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| MP Nicola: U.S. Interested in Shebaa Farms to Target the Resistance |
| 2008-06-30 |
| MP Nabil Nicola said raising the issue of Shebaa Farms at present reflects a U.S. effort to eliminate the concept of resistance from Lebanon's political parlance and shift to discussing directly the issue of Hizbullah weapons. Nicola, in an interview with Naharnet, said discussing the Shebaa Farms issue at the United Nations is an effort carried out by U.S. Secretary of State 'Condoleezza Rice because the only issue of interest to the United States at present is omitting any reference to the resistance weapons in the cabinet's policy statement so that Hizbullah weapons could be the topic of discussion and these weapons would be the main problem in Lebanon and not the Israeli occupation.' Placing Shebaa Farms under the guardianship of the United Nations 'does not mean regaining Lebanese sovereignty over' the area, Nicola said. Lebanon would regain its 'legitimacy in Shebaa Farms only when the Lebanese Army has the right to deploy in the territory,' he added. Nicola insisted that the Free Patriotic Movement and Hizbullah would 'not stay out of the (forthcoming) cabinet. Any attempt to prevent them from participation is a war recipe,' he said. Nicola called for 'implementing the Doha Accord in detail,' emphasizing that any attempt to 'beat about the accord would disclose the side that is blocking its implementation.' He said the forthcoming cabinet 'could be formed tomorrow morning if there is a real intention to form it, but if we are following the American agenda there would be no cabinet.' Nicola reiterated the demand by Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement to hold the finance portfolio. However, 'If they have any other proposal let them declare it. Let them propose any 'sovereign' ministry and we would accept it. All 'sovereign' ministries are important,' he explained. 'Those who reject giving Michel Aoun the rights are targeting the president,' Nicola charged. Nicola claimed that Aoun's foes had spent 300 million dollars on media campaign to confront the FPM leader. He also said such foes have allotted 1 billion dollars to prevent Aoun from winning the 2009 parliamentary elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |