[apologies if this has been forwarded already]
http://www.juancole.com/2006/09/nasrullahs-speech-here-is-bbc-world.html
> I tell you, while we are in the resistance festival, that this is the
> natural key to tackling the issue of the resistance. Here we come to
> the issue of the weapons and to those who are dying to resolve this
> issue. I tell them: Don't tackle the results. Come and let us tackle
> the causes. I am not after slogans, but logic. Argue with us on the
> basis of logic.
>
> The resistance is the result of several causes - the occupation, the
> arrest of prisoners, the plunder of waters, the threat to Lebanon,
> and the attack on Lebanese sovereignty. These are the causes. Tackle
> the causes and the results will be tackled easily.
>
> "We do not want to keep the weapons forever"
>
> When we build a strong, capable, and just state that protects Lebanon
> and the Lebanese, it will be easy to find an honourable solution to
> the question of the resistance and its weapons. I would like the
> Lebanese to hear clearly. I and my brothers get excited sometimes and
> say all kinds of things. Let us speak with some responsibility. We do
> not say that these weapons will remain forever. And, it is not
> logical for these weapons to remain forever. There is bound to be an
> end to them. The natural key is to tackle the causes and the results
> will disappear.
>
> Come and build a strong and just state, protecting the country and
> the citizens and their livelihoods, waters, and dignity, and you will
> find that the resolution of the resistance issue will not need even a
> negotiation table. It is a great deal easier than that.
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