Posted on 11/05/2017 1:36:40 PM PST by RoosterRedux
The head of Lebanon's powerful militant group Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia Sunday of forcing the country's prime minister to resign after less than a year in his post, as Bahrain ordered its citizens in Lebanon to "leave immediately" and banned travel there.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri stunned Lebanon and its leaders Saturday when he announced his resignation in a televised statement recorded in Saudi Arabia, citing Iranian and Hezbollah meddling in Arab affairs.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, one of Lebanon's most powerful figures, said the statement was "dictated and forced upon" Hariri and called for calm as Lebanese leaders consult over next steps.
Hariri's abrupt resignation has set off anxious chatter about Lebanon's unstable political configuration and put it at the center of a spiraling regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
It has also raised worries that the Gulf kingdom, under the leadership of its increasingly bullish Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, will squeeze Lebanon as a way to get to Iran's proxy Hezbollah.
"We need to wait and see why Saudi Arabia obligated the head of the government to resign," said Nasrallah.
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what the heck does Pres. Trump have on the House of Saud ?
Now bin Talal is getting ready to be locked away in said cell.
The king and crown prince are good guys who actually want the people to be part of the world. They would have been unable to do these things without PDJT in office.
What is MSB?
MBS is Mohammed bin Salman. The son of King Sultan and heir to the throne.
Sorry for the transposition. MBS not MSB.
I thought that’s who you were referring to but I could’t recall the guy’s name. You think he’s legit?
If he survives, he's legit.
If he is overthrown in a coup...he's not.
SA is on the razor's edge for the next few weeks.
The key here is that he resigned in SAUDI ARABIA, not in Leb, and did so shortly after meeting with the king-to-be.
What I meant was if you thought he was a true reformer.
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the son of the former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz and deputy governor of Saudi Arabia’s Asir Province, perished in the accident... The chopper was carrying other government officials, though their fate remains unclear.
There are reports that Saudi Arabia is on lockdown as elite Clinton connections are being detained.
Among the documents related to former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, released by the CIA, is a letter reportedly sent by his daughter Eman to Iranian leader Ali Khamenei. (excerpt) Another document, sent by al-Haj Osman (as he called himself) to Maulawi Azmari, a prominent al-Qaeda leader, sheds light on Iran’s support for al-Qaeda operatives. This finds mention in Bin Laden’s correspondence and reveals his role as the link between Iranian intelligence and al-Qaeda. In the letter, Osman mentions the details of the return of some elements of the organization to Iran to collect funds and fighters and to communicate with the Iranian intelligence.
There are reports that Saudi Arabia is on lockdown as elite Clinton connections are being detained.
Trump recognized some of the “complexities” they were up against and offered support if they take the right fork in the road they are traveling...
see# 13
Hariri wasn't forced? Could you elucidate? I'm trying (hopefully not in vain) to understand what's going on with this... I think you could shed light and I will read your comments carefully.
He wasn't forced to resign by Saudi Arabia, he resigned because he was in fear for his life thanks to the Hizzies, who are spreading out that partilcular lie about why it happened. See, that was easy to understand.
Easy once you explained it. :-) thanks.
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But why is Hariri now in detention in Saudi Arabia, if he freely resigned? And who has ever heard of a Prime Minister who left his country in order to resign from abroad, and now apparently is not able to return?
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