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Geagea: Hizbullah's Links to Regional Disputes Will Have Consequences on Lebanon
[An Nahar] Lebanese ForcesA Christian political party founded by Bashir Gemayel, who was then bumped off when he was elected president of Leb... 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 ... accused Hizbullah of refusing to contact other Lebanese factions in the country, saying that it opposes holding talks with "imperialists" or whoever it cannot persuade to support its agenda. He told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published on Thursday: "Hizbullah's security and military connections with regional powers will incur consequences on Leb if it launched a confrontation with the West and Arab world." Asked of possible repercussions the developments in Syria may have on Leb, he replied: "Given the current government, anything is possible." "I am a regular citizen and I do not feel as if I have a responsible state looking after my wellbeing because the country is completely exposed on the security and ethical levels," he remarked. In addition, he noted that the dangerousness of the Syrian incursions into Lebanese territory does not lie in their extent, but in what they mean. "This government does not even recognize itself because it does not exist," he stressed. "The March 14 Those are the good guys, insofar as Leb has good guys... forces are revising the developments of the previous phase in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes when it returns to power, and we will return," the LF leader stated. "The government is better off resigning because it will result in a catastrophe in Leb and it won't achieve anything for the country," Geagea said. Addressing the developments in Syria, he stressed: ""Any initiative on Syria, whether it is Arab or foreign, will fail because if the Syrian regime will fall if it allows one percent of an initiative to be implemented." "This reality will eventually lead to the involvement of foreign powers in Syria," he remarked. He added however that the fall of the regime is inevitable. Posted by: Fred 2011-11-11 |
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