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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, has vowed to continue to build up its arsenal to protect the country against Israeli aggression.
"The ongoing Israeli threat forces the resistance to continue to boost its capacity ... in order to fulfil its role in liberating occupied territory," he said on Monday in a rare news conference to present Hezbollah's new political manifesto.
"The Israeli threat ... calls for Lebanon to have a defence strategy built on the presence of a popular resistance that helps to defend the country against Israeli aggression and a national army that protects the country and its stability."
US threat'
Nasrallah accused George Bush, the former US president, of having turned the US into a threat for the rest of the world.
:dohIsrael denounced
In presenting Hezbollah's 32-page political manifesto, Nasrallah ruled out any chance of ever recognising Israel and insisted on the right of the Palestinians to reclaim their homeland.
I'll never understand how can the Lebanese people not see through the terrorists' lies when they were the same terrorists that have brought the war on them in 2006, attacking Israel during the time of a peaceful and quiet border between the two nations.
I was hopeful that the Lebanese politicians were able to see that the only progress from siding with Hizballah would be a progress backwards.I'm not an expert on Hizb'Allah, but it appears to me that the infrastructure that they provide to the poor Lebanese outweighs the cost of their foreign policy.
I think the other politicians realize that Hizb'Allah is not only more militarily powerful, but better at more "populist" politics in that region.
I was hopeful that the Lebanese politicians were able to see that the only progress from siding with Hizballah would be a progress backwards.
It nearly erupted in 2007, when Hizballah and the Lebanese government had clashes in the streets of Beirut.
My position on this has always been the same.
As a Lebanese, I do not wish to make peace with Israel and do not wish to make war.
I just want us to leave them alone and for them to leave us alone.
The only possible negotiations should be for return of the Sheb'a farms (whoever those belong to) and the return of the prisoners.
Hezbollah then becomes an internal Lebanese affair.
I've had enough of their ramble !!! The country has enough problems as it is :2mad:
They want to liberate Jerusalem :roll: MY ARSE !!!
If you were not a victim of brainwashing, you would want to make peace.
Israel will not take any action unless provoked. Hezballah building up a weapons cache IS PROVOCATION.
Hezballah CANNOT and WILL NOT be allowed to cache weapons for attacks on Israel.
If you were not a victim of brainwashing, you would want to make peace.
Israel will not take any action unless provoked. Hezballah building up a weapons cache IS PROVOCATION.
Hezballah CANNOT and WILL NOT be allowed to cache weapons for attacks on Israel.
Vader,
There could be many reasons, both actual and perceived, aside from "brainwashing" that could lead one to a conclusion favoring something short of a full peace. It seems to me that her position is one strictly of permanent non-belligerency (she can correct me if I am mistaken). That would still be preferable to what exists today if, as part of such a decision, Hezbollah is disarmed.
"Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, has vowed to continue to build up its arsenal to protect the country against Israeli aggression"
Well, Hizb'allah is nothing if not classic in their approach, as pretenting to protect the people they are conquering is such a time-honored ploy.
Too bad so many Christian Lebanese haven't figured out that the enemy of their enemy isn't necessarily their friend, and that throwing in their lot with such filth as Hizb'allah will only delay their own surrender to these totalitarians. Aoun may be playing his game only in order to achieve power, but he is playing very foolishly.
"Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, has vowed to continue to build up its arsenal to protect the country against Israeli aggression"
Well, Hizb'allah is nothing if not classic in their approach, as pretenting to protect the people they are conquering is such a time-honored ploy.
You're talking about conquering all of Lebanon, right?
as a start, yes.
The authority of military supremacy covers a lot of ground.Unfortunately for Hizb'allah, I do not think the authority that their social plans give them in Southern Lebanon could be expanded to cover the entire nation.
Making peace is not becoming friends.Why do you need to use such baseless, harsh and most definitely insulting language such as "victim of brainwashing" ?
Have I accused you of being "dumb" ? no I haven't, so please do hold your insults.
Don't you think that my wish not to have peace or war with Israel is respectable and legitimate ?
The authority of military supremacy covers a lot of ground.
Making peace is not becoming friends.
Signing an alliance is becoming friends, making peace is simply signing an agreement where you state that you would not wage war on the other side.
What do you mean was it intended?Making peace involves shaking hands, I don't want to see my government shaking hands with the Israeli government. I really don't.
edit: I'm surprised by your choice of post to quote. Was it intended ?
What do you mean was it intended?
I have directly replied to the last sentence in the quoted post.
Shaking hands will be involved in any kind of agreement, not only peace.
I think that your statement that you wouldn't want to make peace with someone who's an enemy is quite weird.
Yitzhak Rabin has once said, 'peace is made with enemies, not friends'.
What do you mean was it intended?
I have directly replied to the last sentence in the quoted post.
Shaking hands will be involved in any kind of agreement, not only peace.
I think that your statement that you wouldn't want to make peace with someone who's an enemy is quite weird.
Yitzhak Rabin has once said, 'peace is made with enemies, not friends'.
nevermind for the "intended" the next post was where I went into details about being friends or not. No problem, forget it.
A agreement on a peace of paper of non-agression between the Lebanese government, the Hizbollah and the Israeli government will be more than enough. Also interantional forces on the borders to prevent Palestinian attacks toward Israel.
I don't want to see any diplomatic ties, cooperation of any sort and open borders.
let's just say, the kind of neighbours that we don't greet in the morning and invite over for a coffee, but we won't allow our dog to go and poo on their doorstep either.
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