Following are excerpts from two speeches given by Hizbullah Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, on September 16 and 17, 2012.

Hassan Nasrallah: The US, which protests and deceives in the name of freedom of speech, needs to understand that broadcasting the full-length film will lead to very, very serious repercussions all over the world.

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Some European parliaments have legislated similar laws: Anybody who denies a certain massacre is considered a criminal. Anyone who denies the Holocaust is considered a criminal. Roger Garaudy had to face this calamity, didn't he?

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Oh rulers, kings, emirs, and presidents – this is your Prophet. This is your Prophet, your Koran, your Islam, your religion. It is your Islamic nation whose honor is being affronted today. It is surprising that so many of you are not lifting a finger. But I swear to you that If this film had dealt with an Arab or Muslim king, emir, or president, in the personal way it dealt with the Prophet Muhammad, you would have been seeing the wrath of that king, emir, or president, his family, his political party, his government, and his country – a wrath that is very different from what we are seeing today. This is sad.

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