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| Nasrallah: Failure to release murderer will result in Dire Revenge™ |
| 2004-01-30 |
| Hat tip LGF Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that Israel would regret not releasing militant Samir Kuntar in the prisoner exchange deal carried out Thursday, and said members of his organization would kidnap Israeli soldiers again. "You won’t let us kill civilians so we’ll kidnap their protectors" In 1979, Kuntar murdered a police officer and three members of the Haran family in the northern city of Nahariya. Speaking at a festive ceremony held in honor of the Lebanese prisoners freed by Israel on Thursday, Nasrallah said that in future kidnappings, the Israeli soldiers would survive the abduction and be live hostages. The remark was a reference to the fact that the three soldiers abducted by Hezbollah in October 2000, whose bodies were returned Thursday as part of the prisoner exchange, were killed prior to the kidnapping. "Next time I promise you we will capture them alive," Nasrallah told those attending the Hezbollah rally. Then his legs shrank. Nasrallah also said that to make progress on a deal involving Kuntar, his organization could reveal some details pertaining to the fate of missing Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad, who was captured in southern Lebanon in 1986. Along with the threats in his speech, Nasrallah also expressed his regard for Israel, and for its concern for abducted citizens. "As a bitter enemy of Israel, I express respect." *twang* "Damn that harp!" Thousands gathered for the festive ceremony at Beirut’s international airport, and greeted the 33 Lebanese prisoners released in the exchange between Israel and Hezbollah. Tens of thousands of people lined the airport highway for several kilometers and packed a Hezbollah rally at the militant group’s stronghold in south Beirut to celebrate the homecoming. Sheik Abdel Karim Obeid, a Hezbollah leader and one of the most famous prisoners released, was the first to step off the plane. He was followed by another famous ex-prisoner, guerrilla leader Mustafa Dirani. Obeid burst into tears as his children and other relatives mobbed him, hugging and kissing him. The scene was repeated with other men released by Israel in the deal, who met their loved ones at the airport VIP lounge. "We hope for more victories and more liberation of prisoners, God willing," Dirani said earlier by phone from the German government plane that brought the prisoners to Lebanon. "Heil Haman!" |
| Posted by:Steve from Relto |
| #7 Baby Assad - why would you pick the name of a loser? |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-1-30 7:28:59 PM |
| #6 Baby Assad - why would you pick the name of a loser? |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-1-30 7:28:50 PM |
| #5 Faisal - you are such an idiot. Explain how hizbulla kicked out the idf. There was no reason to keep their forces there in a gurrella war - it was a strategic move. The purpose was to stop the attacks on the northern border. These attacks have for the most part ended. Why because these a-holes your glorify are scared of the retailiation. If their asses were beat how is it the idf airforce can shake downtown beriut and damascus without retailation? Explain that asshole. You only post a absurd statements with no facts. You cannot even give an articulated response. Like to see you take on some of those idf personal you call pussies. Nasrallah will get his once Bush is re-elected, we have an old score to settle. Just hope your near when the jdams start falling. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-1-30 7:27:12 PM |
| #4 Me un Faisal got 'em on the run! |
| Posted by: Baby Assad 2004-1-30 7:26:41 PM |
| #3 #1. In case you did not know, IDF pussies only fight women and children :-). Nasrallah kicked the IDF and israel's ass hard driving them outta lebanon. |
| Posted by: Faisal 2004-1-30 6:02:44 PM |
| #2 In somewhat less reported news: A number of freed Hezbollah militia members asked Germany authorities for political asylum and did not board a plane to Beirut, according to a broadcast report. At least three or four Palestinians are understood to have taken advantage of their stopover at a Cologne airfield to announced they had no intentions of flying back to Lebanon, said the report on ARD television. Reports from Beirut earlier had said 21 Lebanese nationals arrived at Beirut airport although initially 23 Lebanese were released under the exchange. Two decided not to travel to Beirut. Lebanese national Fadi Oulyan stayed in Germany, and the other went to the West Bank. Both men had criminal charges against them in Lebanon. Along with the Lebanese there were five Syrians, three Moroccans, three Sudanese, and one Libyan on board the plane. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-1-30 2:10:07 PM |
| #1 "Next time I promise you we will capture them alive," Nasrallah told those attending the Hezbollah rally. The Israeli leadership would be wise to formulate a plan to "liquidate" Nasrallah. And soon. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-30 12:04:27 PM |