Re: Newsflash! Elias el-Murr spills the jewel

BM wrote:
[...]
> Meaning that Aoun took help from pro-Syrian political/intelligence
> forces and during the elections and is more on the side Lahood in the
> Lahood-Hariri divide. The company is Franjieh (the kid), Arsalan,
> (bala) Karami, etc.

I think that's there's a little more to this. We fail sometimes to see
that there's a subtle difference between being on the side of Lahoud as
a person, and being on the side of the president as a figure and a
symbol. If Aoun is aspiring to the presidency, he has to protect its
image.
Besides, the divide is Lahoud-Jumblatt for the time being.

[...]
> To get the presidency Aoun needs majority in the parliament to back him.
> There is no such a majority in the parliament and Lahood's extended
> term ends before the current parliament.

There are no worthy candidates yet. Moreover, those who showed
allegiance to get their parliament chair do not have to necessarily
keep obeying their camp's general direction. After all, we're talking
about Lebanese politics: "nhar ma3ak wo nhar 3leik!"

DrSMITH.

> bassem

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