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Hezbollah Leader to Bush: 'Shut Up'
AP ^
| 2/9/6
| SAM F. GHATTAS
Posted on 02/09/2006 10:02:26 AM PST by SmithL
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The leader of Hezbollah, heading a march by hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims Thursday, said President Bush and his secretary of state should "shut up" after they accused Syria and Iran of fueling protests over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Denmark, meanwhile, said it had temporarily closed its diplomatic mission in Beirut, which was burned by protesters Sunday, and all staff had left Lebanon.
Danes feared religious processions in Muslim countries Thursday to mark the Shiite festival of Ashoura would spill over into violence against its diplomats and soldiers after days of protests over the caricatures, which were first published in a Danish newspaper in September.
About 2,000 hard-line Muslims also rallied and burned a Danish flag Thursday in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
In Beirut, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah urged Muslims worldwide to keep demonstrating until there is an apology over the drawings and Europe passes laws forbidding insults to the prophet.
The head of the guerrilla group, which is backed by Iran and Syria, spoke before a mass Ashoura procession. Whipping up the crowds on the most solemn day for Shiites worldwide, Nasrallah declared:
"Defending the prophet should continue all over the world. Let Condoleezza Rice and Bush and all the tyrants shut up. We are an Islamic nation that cannot tolerate, be silent or be lax when they insult our prophet and sanctities."
"We will uphold the messenger of God not only by our voices but also by our blood," he told the crowds, estimated by organizers at about 700,000. Police had no final estimates but said the figure was likely to be even higher.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cartoonjihad; hezbollah; hizballah; hizbullah; iran; jihad; nasrallah; syria; terrorist
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To: Cicero
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:10:54 AM PST
by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: EBH
22
posted on
02/09/2006 10:11:00 AM PST
by
Windsong
(Jesus Saves, but Buddha makes incremental backups)
To: SmithL
Hezbollah and the DNC should just get it over with, merge, and save money on office staff and message-based advertising. Sheik Nasrallah and Howard Dean could arm wrestle for the Chairman's post. ;)
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:11:20 AM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
("When the government is invasive, the people are wanting." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: SmithL
I guess Hezbollah has aligned itself with the Democratic Party. The question is --- which one is more evil?
24
posted on
02/09/2006 10:11:22 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(INDICTING HILLARY -- now that is something that's good for America)
To: SmithL
"Defending the prophet should continue all over the world. Let Condoleezza Rice and Bush and all the tyrants shut up. We are an Islamic nation that cannot tolerate, be silent or be lax when they insult our prophet and sanctities." Defending freedom shall continue all over the world. Ignorant and hate-filled muslims shut up. We are a free nation that cannot tolerate, be silent or be lax when the muslims attack our freedom.
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:12:00 AM PST
by
MortMan
(Trains stop at train stations. On my desk is a workstation...)
To: SmithL
The stage is pretty much set for the "Big Dance".
It looks like everyone has picked their partners. Cue the music. ;-)
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:13:46 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: doug from upland
27
posted on
02/09/2006 10:13:59 AM PST
by
txhurl
(I need a pair of floppy white ears)
To: txflake
Shut up the wallet first.
28
posted on
02/09/2006 10:18:41 AM PST
by
Ingtar
(Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
To: charlesfletcher
Have you seen
this? Make sure to click on link in reply 122, though.
29
posted on
02/09/2006 10:23:12 AM PST
by
kaylar
To: SmithL
"Shut up." Why do I hear Linkin Park in this?
30
posted on
02/09/2006 10:25:28 AM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: SmithL
Eat dirt.
Is money still being given to these fools?
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:26:44 AM PST
by
OpusatFR
To: Vaquero
and the MSM is afraid to show both the comic and the WTC.
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:33:31 AM PST
by
BarbM
To: SmithL
"We will uphold the messenger of God not only by our voices but also by our blood"
This guy is one of the world's arch-terrorists and needs to choke on a cruise missile soon, along with as many of his fellow terrorists as possible.
33
posted on
02/09/2006 10:36:12 AM PST
by
Enchante
(Democrats: "We are ALL broken and worn out, our party & ideas, what else is new?")
To: SmithL
keep demonstrating until...Europe passes laws forbidding insults to the prophet.Hop to it, dhimmis. Shariah applies to you too.
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:37:25 AM PST
by
siunevada
(If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
To: BarbM
Thats why we have FR....Rush...and the Bloggers (and to an extent Fox)...to negate the void left by the MSM's cowardice.
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posted on
02/09/2006 10:46:26 AM PST
by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: SmithL
Bush to Hezbollah: "Incoming."
To: Vaquero
37
posted on
02/09/2006 10:50:30 AM PST
by
ArmyTeach
(Get a spine.)
To: SmithL
38
posted on
02/09/2006 10:51:44 AM PST
by
wildcatf4f3
(the friend of my enemy is my enemy)
To: SmithL
(We are an Islamic nation...)
As heard in a Dirty Harry movie, "Who is "We" sucka'? As a Lebanese I can tell him to STFU as Lebanon is NOT an Islamic nation. However, if the West doesn't help the Lebanese army get trained and the necessary hardware to defend Lebanon, it soon will be.
To: SmithL
LOL! Good one! Fact is stranger than fiction.
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posted on
02/09/2006 11:36:52 AM PST
by
Polyxene
(For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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