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LF says FPM destroyed Lebanon, Bassil subservient to Hezbollah, Assad
[An Nahar] The Lebanese Forces
A Christian political party founded by Bashir Gemayel, who was then bumped off when he was elected president of Leb...
snapped back Saturday at the Free Patriotic Movement
Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
in a growing war of words over an expected legislative session.

"It is insolent for the FPM to rant about its usual argument, which is keenness on the presidential post," the LF said in a statement, accusing the FPM of "deliberately ceding the presidency to the gang," in reference to Hezbollah, noting that the Iran-backed party was in charge of both "the state’s decisions and the presidency" during ex-president Michel Aoun
...president of Leb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
’s tenure.

"Which legislation is necessary amid a collapse that is unprecedented in Lebanon Hezbollahstan
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. ...
’s history?" the LF asked.

It added that the FPM has undermined "the higher interests of Lebanon and the Lebanese" and "destroyed the republic."

The LF also charged that no one can "compete with" FPM chief Jebran Bassil in "running from the al-Muhajireen Palace (in Damascus) to Haret Hreik."
Posted by: Fred 2023-02-12
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=658329