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| Hezbollah attacks Jumblatt, defends Berri |
| 2007-08-25 |
| Hezbollah lashed out Friday at Druze leader MP Walid Jumblatt accusing him of rejecting any settlement to the ongoing political crisis. Hezbollah, in a statement, defended its ally, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who was accused by Jumblatt Wednesday of becoming a "mail box" for the militant Shiite party. "Mr. Jumblatt believes that (accepting) internal settlement is tantamount to treason," Hezbollah said. "We tell MP Jumblatt that Speaker Berri is a full partner in leading the resistance as well as in its accomplishments and victory, and he is a first class nationalist decision-maker and not a mail box for any body," the statement added. Berri heads the AMAL movement, which is part of the Hezbollah-led opposition that seeks to topple Premier Fouad Siniora's Majority government that is backed by Jumblatt and the rest of the March 14 coalition. Jumblatt on Wednesday accused Berri of becoming a "mail box for Hassan Nasrallah." "Unfortunately Berri has finished himself with his own hands," Jumblatt said in an interview with the youth supplement of the daily An Nahar. In 2005 Jumblatt was the leading supporter of Berri to be the speaker of the parliament and lobbied hard for him. Jumblatt lost faith in Berri after the resignation of the Shiite ministers from the cabinet. Jumblatt saw Berri transformed from being the leader of the Amal movement to becoming the rubber stamp of Hezbollah. Berri refused to convene the parliament ever since the Shiite Ministers resigned, despite pressure from several groups. Berri's credibility suffered greatly during his November 2006 trip to Iran. He was asked right after the resignation of the Shiite ministers from the cabinet " if the cabinet was still constitutional " He responded by saying " of course it is " . He later , reportedly after pressure from Syria and Iran , retracted the statement and said the cabinet was unconstitutional . |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Treason? Hizbollah is mostly composed of Paleos; it also attracts Shiite militants/terrorists from the Persian Gulf region. What if Mexican illegals began referring to American citizens as "traitors." Immigration by a disloyal minority can do nothing other than conduce social dissolution in the countries where the human pollutants migrate. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-08-25 04:00 |