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Head of Future parliamentary bloc commemorates anniversary of late Premier’s assassination with ‘Lebanon First’ appeal
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Head of the Future bloc in Parliament MP Saad Rafic Hariri extended a hand of cooperation to all those who want to help build a country based on national unity and the pillars of sovereignty and “Lebanon first,” in an address to a massive rally in downtown Beirut, in commemoration of the first anniversary of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri’s assassination. The late leader, MP Bassil Fuleihan and their comrades were killed in a huge car bomb on February 14 in Beirut.
In an address to the rally, MP Hariri said the legacy and the memory of the murdered Premier will never disappear and his spirit remains present, as well as all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Lebanon’s freedom. He stressed that today’s rally marked yet another response to a series of assassinations, bombings, and plots to destabilize the country. He said Lebanese youths, whom MP Hariri described as the pillars of the independence uprising, which drove out Syrian troops, will not allow such plans to materialize, and today’s gathering was a manifestation of their commitment to sovereignty and independence. Mr. Hariri urged solidarity in the face of plots by remnants of the security regime to create discord among the Lebanese, and made clear that everyone, regardless of party or sect, should only work to advance Lebanese interests.
In reference to the presidential palace, MP Hariri told the gathering that the former custodians and the previous regime had left a “deposit” in Baabda, which they should withdraw, because it symbolizes agony, and because the Lebanese will not allow any deals over the blood of Lebanese martyrs.
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