[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: "we use different methods of resisting, among which is using explosives."

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"we use different methods of resisting, among which is using explosives."
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   - the Lebanese SSNP

   On the way home from Hezbollah's Million Mom march, I noticed a group
   of protesters holding flags, heading downtown. My usual routine was to
   walk alongside these flag-carrying groups, visibly take a few
   pictures, see if anyone had anything to say.

   [1]fascists in lebanon 

   I didn't do that when I saw this group. Something about their manner,
   their ominous-looking flag, and especially the way people leaning out
   of their balconies were looking at them told me to stay away. I
   quietly took a few pictures using my zoom lens, from a distance.

   That was probably a good idea. These Hezbollah/Syria supporters were
   members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, a fascist group allied
   with Syrian Baathists. Car bombing, assassination and basic rabid
   "resistance" is their specialty.

   Fortunately, the Lebanese government [2]appears to be cracking down on
   this loathesome group. *

     BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces arrested seven members of the
     Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) on Thursday after
     confiscating large quantities of explosives, detonators and timers
     during raids on the members' homes in North Lebanon. Party leader
     Ali Qanso responded within hours of the Internal Security Forces
     raids on his home, saying that although the party did indeed own
     the stash of weapons, the raid was unjustified and that the party
     was being "targeted" for its pro-Syrian stance.

     Speaking during a news conference at the party's office in Ras
     Beirut, which was heavily surrounded by police at every street
     intersection, Qanso admitted the party had weapons that it had kept
     "just in case" since the early 1980s when it took part in fighting
     Israeli forces in South Lebanon.

     "We are innocent," he added, "so stop your campaigns against us. We
     are not a militia and we are not a party of murderers. We are a
     resistance force."..

     ...The SSNP is allied with the Hizbullah-led opposition forces that
     have been staging an open-ended demonstration in the heart of
     Beirut in a bid to force the government of Prime Minister Fouad
     Siniora to resign.

     Qanso also rejected what he called "rumors" that the SSNP had
     played a role in the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre
     Gemayel, who was shot dead in his car in a Beirut suburb on
     November 21.

     Just hours after Gemayel's death, a mob of his supporters attacked
     an office of the SSNP...

     .."We don't want any clashes with anyone or the security, but we
     are only human, and can only withstand so much and have a right to
     defend ourselves if anyone invades our homes," he said.

     Asked about the seized explosives, he said, "we are a resistance
     force, and we use different methods of resisting, among which is
     using explosives."

   * Link thanks to [3]Michael Totten

References

   1. file://localhost/files/whataretheysaying-ssnp.jpg
   2. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=77907
   3. http://www.michaeltotten.com/