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Reactions on the Lebanese political and economic news
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May/15/2007: the paralysis of the Lebanese State continues with reciprocal oral flame attacks of the Lebanese politicians with successions of threatening remarks.

On 5/10/2007, the Security Council of UNO worries about the deliveries of weapons to HEZBOLLAH through the Syrian border.

On 5/10/2007, Mr. Bachar Al ASSAD, president of Syria, declared that there will be no co-operation with an international court for the assassination of Rafic HARIRI if there is interference on the authority of the Syrian State. The Syrian political chiefs would have immunity. And if there are accused Syrians they would be judged only by Syrian justice.

Media reported that Russia considers that it is necessary to envisage an immunity of the Heads of State against the international court of the assassination of Rafic HARIRI.

On 5/10/2007, Mr. Ghazi R. AAD, Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exiles (SOLID Association), wrote a letter to Mrs. Condoleezza Rice, American Secretary of State, asking for an international investigation into the removals, tortures and crimes perpetrated by the services of the Syrian occupation since 1976 in Lebanon. The Syrian army would have committed crimes against humanity in Lebanon.

On 5/10/2007, following a meeting of the deputies of the south Lebanon, who oppose government SANIORA, their declaration reveals the following damage of the war of July 2006:

They accused the government to delaying the assistances. The informed citizen can guess how much additional damages are not announced and who is at the origin of the responsibility for these war damages.

On 5/10/2007, Mr. Amine GEMAYEL had said that it is difficult to make withdraw the weapons of HEZBOLLAH. He claimed the return to the respect of the Constitution and the dialogue.

On 5/10/2007, Mr. Samir GEAGEA declared that in the event of obstacle preventing the election of a president of the republic, the transfer of the power of the president to the authority of the government is a solution.

In this proposal, the Lebanese Forces approach the program of the Lebanese Strong Transparent Democracy Organization which wishes that the authority of the State be between the hands of 12 ministers of State. Proposal of the LSTDO: “The Council of Government of 12 ministers of State whose five Christians, five Moslems, a layman of Christian origin and a layman of Moslem origin, all elected by the direct suffrage to replace the president and the Prime Minister, is a formula which reassures all the communities of Lebanon. Any decision is done in the majority of 8 out of 12 members of this Council of Government (two thirds). This is an intermediate formula between the impossible unanimity and the majority plus a voice”. This last formula (majority plus one voice) could not secure Lebanon and it is likely to divide the country into two groups of equal forces with religious and regional handling.

On 5/13/2007, General Michel AOUN presents severe criticisms against the group of March 14 at government SANIORA. It announced the debts, the corruption, the absence of action of the legal apparatus, the lies, the threatening networks, robbery of the public money, violation of the Constitution and the laws, government subjected abroad, required radical change of the government, and the impossible agreement with a mafia into the state power.

On 5/13/2007, Mr. Talal ARSLANE, Druze, criticized the SOLIDAIRE Company which destroyed the down town of Beirut, with corruptions of the government. He wants to continue the sit-in in the down town.

On 5/13/2007, Mr. Rafic CHLALA, Adviser of the president Mr. Emile LAHOUD, said that one cannot keep a government which is not supported by half of the Lebanese people.

On 5/15/2007, for the ninth week, the deputies of the majority went to the Parliament to claim the opening of parliamentary session. The deputy Ali AMMAR let know that Mr. Nabih BERRI, parliament president, does not agree to open the Parliament under pressures, and has the right to use his prerogatives. He uttered threats against the Saniora government after the request made by this government to establish the international tribunal by UNO with constraining measurements.

Opposite the multiple oral flame attacks between the majority and the opposition, our feeling is that of the disgusted citizen from these politicians and the way by which they make the policy. We are anxious about standard of living of Lebanese in this environment of political and economic blockings with the insecurity and the public services paralysis.

The presidency of the republic remains blocked by Mr. Emile Lahoud who makes obstacle with all the decisions of the government. The President of the Parliament prevents the deputies from acting while refusing to open the spring ordinary session. The government of Fouad SANIORA is taxed with unconstitutional not having Shiite ministers in function into the government. The agreement of the political participation of 1943, the agreement of Taëf of 1989, and the Constitution are not respected by the majority of our leaders. Each one claims to want to save the nation. But none acts in the good direction.

Currently, our beginning Organization does not have the means of doing fast and strong effects to solve these problems. But at short-term actions will be made to the various deputies to encourage peaceful solutions in the compliance with the Constitution and the democratic rules. In the long run, it appears obvious to us that it is necessary to reform in priority the electoral law in order to carry out free and equitable elections. Then, reforms are necessary to amalgamate the Constitution with the agreement of TAEF and the agreement of 1943. The whole of the rules of the Lebanese State is to be reformed.

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