Nasrallah: Let March 14 Accept STL Funds Halt as It Accepted UNESCO's
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Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday asked the rival March 14 camp to accept Lebanon’s possible suspension of funds to the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon the same as “most of the March 14 forces did not comment on the issue of (the U.S.) suspending UNESCO funds.”
In a televised speech commemorating Hizbullah’s Martyr Day, Nasrallah said “it is useful to notice that the UNESCO, which is an international organization, has acknowledged the state of Palestine, drawing the United States’ anger because it has granted Palestine some of its rights.”
“The U.S. has suspended funds to UNESCO, although UNESCO was not established in an illegal and unconstitutional manner like the STL,” Nasrallah noted.
“Most of the March 14 forces did not comment on the issue of suspending UNESCO funds. But if Lebanon decides not to fund the unconstitutional and bogus tribunal, (Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey) Feltman starts to threaten Lebanon with sanctions, which exposes the U.S. and its allies in Lebanon.”
“Why don’t you accept for the STL what you accept for the UNESCO organization, although the UNESCO has done justice to a people while the STL has aggrieved a people,” Nasrallah added.
He slammed the STL as “nonexistent,” advising the rival Lebanese parties to “address the domestic issues and give up their bets on the outside forces.”
Addressing the conflict with Israel, Nasrallah wondered “how can someone be reassured concerning his people and homeland amid the presence of a neighboring racist, hostile entity?”
“This is the first time that Lebanon and its south feel safe and confident because of the presence of the Resistance,” Nasrallah boasted.
“All the (recent) speculations and analyses about a possible Israeli war on Lebanon are aimed at intimidation. We rule out this possibility, not because Israel, the U.S. and the international community are generous, but because of a very simple reason: Lebanon is not weak anymore,” he reassured.
On the issue of Hizbullah’s controversial arsenal of weapons, Nasrallah said: “When you ask our resistance to surrender its weapons, you are asking us to be aggrieved and to surrender our dignity to the ugliest enemy which is Israel.”
Turning to the domestic issues, Nasrallah noted that Premier Najib Miqati’s government “has proven to be a government of dialogue and a national government that represents a parliamentary and popular majority and that it’s not a one-sided government.”
But he called on the government to “work more and to give the ultimate attention to people’s concerns instead of listening to useless things.”
He stressed that “this government does not receive orders or insinuations.”
“The government must address the administrative and humanitarian issues and the issue of those who fled to Israel (in 2000). We were among those who backed the draft law (on the return of those who fled) in parliament and that was mentioned in our (2006) MOU with the Free Patriotic Movement and we are committed to that.”
“The collaborators who were arrested were handed over to the Lebanese judiciary. I understand those who fled to Israel and some of them fled because they knew how grave their deeds were, but if they observe how the people of the south had dealt with the collaborators’ families they would regret fleeing to Israel,” Nasrallah added.
On the Syrian crisis, Nasrallah called on “those who are betting on the fall of the Assad regime to give up their bets.”
“The U.S. wants to subjugate Iran and drag it into direct negotiations and this is being rejected by Iran. They are also seeking to subjugate Syria so that it accepts what it has been rejecting so far,” Hizbullah’s leader said of the latest escalation of rhetoric between Iran and its two principal foes, Israel and the U.S.
The war of words has aggravated since the release on Tuesday of a U.N. report saying there was "credible" evidence suggesting Iran's atomic program was being used to research putting nuclear warheads in ballistic missiles.
Nasrallah warned that “a war against Iran and Syria will not remain limited to Iran and Syria,” and that it would rather spread to the entire region.
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11 November 2011, 16:53
Nasrallah: A war against Iran and Syria will not remain limited to Iran and Syria, it will rather affect the entire region.
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11 November 2011, 16:49
Nasrallah: The U.S. wants to subjugate Iran and drag it into direct negotiations and this is being rejected by Iran. They are also seeking to subjugate Syria so that it accepts what it has been rejecting so far.
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11 November 2011, 16:35
Nasrallah: I tell those who are betting on the fall of the Assad regime to give up their bets.
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11 November 2011, 16:34
Nasrallah: The STL is nonexistent and I want to advise the Lebanese parties to address the domestic issues and give up their bets on the outside forces.
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11 November 2011, 16:29
Nasrallah on the STL: Why don’t you accept for the STL what you accept for the UNESCO organization, although the UNESCO has done justice to a people while the STL has aggrieved a people.
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11 November 2011, 16:24
Nasrallah: Most of the March 14 forces did not comment on the issue of suspending UNESCO funds. But if Lebanon decides not to fund the unconstitutional and bogus tribunal, Feltman starts to threaten Lebanon with sanctions, which exposes the U.S. and its allies in Lebanon.
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11 November 2011, 16:21
Nasrallah: It is useful to notice that the UNESCO, which is an international organization, has acknowledged the state of Palestine, drawing the United States’ anger because it has granted Palestine some of its rights. The U.S. has suspended funds to UNESCO, although UNESCO was not established in an illegal and unconstitutional manner like the STL.
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11 November 2011, 16:19
Nasrallah: The Lebanese army is an institution that is safeguarding sovereignty, security and national unity, so let’s preserve it and spare it attacks.
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11 November 2011, 16:17
Nasrallah: The collaborators who were arrested were handed over to the Lebanese judiciary. I understand those who fled to Israel and some of them fled because they knew how grave their deeds were, but if they observe how the people of the south had dealt with the collaborators’ families they would regret fleeing to Israel.
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11 November 2011, 16:15
Nasrallah: The government must address the administrative and humanitarian issues and the issue of those who fled to Israel. We were among those who backed the draft law in parliament and that was mentioned in our MOU with the FPM and we are committed to that.
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11 November 2011, 16:13
Nasrallah: This government does not receive orders or insinuations.
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11 November 2011, 16:12
Nasrallah on the domestic issues: This government has proven to be a government of dialogue and a national government that represents a parliamentary and popular majority and that it’s not a one-sided government. But it is demanded to work more and to give the ultimate attention to people’s concerns instead of listening to useless things.
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11 November 2011, 16:09
Nasrallah: When you ask our resistance to surrender its weapons, you are asking us to be aggrieved and to surrender our dignity to the ugliest enemy which is Israel.
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11 November 2011, 16:07
Nasrallah: Lebanon -- through its army, people and resistance -- has become strong, but that doesn’t mean that we should not remain vigilant. This resistance has always been vigilant.
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11 November 2011, 16:06
Nasrallah: All the speculations and analyses about a possible Israeli war on Lebanon are aimed at intimidation. We rule out this possibility, not because Israel, the U.S. and the international community are generous, but because of a very simple reason: Lebanon is not weak anymore.
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11 November 2011, 16:01
Nasrallah: How can someone be reassured concerning his people and homeland amid the presence of a neighboring racist, hostile entity? This is the first time that Lebanon and its south feel safe and confident because of the presence of the Resistance.
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11 November 2011, 15:56
Nasrallah: This day was chosen to commemorate a well-known occasion: the martyrdom operation carried out by Ahmed Qassir in the city of Tyre, the operation that has been exceptional among all resistance operations until today and is still the greatest and most significant operation in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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11 November 2011, 15:44
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a speech commemorating “Martyr Day”: We hope the day will come when Lebanon commemorates a “nation’s martyr day” in honor of martyrs belonging to all the resistance movements, the army, the national parties and the normal citizens.
11 November 2011, 16:41
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This government has proven to be a government of dialogue and a national government that represents a parliamentary and popular majority and that it’s not a one-sided government.
Yeah.... if you consider looking at yourself in the mirror, talking to yourself, and batting yourself on the back as "national" dialogue, then yes!
Not a one sided government...... who is the opposition in the government? Aoun? Hehehehehehhe....
You are very uncivilized to say the least!
11 November 2011, 16:41
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another speech... defending his right to have arms...
who are you to decide that...
let the people vote for this issue and let's get over with it..
if people vote for you to keep your arms, then you will be legitimate, otherwise you're just contradicting yourself!
11 November 2011, 16:41
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This government has proven to be a government of dialogue and a national government that represents a parliamentary and popular majority and that it’s not a one-sided government.
Yeah.... if you consider looking at yourself in the mirror, talking to yourself, and batting yourself on the back as "national" dialogue, then yes!
Not a one sided government...... who is the opposition in the government? Aoun? Hehehehehehhe....
You are very uncivilized to say the least!
11 November 2011, 17:15
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Another day, another lecture. He's the cat and we're the mice, if we disagree, he eats us and if we don't we get the privilege of not being killed and eaten for another day. This is what a terrorist does, he keeps you at the edge of insanity and fear until he is done playing with you.
11 November 2011, 17:20
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Nasrallah: The Lebanese army is an institution that is safeguarding sovereignty, security and national unity, so let’s preserve it and spare it attacks.
Is it now ......? On May 7 and subsequent events did the army protect the people from your thugs? It stood by watching and many times encouraging.....
is the ISF a national institution that is safe guarding security and national unity....? or is it OK to attack it and not spare it? I guess if a shiite is running the ISF, then it becomes sacred huh?
11 November 2011, 17:24
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The U.S. has suspended funds to UNESCO, although UNESCO was not established in an illegal and unconstitutional manner like the STL.
really....???? Why did you agree to the STL in the first 10 minutes of the National Dialogue Session?????
11 November 2011, 17:35
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where is minister charbel, tell him to arrest this small time terrorist and hang him from the nearest tre in Tyre!
11 November 2011, 17:39
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Hassouna is getting boring...same rhetoric, same tough talk etc... BORING.
11 November 2011, 18:44
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He's hiding behind his finger and comparing apples to oranges to cover up his crimes
11 November 2011, 18:55
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boring, boring, borin, boring... what a boring speech. bla-bla-bla-bla... my 2 y-o niece makes more sense than him when she speaks!
11 November 2011, 18:59
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boring, boring, borin, boring... what a boring speech. bla-bla-bla-bla... my 2 y-o niece makes more sense than him when she speaks!
11 November 2011, 19:00
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Sorry about the multiple posts, my browser (or naharnet) bugged!
11 November 2011, 19:07
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"I want to advise the Lebanese parties to address the domestic issues and give up their bets on the outside forces. "
before advising others, just apply this to yourself, bozo. and stop betting on iran or syria...
11 November 2011, 20:19
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Nasrallah is telling the world to destroy the free part of the Lebanese economy through sanctions, because his mini-state economy is funded by Iran. He is also telling everyone, he is guilty of the crimes and let's just forget about it.....and don't forget , the Hezz have all the guns.
Typical mafia response.
11 November 2011, 20:20
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Nasrallah is telling the world to destroy the free part of the Lebanese economy through sanctions, because his mini-state economy is funded by Iran. He is also telling everyone, he is guilty of the crimes and let's just forget about it.....and don't forget , the Hezz have all the guns.
Typical mafia response.
11 November 2011, 21:22
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We should follow the Americans by cutting the funding.....
MrBrain
11 November 2011, 22:08
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He speaks of dignity....I say let those with dignity pay their electric bills instead of living like beggars and bankrupting the country.
11 November 2011, 22:48
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ya hassoun: can any lebanese non shiite enter tthe resistance??
the answer will let u realize how deep is hassoun's problem
11 November 2011, 22:56
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First, this guy can just go straight to hell.
Second, for him to say that for the "resistance" to put down its arms , it is asking them to be aggrieved and to surrender their dignity to their ugly enemy Israel. How completely, totally and myoptically absurd.
For Hezbollah to put down its arms is not a surrender to Israel, but a surrender to law and order and to the Lebanese Constitution. It is to liberate the Lebanese Army to assume its rightful role in defending the state. The surrender the Lebanese seek is to the lawful authority of the Lebanese State, not to Israel.
The south is safe? He really thinks that? With Hezbollah armed and outside of the command and control of the Lebanese state institutions, he thinks this makes the South safe?
UNESCO = the STL? More denial of reality.
The Assad Regime will persist in time? More denial of reality.
Nasrallah seems to have issued his Christmas wish list more than an analysis of the current state of affairs.
11 November 2011, 23:27
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It's true we have racist neighbours,but we must first deal with the enemy within. They hide under the banner of a so called resistance.
12 November 2011, 00:23
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Nasrallah’s role is evident since 2009 Green Revolution in Iran. He is to the tyrants in Iran what Kataeb Kadafi was to Moammar Kadafi, basically defending a tyrannical regime at any cost. This also includes fabricating imaginary victories, indoctrinating people on a culture of war & hate from early age, oppressing oppositions, controlling minds and buying loyalty via social subsidy dependency. As Green Revolution was brutally suppressed by Iran’s Basij to protect a regime stealing Iran’s resources to build arms and transform Iran into a giant prison for the mind and soul, Lebanese Basij via Nasrallah are tasked with suppressing opposition with Lebanese Shia to protect the tyrants in Iran and their grand Inquisitor. It is ironic Green Revolution demanded the freedom Lebanese Shia enjoyed, while Nasrallah is transforming Hizbollahstan into another giant prison for the mind and soul. He can only succeed by keeping his community improvised, obedient, and living on Iran subsidies.
12 November 2011, 00:41
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I wish this guy was really as patriotic as he sounds
Why doesnt he merge with the Lebanese army then all Lebanese sects would become part of the resistance???
Otherwise, take your sacred weapons with your beloved rats and go resist in Iran. Make sure you have room for GMA.
12 November 2011, 01:03
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The newsest Arab Spring is occurring in Lebanon. People are standing up publically saying screw you and your guns too Nassy boy. You don't scare anyone any more.When your hooded killers ran through the streets killing and burning Lebanese, you lost everything. To top it off you picked the wrong side and sent killers into Syria. Everyone knows the truth, but you lie about it.
When ASSad falls your are finished. The court will call for you too before it is over.
12 November 2011, 02:57
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hassoun, you're so 1980's...get over your stupid arguments and go get a life and let us get one
12 November 2011, 03:20
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He is criticizing the United States for cutting their funding of UNESCO and then he says that the Lebanese Government should not fund the STL. So if they make a bad decision then we should follow in the same footsteps???
His arguments are self contradictory and lack consistency...
12 November 2011, 03:20
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He is criticizing the United States for cutting their funding of UNESCO and then he says that the Lebanese Government should not fund the STL. So if they make a bad decision then we should follow in the same footsteps???
His arguments are self contradictory and lack consistency...
12 November 2011, 04:15
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Reading the first couple of sentences I got disgusted. Why are you mixing Lebanese matters to Palestinian and regional matters? ohh shit maybe bcs you are a foreigner yourself!
US funding to UNESCO is foreign affairs
Lebanese funding to STL is OUR affairs God damn it!!! OUR God damned affairs not faqih's or anyone elses !!!
12 November 2011, 09:40
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hassouni sounds like Oussama Bin Ladden 2! soon they will get him...
12 November 2011, 10:00
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what a small fart hassan nasralla is! he will go up in smoke like bin laden one day
