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Geagea: Hizbullah rule will turn Lebanon into Gaza
[Jerusalem Post Front Page] Lebanese Christian leader pledges support for Hariri; says gov't led by Shi'ite group would lead Leb to be isolated and ostracized by the int'l community and Arab world like Gazoo Strip after Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, takeover.Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea ... Geagea was imprisoned by the Syrians and their puppets for 11 years in a dungeon in the third basement level of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense. He was released after the Cedar Revolution in 2005 ... on Saturday warned that if the country's new cabinet is led by Hizbullah candidate Omar Karami the situation "will be similar to Gazoo." Geagea said Leb, like the Gazoo Strip after it was taken over by Hamas in 2007, would be isolated and ostracized by the international community and Arab world, with the exception of Syria. Geagea stated that the Lebanese economy would suffer greatly from a Hizbullah-led government. "Is anyone wondering what the situation of the Lebanese lira will be if the other team comes to power?" Geagea said during a presser. Geagea said that not only Hizbullah, but also Syria was behind the push to make Karami premier. The Christian leader accused Hizbullah and its allies of rejecting Saad Hariri as prime minister, not because he is Sunni or allegedly corrupt, but rather because he is independent and rejected pressure to denounce the UN tribunal into the liquidation of Rafik Hariri. Geagea expressed his support of Hariri's push for the premiership of Leb, saying "we will do everything possible to bring back Hariri as prime minister." On Friday, Druse leader Walid WallyJumblat ... who's been on every side in Leb at least four times... t, a potential kingmaker in Leb, threw his support behind Hizbullah, a major boost to the Shi'ite group that brought down the country's Western-backed government last week. Posted by: Fred 2011-01-23 |
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