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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Nasrallah tells Moussa : Don't talk to us , talk to Aoun
2008-01-12
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah told Arab League chief Amr Moussa that General Aoun is the one involved in negotiations over the Lebanese presidential crises. "Sayyed Nasrallah informed the Arab League delegation that Gen. Michel Aoun is the one involved in negotiations on behalf of the opposition regarding this crisis," a late night Hezbollah statement said.

The statement was released hours after Moussa met Nasrallah at an undisclosed location. Nasrallah urged Moussa to " maintain contacts with him (Aoun) in order to reach the desired result," it said. In other words Nasrallah was saying : DonÂ’t talk to us , talk to Aoun.

But the majority has made it crystal clear that it does not want to talk to Aoun and considers him the core of the problem in the Lebanon crises. Aoun according to a source at the majority “does not know how to negotiate all he knows is how to dictate “

This statement means the end of MoussaÂ’s mission and Lebanon is back to square one.
This statement by Hezbollah according to political analysts means the end of Moussa’s mission and Lebanon is back to square one. As we reported yesterday Moussa has met so far almost all the Lebanese rival leaders and he maintained a positive attitude throughout . Moussa was so optimistic that he told reporters “ this time we don’t need miracles to succeed in ending the crises.”

The meeting with Nasrallah changed everything . It is now clear that neither the Iranian nor the Syrian officials were telling the truth about their support for the Arab initiative. Now it is clear that the Syrian and Iranian officials said publicly something and privately something different. Now we know why Syria closed its border crossing with Lebanon yesterday . Now we know what Ali Larijani told the Hezbollah officials in Tehran on Monday. It is crystal clear that Iran and Syria want Lebanon to remain under their thumb as a destabilized country Â…they like the crises and donÂ’t want it to end.

Moussa as we recommended 2 days back should pack up and go to Tehran and Damascus where the decisions for the opposition are made . He is wasting his time in Lebanon. Otherwise Moussa will badly need a miracle to succeed in ending the crisis.
Posted by:Fred

#3  looks more like Michael Al-Moore with a glue-on beard
Posted by: Frank G   2008-01-12 13:37  

#2  #1 You guys sure that's not George Lucas?...


wellllll.... there were a couple of primitive r'bots sitting next to him...??
Posted by: RD   2008-01-12 12:15  

#1  You guys sure that's not George Lucas?...
Posted by: mojo   2008-01-12 01:59  

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