Hizbullah MPs Walk Out, Moussawi Slams Mashnouq as 'Spy'
Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc MPs on Wednesday walked out en masse of the parliamentary debate session on the new government’s Policy Statement, as bloc MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi slammed as “spy” his colleague Nohad al-Mashnouq, member of the Mustaqbal bloc.
The lawmakers walked out while Phalange bloc MP Nadim Gemayel was addressing parliament.
Following the verbal clash during the morning session between MPs Assem Qanso and Khaled al-Daher, who called each other “dog” and almost engaged in a fistfight, the afternoon session went in the same fashion.
Hizbullah’s Moussawi interrupted the speech of Mustaqbal’s Mashnouq, lashing out at his colleague.
“You are an intelligence agent and your price is well-known,” Moussawi said, addressing Mashnouq.
Moussawi’s accusation came in response to Mashnouq’s remarks on the arrest warrants issued recently by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for four Hizbullah members in the case of ex-PM Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination.
“Aren’t these accused resistance fighters members of the same party that has recently discovered (CIA) agents among its ranks? Everyone errs, but this is a sin,” Mashnouq said, prompting the angry reaction by Moussawi.
Mashnouq’s speech was also interrupted by Hizbullah’s Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan and MP Ali Ammar.
“These are major insults, we cannot remain silent,” Hajj Hassan shouted.
The heated exchange prompted the intervention of Speaker Nabih Berri, who told Mashnouq that the session was dedicated to discussing the ministerial Policy Statement rather than attacking a certain political party.
The speech of Phalange Party bloc MP Samer Saade also drew a response from Moussawi.
“How do you want us to grant confidence to a government that does not want to hang those who committed the (Hariri) crime and are being protected by a party that does not want to hand them over, not even after 300 years,” said Saade, prompting Moussawi to say: “Let them talk, we will not listen.”
“The same as we had rejected to live under the authority of Palestinian arms … we will not be frightened today from (Hizbullah chief) Sayyed (Hassan Nasrallah), nor from his weapons and rockets,” Saade added, drawing angry responses from several Hizbullah ministers and MPs.
almost 13 years
The PLO cost us dearly in the 70's both in blood and treasure, now Hezbollah is the monster that devastates Lebanon.
Lebanon is for the Lebanese!!!
Anyone who rejects that can go to the hell fire!!!
almost 13 years
Why did they walkout? Our words have always fallen on deaf ears.
Besides, if you would have asked them, they would have told you: No speak leabnese, only persian or syrian.
almost 13 years
Nawwaf Moussawi isn't he the dude who called the Christian martyrs who fell while fighting the PLO, the Syrian Army and their Mourtazaka sectarian slaying gangs. Why yes it is, well he's a wonderful man and GMA's kindred spirit.
almost 13 years
Kudos to all those who stand for justice and for an independent Lebanon.
With the tribunal breathing down on their necks and the Syrian regime crumbling, Hezbollah is now like a wounded animal. Dangerous and unpredictable. You can see it in the behavior of their cronies.
The four Hezbollah operatives operatives indicted by the STL, if still alive, should head for the hills, or turn themselves in. They are in great danger from their own leaders, who may want to silence them for good.
almost 13 years
it is sooooooooooooooo funny!
isnt the hezbollah in power? isn t it the most armed political party? aren t they pretending to be the strongest? so whyyy are they soooooooo nervous these days!
on the contrary they should be calm and sure of themselves as they have everythg they wanted for so long!
so funnnnnnnnnny!
almost 13 years
to peace:
you corner a dog who has a bone... he will show his teeth if you approach...
And this what why they are nervous.
M14 should rattle the cage further so that HA shows their true intents.
almost 13 years
only a true member of south lebanon shia tribe can speak truth like this...of course when you live under occupation and massacres you don't live in denial.
of course he is inteligence agent...and so are shab and startrip. i see zionist information war department is working overtime. Hey shab did you learn how to say mountain in arabic?
almost 13 years
This person is full of hatred, venom, and anger. He and his so called resistance thugs are the traitors and spies. Now, these clowns are saying in Parliament their "sacred" weapons will stay until the liberation of Palestine, a task they know is next to impossible. So their holding onto weapons is a disguise for hegemony over lebanon and its people; the hegemony of shiites over all other sects. They speak of spiraling national debt while ignoring how much their terrorist adventures such as the 2006 war cost Lebanon. Guess where crime, prostitution, and drugs flourish??? It is in areas controlled by the sacred HIZB.
almost 13 years
Funny that murderers and assassins are upset by insults, what is insulting is useless wars that cost hundreds of lives and handing Lebanon to foreign occupation like these HA MPs want.
almost 13 years
hezboullah parlemant members thinking that if you are not with us so you are against us that's mean you are a spy, they thinking that they are the only people right and all the others wrongs, they didn't rescpet the other else they have their weapons can use it any time they want
almost 13 years
Before exiting the Majliss, the Hizb PMs where overheard whispering to each other to go out to the street and deflate the tires of all M14 Parliament members cars....3ala zimmat el rawi...
I salute anyone who stands up against the filthy non-Islamic mafia militia. Now the world knows that the Lebanese will not accept the batikh rule, their mullahs from Iran, nor their ideology or it's weapons.