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Nasrallah: 'We have to return to the people'


Hassan Nasrallah: "They don't want a national army, they want a sectarian one they can manipulate."

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared on Sunday that Hizbullah will not be dragged into a civil war and is "giving up" its demand of "19+11" as the formula for the new cabinet - and told the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to go ahead and "replace" the six ministers who left in November.

"We don't want the 19+11, thank you very much, as you," said Nasrallah, who made a point of noting that he was speaking on behalf of Hizbullah, "not the opposition" as a whole.

"If we have to pick between a civil war and keeping the situation as it is, we prefer to continue with the political deadlock," he said during a ceremony honoring 1,734 university graduates belonging to the resistance.

After offering his best wishes to Christians on the occasion of Easter, Nasrallah told his followers that the doors are "completely closed" against further dialogue and there now exists "only two solutions" to five months of political impasse.
 

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Login to find out (April 9, 2007 at 1:21pm)
i thought i'd post the two versions.
 
Login to find out (April 9, 2007 at 1:21pm)
He referred to the unconstitutional government as the "weak" state, saying: "When you become a strong state, then come and talk to us about us becoming a state within a state."

Sayyed Nasrallah referred to the four generals jailed in connection with Hariri's crime, as "political prisoners" in Lebanon.
His eminence was talking about former director general of the general security department Gen. Jamil as-Sayyed, former commander of the internal security forces Gen. Ali el-Hajj, former Presidential Guards commander Brig. Gen. Mustafa Hamdan and former director of army intelligence Raymond Azar.
At the end of the honoring ceremony certificates were handed to the 1734 graduates.
 
Login to find out (April 9, 2007 at 1:21pm)
" Ban Ki-moon and others have now become the experts on Lebanese Constitution and have started to rule Lebanon," he quipped, criticizing the ruling bloc for having sent a petition that called on Ban to establish the court through the UN Security Council.
He added that the international tribunal is designed to announce ready-made verdicts against certain suspects in Hariri's assassination and related crimes.
Sayyed Nasrallah accused the ruling majority of "scheming" and taking "their orders from the US."
The majority, Sayyed Nasrallah said, has hopes that a regional war would erupt in three months "that's April, May and June, against Iran ? which would reflect on the whole region."

He said that Hezbollah is ready to maintain course for the next 50 years to confront alleged attempts by the ruling bloc to change Lebanon's identity.
"They don't want a national army, they want a sectarian one they can manipulate," he added. "But the army will not give in to the rule by militia leaders."
 
Login to find out (April 9, 2007 at 1:21pm)
Noting that he was speaking on behalf of Hezbollah, "not the opposition" as a whole, Hezbollah Secretary General addressed the unconstitutional government of Fouad Saniora and his allies to go ahead and "replace" the six ministers who left in November.
His eminece also praised President Emile Lahoud as a "man" who withstood "wave after wave of insults and campaigns by the ruling majority." He called Lahoud "a guardian of national principles."

Sayyed Nasrallah also denied reports that Hezbollah will be sending the UN Security Council a detailed list of modifications to the international court to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
"Many have asked to see the list, including Iran and Saudi Arabia ... but we refuse to show it to anyone, except the other Lebanese side," he said. "Unfortunately, the majority never wanted to discuss our modifications seriously."
 
Login to find out (April 9, 2007 at 1:19pm)
"We don't want a civil war. If the stalemate continues for a while until a solution is found or we go to a civil war, then let the stalemate continue," he said.
After offering his best wishes to Christians on the occasion of Easter, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the doors are "completely closed" against further dialogue and there now exists "only two solutions" to five months of political impasse.

"Now we have to return to the people, and do a national poll on what they want, or we carry out early parliamentary elections. These are the only two ways out now," his eminence said.

"We in the opposition became like beggars ... I don't want this 19-11 (formula) anymore," he said.
He also warned the ruling coalition to decide "soon."

"Now it is easier to reach a settlement than later," he said, "because later, we will be deciding whether or not to give you the 11."
 
Login to find out (April 9, 2007 at 1:19pm)
Sayyed Nasrallah: Determined to avoid civil war

Sayyed Nasrallah also denied reports that Hezbollah will be sending the UN Security Council a detailed list of modifications to the international court to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday that Hezbollah would not be dragged into civil war despite the failure of last month's Saudi-backed talks between the ruling bloc and the Lebanese national opposition to resolve the five-month-old political crisis in the country.
Speaking at a ceremony to graduate more than 1700 collegiates from different Lebanese universities in Beirut southern suburbs, Sayyed Nasrallah saluted the families of the graduated martyrs of the "Sincere Promise", the operation in which the Islamic resistance of Hezbollah captured two Israeli occupation soldiers on the southern Lebanese borders.

His eminence talked about the political crisis in Lebanon saying that Hezbollah has given up hope of reaching a compromise deal with US-backed ruling bloc to end the country's crisis.
 
Login to find out (April 8, 2007 at 12:59pm)
" Ban Ki-moon and others have now become the experts on Lebanese Constitution and have started to rule Lebanon," he quipped, criticizing pro-government MPs for having sent a petition that called on Ban to establish the court through the UN security Council.

Nasrallah accused the ruling majority of "scheming" and taking "their orders from the US."

"They don't want a national army, they want a sectarian one they can manipulate," he added. "But the army will not give in to the rule by militia leaders."

He also praised President Emile Lahoud as a "man" who withstood "wave after wave of insults and campaigns by the ruling majority."

Nasrallah also criticized the "weak" state, saying: "When you become a strong state, then come and talk to us about us becoming a state within a state."
 
Login to find out (April 8, 2007 at 12:58pm)
"Now we have to return to the people, and do a national poll on what they want, or we carry out early parliamentary elections. These are the only two ways out now," Nasrallah said.

He also warned the ruling coalition to decide "soon."

"Now it is easier to reach a settlement than later," he said, "because later, we will be deciding whether or not to give you the 11."

Nasrallah also denied reports that his party will be sending the UN Security Council a detailed list of modifications to the international court to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

"Many have asked to see the list, including Iran and Saudi Arabia ... but we refuse to show it to anyone, expect the other Lebanese side," he said. "Unfortunately, the majority never wanted to discuss our modifications seriously."