Jumblat: Hizbullah Involved with Syrian Regime in ‘Some Assassinations’
| Druze leader Walid Jumblat has accused for the first time publicly Hizbullah of involvement together with the Syrian regime in “some assassinations if not say all.” In an interview with the Al Arabiya television network Thursday evening, Jumblat said the question of assassinations targeting anti-Syrian Lebanese figures became intolerable the day MP-journalist Gebran Tueini was murdered in a massive car bomb December 12, 2005. “I said enough,” added Jumblat, a legislator and a key figure in the anti-Syrian majority coalition. “There is a political, security and intelligence linkage (between Hizbullah and the Syrian regime).” “The tools, operations and results are all the same,” Jumblat said. “Ever since that time I have been accusing them somewhere of standing behind some assassinations if not say all.” Jumblat wondered “why was it then that Hizbullah quit the government on 12/12/2006, tugging behind (Parliament Speaker) Nabih Berri?” The leading daily An Nahar said Jumblat’s allegation was an unprecedented move since the beginning of the October 2004 killings and car bombing attacks in Lebanon. His charges came a day after Communications Minister Marwan Hamadeh has vowed to sue Hizbullah and its television mouthpiece, Al-Manar, on charges of “inciting” his assassination. Hamadeh, who was seriously wounded in a booby-trapped car explosion on Oct. 1, 2004, said Wednesday evening that Hizbullah also “covered up” the attempt on his life. |
| Beirut, 29 Dec 06, 09:22 |
