Theater of the absurd

Nabih Berri came out with this gem during talks with David Welch:

ويبدو ان النقطة المتعلقة بتركيز ولش على أولوية الانتخاب وفتح المجلس ومن ثم الشروع في الحوار كانت محور المحادثات التي أجراها مع بري طوال 75 دقيقة. وعلمت "النهار" ان رئيس المجلس رد على استفسارات المسؤول الاميركي معتبراً ان "مجلس النواب مفتوح طوال ايام الاسبوع ما عدا يوم الاحد". ووصف القول بان المجلس مقفل بانه "كلام في كلام لا يعبّر عن الحقيقة والازمة التي وصل اليها اللبنانيون". وقال له: "أنا في لبنان لا أملك حق جلب النواب الى الجلسة بالقوة" (An-Nahar)

The talks centered around the priority of [presidential] elections, opening parliament and then conducting dialogue. An-Nanahr learned that the parliament speaker responded to questions by the American official by saying that "parliament is open all days of the week except Sunday".

Berri also told Welch that saying the parliament is closed "does not express the truth and the crisis the Lebanese are in," adding that "I, in Lebanon, do not have the right to summon deputies to parliament by force."

Sometimes Berri thinks he's so clever, he can lecture officials representing democracies about how democracy works, in addition to twisting facts and telling lies about how Lebanon supposedly works.

It had to be this quote. The Aoun-Murr drama and other, albeit more static events, failed to inspire this busy blogger. 

Comments

[Maverick]

Hopefully the media or some M14 member can pick that up and demand that Berri practice what he preaches, by heading to the parliament asap. Or better still, convene parliament without him,thatll teach this lying SOB to stop taking everyone for a joyride.

[Jeha]

So now we improved on Mark Twain!

We have: "Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, and Berri's Antics"

[Bad Vilbel]

Maverick, don't hold your breath. The Lebanese public and the media are idiots of the first order, as has been proven time and again.