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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Militants 'longing' to fight, Hezbollah leader says
2006-07-17
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made his first appearance since the start of clashes with Israel, saying Sunday that his group had "complete strength and power" and would act without limits in future attacks. Hezbollah had "no choice" but to hit the northern Israeli city of Haifi with rockets Sunday after Israel struck civilians in Lebanon. "As long as the enemy acts without limitations, it is our right to act similarly," he said.

Speaking on the militant group's Al-Manar television station, Nasrallah denied an Israeli accusation that it was receiving help from Iran that included advanced missiles. Nasrallah said he taped the message at 1 p.m. Sunday, an apparent attempt to disprove Israeli media reports that he was wounded in the pre-dawn bombing of his Beirut headquarters by Israel. The message aired about 7 p.m. He urged global Muslim support for his guerrillas, who he said are "longing" to fight Israeli forces in any ground invasion. He promised "surprises."
Posted by:Fred

#12  I'ma not holdin' my breath on this one, Tony. Sanity is not these guyz' strong point and neither is the cause/effect realization thingy.
Posted by: BA   2006-07-17 20:48  

#11  Yes BA, surprises is definitely not what we want to see at the moment.

Is Nasrallah crazy enough to do it? I hope not.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-07-17 16:04  

#10  He promised "surprises."

Interestingly, one of the translations I heard late last night used this term ("surprises") specifically in the context of hidden/surprising weaponry that Hezzbollah supposedly has. I pray its not what I think it is, but if so, we could see this get really nasty really quick. Of course, it won't last long, if they use chem/bio/nuclear. Israel will open a can so quick, the MM's won't even be able to blink. First, Beirut, then Damascus, then Tehran.
Posted by: BA   2006-07-17 13:50  

#9  We "long" for all of them to fight as well. That way they can die quicker and this thing won't drag out through the football season.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-07-17 13:25  

#8  That explains why they are running to Syria with their tails between their legs...

Yelp! Yelp! Yelp!....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-07-17 12:38  

#7  his guerrillas, who he said are "longing" to fight Israeli forces

And what exactly is stopping them?
Posted by: Secret Master   2006-07-17 12:34  

#6  If Israel weren't around they'd be fighting another neighbor until they got to us.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-17 11:06  

#5  I hope everyone realizes that if Israel weren't around, they'd be fighting each other. It's really a psycho-social historical cultural regional type of thing.
Posted by: ex-lib   2006-07-17 11:02  

#4  Meanwhile, the tough talking Hez leader hides in his bunker...
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-17 07:49  

#3  He promised "surprises."

I hope he plans to be dead by tomorrow. That would be very acceptable surprise.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-07-17 01:04  

#2  Does SeethingTM come before, or after LongingTM? This whole things just confuse me.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-07-17 00:58  

#1  "Longing", and not "doing", eh?
Posted by: gorb   2006-07-17 00:53  

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