Nasrallah's Hezbollah commands the loyalty of a large segment of the country's Shia population [Reuters]
A leading figure in Lebanon's governing coalition has stepped up the rhetoric against the opposition Hezbollah movement, warning of anarchy and raising the spectre of another civil war.
Walid Jumblatt, the Druze leader whose party is in the pro-government March 14 camp, issued a televised challenge to Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader.
"Our existence, dignity and survival, and Lebanon, are the most important things of all," he said on Sunday.
"If you want chaos, we welcome chaos. If you want war, we welcome one."
Assassinations, the arming of militia groups and a continued vacuum in the presidency would "drag all to anarchy", Jumblatt said in the televised address, singling out Nasrallah for criticism.
"We have to warn about the moment we make our decision. If we decide to go to the street, we will not be deterred by snipers, or traitors, or hired killers."
clipped from: english.aljazeera.net 