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June 21, 2005
Chibli Mallat: Real Renewal In Lebanon Means No Lahoud or Berri
In a June 21, 2005 commentary for The Daily Star of Lebanon, Chibli Mallat, a lawyer and European Union Jean Monnet law professor at Saint Joseph's University in Beirut, said the Lebanese "should now speak of an "indigenous-led" opposition, which includes those who opposed the Syrian presence "in the field," of which the two tragic icons are [former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik] Hariri and the recently assassinated journalist Samir Kassir (not to forget Marwan Hamadeh's dead driver, Ghazi Boukaroum, and those many other innocents killed in the Hariri assassination); and we should distinguish this opposition from the "exile-led" opposition, epitomized by Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun.
"One can lament the split within the opposition (although thanks to Aoun's stand - some would say stubbornness - suspense was injected into the electoral process), but the remarkably non-violent revolution we have lived through can now be brought to fruition," he added.
Mr. Mallat said,"That is why there must today be two paramount objectives: the departure of President Emile Lahoud, so we can at last reconcile ourselves with our mistreated Constitution; and the election of a new speaker of Parliament in lieu of Nabih Berri, so that a fresh spirit can infuse legislative matters." See "Real Renewal Means No Lahoud Or Berri" for more of his commentary.
Posted by Munir Umrani at June 21, 2005 02:35 AM
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