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Franjieh: Suleiman Making Promises to West, Resistance Has Right to Intervene in Syria
[An Nahar] Marada Movementthe personal militia of Suleiman Franjieh, president of Lebanon at the outbreak of the civil war, currently Syrian toadies, but you never know when that could change... leader MP Suleiman Franjieh on Thursday accused President Michel Suleiman ...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... of "making promises to the West," stressing that Hizbullah "has the right to intervene in Syria" militarily. "The president turned against the March 8 forces ... the opposition to the Mar. 14th movement, consisting of Hizbullah and its allies, so-called in commemoration of their Mar. 8th, 2006 demonstration of strength in Beirut ... and when we reached a juncture, he made his choices, and here we raise a question: why did all these countries cling to him? Is he the 'Bismarck of Leb' or did he make promises to the West and endorsed their policies?" Franjieh said during an interview with LBCI television. "The president wants to turn himself into a hero over the (Syrian) shelling (of Lebanese territory). When Syria makes a violation, he directly condemns it, but when Israel makes a violation, Baabda remains silent," Franjieh added. The northern leader rejected any attack on any region in Leb, saying "we're against these violations, especially those committed by the Free Syrian Army." Criticizing the Suleiman-sponsored Baabda Declaration -- which calls for Leb to disassociate itself from regional crises, most notably the one in Syria -- Franjieh said the declaration "was one of the tools that are aimed at bringing down Hizbullah after bringing down the Syrian regime." "They wanted Hizbullah to hand over its weapons and as the regime did not fall, a new round of pressure started, and it can be war or other means," he added. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-14 |
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