Syria Determined to Pluck Up Lebanon by Using Hizbullah!
January 4, 2008
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There is little doubt in my mind Lebanon will be one of the three horns plucked up by the roots by the actions of the government from which the little horn Antichrist will arise.
Daniel 7:8 – I considered the horns, and, be hold,
there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 7:24,25 – And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. [25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and
times and the dividing of time.
Begin Boston Globe Article
Lebanese opposition insisting on veto power
By Hussein Dakroub, Associated Press
January 3, 2008
BEIRUT – No president will be elected in Lebanon unless the Hezbollah-led opposition gets veto power in the future government, the leader of the militant group declared yesterday.
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah accused the anti-Syrian parliamentary majority of creating the current presidential deadlock by refusing a partnership with the Syrian-backed opposition.
“A solution lies in a partnership through a constitutional guarantee [and] through a veto power for the opposition, which represents more than half of the Lebanese people,” Nasrallah said in an interview with the private Lebanese NBN television.
A parliamentary session to elect a new president was postp
oned for the 11th time on Dec. 28 with feuding factions deadlocked over a constitutional amendment and the shape of a future g
overnment.
A new parliament session has been set for Jan. 12.
The crisis over the presidency has capped a yearlong power struggle between anti-Syrian politicians, who hold a slim majority in parliament and support the Western-backed government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, and the opposition led by Hezbollah.
The ruling coalition accuses the opposition of obstructing the presidential vote under orders from Syria and Iran,
which back Hezbollah.
In turn, the opposition claims progovernment groups in
the parliament majority follow US policies.
Nasrallah accused the United States of obstructing the presidential vote by telling its allies in the parliamentary majority not to give the opposition a veto power in any future government.
Begin BBC News Article
Syria hits back in row with Paris
January 3, 2008
Syria says it is halting co-operation with France on efforts to resolve the Lebanese political crisis.
The announcement was made by Syria’s foreign minister, who denied French charges of interference in Lebanon.
On Sunday, President Nicolas Sarkozy said France was suspending diplomatic contacts with Damascus.
Mr Sarkozy said links would be restored once Syria provided proof it was not blocking progress towards installing a consensus president in Beirut.
On Wednesday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told reporters: “We were surprised to learn of the comments of the French president.”
He accused Paris of trying to blame the failure of international efforts to resolve the Lebanese crisis on Syria.
Lebanon has been without a president since November, as rival factions argue over who should fill the post.
France has attempted to end the stalemate between the pro-Western government and the Syrian-backed opposition.
Agreement has been reached on a compromise presidential candidate – army commander General Michel Suleiman – but rival factions cannot agree on how to share power once he becomes president.
Begin Excerpt from Haaretz Article
Lebanese ruling majority urges Arab states to halt Syria meddling
January 4, 2008
By News Agencies
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s anti-Syrian ruling majority urged Arab ministers on Friday meeting in Cairo over the weekend to put pressure on Syria to end its interference in Lebanon and facilitate the election of a new president.
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of the Syrian-backed incumbent Emile Lahoud ended on Nov. 23. The majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition have been unable to agree on a deal to elect a successor, though both sides have backed army chief General Michel Suleiman to fill the post.
“March 14 forces appeal to the Arab League to put pressure to lift the hand of the Syrian regime off Lebanon and help it elect a consensus president as soon as possible,” the majority coalition, or March 14, said in a statement, reiterating its backing for Suleiman.
Arab League foreign ministers will meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the crisis in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt back the ruling majority and the pro-Western government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
March 14 said Lebanon was facing a coup against the authorities and its political system by forces loyal to Syria and Iran.
Hezbollah, backed by Damascus and Tehran, said this week it would allow the election of a president only if the majority agree to giving the opposition veto power in the new government.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah also said the opposition would decide on its next move next week, hinting at civic action.
March 14 statement said the opposition was threatening strife and measures that would harm stability.
France and Syria ended this week two months of contacts over ways to end the Lebanese crisis, with Paris saying Damascus was not showing it was working for a consensus solution.
Syria responded by saying it was seeking such a solution but accused March 14 leader Saad al-Hariri and Saudi Arabia of foiling the French effort.
The Lebanese parliament is set to try for a 12th time to confirm Suleiman as president on Jan. 12 but looks unlikely to succeed as there is little sign of reconciliation between the rival sides. Electing a president requires
a two-thirds quorum that neither camps hold.
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