02/10/2010According to one of the top politicians in the country, the head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt, the crisis is not only complicated but also sensitive. Even more, it requires an “honest will to end it.”
Yet, opportunities to reach a solution to the crisis are still available and it would be wrong to say that matters have reached a dead end, the Progressive Socialist Party leader said in comments published by Lebanese daily As-Safir.
Jumblatt, who believes that a meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Prime Minister Saad Hariri may end all disputes and that Saudi-Syrian efforts also play a major role in ending the current crisis, perceives that the crisis is greater than a meeting here or an effort there.
Indeed, the crisis, caused by the so-called Special Tribunal for Lebanon created to find out the “truth” in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, is threatening the whole country.
The “politicized” tribunal is actually nothing but a “tool” in the American-Israeli scheme in the region aimed at “targeting” the Resistance and achieved the non-achieved goals of the July 2006 war against Lebanon and Hezbollah.
Despite everything, and despite the fact that the international community is clearly waiting the “proper time” to issue an “anti-Hezbollah” unfair verdict, the “politicized” tribunal is still dividing the Lebanese into two separate camps: the first believes the tribunal is politicized and aimed at targeting the Resistance while the second is committed to the so-called “international justice” and rejects any “compromise”.
HEZBOLLAH HASN’T TAKEN FINAL POSITION YET
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has taken the decision to confront the tribunal through all possible means, giving however a “chance” for Saudi-Syrian efforts to resolve the crisis. In the meantime, the Resistance party hasn’t taken a final decision on how to deal with the STL.
“Hezbollah will determine its position in the coming weeks based on various developments,” Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said in an interview with Syrian non-governmental television Ad-Dounia. “We will give the chance for contacts before we make our final say on the matter,” his eminence added.
Sheikh Qassem, who reiterated that Prime Minister Saad Hariri can do a lot in avoiding impending dangers facing Lebanon, earlier said that the final position would be announced by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah in a speech to be made within days or weeks.
SAUDI ARABIA INTERFERING IN STL OUT OF QUESTION
In a related development, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awwad Asiri stressed that "it is out of the question" for the Kingdom to interfere in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, saying that only the UN Security Council can control the matter.
He told pan-Arab daily As-Sharq al-Awssat that he had proposed to Hezbollah the need to form a Lebanese committee of opposition and majority forces aimed at studying the possible negative or positive outcomes of the STL and placing the necessary precautionary measures to contain the situation.
The ambassador noted however that the Lebanese parties are responsible enough not to allow the situation in the country to deteriorate after the announcement of the indictment.
Furthermore, Asiri denied reports of Saudi Arabia's intention to abort the tribunal, urging the media to only take into consideration reports by Saudi officials and official media outlets.
Jumblatt stresses that 'trying false witnesses would lead to uncover the truth in Hariri's assassination'...
"... He told As Safir on Saturday: "Opportunities to reach a solution to the crisis are still available and it would be wrong to say that matters have reached a dead end." The MP highlighted the importance of a meeting between Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, saying that it may end all disputes. Furthermore, Jumblat said that Saudi-Syrian efforts also play a major role in ending the current crisis, adding that he has made his choice regarding his ties with Syria and that it seems that Hariri is also adopting the same approach.
In addition, he stressed the need to try false witnesses in the investigation in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri because it may lead to the truth in the crime."
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