March 14: Threat of Civil War Still Exists Given Possession of Arms Outside State Authority
The March 14 General Secretariat warned on Wednesday that the threat of the eruption of a civil war still stands given the possession of arms outside the state’s authority.
It said after its weekly meeting: “The war may have had several local and external causes, but it would not have happened had it not been for the possession of illegitimate arms among the Lebanese and the existence of several militias that claimed to be resisting Israel.”
“April 13 is not just a painful memory in the minds of Lebanese, but it is a lesson that was learned under the threat of illegitimate arms,” the statement continued.
“The Lebanese discovered during the March 14, 2005 demonstration that Christian-Muslim unity is the only way to achieve independence and build a stable and secure nation,” it stressed.
“Your insistence to wage a peaceful and democratic battle against the illegitimate arms is your right, duty, and guarantee that your sons will live in a stable country,” it concluded.
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