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| Nahhas Accuses March 14 of Succumbing to Israel |
| 2010-11-12 |
| [An Nahar] Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Telecoms Minister Charbel Nahhas fought it out in Cabinet. While Nahhas accused the majority March 14 Those are the good guys, insofar as Leb has good guys... forces of succumbing to Washington and Israel, Hariri vowed to make him pay dearly. When Nahhas accused those "evading voting under U.S. and Israeli pressure," Hariri replied: "These statements are not acceptable. Israel puts pressure on you and people like you, but not on us." "I won't accept what you (Opposition) impose on me no matter the outcome," Hariri stressed. Cabinet, which met Wednesday under President Michel Suleiman, failed to agree on the controversial false witnesses' issue and a vote demanded by the Opposition has been put off. Al-Akhbar newspaper said Hariri pointed his finger at Nahhas at the end of Cabinet meeting, telling him: "You are going to pay dearly for your comments." Nahhas reportedly hit back, saying: "Such words are not supposed to come out from a distinguished person like you." Hariri told Cabinet: "I have agreed to discuss the false witnesses' issue and I have acknowledged their presence, not in order to create a political crisis aimed at targeting the (International) Tribunal." "If you want to discuss this issue at a political level, then let us start from the beginning, starting with Ahmed Abu Adas all the way to those who accused other countries," he told the Opposition. "All this talk will only lead to further fragmentation and chaos, " he stressed. |
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