... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri...
Movement leader MP Saad Hariri
Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.
on Thursday warned against the "conspiracy" targeting the northern city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, considering that the battles aim at diverting the attention from Hizbullah's participation in the Syrian war alongside
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
's forces.
"The ongoing killing in Tripoli aims at providing a cover for the war of Hizbullah and the Syrian regime against (Syria's border town of) al-Qusayr," Hariri said in a released statement.
He added: "These battles, that are causing destruction and the fall of many victims, only serve in keeping Leb under the mercy of Hizbullah's arms, which is being distributed in Tripoli and in other cities."
"The killing machine plans to change Tripoli's national and Arab identities and to weaken its position in the political equation in Leb."
Hariri confirmed, however, that the Syrian regime's attempts "will not succeed in transforming Tripoli into a submissive city."
Addressing the residence of the northern city, Hariri urged them "not to confront arms with the use of arms".
"Illegal weapons that are used to serve foreign projects will never triumph over the people," he stressed.