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15th April 2010, 10:45 PM
I'll have to admit with the recent news, or lack there of, I feel something large a brewin.
By AGENCIES
Published: Apr 16, 2010 01:43 Updated: Apr 16, 2010 01:43
DAMASCUS: Syria denied US charges it had supplied Hezbollah guerrillas with long-range Scud missiles and said on Thursday that Israel might be using the accusation as a pretext for a military strike against Syrian targets.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday accused Syria of sending Hezbollah long-range Scuds. The United States said on Wednesday it was “increasingly concerned†about the transfer of more sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah, which fought a war with Israel in 2006.
“Israel aims from this to raise tension further in the region and to create an atmosphere for probable Israeli aggression,†the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The Syrian Arab Republic denies these fabrications.â€
The Lebanese government has had no comment on the US allegations. But Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the comments made by the White House were interference.
“This American interference that has completely adopted the Israeli position, is condemned and rejected by Lebanon. This US position presents a threat to Lebanon,†Fadlallah said.
“These American pressures and Israeli intimidation will not affect our choices and our commitment to defend our country by all means,†Fadlallah said.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in February that if Israel struck Beirut’s airport, the group would hit Israel’s Ben-Gurion airport. Syrian and Lebanese officials have accused Israel this year of pushing for a war in the region, against the backdrop of an Iranian nuclear program.
http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article43944.ece?comments=all
By AGENCIES
Published: Apr 16, 2010 01:43 Updated: Apr 16, 2010 01:43
DAMASCUS: Syria denied US charges it had supplied Hezbollah guerrillas with long-range Scud missiles and said on Thursday that Israel might be using the accusation as a pretext for a military strike against Syrian targets.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday accused Syria of sending Hezbollah long-range Scuds. The United States said on Wednesday it was “increasingly concerned†about the transfer of more sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah, which fought a war with Israel in 2006.
“Israel aims from this to raise tension further in the region and to create an atmosphere for probable Israeli aggression,†the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The Syrian Arab Republic denies these fabrications.â€
The Lebanese government has had no comment on the US allegations. But Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the comments made by the White House were interference.
“This American interference that has completely adopted the Israeli position, is condemned and rejected by Lebanon. This US position presents a threat to Lebanon,†Fadlallah said.
“These American pressures and Israeli intimidation will not affect our choices and our commitment to defend our country by all means,†Fadlallah said.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in February that if Israel struck Beirut’s airport, the group would hit Israel’s Ben-Gurion airport. Syrian and Lebanese officials have accused Israel this year of pushing for a war in the region, against the backdrop of an Iranian nuclear program.
http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article43944.ece?comments=all