Raad Defends Govt., Accuses Opposition of Obstructing Its Plans
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MP Mohammed Raad, head of Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc, on Thursday strongly defended Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s government against the opposition’s fierce criticism, during the third round of parliamentary debate over the government’s policies.
Hitting back at lawmakers who criticized Hizbullah’s controversial arsenal of weapons in their speeches, Raad said: “We reiterate that questioning the Resistance's legitimacy is against national principles, as dialogue needs confidence and building confidence requires putting an end to lies and to scaring people with the Resistance and its arms.”
Hizbullah argues that its arms are needed to defend the country against Israel, while rivals accuse the group of employing its weapons in the domestic political conflicts.
Defending the government’s so-called self-disassociation policy towards the Syrian crisis, Raad said: “We have committed ourselves to rejecting any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs in order to protect Lebanon from the repercussions of the Syrian crisis.”
“We respect and support the Syrian people's demands for reform and stress the importance of a political solution” in Syria, he added.
Raad noted that “the opposition's negative approach towards the government and the political alignments in the country have negatively affected the government's productivity.”
“Opposition forces waged a campaign to isolate government and employed all international relations in order to pressure it and block any support for its projects, but despite that this government has managed to prove itself amid the ongoing threats in the region,” the top Hizbullah lawmaker went on to say.
He stressed that Miqati’s government “has managed to protect Lebanon from the repercussions of Syria's events, to lay out a comprehensive plan for the electricity sector, to reinforce public transport and the oil sector and to pass a law on the safety of buildings.”
19 April 2012, 21:50
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Israel blah blah blah...America..blah b;ah blah...He always looks extremely constipated..I guess that's a Hizb trade mark LOL :)
19 April 2012, 22:04
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hahaha! who blocked the previous gvt? 1st by resigning and forbidding by fatwa any chia to replace the resigning ministers and block the gvt! then by your kermesse in downtown, then by closing the parliament and so on!!
and you are saying the opposition is blocking the gvt? how dare you hypocrit?
19 April 2012, 22:06
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"We have committed ourselves to rejecting any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs "
but we sent hezbis to side with shabiha to do assad dirty work of killing and terrorizing people, thing we master and export!
19 April 2012, 22:07
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"to scaring people with the Resistance and its arms.”"
who is scaring who? you blackmail the counttry, take your arms when the gvt politcs doesn t suit you...
your end is near, don t worry....
19 April 2012, 22:14
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Can't agree more Allouch. We are tired of their BS. Tell me what is wrong with simply transferring/annexing all these weapons with those of the Lebanese Armed Forces and unite to form one superior armed forces? I am certain the LAF have the same priority and goal which is to use all our capabilities to defend Lebanon against any Israeli aggression...right? So Mr. Raad go sell you crap to someone else who cares because we all know that the reason HA bear arms is to protect it's own interests which is to control Lebanon. To use the proxy "to defend against Israel" is a total lie & front so that you scum can carry out your own rules that suites your needs.
19 April 2012, 22:16
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or better yet.....the needs of the Syrian Regime and the devil himself aka Iran!
19 April 2012, 23:29
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Shéyéf? They show up to parliament looking like they've had a rough night at some bar... or worse. My I also suggest a tie, maybe?
20 April 2012, 06:16
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“We have committed ourselves to rejecting any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs. But we are 100% in agreement with interference on behalf of the Assad regiem from Iran, Russia and the glorious resistantce"... That is what he meant to say.
Loyalty to Resistance bloc = Hizbullah’s chearleders
20 April 2012, 06:43
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When the Hezz camped in front of parliament, burned tires, put dirt road blocks, raped Bierut, killed lebanese, and waited for harriri to leave the country to let the gov't fall wasn't obstructionist? This guy need to shave, put on a tie, and go on a diet. They shall now be known and HizbShaytan.
20 April 2012, 11:11
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don t say that! all religions are respectable!
the problems is what men do with them...not the religion in itself!
