Hariri: Only Israel, Iran and Hizbullah Backing Syrian Regime
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed on Wednesday that only Israel, Iran and Hizbullah along with the current government are defending the Syrian regime, reiterating his call on President Bashar Assad to leave power.
“Don't you see that now Israel and Iran and Hizbullah and this government are defending the Syrian regime?” Hariri said on the social networking website twitter.
He said that the cabinet will have to collapse eventually, adding that Speaker Nabih Berri’s warning of a civil war is merely to scare people.
“I think this government should go down, and we will bring it down ... the position given by Berri is to the benefit of the Syrian regime to scare people.”
Concerning Hizbullah’s arms, Hariri said that only the army should carry weapons urging the party to disarm.
“Weapons have no business being anywhere but in the hands of the Lebanese army,” he said.
Asked by a twitter user about the explosions that hit Tyre on Wednesday, the former PM said: “I think it’s a political message and that’s why the security forces should be in control of the whole of Lebanon.”
Responding to a question if he might go into an alliance with PM Najib Miqati during the 2013 elections, Hariri said “No.”
The former premier has been absent from the country for nearly eight months and has chosen Twitter as a comeback tool to reach out to followers and take on his rivals Syria and Hizbullah.
He left Lebanon in April after the March 8 forces toppled his cabinet, and popped up on Twitter earlier this month, creating an instant buzz and attracting some 25,000 followers so far.
Since then, he has devoted more than an hour every evening to respond to questions about politics, food, movies or sports, much to the delight of his constituents but also to jabs by detractors.
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