Police chief Gen. Ashraf Rifi said Sunday he was hopeful that the international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri would uncover the criminals. "I hope the international tribunal would uncover and prosecute the criminals," Rifi said during a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of Maj. Wissam Eid's assassination.
He said the reason why police "are being targeted is to prevent us from developing security capabilities."
Rifi believed there was a link between the bombing that targeted Eid and a similar one directed against the Lebanese army.
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Yeah, it's only been four years. Hopefully they won't be dead from old age when you get around to busting them.
About 150 fighters from Ahmed Jibril's Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command have reportedly been smuggled to the northern refugee camp of Beddawi and the coastal town of Naameh south of Beirut.
The daily Al Balad on Sunday said the PFLP-GC -- which has bases in barren terrains in east Lebanon's towns of Qossaya, Hilweh, Sultan Yaqoub, and Deir el-Ghazal -- had smuggled around 150 fighters to Beddawi camp and a tunnel in Naameh. The newspaper, citing a security report, said the fighters were smuggled via the northern town of Talbira in the Akkar province.
It reported "unusual" PLFP-GC activity, including setting up rocket launchers, anti-aircraft guns and planting anti-personnel mines and anti-vehicle mines around its bases, in addition to sending more trained fighters to back-up its forces in the region.
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Hizbullah's International Relations Official Nawaf al-Mossawi said the party would work on gradually absorbing Lebanese political forces within the framework of the resistance. He affirmed that the Hizbullah today is more solid in arms and strength. Following his meeting Sunday with the Cuban Communist Party Deputy Head of Foreign Relations Governor Oscar Martinez, Mosawai said: "Every attempt to deprive a people from arming, and resisting is a full partnership with the aggression."
"Today more than ever, we are holding to our resistance arms and are strengthening them. Moreover, we are gradually working on absorbing Lebanese political forces within the framework of the resistance," Mossawi said.
"The failure of the Israeli aggression in eliminating the resistance and the Palestinian cause is similar to the failure of the U.S. invasion of the region through its Israeli ally and Arab tools," he said.
He added that the time of the resistance as the sole method is on the rise.
"The true American image is not that of the U.S. presidential inauguration, but in the savage Israeli aggression. Once again the naïve humanitarian and civilized claim (of the west) is exposed, as western governments have exposed their complicity and partnership in killing the Palestinian people," Mossawi said.
He went on to add that those that conspired against Gaza are known although they remain silent. Saying that paying money to Gaza won't clean anyone's hands from Palestinian blood.
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Ah, "absorbtuion". Is that what they're calling it now? Better to be the absorber then the absorbee. Healthier too, I'm thinking...
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"Today more than ever, we are holding to our resistance arms and are strengthening them. Moreover, we are gradually working on absorbing Lebanese political forces within the framework of the resistance new Persian Empire," Mossawi said.
Hundreds of Iranians rallied in front of the French embassy on Sunday to protest at the European Union's likely removal of Iran's exiled armed opposition from its list of terror groups.
The demonstrators shouted "Death to (Nicolas) Sarkozy" and "Europe be ashamed, leave the hypocrites" -- a term Iran uses to describe its main opposition, the People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI).
The EU is expected to strike PMOI off its list of terror groups on Monday, ending a long legal battle. "Europeans must be aware of the consequences of such a decision in relations with Iran," said Mojtaba Keshani, a mid-ranking cleric addressing the crowd.
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It makes me a bit queasy whenever I actually agree with the Iranians viewpoint.
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Cojones? LH, Im going to have to respectfully disagree on that assessment. In fact, its another example of how Euroweenies always look to avoid any direct confrontation. Of course, they cant legally or gulp morally fund an Islamic/Marxist terrorist death Cult with Western blood up to their shoulders now can they. But hey change the name get an up to date mission statement and presto all they have to do is pay a legitimate Resistance Group to do all the heavy lifting? Ummmm didnt work so swell in 98 when Clinton funneled cash to al-Dawa through the SCIRI. But at least they can say they are doing something.
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Im not as down on the MEK as you are. They havent actually attacked civies in years, unlike Hamas and Hezbo. If Yassir can be an ex-terr, why cant MEK? And they actually are willing to fight the mullahs.
Theyre not Islamist of course, they are Marxists. And yeah, sometimes Marxists can be useful, esp in parts of the ME were they can be used against the Islamists. I mean I wouldnt count on them, but its not like theres lots of good options.
This is mainly about how much are the Euros willing to defer to Iran, more than anything practical. TO take them off the list is to give Iran the middle finger. Its odd seeing the Euros do that.
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Hizbullah's International Relations Official Nawaf al-Mossawi said the party would work on gradually absorbing Lebanese political forces within the framework of the resistance. He affirmed that the Hizbullah today is more solid in arms and strength. Following his meeting Sunday with the Cuban Communist Party Deputy Head of Foreign Relations Governor Oscar Martinez, Mosawai said: "Every attempt to deprive a people from arming, and resisting is a full partnership with the aggression."
