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| Suleiman: Any Attack against our Oil Wealth Will Lead to War |
| 2012-03-03 |
| [An Nahar] 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... noted on Friday that Leb is witnessing a period of stability despite the unrest in the region, hoping that any action regarding oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean would not take place against the country's interests. He said: "Any violation of our petroleum rights will lead to war." He made his statements at the end of his trip to the Czech Republic where he met with Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg. Suleiman continued: "We never assaulted Israel, but it always attacks us, the last of which was its violations against our exclusive economic zone." Addressing regional developments, the president noted: "Democracy is not being applied fairly when it comes to the Paleostinian cause." He therefore warned of the emergence of a new wave of Arab extremism to confront Israeli extremism, hoping that the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... would "resume its normal role" to tackle such issues "after it had steered away from its main goals." "The Paleostinian cause is a constant source of regional and global tension," added Suleiman. A dispute emerged between Leb and Israel regarding the demarcation of maritime borders in light of the discovery of offshore oil and gas along each country's coasts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I like the Joooos' chances |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-03-03 09:54 |