WallyJumblat
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Druze politician, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, who's been on every side in Leb at least four times. He'll sell you his friends for a dollar, but family comes higher because of shipping and handling...announced that the Lebanese oil is "at risk" because of the stalling in completing the necessary procedures.
"I was never against holding a cabinet session on the issue of oil and now after this delay I support holding a session," Jumblat said in a telephone call with al-Manar television.
"We were overran by everyone else and our oil is at risk."
Al-Manar revealed that caretaker Prime Minister
Najib Miqati is communicating with caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khali and caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour to reach an accord on a cabinet session on petroleum."Miqati also received a phone call from the political aide of the Hizbullah chief Hussein Khalil to express the party's support of a session on oil," the same sourced added.
Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil urged President Michel Suleiman
...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too...
and Miqati to hold an extraordinary governmental session to issue two decrees that call for demarcating 10 maritime oil exploration blocs and setting up a revenue-sharing model.
Bassil explained that his step aims at "preserving the oil and protecting it against any local obstruction and any foreign exploitation."
"Especially against any Israeli exploitation."
Regarding the maritime oil blocs, Jumblat considered that the petroleum authority is the party concerned in resolving this matter.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!...
Khalil stressed during a visit to Miqati on the importance of contracting out the maritime oil blocks.
"This is a point of disagreement with Bassil," Khalil pointed out. "But discussion over this issue was not and will not be interrupted."