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| Assad regime to kill Lebanese Speaker Berri if he convenes parliament |
| 2006-12-09 |
| Abu Kais is guest-hosting Michael Totten's blog. Read the whole thing. The Assad regime is in a hurry. Nasrallah hasnÂ’t been able to deliver quickly enough. The Grand Serail is a fortress, and the Lebanese street is slowly turning against the protestors, who donÂ’t even have safe passage back to their homes now. The orders from the Dark LordÂ’s council are to pack more people in downtown Beirut, and as soon as possible. The plan to occupy or lay siege to the Rafik Hariri International airport seems to be in full swing, although the Lebanese army will reportedly not allow it. WhatÂ’s the hurry for? This Sunday, the 15-day time limit for Lahoud to sign the Hariri tribunal plan expires. As of Monday, the cabinet can constitutionally send it to parliament for endorsement. Nabih Berri is in a pickle. He was forced to declare the cabinet session that approved the tribunal unconstitutional after telling journalists days before, that it wasnÂ’t. On Wednesday, when it appeared that there was a dim hope of reaching a settlement, the speaker of parliament received a death threat from Maher Assad, BasharÂ’s brother. According to al-Seyassah, Assad threatened to kill Berri if he calls parliament into session to approve the plan (Again, al-Seyassah is to be read with a grain of salt, although they've gotten it right in the past with regards to Lebanon. In any case, this isn't the first time we've heard this.) This Sunday, of course, Hez will hold an outdoor rally of "historic" proportions outside the Grand Serail's government offices. |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #2 RD - The Dec. 9 post comment section just went DEFCON-3 |
| Posted by: mrp 2006-12-09 23:14 |
| #1 Totten's blog Abu Kais mrp, the comments @ Totten's blog Abu Kais, are a riot. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-12-09 17:05 |