Je vois que Tammam Salaam s’écrit aussi de cette façon dans les #cablegate, j’en ai donc trois de plus à signaler :
08BEIRUT1288 - 3 septembre 2008
LEBANON : WITH DAS HALE, VETERAN SUNNI FIGURE
STRESSES NEED FOR MORE ASSISTANCE TO THE ARMY
▻http://wikileaks.org/cable/2008/09/08BEIRUT1288.html
In his August 30 meeting with visiting NEA DAS David Hale, Minister of Culture and respected leader of the Sunni community Tammam Salaam stressed the need for progress in the Israeli/Palestinian peace process to defuse extremism in the region. Praising Hizballah’s quick admission of culpability in the August 28 attack on a Lebanese Army helicopter, Salaam opined that a “security by consensus” understanding was emerging between Hizballah and the government. Salaam stressed the need for more powerful USG assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, warned about continuing sectarian tension and rising extremism, as demonstrated in Tripoli, and expressed moderate praise for Lebanon’s top three leaders, President Sleiman, PM Siniora, and Speaker Berri. End summary.
(La citation qu’en fait Angry Arab est trop courte. Remise dans son contexte, elle ne me semble pas particulièrement scandaleuse.)
La même information reprise le lendemain :
08BEIRUT1296 - 4 septembre 2008
SUBJECT : LEBANON : LAF HELICOPTER ATTACK A HIZBALLAH ERROR ?
Minister of Culture Tammam Salaam told DAS Hale August 30, one day after the cabinet named Kahwagi as the new LAF Commander, that the appointment should give the impression that security is under control. Instead, the helicopter incident represented a step backwards. Salaam did not believe Hizballah would be held accountable for the incident, but credited Hizballah for not being “arrogant” in its public statements on the incident. Salaam added that what was evolving between Hizballah and the GOL was a “security by consensus” understanding.
Et quelques considérations de politique politicienne par Miqati :
09BEIRUT443 - 16 avril 2009
LEBANON : MIKATI CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTORAL OUTCOME, BUT SAYS RACE WILL BE CLOSE
Mikati observed that the process of state-building was difficult. He said an April 13 attack on a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) patrol in the Bekaa valley proved that “curing” one institution was not enough, if the others were still “sick,” such as the Justice Ministry or the Internal Security Forces (the police). He called President Sleiman “wise,” and credited him for acting as an arbitrator between Lebanon’s political factions. If the electoral outcome produced a moderate majority, including a group of eight to ten independents, then Sleiman would be strengthened, he theorized. Among the independents, Mikati believed that he, current Minister of Culture Tammam Salaam (Sunni), and presidential advisor Nazem Khoury (Christian) were among those who could bring about this change.