March 14: Security Incidents are Political Messages from Internal and External Sides

The March 14 General Secretariat commended on Wednesday the security forces’ efforts in confronting the recent security incidents in Lebanon, noting that the instability “justifies the March 14 demand to end the possession of arms outside the state’s authority.”

It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “Besides being a threat to stability, the security incidents are political messages from internal and external sides once again aimed at using Lebanon as a vessel to deliver political messages.”

It also praised France, Jordan, and the United States’ efforts in protecting Lebanese expatriates in the Ivory Coast, noting that their plight demands the formation of a political-social-economic crisis unit aimed at monitoring their situation.

Addressing the government formation process, the March 14 general secretariat held the March 8 camp responsible for the ongoing crisis, warning that the prolonged obstruction of state institutions “may be part of the plan to establish Hizbullah’s statelet.”

Furthermore, it condemned Hizbullah’s accusations against it that it was responsible for the delay in the government formation “while in actuality its crippled and confused camp should be blamed.”

Turning to regional developments, the March 14 general secretariat repeated its position that true stability in the Arab world lies in establishing freedom and democracy, warning of an Iranian agenda to control the region.