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| Zasypkin: Why Should We Ask Hizbullah Fighters to Withdraw from Syria and Not Others? | |
| 2013-12-08 | |
He asked: "Why should we ask Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria when two years ago our calls on gangs from northern Leb to withdraw was left unheeded?" "Moscow backed the policy of disassociation at a time when gangs from northern Leb were involved in the conflict," he remarked. "Russia backed the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... ' Security Council's support for the Baabda Declaration," he added. Moreover, Zasypkin said that Hizbullah got involved in Syria after the gangs' intervention, noting: "We supported the policy of disassociation in order to avert any escalation in Leb." "We are continuing on demanding that the Baabda Declaration be implemented and respected by all powers," he stated. "A real war is taking place in Syria and we want stability in Leb," stressed the ambassador. In addition, he warned that the arrival of snuffies to power in Syria "is the most dangerous development that may happen to Leb." "Their assumption of any position will mark the beginning of their expansion in all directions, because snuffies seek to expand their power," he explained. Addressing the turbulent security situation in Leb, Zasypkin said: "We are aware that terrorist attacks are happening in Leb from time to time and we cannot explain them." "We believe however that some Lebanese authorities, with the support of the international community, can overcome these problems," he continued. "We combat terrorism wherever it may be and we combat all who support terrorists," stressed the ambassador to As Safir. Unanimously adopted during a national dialogue session in June 2012, the Baabda Declaration calls for keeping Leb away from the conflict in Syria. Some Lebanese groups, including Hizbullah and Islamists from northern Leb, have been involved in the unrest. The Islamists back the Syrian rebels, while Hizbullah supports the Syrian regime. Last year, at least 14 Salafists ...Salafists are ostentatiously devout Moslems who figure the ostentation of their piety gives them the right to tell others how to do it and to kill those who don't listen to them... , who mostly hail from northern Leb, were killed on November 30, 2012 in an ambush carried out by Syrian regime forces as they infiltrated the town of Tall Kalakh to fight alongside the Free Syrian Army. President Michel Suleiman ...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... has repeatedly urged all Lebanese factions to avoid fighting in Syria and adhere to the Baabda Declaration in order to avoid the spread of the conflict to Leb. Hizbullah has justified its fighting Syria by saying that it is protecting holy religious sites and takfir ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... i snuffies in the country. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Russian diplomacy is a wonder to behold. Seriously. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-08 15:25 |
| #1 Let em come and get killed in Syria and in booms in Leb |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-12-08 09:16 |