Geagea: Hezbollah killed the army-people-resistance formula

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geagea resistance formula killed and buriedLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said on Sunday that Hezbollah has killed the army-people-resistance formula as a result of its involvement in Syria and the Lebanese people buried it .

During a mass held in Maarab marking the anniversary of the Lebanese resistance’s martyrs, Geagea stressed that the Lebanese people will oppose the formation of any cabinet that does not ensure the country’s neutrality and that does not adopt the Baabda Declaration as the essence of its ministerial statement with regard to regional events.

“We will no longer accept any government -be it political, technocratic, neutral, political or non-political- that does not have the Baabda Declaration as the essence of its ministerial statement.” Geagea said

Geagea also criticized the current cabinet’s ministerial statement which allows for the government to continue upholding the status of Hezbollah’s arms despite its involvement in the Syrian war.

“What we need today is the formula of the unity of the people-the state -and [its] institutions,” the LF leader added.

Geagea stressed that the Lebanese presidency is being marginalized after the Baabda Declaration was torpedoed .

Geagea also stressed that Hezbollah has antagonized many of friends of Lebanon with its involvement in Syria

“Hezbollah’s involvement in repressing the Syrian people antagonized dozens of friendly countries and hundreds of millions of Arabs, Muslims, Christians and the international public opinion.”

The “Baabda Declaration,” is an agreement that was reached between the rival March 8 and March 14 leaders in 2012. It calls for “keeping Lebanon away from the policy of regional and international conflicts and sparing it the negative repercussions of regional tensions and crises.”

Hezbollah’s active military support for the Syrian regime is seen by observers as a contradiction to the Baabda Declaration and violates Lebanon’s disassociation policy and risks Lebanon’s stability.

171 Hezbollah fighters have reportedly been killed during the past few month while fighting alongside the forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al Assad, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights SOHR.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said earlier in August that the army-people-resistance formula can no longer be used for the new cabinet’s policy statement due to Hezbollah’s involvement in the war in Syria, al-Liwaa newspaper reported last month

PM-designate Tammam Salam has been trying to form a cabinet based on giving an equal share to the opposing political blocks – March 14 , March 8 and the centrists, but the Hezbollah led March 8 alliance is insisting on having a bigger share in the cabinet to allow it to veto its decisions . Salam has been opposed to give any party a veto power ( usually referred to as a blocking third ) . He has recently been floating the idea of forming a neutral cabinet of technocrats, but Hezbollah has been opposed to this idea too and has been insisting that the new cabinet should adopt the army-people-resistance formula in its ministerial statement .This is why Lebanon is still without a government and Najib Mikati is still acting as the caretaker Prime Minister.

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24 responses to “Geagea: Hezbollah killed the army-people-resistance formula”

  1. The real lebanese Avatar
    The real lebanese

    I was there!!

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      Really? What’s that ‘mass’ behind him?
      Geagea makes more sense all the time … maybe I was right about prison giving time for reflection. 😉

      1. The real lebanese Avatar
        The real lebanese

        A mass is a church service

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Geezzz … I know that. I am wondering what the wall is made of. !!!
          Or is that a ‘light-show’ ?

          1. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            Oh haha. Idk if it was real stone or fake but it was on a stage. The mass was outdoors in the evening. It was very nice.

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar

            Ok. Nice props. Relaxing atmosphere. Sounds good. I suppose an evening concert or Mass can add a little politics … if it’s tastefully done. 🙂
            All the world’s a stage …

          3. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            Yes. They have it every year at different places.

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar

            When nature is the background, and the weather is right, souls can be lifted. 😉

      2. Patience2 Avatar

        Did he give this talk in Jeita?

    2. Was it a political mass like the muslim clerics have , talking about war..
      A mass is a show today, people are meant to talk to GOD in their hearts and mind but I see this. Mobile phones, short skirts ,people standing outside smoking talking politics and what they did last night or sleeping or many other things but NOT PRAYING….ITS ONE HOUR PEOPLE REALLY WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS CRAP FOR…

      1. The real lebanese Avatar
        The real lebanese

        No it was a legit mass but before the mass Geagea gave a speech. It was held in honor of the martyrs in the civil war.

      2. The real lebanese Avatar
        The real lebanese

        No it was a legit mass but before the mass Geagea gave a speech. It was held in honor of the martyrs in the civil war.

    3. Was it a political mass like the muslim clerics have , talking about war..
      A mass is a show today, people are meant to talk to GOD in their hearts and mind but I see this. Mobile phones, short skirts ,people standing outside smoking talking politics and what they did last night or sleeping or many other things but NOT PRAYING….ITS ONE HOUR PEOPLE REALLY WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS CRAP FOR…

  2. The real lebanese Avatar
    The real lebanese

    I was there!!

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      Really? What’s that ‘mass’ behind him?
      Geagea makes more sense all the time … maybe I was right about prison giving time for reflection. 😉

      1. The real lebanese Avatar
        The real lebanese

        A mass is a church service

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Geezzz … I know that. I am wondering what the wall is made of. !!!
          Or is that a ‘light-show’ ?

          1. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            Oh haha. Idk if it was real stone or fake but it was on a stage. The mass was outdoors in the evening. It was very nice.

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar

            Ok. Nice props. Relaxing atmosphere. Sounds good. I suppose an evening concert or Mass can add a little politics … if it’s tastefully done. 🙂

          3. The real lebanese Avatar
            The real lebanese

            Yes. They have it every year at different places.

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar

            When nature is the background, and the weather is right, souls can be lifted. 😉

      2. Patience2 Avatar

        Did he give this talk in Jeita?

    2. Was it a political mass like the muslim clerics have , talking about war..
      A mass is a show today, people are meant to talk to GOD in their hearts and mind but I see this. Mobile phones, short skirts ,people standing outside smoking talking politics and what they did last night or sleeping or many other things but NOT PRAYING….ITS ONE HOUR PEOPLE REALLY WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS CRAP FOR…

      1. The real lebanese Avatar
        The real lebanese

        No it was a legit mass but before the mass Geagea gave a speech. It was held in honor of the martyrs in the civil war.

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