Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Nasrallah vows 'colossal surprise' if Israel attacks


"BEIRUT: Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Tuesday against launching another war on Lebanon, saying any attempt to attack the country "will be faced with a colossal surprise likely to change the fate of the war and the region." "You might say I am exercising a war of nerves ... This is true yet my war of nerves is based on truthful facts and aims at avoiding any war," Nasrallah told a massive rally in a televised address.

Tens of thousands of Hizbullah supporters flocked to the Raya pitch in the southern suburbs of Beirut to celebrate the "divine victory" over Israel during the 34-day war last year.

Final preparations for the event continued until late Monday night when thousands of chairs were being spread across the field. Several giant screens were set up at the field's corners, to allow the attendants a full view of Nasrallah......

Nasrallah also accused the US and Israel of being terrorist countries, which "throw terrorism accusations, when they never succeeded in defining to us what the true meaning of terrorism is."

Nasrallah has not made any public appearances in political rallies since the victory rally on September 22, 2006.

He dedicate the victory in the summer 2006 war, "to all those oppressed in the world."

"Our victory acted as a ray of light to all those people in the world who are oppressed and alienated and encouraged them to seek change," he added.

Nasrallah addressed the Arabs, rather than their leaders, and thanked them for their "moral support" during the war. "We did not ask for more," he added. Journalists and artists from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab countries attended the rally.

"We should all realize that had the resistance lost the war, not only Lebanon, Syria and Palestine would have suffered from the negative repercussions but also Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt."....."

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