Posted on 03/15/2005 12:27:56 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Opposition spearhead Walid Jumblat has urged President Lahoud to leave Lebanon aboard the last withdrawing Syrian tank, holding him along with his intelligence service commander responsible for ex-Premier Hariri's assassination.
"The Syrian-dictated extension of Lahoud's presidency has been terminated by the people of Lebanon in their massive demonstrations at Hariri's graveside. Lahoud has to step down," Jumblat said. "I advise him to leave Lebanon with his security commanders on the last withdrawing Syrian tank."
The head of the Progressive Socialist Party made his remarks from his palatial mansion in Moukhtara in interviews carried by An Nahar and Al Mustaqbal Tuesday as well as the U.S. Arabic-language radio station SAWA.
"We consider this president, whose term in power has been extended by Syria, illegitimate. We hold him with his intelligence service commanders responsible for Hariri's assassination and Marwan Hamadeh's attempted assassination. We ask all of them to leave on the last withdrawing Syrian tank. It's better for them," Jumblat said.
"Lahoud's extended regime is over and out. Hariri was the victim of his extension. His martyrdom has generated this massive Lebanese energy that expressed itself in the biggest-ever demonstration at his graveside," Jumblat said. "The Lahoud regime is totally bankrupt. It has to go and a new president must be elected."
Jumblat warned against procrastination in Syria's ongoing withdrawal from Lebanon, saying the Syrian army and intelligence apparatus must be out of Lebanon altogether before the spring elections. "The elections must not be held under Syrian army bayonets. They have to be free from intimidation."
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Beirut, Updated 15 Mar 05, 13:49 |
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Not quite...
No one messes around with the Druze, and if Syria "took care" of Jumblatt like they did Hariri, $#!+ would hit the fan, and Assad had better find a well-concealed spiderhole to hide in. The Druze will find him anyway, and will pull him out of the hole by the asshairs!!!
{The head of the Progressive Socialist Party made his remarks from his palatial mansion in Moukhtara }
just like a progessive socialist to live in luxury while most everyone else who doesnt run a gang or deal in drugs lives in ????
Looks juicy!
btw.. This is US Congressman Harold Ford Jr's uncle. juicy may just be the start.
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