[>Watani<]

Originally Posted by vegojimbo

I honestly expect a reply from FPM about Berri's statement bc as far as FPM goes, there is a deadlock in the presidency bc of internal issues and not bc Syria and KSA are pissed off at each other.

Moreover, HA have been stating the opposite of Berri's statement and claiming that whatever KSA and Syria agree on, the solution is in Lebanon bc the opposition's demands emanate from lebanese concerns.

Berri is saying the opposition is a pawn to Syria and that the lebanese conflict is only a manifestation of a syrio-saudi tension. Now of course this tension has had an impact on the lebanese scene, but it's not the source at all. The demands of the opposition are lebanese. Let Berri prove how they are not.

Now, I will restrict my talk about FPM. FPM's position on the presidency and the current deadlock has been due to concerns it considered purely lebanese. How is a new electoral law a syrian concern? How is having equal say in lebanese affairs a syrian demand? How is asking for transparency a syrian point? How is asking for accountability a syrian act too? And how can Syria have any influence over FPM?

So if anything, Berri should talk about him and his party alone if he feels he has no problems in case Syria and KSA agree, but let him not make it sound like he is talking in the name of the entire opposition. Whether Syria and KSA agree or not, this will not push the opposition to drop its demands.


Mr Berri, where the heck are ur lebanese concerns? u've just basically stated that the entire demands of the opposition are bogus and only a facade of a syrio-saudi disagreement. That sir is not true and u have no right to say it in the name of the entire opposition. I expect FPM to reply to this bogus nonesense!

Vego, you should carefully read GMA's interview with Scarlett Haddad

Q - Il pourrait donc se ranger aux côtés de la majorité pour élire un président ?

R – « La présidence n’est pas seulement une question de voix. Beaucoup d’États interviennent sur ce dossier et ne parviennent pas à obtenir gain de cause, car leur projet ne bénéficie pas d’un appui populaire. On ne peut pas détourner l’opinion des gens et leur volonté. Un candidat qui détient 65 % des suffrages ne peut être remplacé par un autre qui n’en a que 2,5 %. C’est monstrueux. »