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2014-03-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Geagea Says Resistance outside State Authority Illegitimate
[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 ...
stressed during a rally marking the ninth anniversary of the March 14 "Independence Uprising" on Friday that "any resistance outside state's authority" is "illegitimate," calling on his coalition to endorse a "strong" March 14 presidential nominee even if there are "several candidates."

"The previous and current experiences of the Lebanese with Hizbullah
...Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistance and purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
and its allies have proven that they do not have any consideration for the Lebanese state and the future of the Lebanese and their security, neither for their own commitments and pledges," Geagea said via video link from Maarab, addressing the rally that was held at the BIEL exhibition center in Beirut.

And as he noted that Hizbullah and its allies "closed the doors of discussions over the policy statement ... from the very first moment, when they rejected any debate over their arms and declared the death of the Baabda Declaration," Geagea underlined that "any resistance outside the state's authority, decision and arms is illegitimate."

"Hizbullah cannot go fight the Syrians then try to convince the Lebanese that the Syrians were going to attack them anyway under the pretext of the presence of takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed...
s," Geagea said.

"Does Hizbullah understand the threat this involvement poses to the existence of the Lebanese entity itself? Should what was written in Iran be carefully implemented even if that was at Leb's expense?" Geagea asked.

"Hizbullah did not consult the Lebanese when it got involved in Syria but its acts make them bear the consequences of this involvement. Hizbullah cannot continue its involvement and then ask the Lebanese to form 'Sahwa' gangs to defend it," he stressed.
Posted by Fred 2014-03-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ]  Top
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