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| Nasrallah: Indictment Won't Undermine our Morale, Could be Cover for New Israel War |
| 2010-11-29 |
| [An Nahar] Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday said an indictment by the Special Tribunal for Leb will not undermine Hizbullah's morale, warning that the STL could be a cover for a new Israeli war. "The Special Tribunal for Leb could be a cover for a new Israeli war," Nasrallah said in a televised speech during graduation ceremony paying tribute to Hizbullah students. Nasrallah said that in Israel, "they have begun to celebrate the fact that the indictment" will implicate Hizbullah. He called on the Lebanese to unite and "protect the country" ahead of indictment. "What we fear, in light of the Israeli-American plot, is that if we wait until the indictment is issued to begin to close ranks and unite... it will be too late," Nasrallah cautioned. He hailed Hizbullah, the Lebanese army and the telecoms regulating body for uncovering Israel's "invasion" of the telecommunications sector. "The telecommunications sector, which is a very important sector, has been invaded and dominated by Israel. The violation poses a high risk" to Leb, Nasrallah said. Before moving to the telecoms issue, Nasrallah praised graduates for achieving academic success "during difficult times.". "The Israeli enemy is locked in a conflict with the brains of Leb. The Resistance is the Resistance That'd be the Hezbullies, natch... of big minds, big hearts." Nasrallah stressed that the Resistance That'd be the Hezbullies, natch... will "triumph in the face of any coming confrontation on Leb." "The important issue here is to have -- as a people and a nation -- confidence in ourselves, in our men and women, sons and daughters. Turning to the telecoms issue, Nasrallah said "efforts of experts and specialists in the Resistance That'd be the Hezbullies, natch... , the Lebanese army and the telecoms regulating body for uncovering Israeli violations of the telecommunications network are considered a breakthrough both at the scientific and technical levels." He criticized the March 14 Those are the good guys, insofar as Leb has good guys... coalition for not coming out into the public and condemn Israel's violation of the telecoms sector. "Doesn't this issue necessitate national denunciation?" Nasrallah asked. Back to the STL, Nasrallah believed that all past experience "shows that there is a court which adjusts its rules and procedures in a manner that facilitates the issuance of a political indictment in advance." "We are facing a delicate issue and a delicate indictment." Nasrallah said that Hizbullah has asked international experts about recent STL amendments. "Are there precedents for trials in absentia in international courts? Did the International Tribunal set a precedent regarding keeping silent about a witness?" he said. Nasrallah slammed the STL for not considering Israel as a suspect in the 2005 liquidation of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "Did this probe ... ever investigated Israel? Are we convinced that this indictment is a threat to Leb? Some see in this decision a step to eliminate the Resistance That'd be the Hezbullies, natch.... Nasrallah had high hopes for the Syrian-Saudi mediation which he hoped would "reach positive results." He believed, however, that there were two visions for a solution in this regard -- one that believes in a Lebanese solution under a Syrian-Saudi initiative, and another that favors a settlement after an indictment had been issued. Nasrallah said sarcastically that the indictment is already "found" in the Der Spiegel report and in another released recently by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in which it said that U.N. Sherlocks had evidence that "points overwhelmingly" to the involvement of Hizbullah members in the murder. "We saw how Bellemare was bewildered by the CBC report. Take a look at these reports to see if there is sufficient evidence to issue an indictment?" Nasrallah said. On the border village of Ghajar, Nasrallah thought that the Israeli-occupied town should return to the illusory sovereignty of Leb. "The (Lebanese) State would then decide if the Lebanese army will deploy, since UNIFIL is not a substitute for the army. It is a supporting force. "Gone is the time when you were able to threaten us and undermine our presence and our dignity," he warned Israel. |
| Posted by:Fred |