March 14 Christians Warn Against Syrian Scheme to Subjugate the Lebanese

Christian leaders of the March 14 majority alliance on Thursday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad”s regime of seeking to subjugate Maronites, Christians and all the Lebanese people.

 

A statement issued after a meeting at Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea”s residence in Meerab said the “campaign launched by Syria and its allies against Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has bypassed all limits.”

 

“The Syrian regime and it allies no more hide the desire to topple the church head … in preparation to subjugate the Maronites, Christians and all the Lebanese.”

 

The Syrian scheme, according to the statement read out by ex-MP Faris Soeid, started with eliminating the presidency, targeting the army and its command during the Nahr al-Bared war, assassinating Brig. Gen.

 

Francois Hajj, blocking the election of Army Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman President “and now it has reached Bkirki.”

 

Noting that the vast majority of the Christians reject targeting Bkirki, the statement said the church would “emerge stronger than before.”