Hariri to Nasrallah: Your Speech Drags Lebanon Further into Syrian Turmoil
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Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri lashed out on Saturday at Hizbullah chief's Friday speech, accusing him of dragging Lebanon further into the Syrian turmoil.
Hariri took to Twitter and slammed Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's message as “catastrophic.”
“Nasrallah contradicted himself by calling for self-restraint and at the same time announcing his readiness to personally go fight in Syria,” he said.
The former premier continued: "It is good that Nasrallah is enthusiastic to fight terrorism.”
"But we don't understand why he drew a red line in (the northern Palestinian camp of) Nahr al-Bared. Wasn't it Takfiri weapons fighting the army then? Hizbullah explains terrorism according to its own interests.”
Hariri stated: "If Nasrallah wants to combat terrorism, he should seek the Lebanese people's approval first instead of starting a war in (Syrian President) Bashar Assad's defense.”
The head of al-Mustaqbal Party condemned Thursday's “crime” in the southern suburb of Beirut but noted, however, that Hizbullah's war in Syria “is also a crime.”
"What would you do after Assad's regime collapses?” Hariri asked.
“Nasrallah is laying the foundations for a tense neighborhood with the new Syria and his speech drags Lebanon further into the Syrian turmoil.”
Hariri reiterated his calls for the state to be “a common ground” for all factions.
“Whenever there is a common collective decision we can really protect Lebanon. The army represents all the Lebanese and the people resist through their army,” he said.
"Hizbullah is no longer a resistance when it becomes an entity above state, the army and the people.”
In a broadcast speech he gave at a ceremony marking the end of the July 2006 war, Nasrallah announced on Friday that he is “ready to personally go fight in Syria if necessary,” vowing also to double the number of Hizbullah's fighters in the neighboring country as a response to any new attack against the party's stronghold.
Nasrallah explained that his combat in Syria is against Takfiris, whom he accused of being behind Thursday's deadly blast in the southern suburb of Beirut.
Twenty-four people were killed and more than 325 others wounded on Thursday afternoon in a powerful car bombing that went off between the suburbs of Bir al-Abed and Ruwais.
17 August 2013, 19:10
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Mr. Harrir don't blame Nassrallah because he knows beyond any doubt that the toppling of Assad is the end of his party. he's now stuck between two hard places; that's why he's acting irrationally. He's lost in a jungle of thoughts that is taking him back and forth and blaring his vision. Nassrallah used to be very good at being composed and rational but recently he's been very unconvincing and disoriented. I really hope he returns to his senses because he could play an important role in building lebanon after the toppling of the Syrian regime.
18 August 2013, 07:45
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I think Nasrallah should take all of his followers and the women in hideous looking headscarves and move to Iran- they can go back in time and all live in the 12th Century.
17 August 2013, 19:13
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It was your boss Assad who was behind Fatah Islam and it was our FM prime minister who charged the military with destroying them. Nasrallah on the other hand gave the terrorists political cover with his red lines. Stop with your filthy lies.
18 August 2013, 15:05
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Fath Al Islam were funded by Hariri.
The problems started when the US requested that Hariri stop funding them.
That is when they forced their way into Med Bank and "took" their monthly payment (not more - since they are religious and do not steal).
Get you facts straight before spilling poison publicly :)
17 August 2013, 19:19
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Thank you to Sanni First for funding, supporting, sheltering and shielding al-Qaeda terrorists from Syria and other Sanni dumps, and to Farts 14 for being loyal slaves and loud mouths in service for the "minnakom" as Dr. Arreet 7akeh proudly calls your buddies of al-Qaeda. Keep it up defeated belated warriors whose only achievable success is that of jumping right into the arms of all occupiers. takbir.
17 August 2013, 19:24
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Im glad he gave up on his PS3 playing to give us a moment of his precious time.
I am also surprised he was able to put together a complete coherent sentence. Good for him :)
17 August 2013, 22:45
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lol...ps3...look at insideman making fun of hariri while he has a guy fawkes avatar...LOL. insideman did you grow up in canada or something man. did you ever step a foot inside lebanon. maybe you are a SSNP as they like to use signs and symbols that they don't understand as well.
17 August 2013, 20:12
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Saad is right. Can't disagree with that. I say come to Lebanon already, group your people and resist against the resistance.
17 August 2013, 21:00
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“catastrophic.” is a good description... Hariri we can understand that there is a danger of assassination but if you want to lead your block now is the time to return. There is common ground for all the blocks that want what is best for Lebanon to stand together.
17 August 2013, 21:21
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I'm not a follower of any party, but Mr. Hariri if you think you are a true leader of your people, how come you are not in Lebanon, sharing the grief and sorrows of your people.
A true leader stands by in his house, with the people, with the Institution that he represents and( if he loves) his country.
17 August 2013, 21:25
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He said he will go himself to fight in Syria, right on, go diaper man, go fight in Syria and when you come back let us know how it went, really brilliant idea he go fight himself.
17 August 2013, 21:31
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Que Dieu bénisse Saad Hariri et le protège des terroristes chiites qui ont assassiné son père, un ministre prometteur pour le Liban (pierre), un excellent officier (Wissam) et mon Dieu, la presse libre incarnée par Gebran et Samir.
الله يلعن بشار & نصر الله
18 August 2013, 06:55
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@ Benzona
Ouais mais n'oublie pas que Rafic Hariri a achete Beyrouth pour lui meme via Solidere a tres tres tres bon marche et d'une facon frauduleuse. je te cite un example. Ma famille avait des magasinsa a souk tawile et a souk el joukh a valeur de plus de $5Million et cela depuis 20ans. Qu'est ce qu'il a fait? Il nous a arrache les magasins et de retour il nous donne en echange des stocks pour $20,000. Alors la tu parles si c'etait equitable......
17 August 2013, 21:59
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Shias go to syria to kill muslims and then they whine when they face the consequences in dahiyeh. You kill in syria, you get killed in lebanon. That is like 1+1=2 Its that simple you hypcrites.
17 August 2013, 23:55
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No, it's not that simple. Remember that not all Shia in Dahieh support the Iranian Occupation Force (i.e., Hizb), and that it is primarily those type that got killed and wounded in this terrorist explosion. Hizb themselves were not hurt in the attack.
18 August 2013, 00:51
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The way i see it, its that simple. More than 90 % of lebanese shias support hezballah as studies have shown. In the area of dahyeh where this happened, the number is most likely 100% since that is where hezballah has activity. Dont get me wrong, i didnt say it was a good thing that shia who support hezballah got killed, i am against senseless killing like this, and i prayed for rhe injured so dont get me wrong. All i am saying is dont support hezballah when they murder in syria and then come whine when it happens to you in lebanon. I was referring to the HA supporters who now portray themselves as victims because 24 of their own killed when they support hezballah doing it to syrians on a much higher scale. Shiites have this annoying habit of portraying themselves as victims all while doing worse violations that those they accuse of opressing them.
18 August 2013, 05:49
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Why would the big Syrian army request the HA militia for help? He who interferes in another Country's business such as in 2006 will bring hell and instability to Lebanon. Nasrallah need to be hanged for dragging Lebanon into a destructive infrastructure war in 2006 and now the 1975 war is returning to Lebanon with the car bombs.
18 August 2013, 07:09
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@abass
At the end of the day Hizb has less support than you think and it is becoming les and less gradually.
I don't know what kind of world you live in... Get real dude!! The Hizb with his foolish policy and the arrogance displayed by its chief is certainly making the hizb loose its shining armor and becoming less and less popular
18 August 2013, 07:35
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That Iranian lapdog will get his turn. Let him send all of his fighters to Syria- that way we can get rid of all of them.
18 August 2013, 10:02
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I will be ready to chop off the long arms of Iran interfering with Lebanon's sovereignty, but will the poison of Wahhabi Saudi Arabia kill us slower?
18 August 2013, 14:58
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KSA is funding it :)
They played the same gave in Afghanistan during the 80 and 90s.
18 August 2013, 15:01
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tonyfariris
really?
give me the dates when takfiris started their holy war in syria and the date that HA became involved
also add to those dates the Tal Kalakh lebanese who were caught crossing the border
enough twisting the facts
18 August 2013, 15:03
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Saad Hariri, we do not want a leader who has the Saudi nationality (or any other nationality than the LEBANESE one). We do not want a leader who has more than 5% of his assets outside of Lebanon.
Either become fully Lebanese or leave us alone!!!
18 August 2013, 17:28
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Very soon HA they are not going be able to control the out come what going to happen in near future if they do not change low down the volume.
