Wahhab: Attacking the army, Resistance is forbidden

 
Source: Agencies, 07-02-2009

"We cannot stop the state's progress just to reveal the identity of those who assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri," Tawhid party leader Wiam Wahhab said during an interview with OTV on Saturday.
He also played down the powers of the Special Tribunal into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, which will commence in under a month, saying it "will not be able to drag anyone from their home."

"In order to win the elections, I urge the opposition to improve its performance and prepare a comprehensive plan that starts with amending the Taif Accord and regaining the authorities of the Lebanese president," he noted.

He also said members of the March 8 alliance should agree in advance on a plan to govern the country after the elections.
Wahhab declared that PSP leader MP Walid Jumblatt was aiming to create disunity within the army, adding that some considered the army "a political share to be divided."

"The permanent settlement of Palestinians [in Lebanon] is forbidden. Division is forbidden. Attacking the Resistance is forbidden. Attacking the army is forbidden," Wahhab instructed, warning the (US backed) March 14 alliance's leaders about the repercussions of their current policies.

"If the majority made any these issues, they will be faced with something bigger than the May events," he said.
He also noted that Saudi Arabia had changed its position toward Hamas, in a move that he considered a "change of false policy."

Wahhab said Youth and Sports Minister Talal Areslan made a "mistake" when he decided to forge relations with Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt alone.
"We consider everything that happens to Areslan, as if it was concerning us," he said.

In an earlier statement the Tawhid [Unification] Party leader made yesterday, he defended the Lebanese Army Command, in his reference to the rockets found in South Lebanon, by describing the current campaign against it as suspicious.
He said the suspicious campaign was a response to the command's accomplishments in identifying those who were the true source of recent disruption.

Wahhab said that the army was the only state institution around which there is national unity, and that targeting it would endanger national peace.
He also advised the command not to respond to political blackmail.