A 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 ...
on Friday accused the Syrian regime of being behind the August twin blasts that left at least 45 people dead and 500 injured in the northern city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, urging a response from the Lebanese state.
"The cell that staged the twin bombings has been busted and the details of the operation have become known and the (Internal Security Forces) Intelligence Bureau has unveiled the details of the operation. Judge Saqr Saqr interrogated the suspects and issued arrest warrants for them and these are judicial facts, but some parties want to distort these facts," Geagea said in a speech during a graduation ceremony for LF cadres.
"The truth is that the Syrian intelligence and regime are behind the bombings in Tripoli and we can link that to the Samaha-Mamlouk plot ... Throughout one year, the Syrian regime staged two terrorist operations," Geagea noted.
He voiced surprise that "in the face of such facts, no one has done anything to address them."
"The state has the right to at least send a memo to 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...
because this is an aggression. Wasn't it a must to recall the Lebanese ambassador to Damascus and expel the Syrian ambassador from Beirut?" Geagea added.
He accused some Lebanese security agencies of being "in bed with the Syrian intelligence services while 50 Lebanese were killed in a bombing plotted by the Syrian regime."
"All the security ties between the Lebanese and Syrian agencies must be reassessed," Geagea stressed.
"We will not get accustomed to living without a state and the official authorities must do all these steps," he added.
"Syria has allies in Leb, where is the stance of its allies over what happened?" Geagea wondered.
Lashing out at Hizbullah and its allies, the LF leader said: "They speak of the resistance but we don't believe that it's a real resistance. How can we believe any longer that it is a resistance while it is fighting alongside the Syrian regime?"