The pro-Syrian Lebanese branch of the Arab Baath Party continued Friday its tough-worded attack against Druze overlord Walid Jumblat accusing him of being "part of the regional game" against Syria and stressing "no dialogue" with him, An Nahar reported Saturday.

The party first launched on Thursday a scathing attack against Jumblat accusing him of crossing all red lines, and violating the essence of the civil war-ending Taif Accord. The party criticized Jumblat's determination to become the "the face of the opposition" in its conspiracy against the Syrian presence in Lebanon.

Jumblat, who heads the Progressive Socialist Party, has strongly rejected last month's amendment of  the constitution, at the behest of Syria, to allow the extension of President Emile Lahoud's mandate.

Since then he launched a campaign to defend sovereignty and the constitution and sided with the opposition in criticizing Syria's role in Lebanon. Jumblat declined to participate in consultations to form the new cabinet to replace that of Billionaire Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after he resigned.

At a press conference, Assem Kanso, the Baath Party's representative in Lebanon, also the new minister of labor, said: "Dialogue with Jumblat is off...the opposition together with Jumblat met half way with the U.S. and France in order to implement resolution 1559 and this is a dangerous stance."

Kanso's attack came in response to a decision by the Christian and Muslim opposition forces to organize a national conference to prevent parliament from becoming a rubber stamp.

On its part, the Democratic Renewal Movement of MP Nassib Lahoud, loyal to Jumblat, condemned this "programmed campaign" against Jumblat and charged that "its leaders want to impose before hand their political language on the government."