[Umm Jibraeil]

Salaam,

Isn't there a program that I can use to translate his speech myself?

Maa Salaam

[Umm Jibraeil]

[seyyedahmed]

As-Salamo 'Aleykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatouh !

Try this to hear the last speech of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in English (video of Sayyed Nasrallah with English translation) : http://www.videos.in...ar080906100.wmv

May Allah (SwT) preserve him.

Allahouma Salli 'Ala Mohammed wa Ali Mohammed.

Was-Salamo 'Aleykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatouh !

This post has been edited by seyyedahmed: 11 August 2006 - 03:58 PM

[Umm Jibraeil]

seyyedahmed, on Aug 11 2006, 03:56 PM, said:

As-Salamo 'Aleykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatouh !

Try this to hear the last speech of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in English (video of Sayyed Nasrallah with English translation) : http://www.videos.in...ar080906100.wmv

May Allah (SwT) preserve him.

Allahouma Salli 'Ala Mohammed wa Ali Mohammed.

Was-Salamo 'Aleykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatouh !

Salaam,

May Allah (SWT) bless you for your efforts.

Umm Jibraeil

[Guardian]

Text: Hezbollah leader defiant
The leader of Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, broadcast an extended address on Wednesday 9 August. These are excerpts from his television address.

I address you anew as we approach the end of the first month of this barbaric and aggressive war which the Zionists imposed on Lebanon and on every human being, stone, location, and symbol in Lebanon...
When the prime minister presented the seven-point plan and was discussed in the government, we dealt positively with this plan... The Lebanese Government proposed a seven-point plan, but the Americans and the French responded with the draft resolution that has been submitted to the Security Council.

The least that can be said about this draft resolution is that it is unfair and unjust and gives the Israelis more than what they wanted or asked for... this draft resolution in essence wanted to give the Israelis through politics and international pressures what they failed to obtain through fighting.


You will not be able to stay on our land. If you enter it, we will drive you out by force. We will turn the land of our precious south into a graveyard for the Zionist invaders
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah


The government's decision on its preparedness to send 15,000 soldiers from the Lebanese Army to be deployed in all this area will greatly help Lebanon and its friends to press for amending the draft resolution, which is being prepared and debated at the Security Council, and will open the way for an appropriate political treatment that can lead to halting the aggression against Lebanon.
... This [planned deployment] is, in our opinion, an honourable, national solution because it is the national army that will be deployed on the border, and not invading forces, mercenary forces, or forces that take orders from the enemies, but the national army that takes orders from the elected Lebanese Government - in this sense, as a solution, we accept it...

The deployment of the Lebanese Army will help preserve sovereignty and independence. This is a better and a more appropriate alternative to the deployment of international forces, especially since we do not know which orders they follow or what their mission or duty will be.

Here, I come to the field developments in the ongoing war. In the last televised speech, I said that the enemy will resort to, in light of the continued military failures, further attacks against the infrastructure, civilian installations, and civilians. This is exactly what has been taking place; namely, more massacres...

The killing of civilians, including men, women, and children, is taking place deliberately since it is the only painful method available to this military helpless and bloodthirsty enemy to put pressure on the Lebanese, the resistance, and the state.

In addition, there is continued targeting of residential places and systematic destruction of houses and buildings in the southern suburb. For instance, there are vacant buildings, but everyday they come to demolish a number of these buildings. Are these not war crimes? Is not the killing of children and women a war crime? Is not the demolition of vacant buildings that are distant from the battlefield and that are not used in any way and have nothing to do with Hezbollah's leaders and fighters considered a war crime? This is in addition to the continued destruction of what remains of the Lebanese infrastructure.

Does anyone believe that all these bridges, roads, and infrastructure were destroyed only to cut off the resistance's supply lines? Is this a logical and reasonable matter or the goal is to destroy the infrastructure to exercise pressure on the Lebanese? The killing of civilians aims to put pressure on the Lebanese and the destruction of houses aims to put pressure on the Lebanese so as to surrender, yield to, and accept the Israeli conditions on the basis of which the war was originally waged.

As a matter of fact, it is very regrettable and unsurprising that the Security Council's draft resolutions hold no blame for the Zionists over all their war crimes, massacres, acts of genocide in Lebanon, and systematic destruction of Lebanon. The capture of two Israeli soldiers in a purely military operation deserves all this condemnation and denunciation by the international community, whereas the response which destroyed buildings, killed people, and violated all laws and norms does not deserve any blame.

... We are still holding fast in the field. We are still strong and capable. This, in itself, is a great achievement for the resistance and a big failure for the enemy in achieving the targets they announced with regard to the resistance. We are still fighting in the front villages and frontline. Although, we do not intend to retain territory, the hero and valiant resistance men insist on continuing to fight until the last bullet.

Imagine that fighting is continuing in the border town of Ait al-Shaab until this minute. The same thing is happening in other border towns. Your sons and brothers among the mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance are in fact making miracles there and setting an example of heroic and brave jihad that is unprecedented in history.

So far, a large number of Merkava tanks have been destroyed. This point is important. Over 60 Merkava tanks and a large number, scores of military bulldozers and scores of military personnel carriers have been destroyed so far. More than 100 tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and military bulldozers have been destroyed until this hour.

I will not speak about the killed and wounded among the settlers [Israelis], but I will speak about the officers and soldiers. So far, more than 100 officers and soldiers have been killed and more than 400 officers and soldiers have been wounded in the confrontations, dozens of them are in critical condition, as admitted by the enemy itself. This concerns the ground confrontation.

As for the rocket bombardment, the activity of the resistance is still the way it was in the first days. When Olmert said that Hezbollah was no longer the way it was, your sons and brothers, the mujahideen of the resistance, answered him by 350 rockets, which fell on various Zionist military bases and colonies in northern occupied Palestine [Israel].

Until this moment, the enemy has failed to reduce or weaken this rocket capability that is available to Hezbollah and the resistance. Consequently, the residents of these areas have remained in shelters and a large number of them have left. This is in addition to significant economic, material, financial, and human losses, which the enemy is still hiding.

Notice that throughout the previous Arab wars, the Israelis used to declare their losses, while the Arabs used to hide them. But today, when Lebanon is bombed, buildings are destroyed, martyrs fall, massacres are committed, despite the negative psychological impact of these scenes sometimes, everything is declared. The Zionists, meanwhile, are hiding everything. Where do hundreds of rockets fall? So far, they have spoken about more than 3,000 rockets that have fallen on them. We assert to you that these rockets are guided by God and are guided technically and are not fired indiscriminately.

In all events, the Israelis have so far not managed to control the border strip, which they said they want to go back to, as the case was previously¿ Nonetheless, I tell the Zionists: You can come to any place; you can stage an incursion; land your airborne troops; and enter this village or that point.

However, all of this will cost you a great deal. You will not be able to stay on our land. If you enter it, we will drive you out by force. We will turn the land of our precious south into a graveyard for the Zionist invaders.

To the Arabs of Haifa I have a special message. I say that we have been pained and are still pained for the loss of your martyrs and for your wounded. I urge you, I appeal to you to leave this city. I hope you would do that. In the past, your presence there and what happened to you has made us hesitate in attacking this city... Please spare us this hesitation and spare your blood, which is our blood, and leave this city.


http://news.bbc.co.u...ast/4779757.stm

[seyyedahmed]

As-Salamo 'Aleykom wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatouh !

Here is the full text in English In Sha Allah.

Allahuma Salli 'Ala Mohammed wa Ali Mohammed

The latest full text of Hizbullah Secretary-General, his eminence, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

Peace be upon all of you;

Again, I address you as we approach the end of one month since this hostile and barbaric war was imposed by the Zionists on Lebanon, on each man, stone, position, outpost and slogan in Lebanon. As usual, I wish to touch on several topics pertaining to either the political or the battlefield subject. For a start, I wish to talk about some political developments, after which I will end with the battlefield. As an introduction to the political situation and developments, we are still relying on a solid and strong reality on the field, attested by the enemy before the ally. Therefore, the points that I will explain regarding the political situation are still based on the truth as well as the strength which is still fighting and confronting in the battlefield.

Since this battle started, we, regarding the political and informative performance, have been dedicated in giving consideration and attention to a group of important and critical basics and aspects. As for us, especially that we are taking part in the political approach or confrontation as they say, since the beginning, we have been stressing on a main principle. This is the unity of line coupled with the national and public solidarity as well as the official solidarity pertaining to the level of the state and its institutes. We also worked on strengthening the position of the state, particularly that of the government pertaining to the negotiations and the preservation of the national rights. As I said in a previous message, founding cooperation is necessary to establish a political will as part of the will of the combat and the public steadfastness in order to depart this battle while maintaining at least our national rights and our national dignity. Therefore, over the past weeks, we stressed on a number of issues. Now, I wish as a start to put emphasis on them.

First: we must not join any political or informative debate with any Lebanese team, party, or figure, regardless of the addressed criticisms or words that may be said. Unfortunately, some people are reiterating exactly what the Israeli officials and press are saying. Nevertheless, I stress on all my brothers as I confirmed in the past not to be engaged in any political or informative debate regarding these matters. Our priority is steadfastness coupled with the political, public and national solidarity that flow in favor of our country's interest in general. The other sensitiveness, obsessions, trivialities and some behaviors that damage the truth and does not serve our country's interest must be overlooked.

Second: What we asked from the émigrés of our good and steadfast citizens, which I confirm now, is to give consideration to the area or atmosphere in which you are existing pertaining to some of the formalisms, customs, traditions, activities, slogans or information. Regarding anything that may provoke any sensitivity in the places of your whereabouts, especially in the areas that embrace you with dignity, honor and responsibility, it is your responsibility as well to give this aspect the necessary consideration because there is someone who from time to time tries to incite certain sensitivities in order to spread weakness, flaw, or certain error in the arena of the steadfastness of the émigrés and displaced people existing in the arena of the public embracement. This issue serves the Israeli at first because any flaw in the front of the steadfastness shortens the distance for the enemy to achieve its goals.

Third: Regarding the city of Beirut in particular, we have already wished and I wish again to say to [requesting] the youth organizations, brothers in the parties and the people in general, we want to avoid any demonstrations or huge rallies so that they will not provide a fertile ground through which some people may sneak in to create a security flaw or to establish opposite slogans. This will lead to divisions on the street. The most important issue regarding this filed resides in our keenness and quest to establish a governmental and political solidarity in the country on the two political and official levels.

Since early days, we learned that the Israelis and Americans had the keenness and worked with dedication to create sedition and division among the Lebanese inside the Lebanese government as well as between the political powers. To prove this issue, we, since early days, found out from our close observation of the Israeli media that some Israeli officials and senior authors of the Israeli journalists have been saying that there were governmental parties in Lebanon contacted them and stressed on them not to stop their attack, and that this was the golden and historic chance to eliminate the resistance in Lebanon, particularly Hizbullah in Lebanon. Naturally, we do not believe this Israeli gossip and we classify it as part of provoking the Lebanese against each other. Another proof was the statement of the US-Zionist ambassador to the UN Security Council John Bolton, yesterday or the day before, when he told one of the US TV stations that when he heard that the Lebanese government had reservations or protests regarding the US-French draft resolution he was surprised at the Lebanese government attitude because he had already made the necessary coordination for this draft or resolution with the Lebanese government and the Israeli as well. We also disregard these words because the aim is to find a crack between the participating forces in the government as well as establishing disunity between the resistance and the state. Anyhow, there are clear and serious attempts on the political and informative level as well as on the provocative. These attempts are being exerted to damage this established solidarity, and they have been evident over the past weeks and days of the present war.

After this point, we acted and behaved with responsibility when the Prime Minister presented the 7-points plan, which was discussed by the cabinet. These points were recorded in the cabinet session's report, yet we all had the same emphasis to present a unanimous approval to this plan in order to face the world with it. I pointed to this issue in a former message and we informatively passed our reservations and remarks. Hence, the Lebanese government presented the 7-points plan to suggest a proposal or a concept regarding the political solution required to stop the aggression and war. After that, we relied on this plan to be presented to the international community and Arab countries. Consequently, the Arab countries came to support and approve the Lebanese governmental 7-points plan, a part of which pertains to the deployment of the army.

Anyhow, the Lebanese government presented the 7-points plan that was faced by the Americans and French via the draft resolution presented to the UNSC. The least one could say regarding this resolution is that it is unfair and inequitable. It also gives the Israelis more than that which they seek. In all cases, we were satisfied with the thorough, strong and solid observation that was presented by parliament speaker Nabih Beri, in his comment on the US-French draft resolution presented to the UNSC. The 7-points plan and Lebanese solidarity were intercepted by this draft, which was prepared to reach a decision. This draft in fact aims to give the Israelis through politics and international pressure that which they could not obtain through fighting. Lebanese, Arab and international quests began in one way or another to modify the US-French draft resolution in the form that will satisfy the Lebanese demands, in accordance with the governmental 7-points plan. Anyhow, as this political and diplomatic quest and as this political and diplomatic great battle go on, he who sides by Lebanon will be distinguished from he who utterly prefers "Israel" to Lebanon.

Keeping in line with these political quests, we were told that the government had the initiative to gather in order to take and announce a decision pertaining to the deployment of the army at the borderline, knowing that the Lebanese army is present in the south, south Litany. Some people, when they speak, they say the deployment of the army in the south. In fact, the army as an army is not present near the borderline where there are Lebanese security forces of the Internal Security and some of the Lebanese army intelligence and security apparatuses. Therefore, the government expressed its willingness to send 15000 soldiers of the Lebanese army to be deployed in the entire area. They said that this will help Lebanon enormously as it will help the friends of Lebanon to pressurize further regarding the amendment of the draft resolution that is being prepared and discussed by the UNSC. And that it will open the way for a suitable political approach that will lead to the stopping of the aggression on Lebanon. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the Lebanese government declared its decision and willingness, which came out of unanimity, knowing that many people focus on this world of unanimity, the result until now tells us that the US administration is still insisting on its terms and adheres to its arrogance and immoderation. Today in particular, it sent Mr. Walsh to Lebanon, synchronizingly with the Israeli government's decision to widen its ground offensive. Their aim is to frighten and pressurize the Lebanese government and people so that they accept the new old terms which Walsh brought to Lebanon.

Anyhow, regarding the political issue, there is a point on which I would like to comment and give answers because it brought questions to the politicians and media means. This point is worthy of explanation and clarification. It pertains to our position on the deployment of the army at the borderline area. We, in the past, used to oppose the deployment of the army at the borderline, not because we doubt the army, God forbid; this army is a national army and we have been praising it and praising its dogma, leadership and combination since many years. We expressed, in more than one occasion, our trust in the army and its leadership, officers and soldiers. This army is also part of this nation; it derives from its men, youths and children. It does not differ from the reality and essence of this high-esteemed and loyal nation. When we protested or expressed our reservations, it was not because we fear this army. This is because this is a national army and the children of this nation must not fear it. In fact, we used to fear for the army from its deployment at the international borderline. The issue is very clear. If you station a regular army at the international border facing directly the enemy that could anytime attack it, it means that we are stationing this army right inside the mouth of the dragon; are as popularly said, "Inside the muzzle of the cannon." An army that does not possess tanks, armored machines, air force, or sufficient air cover, can be at risk of being destroyed in a very few days once attacked at any moment. The battles that took place in the south until now emphasize this issue. The resistance lasted until now in Ayta Shaab, Kfarkila, Adayse, Taybe, Bint Jbail, Aytaroun and all the front villages was because it does not have a classical and regular presence. Instead, it has a qualitative way of being existent and does not have any air cover. The Israeli enemy can strike and destroy but it cannot nail the determination of the mujahideen nor can it limit their ability to move. We fear for the army of being at the frontline.

Why now we agree with the government? I will return to explain the considerations on the deployment of the army at the borderline. Still, we cannot hide our fear for the army after its deployment at the frontline with its present condition and capacity, especially that the sticking points between Lebanon and the Israeli enemy remain unresolved, particularly Lebanon's continual vulnerability to the unstoppable Israeli land, sea and air violations since the Israeli withdrawal in 2000 until today. Deployment means placing the army inside the mouth of the dragon. This is why we fear for the army. There is another fear which we also used to express openly. We used to say that when the army goes to the border, it must protect Lebanon and defend the homeland; and that it must not protect the enemy. Anyhow, this assignment, the mission of guarding the homeland or guarding the enemy is not tied to the decision of the army command. Instead, it is tied to the decision of the political authority.

Now, in its latest meeting, the Lebanese government said and decided that the main task of the army was to defend and guard the homeland through its existence at the border as well as maintain internal security. If there is a clear decision, this fear becomes nonexistent. Moreover, if everyone believes that the army deployment helps finding a political exit that would lead to the stopping of the aggression, this will be a dignified national exit with respect to us because the one that will be deployed at the border is the national army, not invading forces, mercenaries, or forces that work under the command of the enemies. It will be the national army that works under the command of the elected Lebanese government. This exit, in this sense, is accepted despite its adversities which I mentioned earlier. We will not stand as an obstacle in the way of any decision or option of this sort.

These are the facts; the deployment of the Lebanese army will maintain the sovereignty and independence. This is the best and most suitable alternative instead of the international forces-we do not know under whose command they will operate and what is their mission and job that they will perform. Yes, we said, as it was unanimous through the 7 points, that the enhancement of the UNIFEL forces will work as a supportive agent for the Lebanese army to perform its task and duty. There are several issues that have been reiterated pertaining to the stage that will follow the deployment of the army in the borderline area, or in fact, completing the deployment of the army in the area south Litany River. I will not discuss this issue at present; I will leave it to be discussed internally because it fountains from our caution, responsibility and solidarity required at this stage for several reasons. Therefore, we at present, although there is a Lebanese national unanimity on the government's plan with its adherence to the 7 points, find that the Americans keep defusing any possibility in reaching a draft resolution that may take into consideration the Lebanese national demands and rights. The American keeps working hard to impose "Israel's" terms on Lebanon in order to achieve all the interests of "Israel" at the expense of the interest of Lebanon.

At this point, I would like to call again on the political willpower and political steadfastness as well as avoid submission to the US dictations and pressures regardless of their kinds and regardless of the situation on the field, which is solid and strong. I will talk on this issue in a moment. I call on the Lebanese government to further political steadfastness with adherence to the 7 points on which we agreed as Lebanese. This is because any overlooking of the items of this plan, which was regarded in our opinion that it maintains the minimum level of the national rights and demands, is a betrayal of the unanimity to which we have been keen throughout all the past stages.

This is where I reach the point of the environments of the existing war, the battlefield. In my last televised speech, I said that the enemy will, as a result of the military failures that are still continuing until now, seek refuge at further bombardment of the infrastructure and civilian foundations as well as will attack civilians.

These issues are in fact occurring. There are further massacres extending from Bekaa, to Sheyah, to Ghaziye as well as other countless places. This is where the lies of the Zionists manifest. These lies are reiterated by the enemy leaders and officials. For example, their press said, as it was repeated yesterday by the Israeli ambassador to the UN, which they are bombing this or that place because there are missiles launching pads which Hizbullah uses. Were these missiles launching pads present among the people in the procession in Ghaziye, where the enemy shelled Ghaziye at the same time when the people were bidding farewell to the martyrs? Was the residential neighborhood in Sheyah that is crowded with families, men, women and children harboring missile launching pads on top of the buildings, launching missiles on the Zionists? These are nothing but words and meaningless claims. They are deliberately killing innocent civilians, men, women and children because the only way possible for this militarily incapacitated savage enemy is bloodshed in order to pressurize the Lebanese and the resistance as well as the state. They keep striking the residencies and systemically destroying the buildings and houses in the southern suburb. For example, there are empty buildings, yet the enemy comes everyday to demolish a number of buildings.

Aren't these war crimes? Isn't the killing of women and children a war crime? They are killing children who have no relation to Hizbullah leaders or fighters. Isn't the constant destruction of the remaining infrastructure a war crime? Who can believe that all these bridges, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed merely to prevent lines of provision to the resistance? Is this issue logic? The only aim behind the destruction of man kind and infrastructure is to pressurize the Lebanese. Killing the civilians pressurizes the Lebanese. Destroying the houses pressurizes the Lebanese. They want to pressurize the Lebanese to force them surrender and submit to the Israeli terms for which this war was mainly started. In fact, it is pitiful, regretful but ordinary when we see a draft resolution inside the UNSC that does not contain any blame to the Zionists for their perpetrations, war crimes, massacres, and genocides in Lebanon coupled with the systematic destruction in Lebanon. Imagine, capturing two Israeli soldiers, which is a mere military operation, deserves all this condemnation and censure from the international community whereas the retaliation that goes extreme in destroying the structure, killing man kind, and exceeding all laws and customs does not even deserve a blame.

We are not surprised because the UNSC cannot even condemn "Israel's" killing of its soldiers who are operating as part of its forces in south Lebanon. Certainly this council, helpless in condemning "Israel" for the massacre of Qana, will be helpless, because of the utter US Veto, in blaming "Israel" for all the barbaric actions in this present war. There are two examples from which we can learn brothers and sisters. First, we must understand that this enemy is of a hostile, savage and barbaric nature; we are living next to it and they want us to live with it in peace. Live in peace next to the killer of the women, killer of the children, and monstrous destroyer of the houses, which regards no limits in its barbaric monstrosity. The barbarism of this enemy is boundless. Second, we must understand the UNSC that does not possess any ability and capacity in protecting Lebanon; and that all the present plans, discussions and decisions focus on how can "Israel" be protected, not how can Lebanon be protected. Keep this lesson in mind.

I reach the direct reality on the field. I say yes, we are maintaining our steadfastness on the battlefield. We are still strong. This is a great achievement for the resistance and a huge failure for the enemy pertaining to its declared aims towards the resistance. We are still fighting at the front villages, frontlines, knowing that we are not bind by the geography. However, the heroic fighters are determined to maintain their positions and fight until the last bullet. They will fight as long as there is one bullet, one bomb, one rocket, and as long as there is a possibility to fight. They are still fighting. Imagine, as I speak, the fighting goes on in Ayta Shaab town, directly at the border. The same situation exists in the rest of the front villages. Your children and brothers, the mujahideen in the resistance, are in fact making miracles and presenting a struggling example, heroic example, courageous example, which is peerless in history and present time.
We are fighting in the front towns as well as the frontlines. Yesterday, the mujahideen or freedom fighters of the Islamic Resistance attacked an Israeli outpost in Jal El-Alam, right at the border, and they were also engaged in a fight in Labouna. They caused casualties in the enemy lines. Your struggling brothers are still fighting and taking the initiative at the frontlines and front positions. The Israelis can sneak at night into some valleys and make airdrops in some rear lines. But soon afterwards the mujahideen discover them, attack and cause casualties in them. Today, the Israelis admit that they are transporting provision and aid via the helicopters and animals. This is because the movement of their vehicles and armors is open in the southern soil. It makes them an easy hunt for the mujahideen of the resistance.

This is the reality on the field. Until now, there are a large number of Merkava tanks that have been destroyed. This detail is important. I must mention that more than 60 Merkava tanks have been destroyed until now with a large number of military bulldozers, soldier carriers. The sum exceeds 100 tanks, soldier carriers and military bulldozers of the destroyed machines. I am not talking about the dead settlers or the wounded settlers. I am only talking about the officers and soldiers. More than 100 officers and soldiers have been killed until now in the battles. More than 400 officers and soldiers have been wounded until now in the battles. Tens of them are critical as the enemy admitted. This pertains to the confrontations on the battlefield.

Regarding the ballistic bombardment, the efficiency of the resistance remains the same as it was in the early days. Moreover, when Olmert said that Hizbullah is no longer as it used to be, your children and brethren of the Islamic Resistance replied by firing more than 350 missiles that fell on the different military bases and Zionist settlements in north Occupied Palestine. Until now, he failed in weakening this ballistic capacity available for Hizbullah and the resistance. This will cause longer stay of the settlers in those areas inside shelters and a large number of them will migrate. This is also causing great damage to the economy, finance, material and humans, which the enemy keeps hiding.

Know this, throughout the Arab wars, the Israelis used to say what they had and the Arabs used to hide what they have. On the other hand, today, when Lebanon is bombed or when buildings are destroyed, people martyred, massacres perpetrated, despite the negative rare influence of these scenes, yet we say what we have, but the Zionists conceal today what they have. They are hiding everything. Where are the hundreds of rockets falling? Until now they are saying that more than 3000 rockets have fallen on them. I assure to you that these rockets are divinely aimed as they are technically aimed. They are not striking randomly. But the Israelis are applying a metallic cover on the media. Yes, sometimes they circulate through some media means that a rocket fell on an empty road or forest or valley in order to nail the determination of the freedom fighters and say that their missiles are useless. If the resistance missiles are useless, let the media means and world reporters take pictures of all the places that were targeted by the resistance missiles. Until now, as it really happens in Lebanon, the journalists visit all the areas and take pictures to reveal to the world where exactly the tons of explosives, which the enemy warplanes drop, are falling.

Anyhow, today, the smaller Zionist cabinet appeared with a decision to widen the ground offensive synchronizingly with the visit of the US Secretary of State aide, Mr. Walsh to Beirut. Is this decision part of the psychological war to pressurize the Lebanese and make them accept that which Mr. Walsh brought to them? Alternatively, is this decision serious and real for the ground? What are the limits of this decision? Do they want to expand further to reach to Litany River? Anyhow, the Israelis have been unable until now to control the borderline area, which they said they want to take it back to its past stage. I said that the fighting is still ongoing in Jal El-Alam, Labouna, and the frontlines and front positions. The enemy might focus on Taybe front because it is the nearest to the Litany River, after which it will say to the world we reached the Litany River. The separating distance between Galil Finger and Litany River from Taybe side is simple and modest.

Anyhow, I say to the Zionists, you can come to any place, you can invade, and you can drop your air-borne forces and enter this village or that point. This is nothing new. I will repeat. All this issue will be very costly for you. You cannot stay on our soil. If you enter our precious southern land we will turn it into a cemetery for the Zionist invaders. Those who are fighting you at the frontlines are fighting you with courage. We will wait you at each village, each highland, and each valley. And in each stage, thousands of freedom fighters will be waiting for your. These fighters are ready, determined, and courageous. They are keen like their brothers who are fighting at the frontlines in the battlefield. This is what is waiting for you. This is what we love and want. We want the aggression in its entirety to stop. But should there be a combat, you are welcome to the combat on the battlefield, which is occurring as I speak. You are the cowardly ones who are killing our old men, women and children, destroying our houses. On the other hand, we are killing your officers and soldiers, destroying your tanks and bases. This is the reality on the field, which honors us. We are facing you with this reality.

In conclusion, I wish to confirm to the Lebanese people first and the government. In spite of the suffering of the émigrés and steadfast civilians, Lebanon still relies on a strong reality on the field. The enemy is the one that is confused, helpless and unsuccessful until now. There is an unprecedented procedure that took place, where the enemy discharged the commander of the northern region and assigned the deputy chief of staff of the enemy army to lead the front. This is an important and serious development which the military experts understand well. I call on the Lebanese people and government to further steadfastness as the resistance is steadfast. And I call on our displaced citizens as well as those who are sheltering them to further patience. This is because you, particularly after all these sacrifices, have expressed, said, and rejected contempt, humiliation and submission. We cannot let the enemy achieve its interests at the expense of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs. All that the enemy has seen from us until now is, I will say what the master of the martyrs and our leader Sayyed Abbas Al-Musawi said, "Until now, you have seen a fraction of our adversity". You are welcome to the wide ground offensive in which you will see all of our adversity, God willing.

To the Arabs of Haifa, I have a special message. We have grieved and we are grieving for your martyrs and wounded people. I beg you and address you asking you to leave this city. I hope you will do so. Over the past period, your presence and your misfortune rendered us hesitate in targeting this city, despite the fact that the southern suburb and Lebanese depth were being shelled and Haifa was or was not being shelled. I hope that you will relieve us from this hesitation and save your souls which are our souls. Leave this city.
To each mujahid of the resistance, to each mujahid who is still fighting, to each mujahid who lies in wait, to all the heroic lively fighters who have been true to their covenant with God, never changed (their determination) in the least and will never change, God willing, I read to them the words of their prince (p): "Fix your foot on the ground. The mountains may vanish but you may not. Lend you mind to God. Look at the far lines of the people. And knoweth that there is no help but from God, the Exalted. Brothers, you've done well. Until now you've made miracles and became the legend. The world in its entirety is observing you. All the nobles in this world are observing you. The nation and the Lebanese people are betting on you. The families of the departed martyrs, the wounded and the people who are enduring the suffering of displacement and steadfastness with all the free people are observing you. You are as you were, as you said and as we say: you are the hope, you are the venture, and you are the imminent victory. We pray for you and we are with you. May God help you, fix you, cherish you, and provide you with victory. You are the noblest of God's creatures. Along your side we have seen only victory, pride and dignity. The end of this battle will only bring degradation, humiliation and defeat to our enemies the Zionists as well as to all of those who are satisfied with their hostility and are betting on the aggression of these Zionists, who spread mischief on earth, the killers of the prophets.

May peace be upon all of you.

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[Guardian]

Video of Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah's address on 12th August 2006 aired by Al-Manar TV

Translation provided below:

Quote

Peace be upon all of you;

After greetings and praying for the safety of our Mujahideen and struggling heroes, our self-esteemed, steadfast and loyal nation, each dear, honest and supporting person who supports us with words, actions and love, today I wish to address you to talk about the main issue, the international resolution that was reached tonight. Therefore, I will comment on this resolution and explain the way required to deal with the events over the next few days. Also I want to explain our political comment with our attitude on this decision in its entirety.

To begin with, I wish to confirm that if it were not for the steadfastness of the heroic, brave and noble freedom fighters with the steadfastness of our brave, great, loyal and self-esteemed nation as well as the steadfastness of the Lebanese political forces and Lebanese state with its various political, security, military and civilian institutes, in other words, if it were not for the steadfastness of Lebanon in its entirety, we would have been facing at present awful political and security outcomes; our enemy would have been standing in the position where it would have imposed its political and security terms on Lebanon and taken it to a new reality that would have been more worse than the 17-May agreement. This could have been the case taking into consideration the open or concealed goals of the Israeli war on Lebanon coupled with the US open aims of this war on Lebanon. Therefore, today we are facing the natural, accepted and possible outcomes of the great steadfastness that was expressed by the Lebanese people through the various positions.

On the issue of the UNSC resolution I wish to explain the way required to deal with the obligations and outcomes of this decision irrespective of the political attitude about which I will talk in a few minutes with our remarks, reservations and evaluation. In the beginning, I wish to stress on the resistance way in dealing with this issue over the past few days:

First: Should an official time of full cessation of hostilities or war actions, whatever they call them, be reached through the effort of the UN Secretary-General with the coordination of Lebanon and the enemy government, the resistance will abide by it without any hesitation. In this context, before or after this announcement, I confirm that the resistance is a reaction. Hence, when the Israeli hostilities cease the reactions expressed by the resistance will definitely and naturally cease.

Second: Anything that may ease the return of our displaced citizens and émigrés to their homes and towns, anything that may ease the humanitarian and relief aid, we will be fully prepared to provide our best possible cooperation required for the transitional period.

Third: In the past, through our political attitude and existence in the government, we said that we agreed to the notion of the Lebanese army deployment aided with UNIFIL forces. This is our stance and we will abide by it. Once the deployment of the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces is decided they will receive from the resistance the best cooperation, facilitation, and required readiness, God willing.

Fourth: Since they are talking about hostilities, it is apparent that the Zionist enemy understood from this word, as explained by its leaders today, that it gives them the right to accomplish their ground and field action, regarding it as self-defense coupled with an impulse that flows in line with the accomplishment of some military and ground targets of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon. In this context, as long as there is an Israeli military movement and Israeli ground hostility with Israeli soldiers occupying our soil, these give us the natural right to face and fight them, defending our soil, homeland and ourselves. Therefore, as long as the Israeli practices an occupation and hostility the resistance will be our natural right and the right of all Lebanese people. We will practice this resistance through the mean which we believe is useful and helpful.

In this framework, as was mentioned yesterday through the words that advanced the voting on the UN resolution and confirmed that the 1996 April understanding will be the ruling frame of any ground confrontations of this sort, I must confirm in a natural form our commitment to the April understanding and we call on the enemy to abide by this understanding. This will be the case on the level of action for the next few days. This is because the real problem of this resolution is that it did not declare a comprehensive ceasefire with the withdrawal of the occupation forces. Instead, it mentioned the cessation of hostilities, which may draw different interpretations to explain the aim behind the hostilities. In other words, I want to reach a point to say that no one in the resistance, government, Lebanese people and Lebanon must make a mistake and imagine that the war has ended by midnight when the UNSC took this decision. The war has not ended and the proof is the ongoing aggression. Today, there are several attempts to advance through several fronts associated with airdrops in some areas and air strikes in other several areas causing destruction and demolishment. At present, nothing has changed. It seems that nothing will change tomorrow as well. The US administration seems to have given the consecutive periods to the Israelis to accomplish ground achievements because the UNSC did not meet until after one month has passed since the beginning of war, the war of the aggression on Lebanon.

In addition, there is persistence that no comprehensive ceasefire should go into effect. Therefore, today is Saturday, and the enemy has a chance tomorrow for its government to meet and give its reply on Monday after the necessary coordination. Even after announcing the cessation of hostilities, the enemy has several days ahead under the pretext that it will not cease fire until the Lebanese army and UNIFIL forces begin the deployment process in the places of the enemy's withdrawal. After all, this mechanism or this way gives the Israeli enemy at least several days to continue its aggression in different forms. We must maintain our alertness in Lebanon and must not behave on the basis that the war has ended. Hence, Lebanon, the people of Lebanon, the state of Lebanon, the army of Lebanon, and above all the resistance must not be taken into surprise, giving the enemy the right in the end of the war to kill, destroy, deeply penetrate, spread mischief and do all the ugly deeds because the war will end within a few days.

This is a terrible misunderstanding in which we must not be involved. Therefore, the resistance today is still encountering heroic battles and will continue these confrontations and execute its national, dogmatic, humane and ethical duty in opposing the monstrous and barbaric archenemy which regards no limits for its ambitions and hostilities. This will be the case of our performance for the next days and phase.

Regarding the resolution, we do not want to start a general evaluation of the decision at present or evaluate how far it adopts the Lebanese demands pertaining to the 7-points plan that was unanimously approved by the Lebanese, or how far it approaches these demands, or pave the way to approach these demands. Anyhow, I believe that the discussion and situation passed this kind of estimations and discussion. But I want to be brief and say the following points:

First: Regarding some of the aspects of this resolution, we believe that it is unfair and unjust when it tries to blame the resistance that executed a limited military operation, not to forget the lies which we heard yesterday in the UNSC, pertaining to the US Secretary of State and the Israeli ambassador. The fact was that two Israeli soldiers have been captured, period. The Israelis began targeting the residential buildings, cities and bombed the southern suburb. In other words, they began the war and attacked the civilians after which we began shelling the settlements in north Occupied Palestine. The words that are being reiterated by the Americans and Israelis, and unfortunately by some UN officials, presenting the case that Hizbullah captured two soldiers and launched thousands of rockets into the north were untrue and nothing but lies, deception and clear fabrication. In fact, it is utterly unfair and unjust and an act of victimization when the resistance is blamed for a military operation of limited actions, results and repercussions whereas at the same time the UN resolution spares Israel from being mentioned, blamed or condemned for its hostilities, perpetrations, horrific massacres, the killing of more than 1000 civilians in Lebanon, the killing of women and children in Qana, Sheyah, Qaa in Britail, Akkar and Sreefa, coupled with countless massacres and crimes across the Lebanese towns, and the destruction of the Lebanese infrastructure. Anyhow, this is one of the aspects which I mentioned for ethical, human and political reasons.There are other items towards which we have reservations. But we will not discuss them until after a serious ceasefire is reached. This is because we want to discover or actually display the intentions of the Israeli enemy through this tactic that was used by the US and "Israel" which divided the issues to two stages, first the cessation of hostilities, and later ceasefire.Moreover, there are other items in this resolution which we regard as Lebanese internal matters that must be discussed within the government, within the framework of the national dialogue committee. We, the Lebanese, the political forces in Lebanon, are concerned in discussing and concluding these issues. We will present our ideas and views through the government, through our participation in the government or through our general participation in the national political cadres that discuss issues of this kind. Our ministers will express this fundamental attitude and these reservations in the cabinet session that will be summoned today to take a certain official stance for the Lebanese government. We surely appreciate all the efforts that have been exerted on the political and official fields and resulted in an outcome that pushed away that which could have been worse. In other words, there are other worse issues, other several bad issues that could have been included in the UN resolution. The political and diplomatic efforts helped and were successful by benefiting from the steadfastness. At this point, I repeat and reconfirm that we can benefit from the legendary steadfastness of the resistance and Lebanese nation that succeeded in driving away that which could have been worse. Today, the Lebanese government can definitely act with a national responsibility and can behave in the way that renders it patriotically responsible. We will not be an obstacle ahead of any decision. The Lebanese government decision is appropriate, but our ministers will record our reservations on the resolution and some of the items and prefatory articles of this resolution, which we regard unfair and unjust.

Over the next stage, there are great responsibilities added to the burden of the Lebanese government, Lebanese state in general. These are tied to the security, building, humanitarian and political aspects. After stressing during the war period, we again with this issue reconfirm at present that we still need the national solidarity and consensus for the next stage and the stage that will follow the end of the war. I must stress on the significance of the national solidarity and national unity in order to challenge the future entitlements, which are imminent and are of high significance, seriousness and criticality-if the Israeli enemy feels that in the end it did not achieve its declared or undeclared aims of this war and did not leave and will not Lebanon in peace, we must be prepared to face certain gravities. We can only face them through our solidarity, awareness, alertness as well as national unity, which were expressed through different forms over the past few weeks. We must preserve this unity for the next stage.At present, surely I will not be engaged in evaluating the war and its aftermath or that which is being discussed at present or will be discussed through the several informative and political arguments. This is because I believe we are still at war. Our priority at present resides in the cessation of the aggression as well as in the ceasefire which is being expressed as the Israeli hostility. There is also the restoration of our land, the achieving of security and stability in our country, the return of the displaced and émigrés. After this, we will discuss each event.

We do not want to rush things, I call on everyone to feel that we are still at the challenge, but we must behave with the same feelings, emotions and responsibility which we all employed since the beginning. For now, the political effort will continue. The Lebanese government will adopt the stance it believes to be suitable. The quests will continue to define the time of the so-called cessation of hostilities. We will see how the issues will turn up over the next days and what will be of the real performance of the enemy. In this context, I said in the beginning, we will approach with reality and with the required positivism, especially on the ground. But we all must be cautious and alert. The enemy is continuing its military actions, especially on the ground. The Israeli army has a freehand pertaining to movements. It seems that the real reasons or part of the real reasons behind the ongoing military operations, especially on the ground, which will continue for days, are tied to internal matters such as the same Israeli army, the Israeli government, and the aftermath within the Israeli entity.

Therefore, at present, in Lebanon and after defining the possible political framework to solve the war issue via the UN resolution, the Israelis are still continuing their war. I am saying that they are continuing their war for mere internal reasons that are tied to the image of the Israeli army coupled with an attempt to present certain achievements that will save face. Anyhow, regardless of the aims of the continued war, even on the ground and field, we in the resistance, your brothers, children and beloved ones who fought the most beautiful heroic battles and displayed the images of masculine, heroism, magnanimity and self-esteem on the land of south Lebanon, are continuing their work and will continue the intercept and challenge.Regardless of the steps which the occupation army will take as it tries to advance further into this or that area, or tries to bypass and exert great efforts to reach the Litani River or any other point, after which it will tell the Israeli entity and the world that it reached the Litani River, that it is occupying a certain territory, regardless of any situation or any image which the enemy army seeks to present through its ongoing aggression, I confirm that the resistance remains existent, strong, solid and brave, inflicting upon the enemy further and further losses within the lines of its officers, soldiers, tanks, and machines as well as its boats as happened yesterday and as is happening today pertaining to the tanks' massacre that was reached by the Islamic Resistance mujahideen in south Lebanon. These mujahideen will continue their duty. We are all with them hoping that the end of this war will be very soon. And Lebanon with its nation, resistance and state will only emerge triumphant, dignified, and self-esteemed, God wiling.

Peace be upon all of you.
12th August 2006

[Servant of Mehdi]

No English subtitles

[Umm Jibraeil]

Salaam,

Waiting with anticapation, for english translation!

[The Pen]

Lebanon's victory both strategic & historic - Nasrallah


Nasrallah-Victory
Popular Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah here on Monday praised the brave resistance of the Lebanese nation in facing the Zionist army, commemorated the martyrs' braveries, and called Lebanon's victory of great strategic and historic value.

Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said, "We emerged victorious from this encounter, while our enemy left the scene defeated."
Nasrallah's message, that was recorded soon after the
enforcement of the Monday UN truce, was broadcasted from Hezbollah's Al-Minar TV on Monday night.

He added, "The Zionist enemy inflicted heaviest possible losses against the Lebanese nation, and this proves the depth of their wrath against our people."
Nasrallah said, "Such extent of devastation is truly unprecedented in all previous wars of Israel against Lebanon."
He added, "The enemy destroyed 15,000 residential houses in southern Lebanon, the Boca Valley region, and Beirut, and that was in fact the Zionists' way of punishing the Lebanese nation for their resistance against that regime's army."
Nasrallah added, "Those people whose houses are destroyed, but still can reside in them would receive emergency financial assistance as of tomorrow to return to their houses."
He requested the Lebanese people, particularly the engineers, architects, merchants, businessmen, and capitalists, to donate their contributions for reconstruction of the people's houses voluntarily.

The Secretary General of Hezbollah referred to the fact that the process of victory would be complete only after the completion of the reconstruction movement.

He meanwhile criticized the Lebanese politicians for having discussed about disarmament at the peak of the Israeli attacks, behind closed doors.

Nasrallah emphasized, "Both from the ethical, and from the psychological points of the view, the right time for putting that issue to debate is today, free from the hue and cry of the media.






Thats all i can get from this site http://www.wilayahne.../news/?id=14698 bro i am also waiting for a translation like all others.

Waiting for the translation
ws.

[ya imam mehdi]

Salam,

Still waiting too, the torture has been long enough, someone plzzzzz translate it for us less fortunate....

Wasalam

[Guardian]

Video Statement by Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah made on 14th August 2006 aired by Al Manar TV

Translation:

Quote

I commend myself to God’s protection from the Evil one, the Rejected.

In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to God the Lord of the universe. Praise be to God alone, who fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, and alone defeated the parties.

Peace and blessings be on the last Prophet, our master Muhammad; his purified household; virtuous companions; and all prophets and messengers.

God’s peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.

On this great and revered day on which our honourable and chaste people return to their villages, towns, houses and neighbourhoods, I address my message to you. I would like to emphasize some issues and matters in this message.

First of all, I do not want to assess or discuss in detail what we are currently witnessing, but I want to say briefly and without exaggeration that we stand before a strategic and historical victory for Lebanon - all of Lebanon, for the resistance, and for the whole nation.

I will leave the details of my talk, its scope, proof and facts to the coming days. This is because I want to devote my words on this occasion to the martyrs and the sacrifices of martyrs - the martyrs of the resistance and the martyrs of all resisting and honourable parties and forces. I address my words to the martyrs of the army, security forces, civil defence forces and the media. I also address my words to civilian men, women, and children who were martyred - particularly the martyrs of massacres starting with Marwahin on the first days and ending with yesterday’s massacres in the Al-Brital, Sufayr and Ruways areas, as well as the residential complex of Imam Al-Hasan, peace be upon him, in Beirut’s southern suburb.

My message on this occasion is devoted to the men of the Resistance, sacrifices, firmness, steadfastness, people, kinfolk, beloved ones, friends, patience, trust, perseverance and the faithful ones in Lebanon and outside Lebanon who stood by us throughout this war.

I do not think that I am qualified or can express what is in my mind, heart and feelings, or can explain this matter while sitting in front of a camera. The right setting for this is during a forthcoming meeting with people, beloved ones, the mujahideen, and through direct talk with them. Therefore, I will leave what is related to this matter to that forthcoming meeting, God willing, so as to discuss all this and to talk about the issues of prisoners, the other occupied lands, Gaza and the suffering of its people, Palestine, sacrifices, injustice, the historical responsibility, the historical turning point, as well as the upcoming stage.

The second matter that I would like to discuss is the displaced persons and their return to their homes and the stage after their return. First of all, I would like to greet all those who held their ground in the battlefield of confrontation and who endured unbearable things as the size of bombardment from the air, land and sea was unprecedented in the history of Lebanon. The size of the destruction the Israeli enemy inflicted on the infrastructure and houses, which directly harm families, is also unprecedented in any Israeli war on Lebanon. The enemy left behind huge destruction and devastation, which express its rancour, brutality and powerlessness. In the past few days alone, it destroyed thousands of homes in the south, in [Beirut’s] southern suburb, in Al-Bekaa, and in all Lebanese areas, with extreme emphasis on the southern Lebanese areas and Beirut’s southern suburb, with the goal of course being hurting the people and punishing them for their position, honour, chivalry, commitment, faith, humanity and pride.

At any rate, we must thank and salute those who were patient throughout their displacement and forced migration and returned today to their areas, lands and homes, even if demolished, and I wish to especially thank all the residents of the areas [that welcomed the displaced] as well as all the sects, political parties, the state and its institutions, all humanitarian organizations, and all those who helped embrace our displaced people during the difficult time of the war.

I turn now to those returning to their areas, to the steadfast, and to the rest of the people to speak about the homes that were destroyed or damaged. There are two classes here, and I will only talk about residential units and homes - the other matters pertaining to the infrastructure, economics, and other areas of damage and destruction, I put discussing them at a later period, and I believe what is pressing for now is the issue of homes and houses because they provide shelter for these noble families.

Regarding the houses that were damaged but are still habitable, starting tomorrow morning, the brothers in the towns, villages, and cities will take the initiative and will contact and visit the owners of these homes to offer direct and swift assistance in order to kick start the restoration of these homes back to a habitable state as fast and as early as possible.

As for the demolished homes - the harder issue - I wish to first reassure these honourable families [whose homes have been demolished] that they need not worry. What I said in the first days of the war was not simply meant to boost your steadfastness. No, today is the day I keep my word and fulfil this promise. God willing, you will not need to ask for help, stand in any lines, or go to certain places; our brothers, who are your brothers and sons, in all areas, towns, villages and neighbourhoods will, God willing, come to your service starting tomorrow morning.

We will work together on this matter. We cannot of course wait for the government and its heavy vehicles and machinery because they could be a while, at any rate, the government’s movements will come to light in the near future, but what we can do is work together along two simultaneous tracks starting tomorrow. The first being securing a reasonable sum of money for each family to help it rent a house for a year and buy decent and suitable furniture for this house, because the reconstruction of houses and apartment buildings requires months, and the natural alternative for now is for people to rent and furnish houses. This will start tomorrow, and I can say that in the coming few days, all these cases, even though great in number and serious, will be covered. So far, the initial count available to us on completely demolished houses exceeds 15,000 residential units. We understand that this is a monumental and serious affair, but, God willing, we have enough resolve for this task and achievement.

The second track is clearing the rubble and kick starting construction, with hopes that in a few months time, we would have rebuilt all the houses that have been demolished. The matter here is also one of determination - determination and faith, patience, tolerance, sincerity, planning, accuracy and hard work, through which we were able to confront the aggression, hold out, and triumph, and through these exact same principles and feelings, we can overcome the hardships of reconstructing and triumph, God willing. In this context, I call on all engineers, for it is not enough that we secure funds, but there is a need for solidarity, initiative, and cooperation on the part of engineers, construction material dealers, and furniture dealers - no one should raise prices due to the surge in demand. They must act humanely and patriotically.

We also need hands-on efforts and workers when considering the sheer size of the construction work needed, but given the possible shortage in manual workers as a result of the circumstances the country witnessed in the past months, we must all volunteer and work alongside the owners of these homes on rebuilding them. I call on all Lebanese young men and women to volunteer with the same patriotic and moral spirit we witnessed during the confrontations, embracement [of the displaced], and civil defence efforts, and in the enthusiasm, amity, affection, love and concern for the people. I especially call on the young men of Hizbullah, on our brothers in all institutions and sectors, on the mujahideen, on the mobilization and recruitment officers, on the students, on the union people, on the freelancers, and on everyone, and I tell them that we must all converge on the construction battlefield in every village, neighbourhood and city. Let us place our personal considerations aside. We must contribute to all the requirements of this construction, even in terms of normal simple labour. I believe the large numbers and thousands we are speaking of here - if we take a day, two days, a couple of days, or a number of hours every day from each brother or person, we would be able to organize a huge effort and secure significant financial resources. At any rate, this is a grand and monumental effort.

The expatriate donors from all over the world can always support us. They are also welcome to contribute and participate. In order to complete the victory, we should begin the reconstruction, especially building the houses as they were built and even better so that those honourable people would return to them. Without the steadfastness of those people, we would not have been able to achieve this victory.

The last issue in my message is related to the controversy which began several days ago over the weapons of the [Islamic] Resistance. Of course, I do not want to talk about this controversy. However, I want to touch on this issue in a responsible and careful way.

O brothers and sisters.

During the fighting, and when your beloved people from the mujahideen of the Resistance - who were showing heroism, writing epics, and making miracles - there were discussions held in the closed rooms and in private channels on how the situation would be in the area located to the south of the Litani River. In particular, the issue of deploying the Lebanese Army there, the issue of the borders, the UNIFIL. They also discussed how the status, position, and the future of the weapons of the resistance would be, in addition to the way the resistance would act if this deployment takes place.

These were responsible, serious and careful discussions held by our older brother [Parliament] Speaker Nabih Birri, who is truly a great national guarantee. I hope that all those who opened this file to the mass media to listen to him and his voice, I hope they would observe his wisdom in dealing with this sensitive, serious and decisive issue.

At any rate, these discussions were held before and after the issuance of the UN Security Council resolution, until the last session of the Lebanese government. This issue was raised and some discussion took place over it.

We were surprised to see some government ministers leaking this story; namely the story of this discussion and the disagreement in viewpoints to some local and Arab television stations.

The discussions and arguments began to grow bigger and bigger. What should have remained a discussion behind closed doors, has become a public discussion. I believe that there is no national interest in such a discussion and it is unbecoming. Nevertheless, I call for returning this discussion to its normal and responsible channels, which are known. At the end of my speech, I will comment on how to end this discussion.

In all cases, we had preferred not to enter into this argument because we think it does not serve the national interest, but serves the interest of the enemy who began to witness internal sharp disputes inside its military institution at the political and military levels, between the government and opposition, between the left-wing and right-wing parties, in the media, and on the street. Apparently, some parties want to force Lebanon to enter into disputes that are not in Lebanon’s interest.

Out of care, love, responsibility and calmness, I would like to draw the attention of some of those gentlemen and political parties - who disclosed the discussion to the media and to the public - to some issues and to their mistakes in this context.

First, there is a mistake in timing at the psychological and moral level, especially when the discussion began before the ceasefire or the so-called military operations while Lebanon was being bombarded and its infrastructures were being destroyed.

All the Lebanese areas and all the Lebanese people were targeted. Specifically, the people of the south, the residents of Al-Bekaa, and the residents of the [Beirut] southern suburb had the lion’s share of the attacks. Those people represent a major segment of the Lebanese people.

I would like to draw the attention to the wrong psychological timing.

There is a great segment of people who, like all other Lebanese, believe in the resistance, who hold on to the weapons of the resistance, who are proud of the resistance, and who offer great sacrifices. There were approximately one million displaced people whose houses were destroyed - some 15,000 residential units were destroyed as I have just said. Most of the civilian martyrs were from the south, Al-Bekaa, and the southern suburb. Most of the massacres were committed against residents of the south, Al-Bekaa, and the southern suburb. These families, whom you saw on television screens leaving their homes, were women, children and elderly. Those who remained on the battle fronts were the youths, who were fighting gallantly, bravely and steadfastly. They were making a real legend and the Israeli enemy stood before them puzzled. The enemy was weak and cowardly. It was defeated without being able to achieve any of its goals. Meanwhile, at this difficult and decisive psychological and emotional moment, some people sitting behind their desks under air conditioners were talking calmly and advising people on the weapons of the resistance and talk in their rhetorical language. They have always been saying that we are speaking a rhetorical language. They are the ones who are speaking rhetorically.

I will not touch on the essence of this rhetorical language. This is unethical, incorrect, erroneous and unbecoming, whether this idea that they are talking about was true or not.

How could they imagine that those people - the great segment of the Lebanese society, those who embrace them, those who believe in them, and those who support them - are emotionless?

Do they think that those people and these huge segments of the Lebanese society and those who embrace them, believe in them, and support them have no feelings or emotions? Do they think that all of those are political leaders with a high sense of awareness and with no emotions or feelings? What are those people doing? What are they saying?

Are those people mere stones or slaves that have to listen and obey when some political elites in Lebanon speak? This is wrong and a big mistake.

Of course, we exerted huge efforts so as not to have reactions, because what happened was insulting. And I urge people, the masses of the resistance, and the lovers and supporters of the resistance to ignore what they heard and what they may hear because the country’s solidarity and unity are the most precious things that we should care for. We endured killing, destruction, devastation, wounds, and displacement; therefore, we can endure the harm that some people might cause in this regard, although I urge those people to stop this harm. I urge them out of real concern, sense of responsibility and love, to fully understand the current psychological, emotional and moral situation.

It is true that they are talking to people whose houses were destroyed and whose children were killed, but those people emerged victorious in a battle where huge Arab armies would have been defeated. We emerged from the battle with our heads held high while our enemy was defeated. Our enemy is the one suffering powerlessness and weakness and who is going to set up investigation committees and take many measures.

For that reason, you are talking to victorious people who offered great sacrifices and paid a dear price for this victory, which Lebanon, the nation and everybody achieved. This should be taken into consideration.

On the other hand, the strange thing is that talk used to be about the condition of the weapons and the resistance in the area south of the Litani River.

Nobody now, even the enemy or the international community, is asking Lebanon to quickly disarm the resistance. This issue was regarded as part of the long-term and lasting solution. But we, unfortunately, heard some voices saying that if the area south of the river should be demilitarized, then why should there be any weapons in the area north of the river, and what is the use of the resistance weapons in the whole of Lebanon, so we should start discussing the issue of all the weapons, as of now. Their intention was not to discuss this issue, but to demand an end to this issue.

Our dear and loved brothers, this matter can not be settled hastily in this way. I advise people to avoid provocation and exaggeration, or attempting to exert pressure by invoking humanitarian and security considerations.

We know that among the most important goals of the US-Israeli war, which was launched recently on Lebanon, is disarming us and ending the presence of these weapons, but they failed. I also urge you to read or listen to what the enemy’s foreign minister said. She said that even the strongest army in the world cannot disarm Hizbullah.

Hence, this matter can not be settled through provocation or exaggeration. It was not settled through the destruction of houses, the killing of children and women, or the launching of the fiercest battle in Lebanon’s history. Therefore, we should be careful when we tackle this issue.

The issue under discussion now is the situation on the southern side of the river. We have been discussing this issue with the concerned and serious parties. Consequently, you are committing a mistake and going further than what the Americans and the Israelis are demanding of Lebanon. This is surprising in fact.

Thirdly, in this regard some people said that they wanted Hizbullah to hand over its weapons to the state. Have those great people liberated Shab’a Farms and secured the return of people to their lands in Shab’a Farms? Do they ask us to hand over our weapons because they freed prisoners? Do they come to us with real guarantees of protecting Lebanon against the Israeli enemy, which is still threatening? Olmert was levelling threats before I came to have this message recorded, Lebanon is still being threatened and might be attacked any time.

Who will defend this country? Who will teach the enemy a lesson? Who will make the enemy pay a heavy price? Today, we can proudly say that if any Israeli government decides to launch war in the future, it will take into consideration that war with Lebanon will not be a picnic. War with Lebanon will be very costly in terms of human, material and economic losses, as well as in terms of the loss of dignity and image.

The Zionist enemy is carefully considering this and the next days will uncover the real losses on many levels as a result of this current confrontation.

What alternatives do you have? Is it the Lebanese Army? We support the deployment of the army in the area south of the river and we have said this before. But can the Lebanese Army, with its current conditions and capabilities, fight a war if a war is imposed on Lebanon? Is it the UNIFIL? Would the UNIFIL, even if supported by 10,000 or 20,000 or 50,000 soldiers, stand to defend and protect Lebanon if Israel attacks Lebanon? This is out of the question.

Therefore, this is an issue that is linked to the country’s destiny and the protection of the country, and we should not deal with it lightly or with such haste. This is a complicated issue and we have said that we were ready, and are still ready to discuss it. On the table of dialogue, we have talked a lot about it. The persisting excuse was - and now we go back to rhetoric - spreading the state’s sovereignty. We agree to the spreading of the state’s sovereignty. At any rate, we are part of the state. Are we outside the state? We are members of the government and the Chamber of Deputies. We are a significant part of this country. We believe in the state, but which state? The strong, capable, fair, defiant and reassuring state that would make every Lebanese feel that it represents him. This is what we unanimously agreed upon on the table of dialogue. Is the state we have now that kind of state - a strong, capable, defiant and fair state that can reassure all the sects, sectors, and political currents in Lebanon? This needs some thinking. On the table of dialogue, we have always had this discussion, and I insist on this point. There were some people who would say that withdrawing the resistance weapons is a basic condition for building the strong and capable state. I say the opposite. The building of the strong, capable, defiant, and reassuring state is the natural beginning for this state to come to the Lebanese people and to the people of the south to tell them: O our people, we are a strong, capable, and defiant state that can protect your dignity, blood, honour, and pride, and you do not need to have any mass structures called resistance or special weapons called the resistance weapons. The beginning should be the building of a strong, capable state that can defend the people and the country’s honour. This should not be the end. This would be very wrong.

In all cases, I wish to conclude by saying, let us return the discussion to its natural place. I believe that continuing the row over this issue will make Lebanon lose its strength. Now, Lebanon’s strength lies in its resistance - and I do not mean the resistance as such, but its general resistance, which includes steadfastness, solidarity, and direct presence in the field, as well as the resistance - and national unity. If we preserve these two factors of strength, we can build the strong, capable state with its army and security agencies and its political and civilian agencies. In that case, such a state will provide the solution to all the current problems in the country. Do not waste the current factor of strength in the country. Do not enter into matters and rows that would squander resistance and unity, because this would not help in the building of the strong and capable state, which we all agree is the solution and the only way out for Lebanon’s future. All of us in Lebanon can then live under this state which protects everybody, preserves everybody’s dignity, defends everybody, and reassures everybody.

Therefore, let us return this discussion to its natural circles and to the real point of discussion now. I say that through serious discussion and through the wise men we have in the country, and our feeling of responsibility and away from the media and public discussions and one-upmanship, I am certain that we can arrive at suitable solutions that can achieve the national interests from all its aspects.

Finally, I congratulate those returning to their homes on their victorious return. I assure you and I assure them that you are the people of this land, you are the owners of this land, and you are its honour and dignity. With you, homes will be rebuilt, dignity will be established, and history will be made.

God’s blessings and peace be upon you.
August 14, 2006

[sharshur]

Does anywhere know where I can get just the audios of the speeches of these dates:

July 29
August 3
August 9
August 12
August 14

That's the last one, Aug 14, right? I am trying to copy them onto a CD. Video is great, but I can't play it in my car. Thanks in advance if anyone knows where I can go!

[fedak]

salam alaikum,
anyone have the video of the sayyid's latest interview with New TV (Aug 27 I believe)? Jazakom Allah.

Fedak sayyidi.

[Guardian]

Salaam

Previous speeches are available on pages 1,2 and 3.

The most recent one still isn't on. Hunting for it at the moment!

[Guardian]

Part One of Sayyed Nasrallah's Interview on New TV

[Guardian]

Part Two of Sayyed Nasrallah's Interview on New TV

[Guiding Light]

Any wat to download his recent speech on New TV.

Wasalaam

[fedak]

salam alaikum,
anyone have the video of the sayyid's interview with al jazeera on sep 12th?

fedak sayyidi.

[Guardian]

Salaamu Alaikum

Our brothers in AIM are currently preparing the latest Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah speech from the Divine Victory Rally.

It will be available shortly.

Wasalaam