Nasrallah was speaking during the 5th evening of Ashoura commemoration. "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 consider us enemies ... it is an honor for us," he said.
His comments followed remarks critical of Iran and Hezbollah made by Bush during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. Bush said from Abu Dhabi that "Iran is today the world's leading state sponsor of terror. It undermines Lebanese hopes for peace by arming and aiding the terrorist group Hezbollah."
The Hezbollah Chief said that since Bush could not say anything about Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. president accused Tehran 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 terrorists," Nasrallah said.
He accused Bush of supporting "the nation of terrorism, killing and wars," a reference 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," he said.
"Who is trying to stand in the way of forming a national unity government in Lebanon? Is it Iran, Syria or Bush and his tools in Lebanon? I need to be fair to some people in the loyalty bloc. I know that some of them, if they were left alone in peace by the US and other foreign powers, they would agree to form a national unity government because they have interests in putting an end to the deadlock. However, the United States is preventing this from happening because Washington considers the formation of a national unity government or holding early elections a blow to the US project, tutelage and interference in the political decision making in Lebanon," Nasrallah added.
His also said that being a tool in the hands of this "Satan" and this project was humiliating. "When Bush visited occupied Palestine he dispatched a representative to meet with the families of the captured Israeli soldiers in Palestine and Lebanon. He was only interested in those three soldiers. However those who have families, wives and children…those more than 11 thousand Arab prisoners in Israeli jails who are held under harsh circumstances…they are of no value to Bush," Nasrallah said.
Hezbollah-led opposition has been accused by the parliament majority of blocking the election of army general Michel Suleiman as the new president . The majority says Hezbollah is acting under orders from Iran and Syria .
Arab League chief will travel to Syria on January 18 to meet with the top Syrian officials to discus ending the Lebanon crises over the presidential elections, according to Arab League ambassador Hesham Youssef.
Moussa traveled to Beirut last week to broker an end to the crises but was faced with obstacles by the Iranian and Syrian backed opposition, that resulted in the failure of his mission. Moussa according to the observers found out while in Beirut that the decision makers for the opposition were elsewhere and this is why he is traveling to Syria before returning to Lebanon .
Lebanon has been without a president since November 23, 2007, when the term of the pro-Syrian president Emile Lahoud expired.
Suleiman was nominated to be the next president , but the opposition is insisting on a whole basket of demands before they agree to go ahead and elect him. The majority calls these demands extortion and blackmail.
The Hezbollah-led opposition has appointed general Michel Aoun to negotiate the basket of demands , but the majority has refused to negotiate with Aoun, on the basis that he is not the decision maker and is being used as a tool by Hezbollah . The majority considers Aoun the problem and hence is not qualified to come up with any solutions to end the crises
Sources: Al Manar , Ya Libnan
