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| Hezbollah: Cabinet Tribunal session is a 'Thunderbolt' |
| 2007-02-09 |
| Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad has warned that a cabinet session to be held by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government Thursday which is expected to ratify the tribunal of the murder of Hariri, Lebanon's former PM was a "thunderbolt." "The ruling team persists with its schemes," Raad told reporters on Wednesday after a meeting between Hezbollah legislators and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. "This team's determination on holding so-called cabinet sessions is a thunderbolt that blasts the crisis and collapses salvation efforts trying to find a political solution to the crisis," Raad added. An Opposition source also described as "serious escalation" Thursday's cabinet session. The daily An Nahar quoted the source as saying the upcoming session was a "serious escalation which could drag the country into more crises." Hezbollah also issued a statement attacking Siniora for sending what it said two letters to the United Nations on the issue of the international tribunal. The statement said the ultimate motive behind the letters was to "torpedo Parliament's role and contribute to the serial agitation against the parliament speaker." Last week, Siniora sent a signed copy of the agreement for creating the court to the United Nations. U.N. Undersecretary-General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel signed the agreement in New York on Tuesday and returned it to Lebanon for ratification. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I want to see some real action before unpacking any popcorn. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-09 09:03 |