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| Geagea: No Cabinet Meeting Under Pressure, March 8 Gave Itself Powers More than President, PM |
| 2011-01-12 |
| [An Nahar] Lebanese Forces 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 ... accused the March 8 forces ... the opposition to the Mar. 14th movement, consisting of Hizbullah and its allies, so-called in commoration of their Mar. 8th, 2006 demonstration of strength in Beirut ... on Wednesday of giving themselves powers beyond the authorities of the president and the prime minister. "The other team should understand that there won't be any cabinet meeting under pressure," Geagea told a presser in Maarab about a call to hold an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the Lebanese crisis. "The authorities that the March 8 team gave itself are much more than the powers granted to the president, the prime minister and the speaker," the LF leader said. "Those calling for a premier other than Saad Hariri would be seeking for strife," Geagea said over reports that the opposition plans to resign from the cabinet. "I tell the other team not to attempt to exert pressure with all its means because it would drown them further into the hole," the LF leader warned. He described as "illogical" attempts by the March 8 coalition to push Hariri into announcing the rejection of the international tribunal and pulling the Lebanese judges from it. Geagea, however, expressed openness to engage in dialogue with Hizbullah and its allies. "We welcome any Lebanese-Lebanese dialogue without imposing anything on others." |
| Posted by:Fred |