Samir Farid Geageais a Lebanese politician and commander. He is also the executive chairman of the Lebanese Forces, the second largest Christian political party in Lebanon... (wikipedia)
We shall endeavor to activate and deepen our partnership with our allies of the Progressive Socialist Party and Tayyar Al Mustaqbal. Our hand will remain always stretched out to all,
Lebanon is the true land of consensus par excellence,
God willing we may be done with this issue before the (March 14) deadline.
Our hand will always remain extended to everyone,
We have our ways, and we know how to win the seat if there is an electoral battle over it.
The statistics clearly show who the perpetrators were, since more than one third of the rioters that were arrested were Syrians and another third were Palestinians, mostly from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
This is a shiny epoch in our history.. an era of re-foundation,
It is unacceptable to use this issue as a blackmail tool ... to score a particular gain.
The atmosphere is good. But discussions on some points are difficult.
The issue of the presidency should be done with. It must be rescued from its current state.
I have spent 11 horrific years in solitary confinement in a 6-square-meter dungeon three floors underground without sunlight or fresh air. But I endured my hardships because I was merely living my convictions.
I would prefer to remain in prison for another 20 years than bargain my beliefs for freedom.
Lebanon is our country, and in it we are staying (as a minority christians).