Hariri Snaps Back at Nasrallah over 'Reckless' Policies, Accusations on New Cabinet
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Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri slammed Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, saying the March 14 alliance will not give his party any legitimacy to its “reckless” policies and will not become a partner with the party in a government that covers its role in Syria.
“We won't give Hizbullah any form of national legitimacy to reckless policies” that shove Lebanon in the region's turmoil, Hariri said in a statement in response to a speech made by Nasrallah earlier.
“Hizbullah won't be able from now on to impose on the Lebanese the conditions of participation in political life,” he said.
He said “Hizbullah has chosen to sacrifice the sovereignty and national unity of Lebanon” in the service of the Assad regime and in response to a decision by the Iranian leadership.
Hariri lamented that Ashura had become “an occasion to support an unjust regime against the oppressed people.”
Earlier, Nasrallah said in a speech marking Ashura that he would keep his fighters in Syria as long as needed to shore up Syrian President Bashar Assad's struggle against rebels seeking to topple him.
"We won't negotiate on the existence of Syria (in exchange for) a handful of ministries," Nasrallah said.
Hariri had issued a statement late Wednesday after a similar speech made by Nasrallah.
“We reiterate that we reject to become partners with Hizbullah in a cabinet that covers up its participation in the fighting against the Syrian people,” said Hariri.
He accused Hizbullah of turning its back at the national consensus reached through the adoption of the Baabda Declaration last year.
Rival leaders from the March 8 and 14 alliances have agreed to distance Lebanon from the region's crisis. But Hizbullah has sent its fighters to Syria to assist troops loyal to President Bashar Assad against the rebels seeking to topple him.
Hariri said however that the March 14 alliance “will not be under any circumstance a partner in any political process that gives Hizbullah a cover to its participation in the Syrian war and its violation of the state's sovereignty.”
Nasrallah said in a speech on Wednesday that a cabinet lineup in which the March 8 and 14 alliances would get 9 ministers each and centrists 6 ministers was the only possible formula.
He also accused Saudi Arabia of asking March 14 to block the formation of a government with a Hizbullah representation.
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam has so far been unable to form his cabinet over conditions and counter conditions set by the rivals.
But Hariri slammed Nasrallah, saying in his statement that the Hizbullah secretary-general “is either held captive by a circle of illusions and unfounded information or … he seeks to blind Lebanese public opinion.”
14 November 2013, 08:10
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if he doesnt fear the hebrews it's because they r protecting him as they have been doing with the aSSads.
15 November 2013, 17:55
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hahahah, when he stays hidden you gloat that he "underground", when he comes out you accuse him of collusion. there's no pleasing you eh? that's good coz i doubt he's trying to.
fyi, the only reason they dont assassinate him is they know the consequences will be more than they can chew. he would be replaced within minutes while tens of thousands of fighters charge south.
15 November 2013, 17:57
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actually if they kill Nasrallah the numbers would be in the hundred(s) of thousands, not tens. i dare them to try :)
14 November 2013, 08:28
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Suleiman must have heard the same speech when he visited Riyadh. Siniora has been repeating this dribble ad naseum.
Yet M14 continues to claim it is ready to negotiate a cabinet. You can't have it both ways ...
14 November 2013, 09:13
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Well Ice-Man it'll be a first for an Aussie who has never been to Lebanon to do it, BUT I figure with whomever his Iranian revolutionary guard influence is, it won't be surprising if he did celebrated.
14 November 2013, 10:01
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Don't worry Saad, nasrallah is on his way out. He's even more scared of going out than you are. Why? Because at least 2 million Lebanese want his skin for what he's done to our martyrs and for his attack on Israel, may 7 and many other things, among them bringing 1 million Syrian refugees.
14 November 2013, 10:05
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Well well mr. Harriri , ex PM , Saudi collaborator in exile that has Lebanon at heart but prefers to stay away from confronting his nemesis but instead wants to talk the tough guy under the blanket from the desert tent of the KSA with the help from his half siblings supported by the USA ! Come over , come to your so called country & talk here not in a foreign land , you brought our President to the KSA for instructions but you will never ever bring the PEOPLE OF LEBANON TO YOU & YOUR SO CALLED KINGDOM !!
Come , let us see if you are a MAN or a .......!
Signed Wolf !!!!
14 November 2013, 10:22
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Not even. She was the man, if you know what I mean. Just ask the m2arre2, aka Dr. Arreet 7akeh who's the man.
14 November 2013, 11:08
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hezbollah CANNOT be part of of gvt while at the same time showing DISRESPECT for the stance adopted by the very same gvt they pretend to be part of! how can a party never abiding by the laws fixed by the gvt pretend to set an example ? LOL
14 November 2013, 12:23
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in your delusional mind maybe... mustaqbal is not in syria and no other M14 parties , hezbollah is, wahhab is.... that is the BIG difference poor leech...
take your poor excuse to elmanar site, they ll love you for it...
therfore if you poor idiot accept that hezbollah be part of a gvt they openly spit on , and spit on its declaration then it simply means you do not believe in the state of lebanon and better move away little collaborator and traitor...
sweep in your camp before spitting on the other to justify your wrongdoings, that is what grown ups do....
14 November 2013, 17:06
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Ya saad, why are you so concerned about HA's involvment in the war in syria? True it is not a good thing. But your sclerosing the whole country for the sake of this involvment is even worse. Way worse. Let them fight and die in syria. Why are you so concerned?
14 November 2013, 18:54
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if M8 are so powerful why don't they make a gvt on their own? LOL
14 November 2013, 17:49
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Lebpatriot11: please do tell deary , what is it about Saudi Arabia that irritates you? What is it about Saad that leads you to uncover your vulgarity? Should he have the blood of his countrymen on his hands for you to respect him?
14 November 2013, 18:53
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what a predcitable childish answer....
you are not debating, you are trying to make yourself believe you are smart by insulting everyone..
poor little baby...
15 November 2013, 01:48
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Saad Hariri didn't really belong in politics, and it if weren't for his father's demise, he wouldn't have. He may be a nice guy, but not qualified to be a public servant. OK having said that, lets be an equal opportunity victims of tyranny and oppression and say a few words about the Iranian puppets and package them together with the Saudi ones.
15 November 2013, 04:00
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the+roar,
Narcissists and criminals do this all the time. They do not care whose blood they spill to satisfy their dogma and ideology. Ask the Sa;afist car bombers they spill their own blood. I always said HA and Radical Islamists are made of the same cloth. Only civilized souls have appreciation for life and for the living. SHN is an Iranian patriot for sure and he is ready to spill the blood of every Lebanese to make Lebanon part of welayat elfaqih.
15 November 2013, 04:04
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Southern,
HA is in Lebanon to defend Assad and Khameni and to extend their influence. SHN is a true Iranian patriot.
15 November 2013, 20:04
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Obliged ? Please tell me who obliged them because all i read from you is crap ...
Hezbollah's excuse to fight in Syria is like George bushes WMD threat in Irak ...
15 November 2013, 20:07
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Love him or hate him, he has got every point right about Hezbollah.
Their military arm needs to be eliminated. If Hassan Nasrallah says there is no differentiation between military and political arm, then they should be eliminated from politics too !
"Elimination" is not a call for violence or war ... there are peaceful means to surrender weapons and adhere to a true political and democratic life !
