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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. (AP)
Last update - 23:15 13/01/2008
Nasrallah blasts U.S. Pres., says he's honored to be his enemy
By The Associated Press
Tags: Hezbollah, George W. Bush 

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah criticized U.S. President George W. Bush Sunday for accusing Iran of supporting militant groups in the region and calling them terrorists, saying he is honored to be an enemy of the Great Satan.

Nasrallah's comments came in a speech he made Sunday night in Beirut that was broadcast on a giant screen in front of thousands of
supporters and followed remarks critical of Iran and Hezbollah made by Bush during his visit to the United Arab Emirates.
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"I won't hide it. I felt honored when Bush spoke about Hezbollah and resistance movements because when the Pharaoh and the Great Satan accuse us and considers us enemies ... it is an honor for us," the guerilla group's leader said.

Earlier in the day in Abu Dhabi, Bush said that "Iran is today the world's leading state sponsor of terror. It sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world - while its own people face repression and economic hardship at home. It undermines Lebanese hopes for peace by arming and aiding the terrorist group Hezbollah."

Nasrallah said that "since Bush could say nothing about Iran's nuclear program and he accused the Persian state of supporting terrorism in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan."

"Wherever there is resistance, Iran is accused of supporting resistance movements, and these movements, in Bush's point of view are terrorist," the black-turbaned cleric said.

"He [Bush] supports the nation of terrorism, killing and wars," Nasrallah said referring to Israel. "When a country like Iran or Syria support resistance movements that are defending their children, women, land, homes and holy places against the strongest country in the region, then this is a terrorist state that supports terrorism."

Hezbollah sparked a 34-day war with Israel in the summer of 2006 after its guerillas kidnapped two Israel Defense Forces soldiers in a cross-border raid, killing three others.

Hezbollah is a strong critic of U.S. policies in the Middle East and had fought against Israel for more than 20 years. Iran and Syria are its main backers.

Bush is on a regional tour that has taken him to Israel, the West Bank, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. He will also visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt.




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