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urged his government on Saturday to punish "armed parties" in Leb involved in insulting "brotherly" Arab states, in remarks seen as an indirect reference to the powerful bad boy group Hezbollah.
Geagea, leader of the Christian party Lebanese Forces
A Christian political party founded by Bashir Gemayel, who was then bumped off when he was elected president of Leb...
, urged Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
to reconsider its suspension of a $3 billion aid package to the Lebanese army.
In a televised speech, he indirectly called for punishing Hezbollah over a stance that expressed a deepening hostility towards Saudi Arabia.
"The Lebanese law forbids any internal party of offending brotherly Arab states," said Geagea in a reference to Hezbollah, adding that the group should be punished per the law.
Geagea's statements followed a Saudi decision on Friday to halt an aid package to the Lebanese military to buy French arms.
The surprise move prompted Leb's Prime Minister Tammam Salam to call on Saudi leaders to reconsider the decision.
"We express our deep appreciation for King Salman
...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosquesand Lord of Most of the Arabians....
bin Abdulaziz and his brothers in the Saudi leadership ... and we hope for a reconsideration of the decision to halt the aid for our army and security forces," he said in a statement.
The Saudi state news agency said earlier on Friday that Riyadh was suspending the package pledged in 2013, with an official saying it was a response to Beirut's failure to condemn attacks on the kingdom's missions in Iran.