Miqati: Hizbullah's Priority Lies in Supporting Syrian Regime
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati announced that the Lebanese state is more powerful than all Lebanese parties, including Hizbullah, while condemning its involvement in the fighting in Syria, reported CNN television.
He told the television in an interview aired on Friday that Hizbullah's priority at the moment lies in supporting the Syrian regime.
“We demand that no Lebanese side, whether it backs or opposes the regime, interfere in the Syrian crisis because that will have negative repercussions on Lebanon,” he added.
Hizbullah has its priorities and at the moment they include supporting the regime, Miqati said.
He noted however that the party will soon realize that protecting Lebanon should be the most important goal.
“Our meddling in Syria will not change anything, but it will only negatively impact us,” remarked the caretaker premier.
“My greatest concern is not the Syrian crisis itself, but the ongoing flow of refugees into Lebanon,” he revealed.
He noted that some 550,000 refugees have been registered in Lebanon, without counting the ones that have not been recorded, which amount to some 750,000.
“These figures are too great for us to handle and we call on the international community and aid organizations to help Lebanon,” Miqati stated.
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had confirmed that members of the party are taking part in the fighting in Syria alongside regime forces.
He justified the move, which has brought widespread criticism in Lebanon and abroad, by saying that the fighters are defending holy Shiite sites in Syria and combating American, Zionist, and takfiri agendas in the region.
21 June 2013, 17:41
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Well it's obvious given HA are Iranian in origin. Their recent attack against Lebanese shia at the Iranian embassy, on top of supporting the regime is proof enough. The problem is even other parties here are not with Lebanon, if they just stand for Lebanon alone this would not be an issue.
21 June 2013, 18:31
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another stupid analysis ya habile selassie.
Sunnites take orders from saudi who order them to do a strong pro sunnite state which is not perfect, but ok.
Christians are influenced by the west which is great
But HA is EMPLOYED by Iran to enter every regional fight, to follow an agenda which is BAD FOR LEBANON.
But again, you wont understand shades of gray.
21 June 2013, 19:01
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Any person that thinks hizbolla is a Lebanese group is seriously deluded, they jeopardise their community by exposing them to terrorism, deportation, hate, and racism. When Lebanon was bombed in 2006 where did most of the Lebanese go? How where they received, what hizballa is doing now is outrageous, knowing the consequences of such actions and not giving a damn about it. their strengh has always been people from the south, genuine lebanese and good people, no should bite the hands it is feeding from, and hizballa has no right to expose this population to constant risks.
Hizballa, fighting a population on its knees with the help of air planes and chemical weapons ... that reminds us of something.
21 June 2013, 19:03
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Fighters are only fighting because it is their job to do so, and someone has been paying all the bills for a long time now. Now I'm talking abt hbala because they are the number one visible danger in Lebanon today, the islamists second behind. Lets get ridd of all of them, by being wise, by not falling into sectarian traps, by continuing to respect-employ people from poor parts of Lebanon. Long process but sure process. Power is within the people not the guns. Good bye - and screw all you idiots blindly supporting armed groups - you will loose -- they wont. coming from a muslim that doesn't like any of you idiots.
21 June 2013, 19:35
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Ahmed al assir is not doing a state within a state. He is ugly, he is vocal, but the leb army can take him any time if it decides to.
Of course Hariri created assir. What do u expect him to do? his whole country has been humiliated by assad for years. His father was killed by Assad
Fath el islam was beaten by the leb army despite the red line that HA put.
Fath el islam and all other islamists were financed before the strife in syria by assad himself to weaken lebanon. Just like qaeda turned against the US, fath el islam turned against syria.
Our biggest ennemy is assad's regime. All the others we can beat them.
21 June 2013, 22:39
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So FT you understood my view on how to get a state of institutions and are apparently against it. (Procedure is get rid of assad, then of islamists, HA is weaker, and we negotiate with it to join the army.)
Do you want a state of institutions? Do you have a better idea on how to build it? without insults or negativity , give me your view on how to build it.
22 June 2013, 01:13
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monsieur l'empereur, it is dismal to read your affirmation that fateh el islam was paid by hariri and saudi. This is the typical kind of speculations that the I know it all Lebanese like to come up with while there is no substance at it. Please do remember that Saniora was outright with the fight against the terrorists of fatah el islam and never accepted the red line fixed by hizbullah and relayed by Aoun as to the nahr el bared camp.
22 June 2013, 02:09
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funny how FPMers are defending HA while we know it was the very same speech aoun had for years against hezbollah... see the hypocrit people they are? LOL!!!
