May 7 was Ill-Fated, Nasrallah”s Speech was a Direct Threat
Al-Mustaqbal movement leader Saad Hariri described last year”s May 7 events as ill-fated and said Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah”s speech was a threat not to "harm" his party.
"I don”t understand the reason behind the nervousness of Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in his speech," Hariri told Asharq al-Awsat daily in remarks published Sunday.
"He considered May 7 a glorious day which I consider a direct threat not to harm Hizbullah," the Mustaqbal movement leader added.
"Those who threaten in this manner" are nothing but threats to themselves, he said, adding that the Lebanese people will describe May 7 to Nasrallah when they head to the polls next month.
"I describe it (May 7) an ill-fated day," Hariri told his interviewer.
Asked if he considered Nasrallah”s speech an invitation to another May 7, the MP said: "No … But it was clear that there was tension in his speech. But it was a political and maybe electoral speech."
Addressing those who criticize President Michel Suleiman, Hariri said: "Neither Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun, nor anyone from the opposition or March 14 (alliance) has the right to attack the presidency."
Hariri also stressed that the March 14 forces will win the June 7 elections. "We will win and they will lose."