Jibril: Iran, Hizbullah to Defend Syria from 'Attack'
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Hizbullah and Iran will fight alongside the Syrian regime if it is attacked by foreign forces, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command Ahmed Jibril said on Tuesday.
In the event of "a foreign attack, we discussed with our brothers (in the Syrian regime), with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and our brothers in Iran, we will be part of this battle,” he revealed.
In an interview with Beirut-based Mayadeen television, Jibril said that if a "Turkish-European alliance or NATO escalate... we will take to the streets and fight on behalf of all those with honor and our Syrian brothers."
Jibril also cited Nasrallah as saying Hizbullah would fight on behalf of the Syrian regime, and described the Iran-Syria-Hizbullah alliance as "one axis" that the PFLP-GC is part of.
He added that he met recently with Nasrallah, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar Assad, without specifying when.
He also noted that the Hizbullah chief "said he would join this battle, in the event of a foreign attack" on Syria.
The Iranian regime, he said, told him it would not allow a strike on Syria. "We have warned the Turks several times not to play with fire," Jibril said.
Echoing the Syrian regime's discourse, the PFLP-GC chief said the 16-month uprising against Assad was not a genuine local movement, but rather "a change in the foundations of this region in order to create a new Middle East," referring to a term coined in 2006 by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Jibril described the defense of the Syrian regime as "a decisive battle." Victory would be necessary, he said, in order to "defeat the American and Zionist projects."
The PFLP-GC is a radical Palestinian faction that is based in Damascus.
03 July 2012, 16:20
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who wants cleare than than?
hizbushaitan confirms once (as if it was needed) its foreign agenda, thus this not a resistance rather a state within a state just like the palestinians were in the past.
03 July 2012, 16:20
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There you go.....now if this doesn't spell out to all what HA is all about then nothing will. HA is not a 'resistance' it's a mere branch of the Iranian/Syrian regime. They could care less about Lebanon and what happens to it.
03 July 2012, 18:45
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The majority of those who support/worship HA are illiterate and been suppressed by old religious ideologies that are meaningless today. They back this illegitimate group primarily because of the free handouts they get and all through Iranian financial support. They are clueless about the true goals and purpose of Hasan and his armed gorillas. That's the sad part!
04 July 2012, 09:08
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1- Old religious ideologies that are meaningless today? Speak for yourself and for your own beliefs that seem to come with an expiry date apparently.
2- Free handouts??? I beg to differ.
3- Clueless about the true goals and purpose of "Sayyid" Hasan...? No my friend. We are very clear and aware of the goals and purpose of Hezbollah. You, on the other hand, have created so many lies and believed so much crap that you have started to believe them yourself.
03 July 2012, 16:28
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Well, Hezbollah is now defending Syria, but not against Israel... against fellow arabs. BRAVO! Once more, they confirm what we already knew. Please leave Lebanon and go fight the FSA, free the Golan and the Shebaa Farms. Allah ma3kon. The Pasdaran forces wandering around Beirut should be shipped back to Tehran ASAP. The Hezbollah ministers as well. yalla, быстро.
03 July 2012, 16:28
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Remind me again who you claim to be? A resistance? You abide by the formula of people, army, resistance? You're Lebanese? You respect the army?
HOW CAN ANYONE BLINDLY FOLLOW A FOREIGN MILITIA ON THEIR HOMELAND????
03 July 2012, 16:41
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I swear to all Mighty God that every single Hizbul-khara member or simpthysizer should be stripped of their Lebanese nationality and deported to evil Iran where they belong,they dont give a damn about Lebanon they are only interested in what Hussein stands for and a one muslim Umma. Go to HELL and dont ever come back.
03 July 2012, 16:49
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And the same goes to the Salafists and anyone who doesnt have the best intersets at heart for all lebanese and Lebanon.
03 July 2012, 18:35
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All you guys talk like you are saints and you are being punished and your leaders are saints.. man serious wake up, you guys are a joke and are embarrassing to all lebanese. you sound like girls,and you are robots as well,same conversation day in day out ,go do something about hezballah and palestinians if your so fed up? you little girls. im a maronite christian, but you guys are sickning the way you taunt each other,get over it ,stop being brainwashed and find a solution together,the war is in the past,dont repeat it,stop hating ,anything is better then civil war. i didnt mean to offend anyone but its getting beyond a joke,and if i did then change how you feel towards people of any race or religion . stand together against your government if you have issues,but if your going to start pointing fingers,every side in politics in lebanon is to blame,so blame all or shut up.
03 July 2012, 16:51
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Hizb and its Lebanese cronies are traitors and should be prosecuted as such...an armed militia part of an evil axis that will bring disaster to Lebanon...we should eliminated that cancer now...
03 July 2012, 17:08
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HA u foooool !!!! Nasrallah u fool ur day is coming, all ur rats and mice will go with u too ! Oh what a glorious day that will be ?!!!!!
03 July 2012, 17:43
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Just another example of Lebanese politicians alleging to foreign forces. This is not any different from some Lebanese political forces joining the fight in Syria against Assad.
Our MP's still live in the era of the civil war, the era of division, of conflict, of violence over compromise, and this is the case on both sides of the political spectrum. Only when we have a new liberal movement from a new generation of the Lebanese population, we will see Lebanon prosper.
03 July 2012, 18:00
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Ship him to Palestine and let him fight his own wars--we've had enough of them.
03 July 2012, 18:17
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Why are they able to say this? Because they know they wont risk reaching this situation as Russia will NEVER let go of tartous.
Assad will not be forced to step down by foreign military intervention. Thus, Hezb. and Iran can openly talk about defending him.
03 July 2012, 18:28
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Indeed. they will never let go of tartous. Also there is another theory. the US, Saudi, and Israel are happy that someone is getting rid of qaeda for them. Bachar is not only fighting SLA. He is also fighting el qaeda...
05 July 2012, 09:55
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so us, saudi and israel is somehow against al-qaeda? funny that every time this illusive group pops up it is right after cia has destabilized the country.
al-qaeda has always been just another arm of the cia. Paid, trained and used as meat-shields by imperialists.
But you probably believe that "we dropped him in the water" story with the elusive "seal team" who the next week "died" in a helicopter crash in afghanstan, yet they didnt bother to mention that on their tvs. would these not have been the perfect heroes for these bloodthirsty barbarians?
The "official" story of al-qaeda ends up with that when al-qaeda won the wor for their masters, they somehow decided to change to "hate" america and we get fake videos from bin laden.
This is destabilization 101. There are several former kgb and cia agents on youtube explaining in detail how they do this.
03 July 2012, 19:40
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@prime suspect. so you are saying that Israel is not afraid anymore about regime change in syria because moslem brotherhood has proved that it can be pragmatic, like in Egypt. It did prove it is not this big ba3ba3... So Assad can no longer count much on israelis to lobby against military action... Valid point. Ulpianus's point remain. the russians wont allow losing syria + the americans are probably thinking about the war in syria: "fokhar ykassir ba3do"...
03 July 2012, 19:41
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@prime suspect. so you are saying that Israel is not afraid anymore about regime change in syria because moslem brotherhood has proved that it can be pragmatic, like in Egypt. It did prove it is not this big ba3ba3... So Assad can no longer count much on israelis to lobby against military action... Valid point. Ulpianus's point remain. the russians wont allow losing syria + the americans are probably thinking about the war in syria: "fokhar ykassir ba3do"...
03 July 2012, 20:21
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Anonymusa.
Yes, I have made the same point a couple of times here. Why do Russia think they have to leave tartus if Bashar leaves. This agreement could still continue to exist work. Tartus in exchange with modern weopons.
BUT have came to new thoughts in this question. Seeing the increased Saudi/Salafist activity in the region means that US is pulling some strings to, as saudi is their closest allies in the region besides israel. This means taht any outing of Bashar, that could lead to a saudi friendly regime will lead to a US friendly regime leading to an "anti" Russia regime.
Personally I still think the "revolution" is the peoples revolution and the ssalafi/saudi are not major players. But I´m not sure Russia has the same point of view.
Lastly, I feel US are not totally convinced about Egypt, as they are still undeservedly labelled "islamists". Islamist= Terrorists= not trustable from US/israel point of view.
03 July 2012, 21:02
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I would love love to see the hizb's people fight in syria, and hopefully never come back, neither dead nor alive. That's one way of getting rid of them. Maybe that's what they want; to die martyrs. I hope their wishes come true.
03 July 2012, 21:52
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@normzzz
Bro when you comeback from lala land give me a shout,but with all due respect you are blinkered,your remarks are bases on sentiments and assumptions which is fair enough but not in the case of Lebanon.
Here is why:
Please read the following verse from the Koran,
* surah 5 Al-Maidah part 6 verse 51
03 July 2012, 21:56
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Such an interesting story. Ahmad Jabril, a complete subsidiary of the Assad Regime, one who has waged war on Lebanon is in league with Hezbollah over the common objective of the survival of the Assad Regime.
Did this issue make it to the Dialogue Table? What of the national policy, promoted by Hezbollah, that "Lebanon" should remain away from the Syrian Civil War?
Everything is in the open now. Berri is stuffing the agencies (EDL) with every Shia he can find and Hezbollah, though controlling the government, acts in complete disregard of it, its constitution, laws and institutions. Its as if the Shia politicians are sensing that their time at the helm is nearing a close and so they have gone into hyper-cleptomania from now until the end.
04 July 2012, 00:54
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So what is your solution "phoenician?" exterminate anyone who threatns you? then you arnt any better...and things are not going to get better.
04 July 2012, 02:15
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or once your obama is replaced in november. russia is flexing its little muscles due to this weak US administration
04 July 2012, 09:13
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I think it is quite sad that you spend your days writing these comments, not to express your opinion (if you ever have one), but to try to get a response from FT and Mowaten... Why? Can't live with them and can't live without them? :)
04 July 2012, 09:16
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@normzz
I didnt say that either,the solution is crystal clear.......devide the country we get old Lebanon which is the eastern and western mount lebanon ranges from north to south and they get the rest of the eastern side of present Lebanon,WE CANT LIVE TOGETHER ANYMORE.
04 July 2012, 14:12
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applepie = mowaten = FT = sabukolov and many other nicks for one sick person.
