Nasrallah to Saudi Invaders: Yemeni People will Triumph, You’ll be Defeated

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Nasrallah to Saudi Invaders: Yemeni People will Triumph, You’ll be Defeated

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Full televised speech delivered by Hizbullah Secretary General, His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday, March 27, 2015.

Hezbollah leader elaborated on the pretexts used by the Saudi Arabia to justify its war on Yemen, saying they are “baseless” pretexts.

Posted March 31, 2015

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March 31, 2015 “ICH” – I take refuge in Allah from the stoned devil. In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Peace be upon the Seal of Prophets, our Master and Prophet- Abi Al Qassem Mohammad; on his chaste and pure Household; on his chosen companions and on all messengers and prophets.

Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

In fact, days ago, I was preparing for a televised speech as I haven’t met with you for weeks. In my speech, I aimed at tackling some local affairs besides having a general look at the situation in the region. However, no doubt, the serious development that took place in the region with the commencement of the aggressive war on Yemen will dominate my speech as it dominated the political concerns in the region and the world. That’s why I will very briefly tackle the internal local affairs in two points before moving into the latest development that recommends taking a stance and specifying responsibilities.

It goes without saying that every Lebanese person, every Arab person, and every man in the world has to specify his stance from a development with such a magnitude, as in the aggression against Yemen. In Lebanon, our stance came late, too. We do not want anyone to blame us for expressing our stance, saying that Lebanon does or does not tolerate such a stance. In fact, I was preparing for my speech at midnight while watching the latest news, when by chance, I first saw breaking news on the Al Arabiya TV channel to the effect of the commencement of the aggression against Yemen. It was around midnight. No sooner did stances start to follow one after the other. Perhaps before an hour passed, I saw PM Saad Hariri talking and commenting and supporting the Saudi aggression. He also condemned the people in Yemen and talked to the effect of an Iranian intervention, among the other points that he tackled.

Well, in Lebanon as well, all parties had their turn and took stances. This is a natural right. Some support; others oppose. Some are with; others are against. There is no problem in that. We also have our right to express our stance and our vision that is different from the vision of others. As we respect the right of others to express their vision and stances and using the terms they find appropriate- though these terms provoke us for sure- we have this very right, and no one is allowed to confiscate this right of ours to express our stance in the terms we find appropriate. However, I hope that this new discord as well as this new political division over this development in the Gulf would not cause tension in Lebanon or have its repercussions on the level of the government. Indeed, the government must take into consideration the various Lebanese trends and visions over this issue to ensure that it does not drag the country to further congestion or influence the situation, in general.

There are two points which I want to tackle briefly as far as the local situation is concerned.

The first point has to do with dialogue, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and what is being said there. From the very beginning we- Hizbullah and the Future Movement- chose dialogue for the national interest and the interest of our country. When officials from all political parties and trends sit together and talk with each other in Lebanon under a logical and practical ceiling, sectarian congestion would be relieved, the country would be saved from collapsing, as well as the files which we could cooperate over, agree on, and achieve would be covered. That is great. So, from the very beginning, there were political forces in Lebanon- from within and outside of the Future Movement- who reject dialogue and strongly oppose it, in addition to working at crippling it. From the very first moment of the launch of the dialogue, they did so and are still doing so. In fact, they are exploiting every opportunity to achieve this goal, including the testimonies given in the Special Tribunal.

As far as we are concerned, we do not mind these voices and these stances. In fact, we will carry on this dialogue as long as it represents a national interest and not a need for a group. We will bear all of these provocations with open-mindedness- and we can tolerate all of these provocations. Thus, I especially call on the masses of the resistance to have patience, tolerate, and give no attention to these voices because their aim is to revive sectarian and factional provocation and sedition, as such voices have no place except in an atmosphere of sedition, severe divisions, and international conflicts. However, we do not want to secure what they wish for. All that is needed is patience in besides neglecting all of these provocations which are taking place.

As for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and all that is being said on its platforms, everyone in Lebanon and the world knows that years ago, we tackled this issue and announced a clear, firm, and final stance on the tribunal, its structure, its goals, its laws, and its end results. This is final for us. Thus, we find ourselves unconcerned with this tribunal even if the Lebanese followed the prolonged testimonies and heard many stories, although they did not notice any word, so far, with any legal value. I am not concerned with discussing or commenting on this issue. I want to remind you only that we do not comment on all that is said in the tribunal because, in fact, the tribunal does not concern us in principle, in detail, and from the very beginning to the very end. Our stance on the tribunal is decisive and clear. When something is absolutely unacceptable to us, we do not need to comment on it. Thus, I hope that no one would say that so and so a witness said such and such and Hizbullah did not comment. We are not concerned with all that is said in the tribunal. This is final.

The second point has to do with the new campaign concerning finger-pointing at us and accusing us of crippling the presidential elections, which we have noticed in the past few weeks.
No doubt, presidential vacuum is harmful to Lebanon, and carrying out presidential elections is very important. Still, some like to hold others responsible. I am concerned with what was said a few days ago pursuant to accusing Iran, and consequently, Hizbullah. The accusation is against Iran. Iran is being accused of crippling presidential elections in Lebanon. Frankly speaking, I will only say that Iran does not interfere in the presidential elections in Lebanon. It did not ever and will never interfere, in fact.

The French contacted the Iranians and invoked them too much. The Iranians referred them to the Lebanese and told them that this is an internal Lebanese affair, and Iran does not put a veto on any Lebanese personality to reach the presidential seat. For your information- Iran did not name anyone, refuse anyone, or discuss any name. Thus, it is not responsible for crippling elections. Today, we must say things as they are. The side responsible for crippling the elections is very well known in the media, behind the scenes, and in political circles by all of the Lebanese; it is a definite state which I will name soon. This state puts a veto on the most powerful, natural, and logical candidate who might achieve equilibrium and stability in Lebanon, and enjoys the major Christian and national popularity.
This state that puts the veto and prevents elections is: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and more precisely- Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal. This is known by everyone. I personally deduce that the leadership of the Future Movement in some place does not oppose this choice. The head of the Future Movement at some point in the covert discussions or in his personal convictions does not oppose this choice. However, the problem in Lebanon is that there is a state that had put a veto on a good president.

You know that Saudi Arabia is crippling the presidential elections, so why do you hold Iran responsible for this issue at a time in which it has nothing to do with the Lebanese presidential elections? It is we who decide, elect, and choose. No one of our friends or even foes dictate anything on us. First, let your decision be in your own hands without paying any attention to any veto from here or there. As such, the dilemma of the presidential elections in Lebanon might reach its natural and logical end. I will only tackle these two points as far as the Lebanese affairs are concerned in order to move into the crucial new development.

It was at midnight when we first heard in the news that Saudi Arabia launched a war against Yemen, and waged raids and broad strikes against it. Later on, it was said that 10 countries or so backed the strike, a coalition was formed, and the campaign was dubbed “Storm of Firmness”…..More Here

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