Ok just from few hours Emile Lahoud had to leave the presidential palace and go back home ,the Presidential Palace in Lebanon is empty ,it does not have a new occupier , there is no president in a strange situation regionally and internationally
After tonight Lebanon officially has no president at least till next week when a second round of negotiations between the so-called Majority and the opposition takes place with visits from foreign ministers from here and there till they agree on a president that makes all the parties in Lebanon happy , the different parties in Lebanon and also the international forces playing in the small tiny country that is doomed by politics
Lahoud left and some young men took the streets celebrating right now his departure not realizing that this departure will open the doors of hell on the Lebanon
Lahoud called on the Lebanese army Friday to preserve security in Lebanon.
The Spokesperson of the Lebanese presidency Rafiq Shalala made a press conference where he announced the following :
There are conditions and risks on the ground that could lead to a state of emergency over all Lebanese territory as of the 24th of November 2007 therefore, the president has entrusted the Lebanese army with security.
Yet this is not an emergency status declaration as expected ,only the army will be called to maintain order only , it is not an emergency status as we know it in our country or like in Pakistan.
This is an excellent move and it is best thing Lahoud had did ,already I was surprised by Lahoud's decision , seriously after watching his strong speech this week I thought that he would stay for another round just to drive the so-called majority to craziness if they do not agree on a man , yet the man turned to be more mature than I thought , more mature than many of the Lebanese politicians especially from the Pro-west so-called majority camp a.k.a 14th of February whom ironically consider his order as unconstitutional !! well in respectable country when there is no president in place ,the emergency status must be declared for protection !!
Now the situation in Lebanon is the following
- No President
- A Non constitutional government
- A parliament that does not held a complete session
It is a miracle that the country and the people are living fine and safe !!
You know during this week finding a man to be president was not the opposition's problem but it is the problem of the so-called majority , the gang of Saad,Samir and Kamel . Please forget about the CNN labels of the Lebanese parties ,the pro-Syrian and the anti-Syrian , because it is no longer a Syrian sole playground there are huge forces in the game and till now those who causing the problems are the not the Pro-Syrian team
it is all about the candidates of the presidency from which the parliament should choose the president from right !!
Ok the 14th of Feb. wants the president to be from their team ,and their team only in brief
This week there were three chances to save Lebanon from this unknown destiny
The Christian Maronite Church made a wonderful list of possible 7 candidates and the KSA announced that it supported that list ,still the 14th of Feb. refused it
The Church returned again and presented the name of former Lebanese foreign minister "Michael Ada" yet again the 14th of Feb.refused him where as the opposition welcomed it
We understand that 14th of Feb. is refusing "Michael Aoun" as President but I do not understand their refusal for "Ada" at all . It is not the old age of Ada" "79 years old" that they are refusing ,it is something else. When "Ada" 's name came to light , the Church accepted it , the KSA welcomed and the opposition respected it , already it came from an opposition party as a middle solution
"Michael Ada" is a familiar face for those who watch political programs in the Arabic channels , the former foreign minister became an expert in the Lebanese affairs and the general regional affairs of course not to mention a great history teller . He is not with the 14th of March nor with the opposition despite being a regular guest in their channels due to his Pan-Arabism thoughts ,still I can't consider him with them ,he is with Lebanon. And put several lines under the following phrase "He is a huge anti-Zionist" and that's what makes him a regular guest in Hezbollah's Manar Channel "I will speak about this man later"
The 14th of Feb. after the assassination of Pierre Gameyal JR has no powerful candidate for presidency and they know this , all the names they put in the table are not that powerful.
"Michael Aoun", wants presidency so much and he is the only powerful Christian name I find in the list of course he is not welcomed by the 14th of February and those behind them from the United States and Israel due to his Syrian-Hezbollah Support
During that last week "Aoun" made the impossible and met with "Saad El-Hariri" in Paris ,where they reached to nothing , then on Thursday the general made a proposal to the 14th of Feb. and gave them a period to accept next day , still after only one hour or even less from its announcement the 14th of Feb. refused despite it was a real comprise that would save Lebanon from the unknown
The general proposed that he would accept a president from outside his party as long as that president respects the understanding agreement with Hezbollah on the other hand "Saad El-Hariri" would accept a prime minister outside his party and both will stay only for two years as a transitional period till the next parliament elections
It is a fair deal but still the gang of the 14th of Feb. refused it , the 14th of February wants a president from its group not from the other groups and what ever proposals people will come and go with they will refuse any name that is not theirs
France at first stood with them but now I think they realized what game those people are playing especially after their refusal to the Church list.
The Lebanese people will have to wait for another week to see who will be the president .
I will stop here because it was a very long day and I need a sleep tomorrow insh Allah we will continue to speak
i'm asking if u mean by 14th Feb , the 14th of March movement ,, isn't it ??
ReplyDeletei think that Lahoud proved till the last second of his Presidency that he is a great man by refusing to agree on the Opposition request and create a 2nd government in leabanon , he proved that his word from his head and he isn't a toy in the hand of others
frankly i like Lahoud's words and decisions especially his last words on TV yesterday..
@Helal they are the both things , sometimes they call themselves , the 14th of March and sometimes 14th of Feb :(
ReplyDeleteAnd yes Lahoud was a great man , I mean to survive all this attack from the government and the outside world from America is wonderful