Hizbullah Hails Bahrain Protestors and their ‘Rightful Demands’ Despite ‘Brutal’ Crackdown
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Hizbullah praised on Sunday the demonstrations held against Bahraini authorities, saying Manama had no choice but to respond to the rightful demands of the people.
“The popular demonstrations taking place in Bahrain proved … that those engaged in an uprising for freedom and a fair political system in their country … are the majority of the Bahraini people,” Hizbullah said in a statement.
These protests are a clear indication that there is unity among the people “to introduce change in the country and achieve the rightful demands as soon as possible,” it said.
The party hailed the “peaceful” rallies, including a demonstration on Saturday, despite the “brutal crackdown” on the protestors, which have left scores dead and injured and led to the arrest of hundreds of opposition activists.
Hundreds of Shiites marched on Saturday toward a police station after the burial of Fadhel Mirza, a 22-year-old man who died after suffering head injuries on March 1.
Some protesters threw firebombs at police. More than 45 people have died in 13 months of unrest in Bahrain, where majority Shiites seek greater rights from Sunni rulers.
Authorities also made hundreds of arrests as part of the crackdowns, including 20 medical personnel from Bahrain's main state hospital charged with anti-state crimes.
“Bahraini authorities have no choice but to respond to the rightful demands of the people to prevent bloodshed and save the country from the state of oppression that it suffers from,” Hizbullah said.
Ties between Lebanon and Bahrain reached an all-time low last year when Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah slammed the crackdown on the protestors.
His remarks prompted the Bahraini authorities to suspend the flights of Gulf Air and Bahraini Air between Manama and Beirut for several months.
11 March 2012, 11:18
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Yet the same could be said of the plight of the syrian people, but as usual, your hypocritical words make what you try to say, meaningless.
45 people in Bahrain vs near 10,000 in Syria.
11 March 2012, 16:57
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the proportion of casualties in bahrain would have been 8000 if they had the same population of syria.
11 March 2012, 18:32
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Learn your math--population of Bahrain is about 1.25 million and syria is about 20 million- if you want to use proportions, then the 45 would be 720, not 10,000.
Nice try though---next time, you may want to actually use math instead of flawed logic.
11 March 2012, 12:09
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we may need the resistance, but the hizb is often irrational...
11 March 2012, 12:53
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ha ha ha ha ha, I could only laugh when I read this official statement. They should know that they are next on the list. no more weapons against Lebanese civilians will be tolerated. no more electricity theft, no more car theft, no more family mafia killing each-other, no more killing Prime Ministers, no more stealing land and building on it will be tolerated! finito la musica.
11 March 2012, 14:40
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I am an exile Iranian. I have said and I say! if the same level of freedom which there are in Bahrain there had been in Iran, Iwould retutn back to my country long ago!
A Coordinate conspiracy of Iran, Hezbollah and al assad
11 March 2012, 16:07
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and the result of these comments: more families will be returned to lebanon losing their entire life work in the gulf.
11 March 2012, 16:10
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Hizbo is going to be alone soon. I think the Sunni government of bahrain should crush these demo's and kill 10000 people. Just to even up the playing field. Maybe at that time hizbo's brainwashed members will begin to understand their leaders backward mentality that is leading them to a shameful and worthless death.
11 March 2012, 16:11
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Hizbo is going to be alone soon. I think the Sunni government of bahrain should crush these demo's and kill 10000 people. Just to even up the playing field. Maybe at that time hizbo's brainwashed members will begin to understand their leaders backward mentality that is leading them to a shameful and worthless death.
11 March 2012, 17:15
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There is the "Brutal Crackdown" used by the authorities in Bahrain and there is the "Deadly Murderous Crackdown" favored by the Syrian regime in Syrian and Lebanon. The Bahraini "Brutal Crackdown" is rightly so condemned by the so called Hezb Allah. On the other hand the so called Hezb Allah supported, celebrated and even thanked the Syrian "Deadly Murderous Crackdown". Conclusion, too many Ashura celebration make Hassan a brain damaged boy.
11 March 2012, 17:27
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bunch of hypocrites. Nothing about the syrian people being massacred
11 March 2012, 17:28
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My advise to the Sunni majority in Syrian, convert* en masse to Twelver Shīa Islam but keep opposing the Syrian regime, that would grantee you Hizbollah's indefinite, absolute and unconditional support.
*A Necessary Caveat: Do not, I repeat, DO NOT convert to Christianity, Hizbollah will actively call for your summary execution with extreme prejudice.
11 March 2012, 17:34
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HYPOCRITS!! Only the Shia deserve to govern themselves? Its no wonder that you do not believe in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Only you believe in the Hezbollah Declaration of Hezbollah Rights.
11 March 2012, 19:02
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It is hard to compare the Shia Bahraini plight to that of the Syrians
First of all the Shia Bahraini were not in a dire economic state, the Bahrainy standard of living is among the highest in the world - the Shia might have been prejudiced against, but they still enjoyed a confortable living there, and had lot more freedoms. While the syrian sunni majority were suffering from crushing poverty, and iron fisted totalitarian rule.
We cannot compare the clamp down on protesters in the same manner.
The Bahrainy Shia were mainly confronted with Bahraini police using water cannons, tear gas, and batons to clamp down on protesters.
While in Syria, peaceful protesters in Mar'11 were immediatly met with army/special forces personnel using machine guns, and sniper fire.
12 March 2012, 00:15
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The glorious militia always speaks with 2 tounges, the only cause they will champion is the one the Iranian government tells them to.
