Another mystery sways the Lebanese political scene today: Shaker al-Abssi, dead or alive, seems to be out of sight. According to the Associated Press, “Prosecutor General Saeed Mirza also said in a statement that a DNA test on a body suspected to be that of militant leader Shaker al-Absi proved it was not his.”
Here are a couple of questions worthy of consideration:
1) Why did Marcel Ghanem insist while asking Walid Jumblatt about Michel Suleiman calling Bashar al-Assad (Minute 17:45 & Minute 20:24)?
2) Why did Walid Jumblatt briefly thank Michel Suleiman for Nahr al Bared and insisted that he stepped aside once his mandate as a general commander of the army was over?
3) Walid Jumblatt has access to inside information within the army thanks to his strong connection with the Lebanese Army Chief-of-Staff Chawki Masri. Does he know something we do not know?
4) It is quite understandable that the Lebanese Army had a hard time penetrating the Nahr al-Bared camp since the terrorists were using snipers and hiding underground. However it is not plausible that the army could not surround the area and keep terrorists from fleeing.
5) Many question marks that lead us to a big one: Did Michel Suleiman broker a deal with Bashar al-Assad concerning an evacuation of Shaker al-Absi?
If Emile Lahoud is still Syria’s lackey today, it’s because the Syrians appointed him. Suleiman was also appointed and bred and fed by the Syrians, so what makes him different from Lahoud today?
Something is definitely fishy about Michel Suleiman. History should not repeat itself. We have a platform for every decade: The general full of integrity and courage will come and save the nation.. (Michel Aoun 1988, Emile Lahoud 1998, Michel Suleiman 2008?!?)
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1. Rodge | September 11th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Eiffel,
U’re right in every question u asked, and i think we all have the answer for that, the answer for ur title. YES, i think and many of us think that he broker a deal, and i think Junblatt and others from 14 March know that.
Bass 163 Martyrs don’t deserve that.
History is repeating itself,
AOUN in 1990 fled and left his soldiers to die,
SLEIMAN now is making deals with his soldiers blood,
LAHOUD did it during the 1990’s, i don’t remember which year exactly, in Ain Hilwi Camp, many Lebanese soldiers were killed in the back at that time when they were fighting with Palestinians in the camp.
2. Ramzi | September 11th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Very possible. Sleiman even predicted the exact timing of the fall of Bared. Things started to turn to the army’s favour the moment Sleiman said what he said about the no involvement of Syria with Fateh al Isslam. A deal definately was stuck somewhere with the Syrians.
3. M.N. | September 11th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
kel hal generalet akhra min ba3don…
it’s not only about chaker l 3absi, but also all the fath l islam leaders disappeared (and we know who sent them to lebanon at the beginning)…
for sure and u don’t have to be a genius to know that a deal was done…
in the first days of nahr el bared battle, everyone excpected that everything will be finished in several days right? and than it took 3 months, to finish suddenly before 20 days of the presidential elections and who took all the credit???
several days before the end he made his famous speech about the innocence of syria (and it’s not his job to accuse or defend anyone).. it was a political speech for presidency…
furthermore, only 8th march wants to change the constitution so michel suleyman can be a president (bcause they know that it’s impossible for them to have a president from them)..
the army institution is one of the more corrupted institutions in lebanon.. let’s remember what happened in january 23rd..
if the lfers didn’t interfere, the army was watching the “coup d’etat” being done by the opposition…
anyway let’s hope that we will not get another general or ex-general as president or else “MNEKHBOZ BIL FRA7″…
cheers
4. N10452 | September 11th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
It will all come back to 14th of March and what they decide.
If Hakim and Christians are to do the same mistake once again, its maybe better for them to retire and leave the country !
I cannot imagine having this guy as our president.
5. Abollam | September 11th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
I want to share with 2 points:
(1) There are massive tunnels in Naher El Bared. I have read about one that starts in Naher El Bared and ends in a shop in the middle of Tripoli behind the Army lines. I am sure there is many other that goes to other areas. This was Abou Amar planning. It is highly probable that Al Absi ran away using one of these tunnels and overcoming the army besiege without having to think about conspiracy theory.
(2) Jumblat is playing it wisely. Whether Sleiman is with bashar or not, it is stupid to alienate him at the moment. He is the only arms with the possibility of standing in face of HA… no good will come by alienating him… while praising him might keep him on the neutral… Don’t you agree?
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