Geagea eerily announces premonitions of more killings
Source: Daily Star, 18-04-2008
BEIRUT: In an interview with BBC television, head of Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea predicted Thursday more assassinations against politicians of the parliamentary majority in Lebanon and said that his name was among other names on the target list.
He said Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri wanted to visit Saudi Arabia in a bid to mediate between Riyadh and Damascus.
Berri, who visited Syria, Egypt, and Qatar, is also expected to visit Riyadh, but Saudi officials have yet to set an appointment for the speaker.
Commenting on Berri's proposal about dropping the opposition's demand of forming a unity government in return for approval by the ruling majority of the adoption of the qada-based 1960 electoral law in the next parliamentary elections, Geagea said the 'March 14' (US backed ruling bloc) Forces were still not sure if Berri was speaking for himself or on behalf of the entire opposition.
Despite the fact that Berri's proposed dialogue is not likely to take place ahead of the April 22 Parliament session to elect a president, Amal Movement MP Ali Hassan Khalil said Thursday Berri was still committed to holding national talks.
Khalil said Berri's proposed dialogue was aimed at facilitating the implementation of the three-point Arab initiative.
BEIRUT: In an interview with BBC television, head of Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea predicted Thursday more assassinations against politicians of the parliamentary majority in Lebanon and said that his name was among other names on the target list.
He said Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri wanted to visit Saudi Arabia in a bid to mediate between Riyadh and Damascus.
Berri, who visited Syria, Egypt, and Qatar, is also expected to visit Riyadh, but Saudi officials have yet to set an appointment for the speaker.
Commenting on Berri's proposal about dropping the opposition's demand of forming a unity government in return for approval by the ruling majority of the adoption of the qada-based 1960 electoral law in the next parliamentary elections, Geagea said the 'March 14' (US backed ruling bloc) Forces were still not sure if Berri was speaking for himself or on behalf of the entire opposition.
Despite the fact that Berri's proposed dialogue is not likely to take place ahead of the April 22 Parliament session to elect a president, Amal Movement MP Ali Hassan Khalil said Thursday Berri was still committed to holding national talks.
Khalil said Berri's proposed dialogue was aimed at facilitating the implementation of the three-point Arab initiative.
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