Nasrallah: Saudi to Suffer Major Defeat in Yemen, War on Syria Has Failed
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Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah noted Monday that Saudi Arabia will suffer a “major defeat” in the Yemeni conflict, as he stressed that “the war on Syria” has failed.
“Saudi Arabia will suffer a major defeat that will have an impact on its domestic situation and the entire region,” said Nasrallah in an interview on Syria's state-run al-Ikhbariya news channel.
He noted that the Saudi-led airstrikes have “miserably failed” to change the situation on the ground in Yemen, pointing out that the Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies are still advancing.
“The Yemenis were going to turn their country into a state qualified for being alongside the resistance movements in the region,” said Nasrallah, referring to the Huthis' lightning power grab that preceded the Saudi-led intervention.
“The Yemeni people support the Palestinian cause and they were interacting with what's going on in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.Today, there is a Saudi-American aggression against Yemen,” he added.
Saudi Arabia began its airstrikes in Yemen on March 25, announcing that it had put together a coalition of more than 10 countries, including five Gulf monarchies, for the military operation to defend Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi's government.
The military move against the Shiite Huthi rebels triggered fury from Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran, Hizbullah's main regional ally, with officials in Tehran warning that the military action threatened to spill over into other countries.
Turning to the situation in war-torn Syria, where his party has sent elite fighters to bolster the embattled regime, Nasrallah stressed that “the war on Syria has failed.”
Asked whether the conflict in Syria was a religious or political one, Hizbullah's leader -- himself a Shiite Muslim cleric – said “a lot of friendships, alliances, animosities and wars have political motives and objectives but many people take advantage of religion to justify wars.”
He also noted that the decision to enter the conflict was taken by Hizbullah's leadership, not by the party's ally Tehran.
“We chose to enter the war in Syria. We declared that, mentioned the reasons and joined with our own will,” said Nasrallah.
“In Lebanon, we didn't tell our allies in order not to embarrass anyone. After we engaged in the war, I apologized to our friends in Lebanon and told them that they were not consulted so that they don't share the consequences,” he added.
“From the very beginning, we knew that our battle in Syria will be long and tough,” he said.
Nasrallah also alleged that the popular uprising against the Syrian regime turned into an armed revolt due to a foreign scheme.
“It has been said a lot that Syria is being targeted because it is an essential component of the axis of resistance, but this is not the only reason.
“The other reason, which might be more important, is that Syria was a state with an independent decision throughout the past decades ... If we want to find an independent state in the region, Syria is one of the few independent states in the region,” he added.
Describing Syria as “an essential country in the region,” Nasrallah said one “cannot speak of the future of the region -- Turkey, Jordan and Iraq -- without Syria.”
“Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar launched ties with President Bashar Assad after the death of his father with the aim of usurping the Syrian decision,” noted Nasrallah.
Recalling the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Nasrallah said the fingers were “immediately” pointed at Syria after the assassination as part of a foreign scheme against it.
“The assassination was part of the scheme, which was continued through the 2006 war with the aim of destroying the resistance,” added Nasrallah, referring to the devastating summer war between Israel and Hizbullah.
“Assad was open to dialogue with all figures when the Syrian revolution started, but when some countries sensed Assad's openness, they launched the armed action,” Nasrallah clarified.
He underlined, however, that “the war on Syria has failed.”
“As long as the state exists, this means that the war has not succeeded or achieved its real and main objective. The main regions are still under the regime's control, such as the capital and the main cities,” Nasrallah added.
“Seizing areas such as Idlib, Raqa, Ghouta or Deir Ezzor will not achieve their objectives,” he went on to say.
As for a possible political solution for the bloody conflict, Nasrallah said that “what's needed in Syria is the resilience of the state and the army and keeping the doors open for any political dialogue that serves Syria.”
“Any chance for a dialogue with any gathering should not be missed,” he said.
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06 April 2015, 22:41
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia will suffer a major defeat that will have an impact on its domestic situation and the entire region.
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06 April 2015, 22:28
Nasrallah: Syria will not abandon Palestine, even if it is dismayed by some factions and organizations.
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06 April 2015, 22:08
Nasrallah: The Saudi aggression has miserably failed to change the situation on the ground in Yemen.
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06 April 2015, 21:44
Nasrallah: The Yemenis were going to turn their country into a state qualified for being alongside the resistance movements in the region. The Yemeni people support the Palestinian cause and they were interacting with what's going on in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Today, there is a Saudi-American aggression against Yemen.
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06 April 2015, 21:30
Nasrallah: Any chance for a dialogue with any gathering should not be missed.
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06 April 2015, 21:29
Nasrallah: What's needed in Syria is the resilience of the state and the army and keeping the doors open for any political dialogue that serves Syria.
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06 April 2015, 21:24
Nasrallah on Shebaa operation: We wanted to highlight a new situation in which no rules of engagement exist. The retaliation from Lebanon had a security and strategic meaning, and had it occurred from Syrian territory, it would have yielded less results.
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06 April 2015, 20:59
Nasrallah: Seizing areas such as Idlib, Raqa, Ghouta or Deir Ezzor will not achieve their objectives.
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06 April 2015, 20:58
Nasrallah: The war on Syria has failed. As long as the state exists, this means that the war has not succeeded or achieved its real and main objective. The main regions are still under the regime's control, such as the capital and the main cities. The state still exists and elections were held, while we in Lebanon did not manage to organize polls.
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06 April 2015, 20:55
Nasrallah: Assad was open to dialogue with all figures when the Syrian revolution started, but when some countries sensed Assad's openness, they launched the armed action.
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06 April 2015, 20:54
Nasrallah: They wanted to take advantage of al-Qaida in Syria but it took advantage of them.
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06 April 2015, 20:53
Nasrallah: Al-Qaida wanted to seize control of Syria and Yemen and they took advantage of the needs of America and the West and sent their fighters.
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06 April 2015, 20:50
Nasrallah: The fingers were immediately pointed at Syria after the assassination of Hariri. The assassination was part of the scheme, which was continued through the 2006 war with the aim of destroying the resistance.
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06 April 2015, 20:48
Nasrallah: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar launched ties with President Bashar Assad after the death of his father with the aim of usurping the Syrian decision.
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06 April 2015, 20:47
Nasrallah: Syria is an essential country in the region and you cannot speak of the future of the region -- Turkey, Jordan and Iraq -- without Syria.
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06 April 2015, 20:46
Nasrallah: It has been said a lot that Syria is being targeted because it is an essential component of the axis of resistance, but this is not the only reason. The other reason, which might be more important, is that Syria was a state with an independent decision throughout the past decades ... If we want to find an independent state in the region, Syria is one of the few independent states in the region.
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06 April 2015, 20:43
Nasrallah: From the very beginning, we knew that our battle in Syria will be long and tough.
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06 April 2015, 20:41
Nasrallah: In Lebanon, we didn't tell our allies in order not to embarrass anyone. After we engaged in the war, I apologized to our friends in Lebanon and told them that they were not consulted so that they don't share the consequences.
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06 April 2015, 20:39
Nasrallah: We chose to enter the war in Syria. We declared that, mentioned the reasons and joined with our own will.
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06 April 2015, 20:35
Nasrallah: A lot of friendships, alliances, animosities and wars have political motives and objectives but many people take advantage of religion to justify wars.
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06 April 2015, 20:34
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an interview on Syria's al-Ikhbariya TV: I welcome this resistant channel and I'm in continuous communication with the Syrian people through my speeches.
06 April 2015, 20:57
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Mr. Hassan says that a repeal of Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution is right around the corner, and peace is coming to Lebanon!
07 April 2015, 08:05
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The day this sectarian terrorist is brutally murdered is the day we celebrate our independence.
07 April 2015, 10:39
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So much hatred in your voice... You must be really frustrated by his achievements :)
07 April 2015, 13:57
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I think we all understand your words mowaten but it just seems when you write your diatribe somehow it sounds intelligent and wise.
06 April 2015, 21:31
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Excellent, move to Syria, go liberate it, they need you, stay there and help, its your calling.
06 April 2015, 21:57
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You imposter and all the dirty people like you are allied with terrorists YOUinvented it and your creation Isis is back to you. Here inLeban christians and muslims we don't want you isis, go pack your shit and back to your beloved Tehran and leve us fromyour lies.
06 April 2015, 22:17
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Followers of Ebola and Iran you keep accusing others of being wahhabis. If wahhabis are traitors, you ALSO ARE TRAITORS.
07 April 2015, 08:18
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the moral of the story is Lebanon as represented by the party of terror does NOT interfere in Other countries internal affairs. That's exactly what Bassil emphasized in his historic speech at the Arab Summit.
06 April 2015, 22:04
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We are Lebanese, phoenician or whatever you wanna call it. Not Persians. Lebanon for the Lebanese, we have enough domestic and economic problems to be meddling on wars that are not ours. Stop mixing apples and oranges. Enough.
06 April 2015, 22:35
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You call yourself "phoenicians" while eating out of dusty gulf hands. You people are hypocrites, and no honor lives among you.
07 April 2015, 09:27
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bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts pain and suffering, death, torture, and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its members, supporters or followers wherever they may be.
07 April 2015, 13:05
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Mystic, you call yourself Phoenician while eating out of Iranian dusty hands. I guess that makes you exactly what you're accusing your opponents of.
07 April 2015, 15:32
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Mary had a little cat, little cat, little cat, Mary had a little cat one day that lost its tail, actually it was a kangaroo, a joey, a marsupial, you know @keep_it_ambiguous? :)
07 April 2015, 16:05
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phoenix; this troll lives on this site 24/7 and adds no value. His sole purpose is to attack posters and derail the conversation with insults and personal attacks.
07 April 2015, 17:10
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Now this is funny, I post two simple comments that states the truth. Suddenly all the hypocrites jump in from all directions screaming in horror.
Ofcourse I follow Vilayat-e Faqih, why claim something that is obvious? I do not believe in American democracy or Israeli freedom as you all do, neither Wahabism for that matter.
06 April 2015, 22:09
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Fact : In 2006 most of the Lebanese supported him, and nearly all the Arab world.
Fact : In 2015, less than ten years after, more than half the Lebanese are against Ebola and nearly the whole Arab world.
Be HUMBLE and admit that Your strategy was totally wrong.
That Your obedience to Iran is entirely wrong.
Become a true unarmed Lebanese party and we will welcome you with LOVE.
07 April 2015, 02:56
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And who will defend you when Israel decides they want your land?
07 April 2015, 09:08
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dear John (Guest)
Hezbollah will defend all christians including you John the Baptist.
07 April 2015, 14:50
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A history lesson to johnny, Lebanon independence declared 1943, Israel established in 1948. We are the ones who will defend our land against all invaders like we've been doing since 1943. BTW HA officially established by the Iranian revolutionary guards in 1984, spent the best part of the 80s busy murdering Lebanese resistance leaders from Amal, CPL and others already fighting Israel. Lebanon will live defended by it's proud people long after HA is nothing but a smelly stain in a dahieh back street.
07 April 2015, 15:35
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If we leave Israel alone and in peace, Israel will leave us in peace. If we provoke Israel, then Israel will retaliate, does that take so much to guess? After they signed their peace deals respectively, Has Israel thrown one stone over to Jordan? Has Israel thrown a stone at Egypt? Food for thought.
07 April 2015, 15:53
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not only that phoenix; even between hizb and Israel there is a pseudo peace.
07 April 2015, 17:11
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Ofcourse you want to leave Israel alone Phoenix, that was your attentions and your masters all along. No sir, the Resistance is here to stay.
They will never accept your dreams, neither will I. So phoenix drop it out of your head, you will not get a westernized zionist Lebanon.
08 April 2015, 13:12
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Mystic, the resistance is going slowly but surely, you will be traded off in due time. Then if I can get peace and all my lands through dialog, why would I spill blood? If Egypt and Jordan who are by far bigger, more influential and a lot more powerful than us micromites, has their peace deals took them forward or backward? You ya Mystic are no patriot, far from that, you are only bent on one purpose, Hezbollah and its survival and presence by all means, even if by cheating. But you see, the more violent and virulent your rhetoric becomes, the more peace people want. You guys are swimming against the current, that's all. and when the day of your demise comes, blame yourselves and yourselves only. And now stop that blame game of yours, it's truly boring.
06 April 2015, 22:12
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This fat terrorist has no credibility.... zero!!
Everything he says is a lie. Every. single. statement.
Does he actually think that anyone believes him?
06 April 2015, 22:16
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FT, this "clever" taunt just looks silly coming an hour after a bunch of posts telling hassan where he can go...
06 April 2015, 22:35
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Many people seems to be in favor of Al Qaeda and Wahabis these days. Well good thing we have the Resistance to counter your dreams.
06 April 2015, 22:42
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Many people are in favor of an independent government and a country´s army protecting it and its citizens. Like in the normal world.
06 April 2015, 23:29
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Followers of Ebola and Iran you keep accusing others of being wahhabis. If wahhabis are traitors, you ALSO ARE TRAITORS.
07 April 2015, 15:36
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Mystic, I am sure that you can detect that the majority don't want either the Takfiris nor the so-called Resistance, it isn't complicated to see, you see?
07 April 2015, 17:12
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I can detect, that you all want Nusra or ISIS to take over Lebanon, since you do not wish to resist them what so ever.
I also detect your pro Saudi views lately, ya zalame.
06 April 2015, 23:05
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Mystic may be brain-damaged, dimwitted and illiterate but he's whizkid in the art of cut and paste. Here at the institute we tend to encourage such talent. Besides his IQ test is through the roof in comparison with the rest of the people of Da7ieh. He got in the high single digits unheard of in my over thirty years IQ testing his bee2a al 7adinat for both the turbaned and the unturbaned models.
06 April 2015, 23:30
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Fact : In 2006 most of the Lebanese supported him, and nearly all the Arab world.
Fact : In 2015, less than ten years after, more than half the Lebanese are against Ebola and nearly the whole Arab world.
Be HUMBLE and admit that Your strategy was totally wrong.
That Your obedience to Iran is entirely wrong.
Become a true unarmed Lebanese party and we will welcome you with LOVE
07 April 2015, 01:02
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Hassan spoke about the situation in Lebanon as much as any other similarly disinterested non Lebanese foreigner would. Does he still live here in Lebanon or did he move into another sewer outside the country.
07 April 2015, 01:26
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I think we should opt to all be more respectful these days and drop the sectarian garbage - I include myself In what needs to change. I propose that all regular posters try and follow se decency guidelines - no name calling or insults - I plan to follow that. We need some change to start and maybe it can start here.
I am not sure we are going to get anywhere by calling eachother houthis or wahhabis anymore.
The thing that puzzles me about Nasrallahs stance is that the government in Gaza supports Hadi. I don't think this resistance approach of with us or against us is going to help. Plus we all know that if Saudi arabia or Egypt puts boots on the ground the rebels do not have a chance. Why don't think just pull back from the power grab!
07 April 2015, 01:32
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Syria was a state with an independent decision throughout the past decades..
Hafez Assad 1990: Please Mr Shamir can I use the Syrian air force to remove Michel Aoun from Baabda.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar launched ties with Assad after the death of his father with the aim of usurping the Syrian decision..
No one knows more about usurping the decisions of some other nations than Bashar and his father having done that for over thirty years here, every Lebanese knows that. But Hassan is forgiven for not knowing, they don't teach Lebanese history in Qom..
The fingers were immediately pointed at Syria after the assassination of Hariri.
Nope, at first the fingers were pointing at the Syrian tools destroying evidence by ordering the cleaning up of the scene of the assassination immediately after it happened.
They wanted to take advantage of al-Qaida in Syria
Bashar shouldn't have brought them to Syria so he can to send to Iraq fight the American infidels in the first place
07 April 2015, 02:28
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How about peace with every one AND FOR EVERY ONE.
Stop the killing.
NO ONE CARE.
As a Assyrian Lebanese I say to you LOVE YOUR ENEMY.
READ THE Bible!
07 April 2015, 03:27
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Asked whether the conflict in Syria was a religious or political one, Hizbullah's leader -- himself a Shiite Muslim cleric – said “a lot of friendships, alliances, animosities and wars have political motives and objectives but many people take advantage of religion to justify wars.”
When the terrorist said we went to Syria to defend shias, that was not a religious war with religious objectives. But, as maroun said it is not worth replying to all his lies.
07 April 2015, 03:42
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How come the "noble" and "honest" hassan nasrallah doesn't condemn the crimes and terrorism of his allies, the iraqi shia militias, in tikrit and against it's residents, shops, homes and God knows what else? Where are the shia masses to condemn these scum savages? Nasrallah and his shia are free to be secterian but the problem is that he/they pretend to be the opposite and pretend to be the good guys. Compare the world wide Muslim condemnation of groups such as isil and alqaida to world wide shiite SILENCE on shia terror groups.
07 April 2015, 04:16
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I just read the Lebanese official TV station carried the terrorist's interview live. Who said Lebanon is not occupied by Iran? LOL
07 April 2015, 13:11
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(1). There we go again, Sayed Hassan ranting it out at everyone. The canny thing is this: he as always makes it look like he is always right, and that everyone else is wrong. The war is Syria is lost, I am being very honest here, I hate to see another bastion fall to IS, like Yarmouk camp just outside the Syrian capital Damascus. The to Yemen, there will be no real winers there but losers, and this starting from the Yemeni people who shed so much of their blood to unite their country some decades ago, only to find themselves in a worse predicament than ever today.
07 April 2015, 13:11
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(2). People like Sayed Hassan ought to learn never to shout victory at the beginning of a war, just like he and Aoun the claoun did some 5 years ago when they said that then, by next Tuesday it would all be over in Syria. Me too I did this mistake then, I thought that the Syrian Free Army would prevail only to see the Takfiris rule in. Yemen will fare no better, as the Takfiris lose ground in Iraq, they will focus on Yemen, then let us see how many men Sayed Hassan and his owners in Tehran are willing to send to the slaughter house again. What Sayed Hassan refuses to admit in public is simple, that Yemen is yet again another can of worms.
07 April 2015, 13:24
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phoenix, had the Arab world acted and spared the Syrian people the butchery of assad and hezbollah, the extremists wouldn't have been able to take over the revolution. The whole world failed the Syrian people. The Saudis out of selfish reasons perhaps due to the proximity of Yemen seem to have learned something and decided to act, though late.
07 April 2015, 14:02
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you are not being too "un-ambiguous" flamethrower/the_roar/mowaten:)))
07 April 2015, 16:08
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what is so alarming is the extent at which Nasrallah is attacking KSA. What has KSA done to Lebanon besides propping its economy, supporting its army, government and public institutions? Well it seems that Nasrallah is acting not as a lebanese but as a shia loyal to Iran's imperialistic policy to overrule the region but destroying the legal governments and supporting shia militia.
