Ahmed Qabalan: No Sovereignty without Soleimani's Missiles
Senior Shiite cleric Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan stressed Sunday that Lebanon can have no sovereignty without “Qasem Soleimani’s missiles,” amid controversy over remarks by a top Iranian general.
“The behavior of some Lebanese is very strange. As this camp bows to the U.S. ambassador and calls on (French President Emmanuel) Macron to reinstate the mandate over Lebanon…, it blusters about defending sovereignty, which it turned into humiliation, murder and militia fiefdoms during the era of the Israeli occupation,” Qabalan said.
“Although Qasem Soleimani’s missiles and the resistance’s arming capabilities from Tehran are what settled the battles of liberation, confirmed Lebanon’s sovereignty and regained its decision for nothing in return, some see sovereignty through the eye of Awkar (U.S. embassy), the checkpoints of slaughter, the autonomous administration of extortion and subservience to black (oil) money,” the Shiite cleric added, in an apparent jab at the Lebanese Forces party and reference to some civil war practices.
“There can be no sovereignty without Qasem Soleimani’s missiles and you are responsible for robbing the country, leading it into bankruptcy and bargaining over its regional files, not the missiles of Qasem Soleimani who contributed to liberation and backed the resistance that recovered the country,” Qabalan went on to say.
Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the chief of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, had told Hizbullah’s al-Manar TV on Saturday that “all the missile capabilities that Gaza and Lebanon possess were achieved through Iran’s support.”
“They are the frontline for the confrontation” against Israel, he added.
His remarks have been slammed by several Lebanese parties and figures.
03 January 2021, 17:53
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What resistance ? Lebanon is not at war with neither Israel or any other country, and is not under any foreign occupation, to justify the existence of a resistance. The sectarian, religious detention of illegal weapons by Hizbullah, is a constant danger to Lebanon's peace and sovereignty.
04 January 2021, 06:33
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Hizbollah was created, funded, armed and indoctrinated by Iranian radicals to be the attack dog for Iran's nuclear program and regional ambitions. Lebanon is occupied by Hizbollah thanks to traitor Aoun who sold Lebanon to Iran's radicals for 30 pieces of silver. Since bombing the US and French barracks, all foreign companies with their good paying jobs have left Lebanon. It also dried out all investments and instead of Lebanon becoming the Singapore and Silicon Valley of the region, we become bankrupt and beggars and lost our dignity, sovereignty, independence and freedom. Just add the electricity cost and high interest due to political instability and you far exceed your $100 billion debt. Cedar Revolution and Iran’s Green Revolution are the same. As Iran Basij killed the productive and intellectual sector of Iran to control, so Hizb is doing in Lebanon. Hizb and Aoun are a curse and we need to put them all in Jail for Lebanon to be free, independent, democratic and prosperous again.
03 January 2021, 21:02
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I would rather put it like this: "No risk of Lebanon being destroyed by Israel without Soleimanis missiles.."
03 January 2021, 21:31
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French mandate over Lebanon will be a blessing. Unfortunately Lebanese ,either they don't want or they can't be united. Other options? export the Lebanese to the 5 continents- sell the country- annexation....
03 January 2021, 22:21
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Can other Lebanese have Bin Salman missiles or you and your sect are the only ones allowed to own weapons and missiles?
04 January 2021, 15:03
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It’s a pitty & a shame how a small country like Lebanon, who has so much potential and could be a prosper and rich country in the Middle East, is always with the same problems. 1st the civil war, then Siria, then Iran.. always the same stupid religious problems. Lebanese should stand for there own country, instead they sell it to 3rd parties and this is the result: A FAILED STATE where no one will invest wile Hizbulah Cancer still remains. Another Cancer is the actual polical class.. they stoled the money from the Lebanese people and broke all there dreams..
