Mouawad: Hizbullah's Battle in al-Qusayr Aimed at Fragmenting Syria
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Head of the Independence Movement Michel Mouawad slammed on Sunday Hizbullah's fighting Syria, saying that it is aimed at achieving Iranian interests in the region.
He said in a press conference: “The battle of al-Qusayr is aimed at linking Hizbullah-controlled Lebanese regions to Syrian Alawite-controlled regions in order to divide Syria in the future.”
Moreover, he said that party chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah eliminated in his speech on Saturday the role of the Lebanese state, laws, borders, and constitution.
“The battle in al-Qusayr will act as Hizbullah's Vietnam and it will have repercussions on the whole of Lebanon,” he declared.
In addition, he refuted Nasrallah's claims that the party is combating takfiris in Syria, saying that extremism cannot be fought with extremism.
“We cannot confront Sunni extremism with Shiite extremism. We can confront these phenomenons through moderation,” Mouawad stressed.
“Does toppling the state protect Lebanon from the takfiri threat?” he wondered.
In addition, he said: “Our opposition to Hizbullah's fighting in Syria is not linked to our opposition to the regime or the March 8 camp, but it is linked to our keenness on Lebanon's safety.”
He warned that Hizbullah's actions are paving the way for Sunni-Shiite strife in the region.
Turning to Shiites in Lebanon, Mouawad called on them to reject Hizbullah's agenda, “which is aimed at protecting Iranian interests at your expense.”
“We must cooperate together to reach a better future for Lebanon,” he said.
Addressing Christians in March 8 camp, particularly the Free Patriotic Movement of MP Michel Aoun, he said: “The lawmaker has started to realize the dangers Hizbullah is posing on Lebanon.”
He urged them to end their political protection of Hizbullah's arms.
“Nasrallah's speech on Saturday destroyed the concept of resistance in Lebanon and turned Hizbullah into a sectarian militia,” Mouawad noted.
Nasrallah had said on Saturday that the Lebanese rooting for the victory of President Bashar Assad's regime or the opposition's rebels should fight in Syria instead of clashing in the northern city of Tripoli.
He considered that what is happening in the neighboring country is very crucial for Lebanon, explaining that through the stand his party is taking, it is defending Lebanon, Syria and Palestine.
The Shiite leader warned against the implementation of an American-lead project in the region through the war in Syria.
“The events in the last couple of years have proved that there is an axis lead by the United States while the rest are working under its orders. Everyone knows this axis is supported by Israel while al-Qaida and other takfiri organizations from around the world were paid to take part in it,” he detailed.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced on Thursday that 104 Hizbullah members, fighting alongside regime forces, had been killed in Syria since last autumn.
Commenting on the clashes Tripoli, Mouawad said: “The solution to the unrest in the city lies in allowing the army to impose its authority, not simply acting as a separating power between the armed groups.”
“No red lines should be imposed on the army in any area in Tripoli,” he remarked.
The Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh borders the Alawite Jabal Mohsen area, and gunmen in the two areas regularly open fire on each other.
Violence has regularly broken out between the two communities as the conflict in Syria -- pitting a Sunni-led opposition against the Alawite regime -- raises tensions.
Three people were killed and four were injured in Saturday's clashes.
At least 23 people have been killed and 200 wounded in the unrest that erupted on May 19.
26 May 2013, 14:55
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Salwathever. This guy lost his father as a martyr for lebanon and grew up fatherless.If you prefer syria and iran on the lebanese state, your choice. But at least show him some respect.
26 May 2013, 14:57
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fpm. Good point. I wonder what the FPMers position is now... Obviously GMA does not like what is happening, but he can do very little as HAssan's policy comes from teheran, not from lebanon.
26 May 2013, 15:14
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Leb first, My apologies to his father, but it is not "all due respect" it is "due respect". You get the respect you deserve or earn by what you say or do, and right now you can respect him all you want as for me I am a person of my own thought and don't need anyone to tell me what to do. But my respect for his father will be eternal as he is a patriot of Lebanon like my father always was before he passed.
26 May 2013, 15:17
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lebanon_first, Michel Mouawad is playing with the takfiri fire for his own political gains. He better protect his mother's dignity or the takfiris will enjoy her one after another. And your moyher too, lebanon_first.
26 May 2013, 15:19
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Sorry who is this kid? Sorry pal, you been to school? Oh that's right, you have no idea...ya 7aram, another disgraceful Christian executing the wishes of the Zionist Americans along with Sami Gemayel and his disgraceful father from the Kataeb Party, the Awwat (pity its being led by a criminal) a want-be doctor who failed to pursue his studies Samir Geagea and of course the impotent so called independents of M14 who are fools in stage.
26 May 2013, 15:24
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lebanon_first, Michel Mouawad is playing with the takfiri fire for his own political gains.
26 May 2013, 17:35
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“Nasrallah's speech on Saturday destroyed the concept of resistance in Lebanon and turned Hizbullah into a sectarian militia,”
yes, now we should call it bashar's iranian militia...
“The battle of al-Qusayr is aimed at linking Hizbullah-controlled Lebanese regions to Syrian Alawite-controlled regions in order to divide Syria in the future.”
it is mainly to secure the route to the coast, hezbis smuggling route into lebanon and alawites to damascus...
26 May 2013, 17:41
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“The events in the last couple of years have proved that there is an axis lead by the United States while the rest are working under its orders. Everyone knows this axis is supported by Israel while al-Qaida and other takfiri organizations from around the world were paid to take part in it,”
hezbis marketing argument to sell their product!
if USA were at the origin of the rebellion then why did they stay idle for months and still refuse to intervene? LOL
now israel pays al qaeda? LOL what a pretty stupidity... al qaeda governing syria would mean war in the golan instead of their prefered baath regime to protect it!
funny how syria was harbouring many sunni islamist groups and sending them in lebanon or elsewhere and now they are crying? LOL....
26 May 2013, 17:45
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Head of the Independence Movement Michel Mouawad slammed on Sunday Hizbullah's fighting Syria, saying that it is aimed at achieving Iranian interests in the region.
of course it is... if bashar falls then the main ally of iran falls and it will encourage iranians to rebel too... if bashar falls hezbollah the armed militia of iran will be in deep trouble too....
26 May 2013, 18:37
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The resigned Lebanese Gov headed by majority of Mar 8th camp has chosen the disassociation policy from the way in Syria and isolated itself from all Arabs, Last night Nusrallah showed his true colors that he could careless about the Lebanese state and its Gov even if he controls the majority of ministers as Iran's agenda is above all and dancing with the US-Israeli song meanwhile he has not mentioned that the Golan for over 40yrs never had a single bullet shot at Israel.
26 May 2013, 19:00
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Lebanon, you'd better get used to the idea that Israel is finished.
