Illustration- Hezbollah offered Lebanon’s Shiites weapons, foreign allegiance and destruction. But Hezbollah and Amal do not own Lebanon’s Shiites. He argues that Hezbollah has sacrificed the lives, homes and future of Lebanese Shiites in wars conducted for Iran’s regional agenda. Tufayli’s own militant history prevents him from representing the new civilian leadership Lebanon’s Shiites need. His message is clear: Lebanese Shiites can preserve their faith and identity without surrendering their country to a foreign regime.