Peace-loving Lebanese must have a day of reckoning with Hezbollah, or continue being the battleground for Iran's proxy wars.
By Elias Bejjani
On Monday, 02/09/09, the fifth questionable Lebanese National Dialogue Round was convened at the Baabda Presidential Palace under the patronage of State President, General Michele Suleiman. After two hours of futile and intricate debates, the 14 participants who represented the majority of the Lebanese mosaic and multi-cultural communities were only able to agree on setting a new date for the sixth round. Unfortunately all the deceptive and theatrical hand shaking, hugging, and congratulations that took place between the participants in front of the cameras were the only outcome of the gathering. The participants did not address in any meaningful way the "defense strategy", which was supposed to be the main topic of the dialogue.
During the session numerous hot topics were debated openly, but not the defense strategy mentioned by President Michel Suleiman at the opening of the session: "The national defense strategy requires time and it is based on a set of elements and components, including political ones, both internally and externally." Read more ...
By Elias Bejjani
On Monday, 02/09/09, the fifth questionable Lebanese National Dialogue Round was convened at the Baabda Presidential Palace under the patronage of State President, General Michele Suleiman. After two hours of futile and intricate debates, the 14 participants who represented the majority of the Lebanese mosaic and multi-cultural communities were only able to agree on setting a new date for the sixth round. Unfortunately all the deceptive and theatrical hand shaking, hugging, and congratulations that took place between the participants in front of the cameras were the only outcome of the gathering. The participants did not address in any meaningful way the "defense strategy", which was supposed to be the main topic of the dialogue.
During the session numerous hot topics were debated openly, but not the defense strategy mentioned by President Michel Suleiman at the opening of the session: "The national defense strategy requires time and it is based on a set of elements and components, including political ones, both internally and externally." Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
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