Disgraced Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said in remarks published Sunday that he proudly stands by Iran and Syria, then proceeded to contradict himself by accusing the pro-Democracy government of being influenced by foreign powers.The president's marriage with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and Iran's Mahmud Ahmadinajed has grown continuously obvious with the blind support between the Hezbollah militia and Lahoud's illegitimate presidency. "We are with Iran and Syria because they are on the same track as ours and they support us politically," Lahoud was quoted by the daily Al Balad as saying. He said the anti-Syrian majority camp "claims that we, together with the resistance (Hizbullah), are protégés of external powers. I tell them they are wrong. They are the protégés because they are fulfilling America's interest and consequently Israel's. As for us, we only achieve what is good for Lebanon."