Former ambassador Khalil Kazem Khalil said on Sunday the anti-armor mines placed outside a building he owned in Maarakeh are only available to military organizations and called for getting rid of such organizations, in an indirect reference to Speaker Nabih Berri's Amal Movement. | The "militias" — bands of fascisti — are why Lebanon isn't stable. Thank God the "militia movement" in the U.S. seems to have faded away after the Oklahoma City bombings. They're a recipe for anarchy. |
Khalil urged authorities to assume their responsibilities and expose those who tamper with internal security. "The president, the premier and the interior minister ... have a historic responsibility at this moment, especially toward the South, the responsibility to ensure security and put an end to intimidation," Khalil said. Commenting on the electoral law, Khalil said he preferred small- or medium sized-districts over the mohafaza (large electoral districts), saying that mohafaza - called for by Berri - were aimed at "manipulating the will of the people."