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...Christian side, the standoff continued between President Amin Gemayel, who is a Maronite Christian, and the Christian officers who have seized control of the combined militias long dominated by the Gemayel family. From the beginning of the revolt two weeks ago, the rebels' anger is believed to have been directed at Gemayel for transferring his loyalty from Israel to Syria. The rebels insisted last week that they thought Gemayel was too autocratic in presuming to be both leader of the Christian community and President of Lebanon. They proposed the creation of a special council that would serve as a parliament...
Elsewhere in Lebanon the combined Christian militias, known as the Lebanese Forces, rebelled against the country's Christian President, Amin Gemayel, raising doubts about the future of Gemayel's frail government. In response, Syrian troops and armor were seen moving on the northern fringes of the Christian enclave, and Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlas declared that his country could not "stand idly by" if Gemayel was threatened...
...challenged by a senior officer in the Lebanese Forces, which are dominated by the Phalangist militia. Both the party and the militia were founded by the late Sheik Pierre Gemayel, and the Lebanese Forces were formerly led by the late Bashir Gemayel, the son of Pierre and brother of Amin. The challenger was one of the Lebanese Forces commanders, Samir Geagea, 32, who seemed bent not only on taking over the militia but on changing Amin Gemayel's allegedly pro-Syrian policy. Late last week, Geagea and seven other militia commanders formed a collective leadership to direct their attack against...
...soldiers. No army will fail to defend the lives of its soldiers. We are on our way out. Why the hell are they shooting at the backs of our soldiers? The cynicism was brought to an all-time high by (the anti-Israeli statements of Lebanese President) Amin Gemayel. We helped the Gemayel family, we helped the Christians unconditionally when they were in difficulty...
...rare demonstration of unity took place the next day when the city's largely Sunni Muslim population greeted Lebanon's Maronite Christian President Amin Gemayel and Prime Minister Rashid Karami. The two leaders wept as thousands shouted, "Long live Lebanon, long live Gemayel, long live the resistance!" During the demonstration Gemayel declared his support of "the honorable national resistance movement," an indication of his growing ties with Syria, whose government is trying to increase its political influence in Lebanon. Gemayel's remarks were ironic because his family had welcomed the Israeli forces into Lebanon in 1982 as a means...