Abu Abdullah spent years fighting a guerrilla war against the Israeli army in southern Lebanon with the militant group Hezbollah, but when asked to share a good war story, he just shrugs and continues with the official tour. (more…)
By Ghassan Karam
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By Ghassan Karam
Every so often MP Ra’ad of Hezbollah, leaders in Amal and Sheikh Tawook, the Hezbollah Commander of the South, regale us with the argument that resistance is a natural right that is not negotiable.
New TV: Minister of Public Works and Transport Ghazi Aridi said: “The current government is unique, and we tried to reach a consensus on the Ministerial Statement and achieved the best possible.”
He noted that the Lebanese has the right to “resistance” as long as there is an occupied territory, pointing out that when people talk about the army they have to realize that there is a decision to prevent the this army from being armed.”
Aridi stressed that “national unity is the only guarantor of the success of the resistance,” and pointed out that the events of May 2008 left a deep wound for which the resistance paid a steep price.