WikiLeaks: Murr Said Hizbullah Part of Syrian Plot to Kill him
Former Defense Minister Elias Murr accused Hizbullah of being part of a Syrian plot to murder him, revealed a leaked U.S. Embassy cable dated November 14, 2005.
The WikiLeaks cable spoke of the then defense minister’s fear that the Hizbullah would adopt a more aggressive position after the release of Detlev Mehlis’ report on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on December 15, 2005.
Murr stressed that the party would seek to create Sunni-Shiite strife in Lebanon at Syria’s behest, adding that he became aware of these plans after intercepting a phone call between Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and As Safir newspaper journalist Ibrahim al-Amin.
“Syria still controls a number of terrorist groups in Lebanon, including armed Palestinian ones inside and outside refugee camps, as well as Hizbullah and its army,” he continued.
“Lebanon will not enjoy stability unless real change takes place in Syria,” he stressed.
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