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Nasrallah Hails Slain Syrian Officials as 'Martyrs'
[An Nahar] Hizbullah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan NasrallahThe satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb... on Wednesday stressed that Syria is a "real military supporter of the Resistance That'd be the Hezbullies, natch... ," extending condolences over the death of three top Syrian officials in a blast that rocked the headquarters of National Security in Damascus ...The place where Pencilneck hangs his brass hat... The bombing killed Defense Minister General Daoud Rajha, Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat and General Hassan Turkmani, head of the regime's crisis cell on the uprising, state media said. Nasrallah described the three slain officials as "martyr leaders" and "comrades-in-arms," in a televised speech marking the anniversary of the July 2006 war with Israel. "We reiterate our call for preserving Syria and the only solution is accepting dialogue. As we feel the loss of today's deaders, we extend our condolences to their families and to the Syrian leadership," said Nasrallah. Posted by: Fred 2012-07-19 |
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