Nasrallah's Aide from Rabieh: Zahle Grid Uproar a Silly Thing, Country's Real Components Must be Represented in Cabinet
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Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's political aide Hussein Khalil on Wednesday rejected any “disregard” for the country's “real components” in the line-up of the new cabinet, describing as “silly” the recent uproar over the party's controversial telecom grid in Zahle.
“The illusions of some parties reached a dead end after the failure of the U.S. aggression against Syria,” Khalil said after meeting Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun in Rabieh, referring to Washington's threat to use force against Damascus in the wake of the deadly chemical attack near Damascus.
“Our viewpoints are largely similar to General Aoun's,” added Khalil, who was accompanied by Hizbullah security chief Wafiq Safa.
He stressed that “the deep and special relation with the General (Aoun) has not changed and we did not reproach him over anything at all because we know his real stance on Hizbullah.”
“Those who counted on the American aggression hit a very big wall and they must draw lessons. They must address the Lebanese situation by seeking stability, the strengthening of the state and accord among people and they must remove from their minds the idea of linking Lebanon's fate to other issues,” Khalil went on to say.
He noted that any international or regional rapprochement would affect Lebanon, but pointed out that “the Lebanese must also have a plan to offer to the world.”
On the cabinet formation process, Khalil said: “We agree with General Aoun on the need to form a new cabinet that takes into consideration the real components of the country instead of overlooking them.”
“We welcome any call for dialogue, especially Speaker (Nabih) Berri's initiative, and we don't have any problem. We are willing to take part and the General told us that he is also willing to participate,” he said.
Asked about the recent controversy over Hizbullah's telecom network in the Bekaa, Khalil said: “The Zahle issue is not new and it has existed since May 7 (2008) and we don't want to blow things out of proportion. There is something called the resistance's telecom grid and we have not come up with anything new and the uproar is a silly and minor thing.”
Gunmen belonging to Hizbullah and its allies swept through Beirut’s neighborhoods on May 7, 2008 after the government of then PM Fouad Saniora tried to dismantle the group's telecommunications network, which Hizbullah says is for purely military purposes related to its conflict with Israel.
Tensions were running high in Zahle after members of Hizbullah attempted to expand the party's telecommunications network in the area on Sunday evening.
Residents of the city protested the move and temporarily blocked the road in the area. The army soon intervened and set up checkpoints in the industrial zone and security forces deployed patrols in the city, which led to Hizbullah's withdrawal from the area.
On Monday, Zahle's MPs called on President Michel Suleiman and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati to ask Hizbullah to remove its controversial telecom network from their city, stressing that they won't allow the grid to go through Zahle.
The MPs noted that the installation of the network is “part of Hizbullah's security grip on the Lebanese society and its tapping of phone calls.”
18 September 2013, 17:53
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No Hussein, the (tenured) parliament has to represent the country's real components. The council of minister has best be a nimble highly professional technical body who gets things done.
Political disputes should happen in parliament. The council of ministers should be the implementor of decisions, not yet another mini parliament!!!
18 September 2013, 17:56
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"Those who counted on the American aggression hit a very big wall and
they must draw lessons."
yes, but they never learn, we saw that over and over...
18 September 2013, 18:44
1315
whether you admit it or not, the Syrian regime will soon be of the past.
as well, hizbushaitan being an Iranian terrorist murdering organization will cease to exist in due time.
now you can dream on whatever you want, but these are realities that will happen.
18 September 2013, 19:45
1411
hahaha whether i admit it or not you've been counting his days for 3 years now. when it's in the past let's talk about it, for now it's still in the present AND the future :)
18 September 2013, 20:46
1110
and you have been pretending that the regime is still in power in "all of Syria"...
18 September 2013, 18:08
814
Use grid for HA military against who? Military use against Sunni in Beirut a la 2008, Christians in Zahle who oppose their militia and arms running free through Lebanon, Sunni in Syria, who are fighting in a Syrian civil war (not Israeli)... I cannot believe the state allows HA to use "easements" basically Lebanese soil for free for their personal use. What a nice competitive advantage they have over the other sects.
18 September 2013, 18:18
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No he means, stop sulking and placing hopes on anybody helping you. You are destined to accept the situation as is until further notice. With Aoun in our pocket we roam free to do as we please and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. He speaks the truth.
18 September 2013, 18:44
1212
Nobody listen to the terrorists anymore. They've never listened to us anyways....
18 September 2013, 19:43
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"They must address the Lebanese situation by seeking stability, the strengthening of the state and accord among people and they must remove from their minds the idea of linking Lebanon's fate to other issues,” Khalil went on to say."
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!
They promote instability; they dismiss and disrespect the state; they link Lebanon's fate to the Syrian crisis and they ask others not to do this????? Too funny.
18 September 2013, 21:58
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wow--ironic that a subsidiary of iran wants its own communication network while its sponsor heavily regulates its internet--no facebook, twitter or even naharnet for iranians. m8 is so full of hypocrisy it has ceased to be funny long ago.
18 September 2013, 22:52
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“The illusions of some parties reached a dead end after the failure of the U.S. aggression against Syria,”
Oh my, this is insane, so the US opting to seek legal UN support for a humanitarian strike against Syria is considered a failure of it's aggression?
This must be the divine victory logic all over again.
So Amrika el shaitan cannot do anything right according to the propaganda machine. Ya batel!
18 September 2013, 22:55
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Just goes to show you, you cannot reason with an unreasonable opponent because no matter what you do, the only outcome the unreasonable is working towards is making sure they win and you loose.
19 September 2013, 02:27
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Bandoul- now you see what the average Lebanese has to deal with. However, the real question is. Do you blame them for spewing such b.s. or do you blame the gullible masses that buy such b.s. for so long?
19 September 2013, 18:00
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@Hulk, do you think we can form a new political movement that is anti M8 and M14 with leaders not affiliated with the current political class? How many would join? Would such a movement topple the current class of M8 and M14 thugs and propel Lebanon forward? I dream of this...
19 September 2013, 01:28
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Nasrallah's Aide from Rabieh: Zahle Grid Uproar a Silly Thing, Country's Real Components Must be Represented in Cabinet .........
DISAGREE, your Communication Network is inter-wind with you overall takeover of the Country and this i not SILLY, it is very serious matter and we oppose it.
19 September 2013, 07:10
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“silly” the recent uproar... these lowlife thugs are as arrogant as you can get. They act as if they own the country. This kind of attitude must make the Hizbullah cheerleaders very proud.
19 September 2013, 08:02
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Aoun lensan lwa7id yalli samma hezballa bel erhabi
Sho ya awnist holafa aw la lkhalil bioll l3alaka momtaze matini jeddan sho 7olafa aw la ya kezabin herrapto tezehro la nas bi enkon ennto la 8. Wla 14 ya jibana fekarto darbi jaddiyi ellto bashar tar tat la72o 7alkon sar jeneralkon ma3 sha3b souri bas hala2 akkadolkon enno mafi darbi amrikiyyi wa awsalo al cash wa reje3 aoun la saffo salem wa ta2kidon bi raje3to haddad aoun 7 ayyar jdid men wara mesheklet za7li lhamdella 3assalami jeneral elnelak matkhaf mafi shi hayki Hussein Khalil allo
19 September 2013, 18:52
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We will not back down!!! We are proud and overwhelmingly anti-Assad. Stay strong Zahle!
19 September 2013, 18:54
01
There is nothing silly. We cannot have a state within a state forever. HA has overstepped their boundaries. Just like other sects have done. They cannot "occupy" and bully everyone forever. They do have the muscle to do it, but they would need a lot of resources to have their way with Zahle. The juice is not worth the squeeze. They will need to go around.
