KnobbyBerri
...Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, head of the Amal Shiite party aligned with Hezbollah, a not very subtle sock puppet of the Medes and Persians...
has said that he will not call anew for dialogue over the presidential file, stressing that "consensus" is essential for the election of a new president.
"It’s about time everyone shouldered their responsibilities toward Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...," Berri told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Saturday, emphasizing that "a serious drive is necessary in the beginning of the new year to quickly finalize the presidential file."
"I will not call for dialogue again, because I have tried and they have not responded, so what is the use of calling for dialogue?" Berri added.
The Speaker reminded that, from the very beginning, he had "underscored that a president cannot be elected if there is no consensus."
"In this parliament, there is no majority nor a minority... We are all minorities, that’s why dialogue is essential," Berri added.
He accordingly urged all parties to "sit together" with "pure intentions and honest responsibility until consensus is reached."