Hizbullah leader promises enemy 'more surprises'

Daily Star ^ | July 17, 2006 | Therese Sfeir

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BEIRUT: In his third televised speech since the Israeli war on Lebanon, Hizbullah secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said the resistance would use all possible means to defend Lebanese territory.

"Hizbullah is strong enough to achieve victory over the Israelis," he said. "The enemy cannot impose on us when and where to attack or how to react."

"We will continue. We still have a lot more and we are just at the beginning," Nasrallah said in a taped appearance aired on Sunday evening. "We promise them surprises in [any] confrontation."

"In the beginning, we started to act calmly, we focused on Israeli military bases and we didn't attack any settlement," Nasrallah said. "However, since the first day, the enemy attacked Lebanese towns and murdered civilians."

The resistance leader said Hizbullah militants had destroyed military bases, while the Israelis killed civilians and targeted Lebanon's infrastructure. He added that Hizbullah's arsenal had yet to take a direct hit "and so far we have used a small portion of our weaponry."

Addressing the Israeli Army, Nasrallah said: "The houses you attacked are occupied by innocent people; they don't contain any weapons or missiles."

"I also want to address the Israeli people and tell them 'Your government is lying to you. I tell you that you will be defeated,'" he said.

"I assure you that Israel has no idea about our capacities. We built our arsenal in a very secretive way," he said.

Nasrallah also commented on the rocket bombardment of the Israeli city of Haifa.

"As long as the enemy has no limits, we will have no limits," he said.

Nasrallah added that despite the violent and continuous raids on the South and Beirut's southern suburbs, "Hizbullah has not lost its "determination."

"They are planning to enter the Lebanese land," Nasrallah said. "We tell them that we are eagerly awaiting land confrontations. Any land confrontation will be good news for us."

Nasrallah also spoke directly to the Lebanese people.

"You are a great people," he said of the Lebanese. "We can depend on you to save Lebanon from humiliation. Don't worry about what is being destroyed, but we hope that the wounded will recover and that all the people will be safe."

Nasrallah also denied the presence of Iranian soldiers in Lebanon.

The resistance leader addressed Arab and Islamic countries, saying: "I know that your governments are incapable of doing anything, but you are concerned and should take a position over what is happening."

"If Israel achieved victory, all the Arab peoples would be humiliated and the US interference in our affairs would increase," he added. "Today, we have a historic opportunity to defeat our Israeli enemy."promises enemy 'more surprises'

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"Nasrallah also spoke directly to the Lebanese people."


Evidently he thinks himself the leader of the Lebanese people, maybe he is ...

[DoughtyOne]

Well he may think so, but I doubt he's got more than about 20% of the Lebanese people behind him. The others are thinking what an absolute fool he is for drawing fire on their nation.

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"The others are thinking what an absolute fool he is for drawing fire on their nation."

I was watching CNN and they interviewed folks as they came into Syria from Lebanon. They said they supported Hez and were angry with Israel. I have to take into account they get warped news, like shooting down an Israeli aircraft when it was pieces of the missles Israeli had bombed.
I'd be angry if I lived in Lebanon that Hez (the Syrian/Iranian Army) caused this and the Lebonese wimp army wasn't strong enough to care. So I ask myself, did they really care or were they just all in on it allied in their hatred for Israel?

[DoughtyOne]

Good question. I was amazed to hear that the Arab states had come down on Hezbollah at least in part. That's a near miracle.

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I was amazed to hear that the Arab states had come down on Hezbollah at least in part. That's a near miracle.


Yes that surprised me too!!