Lebanese government at times because they have the enemy Hezbollah in their midst and Syria constantly meddling in their affairs but for pete's sakes, don't be whining about the whole thing, don't bring it to the U.N., it's YOUR COUNTRY - blow up the damn communications network as you find it!

Iran is used to doing this shit - they COUNT ON a country running off to the U.N. ....hell, they build the U.N. complaint process time right into their target deadlines.

Report: Hezbollah can intercept calls in Lebanon thanks to Iran

According to Hamadeh, the Lebanese cabinet is planning to discuss this Iranian network on Monday, and later bring the issue before the United Nations Security Council as well as the Arab League, al-Awsat reported. In the interview, Hamadeh added that Hezbollah was making efforts to link all the militias in Lebanon, Syria and Iran via a vast telecommunications network. "Their goal is not security resistance. They want to connect between all the Iranian and Syrian militias and they want to eavesdrop on everyone," Hamadeh said.

The Iranian communications network has been completed in southern Lebanon, the Lebanon Valley, southern Beirut and several Christian areas in Mount Lebanon. Work is currently underway to complete the infrastructure in the northern Lebanon Valley. According to the government report, the network is capable of tracking 100,000 numbers using a digital format in which each number is five digits long. According to reports, the Hezbollah hardware can hook up to Lebanon's main telephone network.