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| Geagea Says Lebanese Situation Stabilizing, Army Split Unlikely |
| 2010-11-23 |
| [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 ... on Monday reassured that "the current situation is leaning towards stability, despite all the political tensions we're witnessing." Geagea lauded President Michel Suleiman's Independence Day speech, describing it as "a speech by a statesman." The LF leader stressed the importance of the things Suleiman called for, such as "respecting the Constitution and legitimate state institutions and the need for the Lebanese to hold onto dialogue." Geagea also lauded the performance of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the parliamentary majority in cabinet. He saluted the stern role of the Army Command, "which will not allow the current political disputes to turn into security incidents." Geagea criticized those who say that the army might split should it intervene to contain any possible security disturbances, describing such remarks as "irrational." In the same context, Geagea expressed his satisfaction over the reassurances of Defense Minister Elias Murr and Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji about the army's intervention in the event of any unrest in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |