Bassil Charges March 14 with Seeking Backing from Israel, U.S., NATO, U.N. Security Council …
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Bassil Charges March 14 with Seeking Backing from Israel, U.S., NATO, U.N. Security Council …
by Admin Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:16 am
By Dalia Nehme
Free Patriotic Movement official Gibran Bassil accused the Majority of waiting for a war to change the domestic balance of power, after which they would return to negotiations with new conditions.
Bassil, in an interview with Naharnet, said the immediate future would be "stagnant because the authority team awaits war."
"As long as they place bets on war and wait for it they would make no move until the war comes and topples the balance of power after which they would return to negotiate but on a new base. As long as they are waiting they are not prepared to present anything," Bassil said.
War, presumably between Israel and Hizbullah, "would not alter the balance of power and they would feel depressed and disappointed," he predicted.
Bassil pointed an accusing finger at Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, the traditional Christian foe of the FPM, charging that he would have "non declared meetings" in Washington.
"That worries us in light of his past," Bassil said of Geagea's ongoing visit to the United States.
He accused the March 14 majority for rejecting the reactivation of the 1960 general elections law "because they do not want an election law, neither at the county-constituency level nor at any other level."
He also accused the alliance of rejecting the 1960 law "because they do not want the Christians to have an influence on even one legislator in Beirut."
"Let them tell us what amendments they want to the (1960) law … we might approve them … we made a proposal and let them tell us what their proposals are," Bassil added.
He accused March 14 of "trying to maintain their majority and extend it. They want to extend the mandate of parliament in which they control the majority."
"Their game has been unveiled … they are adamant in maintaining the majority irrespective of the cost, even at the cost of war," Bassil added.
In answering a question as to whether he expects a parliamentary session set for March 25 to succeed in electing a president, he said: "We hope so. But until March 25 they would persist with placing bets on war. There will be no easing of the complexities."
Bassil concluded by charging that the majority believes Israel alone would not be able to win the war and that requires U.S. intervention.
"They say Israel alone is not enough to alter the balance of power and they are now asking the United States to intervene militarily to change the power balance."
"If they failed to convince the United States, according to our information, they would try the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and if they failed there, they would go to the U.N. Security Council," he added.
Beirut, 11 Mar 08, 19:14
Free Patriotic Movement official Gibran Bassil accused the Majority of waiting for a war to change the domestic balance of power, after which they would return to negotiations with new conditions.
Bassil, in an interview with Naharnet, said the immediate future would be "stagnant because the authority team awaits war."
"As long as they place bets on war and wait for it they would make no move until the war comes and topples the balance of power after which they would return to negotiate but on a new base. As long as they are waiting they are not prepared to present anything," Bassil said.
War, presumably between Israel and Hizbullah, "would not alter the balance of power and they would feel depressed and disappointed," he predicted.
Bassil pointed an accusing finger at Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, the traditional Christian foe of the FPM, charging that he would have "non declared meetings" in Washington.
"That worries us in light of his past," Bassil said of Geagea's ongoing visit to the United States.
He accused the March 14 majority for rejecting the reactivation of the 1960 general elections law "because they do not want an election law, neither at the county-constituency level nor at any other level."
He also accused the alliance of rejecting the 1960 law "because they do not want the Christians to have an influence on even one legislator in Beirut."
"Let them tell us what amendments they want to the (1960) law … we might approve them … we made a proposal and let them tell us what their proposals are," Bassil added.
He accused March 14 of "trying to maintain their majority and extend it. They want to extend the mandate of parliament in which they control the majority."
"Their game has been unveiled … they are adamant in maintaining the majority irrespective of the cost, even at the cost of war," Bassil added.
In answering a question as to whether he expects a parliamentary session set for March 25 to succeed in electing a president, he said: "We hope so. But until March 25 they would persist with placing bets on war. There will be no easing of the complexities."
Bassil concluded by charging that the majority believes Israel alone would not be able to win the war and that requires U.S. intervention.
"They say Israel alone is not enough to alter the balance of power and they are now asking the United States to intervene militarily to change the power balance."
"If they failed to convince the United States, according to our information, they would try the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and if they failed there, they would go to the U.N. Security Council," he added.
Beirut, 11 Mar 08, 19:14
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by Admin Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:34 am
Bassil, alike Aoun always attelot to "create" truth, from zero, from nothing. At this game, we can go on for ever and ever. History teaches us that all alliances against natures have brought disaster, same as FPM and Hizbullah. These people do not see realities, they want to create one for Aoun to be president. what a shamen and what a disaster for X ans.
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