(IsraelNN.com) The son of murdered former prime minister Rafik Hariri accused Syria on Thursday of using local and foreign battles in which Arab children were killed to incite Lebanese citizens to a possible civil war. “Syria is making a cynical use of the blood of children in the village of Qana, Gaza and Baghdad,” he said. | Nice to see someone in Lebanon who see's things clearly |
Saad Hariri is the majority leader in the Lebanese parliament, the governmental body which includes two official Hizbullah terrorists as members, in addition to three other pro-Hizbullah legislators. HaririÂ’s coalition partner, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, joined him in charging Syrian President Bashar Assad with working to destabilize Lebanon with the goal of creating a Syrian-backed Hizbullah takeover.
“The common thing between them,” said Jumblatt, referring to Hizbullah and Assad, “is a coup. One rose to power through his father’s military takeover and the other is conspiring to bring about a political revolution in Lebanon.” Other Lebanese politicians have also accused Syria of using the war between Israel and Hizbullah to weaken the country enough to allow for a Syrian takeover.
Syrian parliament member Faisal Kulthum strongly condemned Hariri’s statements, calling him a “small and stupid agent who is pinning his hope on foreign forces.” The Syrian government has been heavily implicated in the assassination of Hariri’s father. |