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Hizbullah warns of fallout from US regional plans
A senior Hizbullah official warned Monday that fallout from the US-led war in Iraq may soon affect Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran and the region. That's a pretty good bet. What're you gonna do about it? Sheikh Naim Qassem, deputy secretary-general of Hizbullah, was speaking to reporters after visiting Aram I Keshishian, Armenian Orthodox Catholicos of the House of Celicia, at his seat in Antelias. Qassem said the visit was part of a âbig tourâ by Hizbullah officials involving religious and political leaders and designed to discuss developments concerning Lebanon in particular. âTime has proved that the American steps in Iraq are the beginning of steps covering the whole region and providing an appropriate cover for Israeli designs,â Qassem said. â(Israeli Prime Minister) Ariel Sharon is talking about the favorable chances he is expecting from the aggression on Iraq. In addition, there are accusations against Syria that it possesses weapons of mass destruction. This confirms that the Iraqi step is an American crossing over to other steps covering Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran and the whole region.â He added that what happened in Iraq âdoes not mean it can happen again in other spots, because the circumstances are different and so are the governments.â The enemy is the same, and the tactics are the same... Accordingly, we cannot prevent a possible danger but we can prevent events which others think of realizing, he said. Sounds nervous, doesn't he? Replying to a question about the recent âcampaign against Damascus,â Qassem said: âWe and Syria are in the same trench and will remain united in confronting challenges.â "We're gonna go down together..." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-15 |
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