Harb said Aoun's proposal "would certainly lead to the creation of several armed groups in each and every village. These conflicting armed groups would lead Lebanon to civil wars."

Harb, talking to reporters after meeting Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, said the March 14 forces would present a "unified" defense strategy blueprint … focusing on the Lebanese People's role in backing the state in defending the homeland without spreading chaos."

A March 14 source termed Aoun's proposal "catastrophic" in an apparent reference to rejecting it by the majority alliance.

Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun has proposed last Wednesday a defense strategy blueprint suggesting changing the whole of Lebanon into a resisting community, similar to his allies the Hezbollah group

Aoun's proposal according to local newspapers , is based on the memorandum of understanding between his movement and Hezbollah and aims at spreading the resistance to all Lebanese territories.

The daily al-Akhbar said Aoun's proposal focuses on two main headlines: Collective resistance and defining threats that the Lebanese should be ready to confront.

A ranking source with the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance said Aoun's concept of the defense strategy "deserves to be considered."

Democratic Gathering leader Walid Jumblatt proposed during the dialogue session that each of the two main groups, March 14 and March 8, presents its own defense strategy blueprint for thorough consideration by the 14 leaders involved in national dialogue to work out a joint concept.

President Suleiman asked participants to prepare their defense strategy proposals for consideration in the forthcoming session scheduled for Dec. 22.

As-Safir said Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, cabinet minister Mohammed Safadi and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea would each present his own defense strategy proposal to the national dialogue's third session.

MP Harb called for "quiet" tackling of the charges against the Future movement made by alleged Fatah al-Islam members through Syria's official television.

"The Future Movement is our ally and we believe in the same national principles," Harb stressed.

He recalled that the Future Movement had strongly backed the Lebanese Army in its war against Fatah al-Islam terrorists in the northern refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared "contrary to other political forces … that had declared a red line against the issue." ( in reference to Hezbollah )

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