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Geagea to Nasrallah: If STL Were Truly an Israeli-U.S. Product, Govt. Would Have Resigned

LF leader Samir Geagea criticized on Friday Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speech on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Thursday, accusing him of taking contradictory positions on the matter.

He asked before reporters at Maarab: “If the STL were an American-Israeli product as you claim, then wouldn’t it have been better for your majority to resign and force Premier Najib Miqati to step down as well in order to prevent the tribunal funding?”

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Geagea: If Hizbullah Has Any Credibility, it Would Recognize STL

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea praised on Wednesday Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, saying that Hizbullah and its allies can no longer claim that it is an American-Israeli product.

He said before reporters in Maarab: “If Hizbullah has any credibility, then it should recognize the tribunal.”

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Geagea: Christians in East Can Only Be Strong under Democratic Regimes

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea noted on Sunday that the March 14 forces did not enjoy a positive year due to the “coup” that overthrew the government of former Premier Saad Hariri, but added that he predicted the upcoming days and weeks to overturn the results of this coup.

He said before an Iraqi delegation: “The Christians in the East can only be strong under the rule of a democratic regime where they can enjoy freedom and civil rights.”

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Geagea: No Stability Amid Disagreements, Only March 14 Capable of Establishing Strong State

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Saturday that Lebanon would not enjoy stability as long as its citizens are in disagreement.

“The authority in Lebanon is practically lost,” Geagea told a delegation of businessmen visiting him at his residence in Maarab.

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Geagea: Lebanon Facing Struggle between Rule of State and that of Statelet

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Tuesday that Lebanon is facing a struggle over asserting the role of the state in controlling the country and combating attempts to impose the role of the “statelet” over it.

He said before a delegation of NDU students: “It is a battle between two different points of view, one that calls for the rule of the state institutions and army and the other that does not believe in the state and that opposes the Arab and international communities.”

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Opposition Rejects Calls for Dialogue if Hizbullah’s Arms Won’t Be Addressed

President Michel Suleiman and Speaker Nabih Berri’s calls to resume the national dialogue have remained unanswered given the division between the government forces and opposition over the purpose of holding the talks, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

It said that the two officials were expected to hold talks after the last week’s al-Adha holiday in order to discuss resuming the dialogue, but the meeting did not transpire.

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Watkins Meets Geagea: A Lot of Progress Needed to Achieve Permanent Ceasefire in South

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Ad Interim Robert Watkins stated on Wednesday that the U.N. is “relatively pleased” with the quiet and stability in the South.

He said after holding talks with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea: “We still feel there is a lot of progress that needs to be made towards a permanent ceasefire” by both Israel and Lebanon.

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Hariri Says Will Vote for Geagea in Presidential Elections

Former premier Saad Hariri said Thursday he would definitely vote for Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea if he runs for president in 2014.

Asked on Twitter whether he would vote for Geagea if the opposition March 14 camp won back the parliamentary majority in the 2013 elections, Hariri said: “I WILL VOTE FOR HIM IN HEART BEAT IN CAPITAL LETTERS.”

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Geagea: Hizbullah’s Links to Regional Disputes Will Have Consequences on Lebanon

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Hizbullah of refusing to contact other Lebanese factions in the country, saying that it opposes holding talks with “imperialists” or whoever it cannot persuade to support its agenda.

He told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published on Thursday: “Hizbullah’s security and military connections with regional powers will incur consequences on Lebanon if it launched a confrontation with the West and Arab world.”

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Aoun: Syrian Crisis is Over, Another One-Way Ticket Awaits Hariri when he Returns

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun stated on Tuesday that another one-way ticket awaits former Prime Minister Saad Hariri if he returns to Lebanon, noting that the Syrian crisis is over.

He said after the Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: “He can say whatever he wants. Who asked him not to return? There is another type of one-way ticket if he wants to return to Lebanon and he knows it.”

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