To Open a New Page with the Marada
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea stressed his belief of "Turning the page with the Marada in order to open a new one,"
In an interview with the daily al-Mostaqbal on Thursday, Geagea stated" I am waiting for the Moronite League”s visit on Thursday to see what developments they have from their meeting on Wednesday with the other side,"
On Wednesday Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh received Moronite League head Joseph Tarabieh and later stated "the time is not yet ripe for inter-Christian reconciliation,"
Franjieh explained that the reconciliation process "in its current proposal, form and content is not ripe. Tomorrow we might have a different view and would place it on a hot stove. However, today we say that it”s not ready."
Geagea told al Mostaqbal of his feeling that" there is a political movement that is gathering in Lebanon," Geagea felt that this would "slowly contribute to reviving and returning Lebanese political life to normalcy and move it away from violence."
The LF leader referred to the events that took place last May, saying they were the result of two years of continued friction, and the fact that the other side overstepped it”s" democratic" expression to later spill over to Riyadh Solh square.
He added "the importance of the process of reconciliation which has been burdened with so much is in turn creating a reverse atmosphere and is returning the political game to its natural spot where it should have been,"
Geagea made it a point to direct attention to the recent meetings between MP Saad Hariri with Hizbullah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah, as is with the progressive Socialist Party with Hizbullah to be a case in point.
"I do not hide the fact that I fear that the 8 of March group might go back to an old game theirs, that is to play with the security situation if they feel that they might lose the next election," Geagea said.
"However, this is unlikely under the atmosphere of reconciliation, our fears will remain should we not achieve reconciliation," Geagea said.
The president”s proposal for an unbiased parliamentary block, Geagea felt "there is no unbiased parliamentary block or a neutral block now. However, this won”t prevent the president from being a safety valve during sharp polarizations," Geagea commented.