Sayyed Nasrallah: As I Promised You Victory in July, I Renew My Promise Today

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "I say to all the honorable people, to the mujahedeen, to the heroes, I have always promised you with victory and now I promise you with another one," with these words Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah ended his Saturday's speech on the 13th anniversary of Resistance and Liberation Day.

Speaking from Martyr Imad Moughniyeh City in Mashgara, West of Bekaa via a huge screen, His eminence said: "the Liberation Day is one of Allah's days where His mercy and support revealed itself for our resisting people, and where His rage came out on the occupier," adding that it should be forever remembered and "must be transmitted from one generation to another because it represents a deep national experience and is a passage towards an honorable future." We should not forget the sad days of Nakba or Naksa of Palestine and compare them with that of victories. "The 1948's Nakba, similar to the 1967's setback, were a catastrophe to all Arabs, not to a particular nation only. All the Arabs are bearing the consequences."

His eminence talked about two huge dangers the resistance is facing: Israel and its greediness, and the turnovers in neighboring Syria where Takfiri groups are fighting on ground.

"The Zionist entity is continuing with its scheme in Palestine without even being criticized by the international community," His eminence said. "Since July 2006, Israel has been preparing for war after realizing their weaknesses and is threatening Lebanon on a daily basis and has been mobilizing its forces on the border for months. Israel has a special ministry, the Ministry of Home Front Defense, which is responsible for anything that hits its entity." Tomorrow, they will begin a maneuver, which they are calling Solid Front I, on the interior front, and they say they are ready for war, He added.

On the other side,Sayyed Nasrallah wondered, what did the state in Lebanon do to face these threats and bear its responsibilities? What did the state do since 2005 regarding arming and training the military institution? "We used to hear excuses like the Syrian presence in Lebanon, but in fact the Americans are the ones vetoing arming any Arab army if the weapons were against Israel. It's forbidden to buy arms to Syria or Lebanon because they'll fight Israel, however, huge numbers of weapons are being sold to several Arab countries because they gave guarantees not to shoot any bullet at the Zionist entity."

"Israel is arming its citizens in border villages, whereas some consider weapons found with our border villages' families as illegal!"
Hezbollah SG criticized the state as being too weak to deter any Israeli threat. "Our state can't protect a funeral in Sidon, it can't stop clashes in Tripoli and hadn't yet adopted an electoral law. It's too weak to take a powerful decision in defending Lebanon and deterring any Israeli aggression." But He said that if directions, political cover and armaments were granted to the army, it could fight Israel similarly to the resistance, and the resistance for its part would support it and keep behind it.

"The resistance, who defeated Israel in July 2006, has been training and Israel fears it, however, many in Lebanon are wondering how to get rid of it."

Concerning the internal Lebanese turmoil, Sayyed Nasrallah said: "we are in front of two options that are either an elections based on the 1960's law or extending the parliament's term, or a 'miracle' would lead to reaching consensus over a new law." But, he added, we are against vacuum. "We rushed to submit our candidacies before the March 14 alliance did because we reject vacuum, even if the elections were held based on the 1960's law."

"We renew our call to keep Lebanon aside from any clash or conflict, we are fighting in Syria and your are doing so as well, so let us keep our fighting there," the SG said, adding that what happened in Sidon and what's happening in Tripoli are shameful and should stop immediately. "Those who want to support the government or the opposition let them all go to Syria and leave Tripoli neutral."

Commenting on the Syrian crisis, Sayyed Nasrallah said that "since the beginning of Syria's war we have said Assad's regime has its positives and negatives. Reform is required and the only way to reach this is through political dialogue." "I have talked to Assad, he vowed to make reforms and was ready to talk to the opposition but it refused."

"Recent events have proved that there is an axis lead by the U.S. while the rest are working under its orders. Everyone knows this axis is supported by Israel while al-Qaida and other Takfiri organizations from around the world were paid to take part in it. The so-called "Friends of Syria" conference days ago didn't realize the huge interference by militants from various countries and just was aware of some of Hezbollah members who entered Syria only months ago," He pointed out.

Sayyed Nasrallah assured that part of the Syrian opposition abroad has a vision and is ready for dialogue whereas others work under the Pentagon's orders, adding that the Takfiris are the most prevailing group on the Syrian scene.

"What is happening on the Syrian border is dangerous to Lebanon and to coexistence in the country and will become a danger to Sunnis. All of the Lebanese people are threatened, especially the Sunnis, if those Takfiri groups controlled the border villages with Lebanon. This Takfiri mind has killed much more Sunnis than members of other Muslim sects." Sayyed Nasrallah warned that if Syria fell in the hands of America, Israel and the Takfiris, the future of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and the whole region would be dark. "Israel will enter Lebanon if Syria fell in their hands."

"We have lost thousands of martyrs and we consider that through our stand we are defending Lebanon, Palestine and Syria," His eminence said. "You can be with whoever side you want in Syria, but Hezbollah can't be neither with the American side nor with the side of murderers who dig graves and rip chests."

Concerning claims that Hezbollah fighters are being forced to fight in Syria, Sayyed Nasrallah rebuffed these claims saying that Hezbollah even would prevent some people from fighting like the only son of a family even if his parents wanted him to participate in the war. "We don't force anybody to go to fight in any battle, they all go willingly and aspire to take part in the resistance." "We don't need to declare Jihad, but with two words you will find tens of thousands of fighters that are ready to take all fronts."

Commenting on latest attempts by the EU to put Hezbollah on the list of 'terror organizations', Sayyed Nasrallah ridiculed this step as "old news" and just "ink on paper."

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