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| Free Shiite Movement Leader Slams Hizbullah |
| 2006-12-11 |
| Sheikh Mohammed Hajj Hassan, who heads the anti-Iranian Free Shiite Movement, has held Hizbullah responsible for any assassination attempt that might target any of the group's leaders. He accused Hizbullah and other factions of forcing members of his clan to sign a "petition disavowing from us." "We fear that this is the beginning of assassination attempts that could physically target us and we hold Hizbullah fully responsible for any harm that could happen to any of the movement's leaders," Hajj Hassan told reporters on Sunday. "Also responsible will be those who signed the petition," Hassan said after a meeting with Druze leader Walid Jumblat in Moukhtara. He slammed Hizbullah's "hegemony" over the Shiites, saying "what we see in Beirut streets is a dangerous indicator and exposes national unity and peace." "This is what (Syrian President) Bashar Assad has promised to do, and unfortunately destruction has begun on the hands of the Lebanese," Hassan added. He declared opposition to what he dubbed "Farsi project" Iran is allegedly seeking to impose on Lebanon with the backing of the Syrian regime. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 If Assad ever stumbles, the Syrian Sunni will slaughter his Alawite Shiite sect with particular ferocity. And, all things considered, they deserve it. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-12-11 13:06 |