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Nasrallah: Hezbollah capable of running Lebanon if it wins election
By DPA
Tags: Israel News, Lebanon 

The Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah will be capable of "managing" Lebanon if it wins the country's upcoming elections, the movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday.

"I tell those who are betting on the [Hezbollah-led] opposition's failure during elections: The resistance that defeated Israel can govern a country that is 100 times larger than Lebanon," said Nasrallah, speaking at a university graduation ceremony in Beirut.

The Hezbollah leader was apparently referring to the 2006 Second Lebanon War, which his militant organization sparked by kidnapping two Israel Defense Forces soldiers. Over 150 Israelis and one thousand Lebanese died during the 34-day conflict.
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He added that if the opposition won a majority in June 7 parliamentary elections, it would not beg the current ruling majority "to be our partners in the governing process."

A tight race is expected between the opposition and the Western-backed majority, which Nasrallah accused of being behind the country's sectarian problems.

"We, Hezbollah, have always rejected the division of Lebanon and we shall always maintain this," he said
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  1.   AND THEY WILL 22:38  |  NASRALLAH 15/05/09
  2.   spoken with true conviction 23:12  |  Rory 15/05/09
  3.   Nasrallah Talk 23:13  |  Brad 15/05/09
  4.   This is No Longer True Since Jan 20, 2009! 23:29  |  Monitor 15/05/09
  5.   If this crazy murderer is elected;Israel will see more bombs 23:41  |  glenna 15/05/09
  6.   Ha`Aretz.....I must point out your spelling error 23:55  |  Ari 15/05/09
  7.   If Hizbollah wins, Sunnis and Christians will flee Lebanon 00:32  |  Conroy 16/05/09
  8.   Running Lebanon 00:55  |  Albrecht Klein 16/05/09
  9.   translation Iran can run Lebanon 01:00  |  Avi 16/05/09
  10.   i bet obama cant wait to invite hez to the white house 01:23  |  vik 16/05/09
  11.   A grandiose cleric or a politician 02:19  |  allang 16/05/09
  12.   Hezbollah will win. And will do a good job. 03:34  |  Lou Medel 16/05/09
  13.   Hezbollah 04:15  |  M 16/05/09
  14.   Hizbollah runs Lebanon now! 05:58  |  Conroy 16/05/09
  15.   Be aware my dear Libanise Brothers 06:08  |  Iranian 16/05/09
  16.   Hezbollah capable of running Lebanon 06:16  |  Josiah J. Ben David 16/05/09
  17.   The news from the depth of "The Royal Cave" 06:39  |  Jamal Abdoul Mahmoud 16/05/09
  18.   Israel`s blindness, a gift to Iran 06:53  |  Jorge 16/05/09
  19.   `The resistance that defeated Israel` 07:31  |  Dan 16/05/09
  20.   If they govern Hezbanon the way they `defeated` Israel 07:33  |  Dan 16/05/09
  21.   I wish you well poor Lebanese. Good Luck! You will need it 07:37  |  Israeli 16/05/09
  22.   Lou Medel...who kill more Civilians 07:38  |  MMM 16/05/09
  23.   Hezbollah capable of ruining Lebanon 07:45  |  Puregoldj 16/05/09
  24.   Hezbollah runs Lebanon.... 07:59  |  DT 16/05/09
  25.   Nasrallah SOB 08:29  |  Sam 16/05/09
  26.   yes, Hizballah is a disaster fro Lebanon 08:35  |  sam 16/05/09
  27.   10 10:23  |  Sami 16/05/09
  28.   If Nasrallah won, no joy for anyone 11:15  |  a wandering Jew 16/05/09
  29.   Why no Israeli settlements in Lebanon? Hizbollah... 11:23  |  Natallie Durson 16/05/09
  30.   LOL we could rule an area 100 times the size... 13:06  |  ninajteck 16/05/09
  31.   To Israeli - Israel will need the good luck, not Lebanon 13:43  |  Concerned 16/05/09
  32.   Durson - there are no Israeli settlements in 13:44  |  ChanahS 16/05/09
  33.   ONLY WAY 13:48  |  ehud 16/05/09
  34.   they can`t run Lebanon,but they can run 13:53  |  me again 16/05/09
  35.   ..... Wierd! 14:20  |  Reina 16/05/09
  36.   re ninajtek 14:24  |  Reina 16/05/09
  37.   #27 sami 15:03  |  Siad 16/05/09
  38.   Iran is 15:23  |  wondering 16/05/09
  39.   #30 100 times lebanon is 95 times Israel 15:25  |  Siad 16/05/09
  40.   God this will be very bad for Lebanon 15:49  |  Rammi 16/05/09
  41.   Natallie durson 15:49  |  Daniela 16/05/09
  42.   natalie your positions on the middle east are passe 16:17  |  farid abdelmoumen 16/05/09
  43.   hisballa vs idf 16:30  |  ClearCut 16/05/09
  44.   #29 nutullie , nasrallah has to come out of hiding to rule 16:38  |  v hardman 16/05/09
  45.   Ari @ Nr. 6 17:24  |  Ugh 16/05/09
  46.   Wait until the elections 17:31  |  Rozz 16/05/09
  47.   Tehran 17:37  |  Rozz 16/05/09
  48.   Lebanon 17:42  |  Maureen 16/05/09
  49.   Lebanon - Syria 17:51  |  Maureen 16/05/09
  50.   Will Israel kill Nasrallah when he is PM or FM? 17:58  |  Mark B. 16/05/09
  51.   Pres.Obama would be well advise if he did. 18:01  |  Osman 16/05/09
  52.   Natalie is absolutly right but... 18:16  |  Roger 16/05/09
  53.   durson 18:19  |  oz 16/05/09
  54.   #15 Iranian 18:19  |  Roger 16/05/09
  55.   # 37maureen 18:29  |  oz 16/05/09
  56.   100% correct oz. 18:42  |  maureen 16/05/09
  57.   Natalie- settlements in Lebanon ? 03:57  |  Arnold 17/05/09
  58.   #54 Roger 04:56  |  Iranian 17/05/09
  59.   Nasrallah 17:48  |  Texas Mike 18/05/09
  60.   Syed Nasrallah 12:34  |  Ali 20/05/09
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