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 ...
on Sunday accused the Hizbullah-led camp of "practicing hegemony over the State's strategic decisions," noting that "Hizbullah is not even willing to let its allies take part in these decisions."
On the second day of his visit to Zahle and the Central Bekaa region, Geagea added: "Why would we engage in (national) dialogue if the other camp is insisting on its point of view regarding the issue of the strategic decisions."
Asked whether the relation between Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and March 14
Those are the good guys, insofar as Leb has good guys...
's Christians had grown cold, Geagea said: "The patriarch is totally free to voice his opinions and we share a major part of them, but we don't agree with him on some issues. However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
we totally respect his stances."
Asked about Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil's accusations against Saad Hariri
Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's liquidation. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.
's government of delaying the drafting of the oil and gas law, Geagea said: "Anyone can launch accusations, but where was minister Jebran Bassil back then? Wasn't he in the previous cabinet? Why didn't he quit if the government was obstructing his work? Why did he remain silent?"