Ghosn: My Statements Were Based on Information, Not Speculation
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn condemned on Monday the sides that criticized his recent statements that al-Qaida members had infiltrated the Bekaa town of Arsal, accusing them of attempting to question the loyalties of the Arsal residents.
He said in a statement: “My declarations last week were not a product of speculation, but they were based on information we received, which we thought was prudent to reveal to the public.”
Last week, the minister announced that al-Qaida members had infiltrated Arsal, shortly before Syria accused the group of being behind a bomb attack that left over 40 people dead in Damascus on Friday.
The opposition slammed Ghosn’s remarks, warning of attempts to spread the unrest in Syria to Lebanon.
Ghosn defended his statements, stressing that he was trying to highlight the dangers against Lebanon’s security and stability.
“The criticism that was directed against me has been approached from a sectarian perspective, making it appear as if I was targeting a specific sect or the dignity of the town,” continued the statement.
“We know that the Lebanese, regardless of their sectarian affiliations, reject and combat terrorism,” he stressed.
“It’s impossible for terrorist to find any shelter in Lebanon,” noted the minister.
“Those questioning my statements are doing so in order to fulfill political purposes,” Ghosn added.
The minister stated that the army and security forces are performing their duties in tackling the security situation, “which should motivate the people to support the army and its role in defending Lebanon.”
26 December 2011, 14:37
28
“It’s impossible for terrorist to find any shelter in Lebanon,” noted the minister.
And this is our "DEFENSE" minister...
26 December 2011, 15:14
219
yeah and the information you received are from the syrian regime, your masters :)
26 December 2011, 15:24
110
"we thought was prudent to reveal to the public" it would have been even more prudent to reveal it to the cabinet, if serious it's way more crucial, dangerous and critically important than helping squirmy communist Charbel Nahhass with what minster Guinness Abboud called his illogical proposal that would lead to the collapse of the national economy.
26 December 2011, 15:51
110
Defense minister Fayez Ghosn in his untiring, unflinching, non stop efforts to boost the Lebanese defenses and security is proud to announce the acquisition of five new Subs from a renowned top US manufacturer especially built to his own strict and specific requirement.
One Roast Beef Sub, one Oven Roasted Chicken Sub (named after ex-Lebanese army commander General Michel Aoun's ), one Big Philly Cheesesteak Sub, one Cold Cut Combo Sub and his all-time favorite a Foot Long Meatball Marinara with three kinds of cheese. The Turkey Breast and Spicy Italian Subs had to be replaced with a different ones for obvious reasons.
26 December 2011, 17:12
18
You were told to say what you said and not from any bogust information,you are fooling who????
26 December 2011, 17:25
221
the zionist information war department is trying to suggest that our minister have foreign masters
this is because their mentality is one of slave, fulfilling what their USA masters order. so they think everyone else have a master.
26 December 2011, 18:27
113
to the marvelous amal supporter and political analyst above : don t forget that your beloved syrians friends are still in place by the will of israel and the usa... :) your heroes who never shot a single shot to liberate the golan heights...
26 December 2011, 20:17
19
Ghosn, Charbel, Mansour, Bassil, Nahas, ...seems that our government is composed of Nobel Price Winners only...
26 December 2011, 20:57
18
We seem to have the dumbest politicians in the world, these guys from March 8 who are now running our government must have graduated from Syria where they say lies and have problems because their are so convinced of them.
26 December 2011, 21:02
13
another brilliant mind in high places or sold out material. Thank God for the benefits of naturally gifted leaders. We are safe. Who says we risk annihilation ?
26 December 2011, 21:14
15
So those questioning Ghosn's statements about al Qaida infiltrating Syria from Lebanon do so for "political reasons". This guy says this with a straight face when we all know that his early declaration of attribution for the two car bombs in Syria was itself made for political reasons - to exhonorate the Syrian Regime and place the blame on the "terrorists" who are terrorizing the Assad Regime.
Funny how the Assad Regime is terrorized and 5000 terrorists have been massacred by the Assad Regime.
Mr. Ghosn, if you in an official capacity, make political statements to rationalize security breaches, do not be surprised, now that you voluntarily enter the political arena that your statement is accused of being politically motivated.
26 December 2011, 21:24
15
He does not have to show proof. and if he does who's going to believe him. It will be fabricated by Syria or HA. remember the Iraqi minister of Mis-information?
27 December 2011, 01:31
50
God bless you sweating_demon for defending the honor of the magnificent Syrian army the bravest and most efficient army in the whole world , they served Lebanon protected it . It's a shame that some Lebanese can't see that .
27 December 2011, 02:31
05
sweating baby : i shall ignore you given the way you insult people just because they dare say the truth about your syrian coward and terrorist regime...
i wont use the same vocab you and your M8 puppet use them when short in arguments...
i just pity your lack of honesty and your allegiance to a country that harmed lebanon more than your israeli friends ever did....
i just ignore you and won t answer you back anymore, you don t deserve to be addressed to, and i won t lose any more time to talk to such a person who forgot the killings this regime did to your fellow citizens and the hundreds in the jail of this regime , who i guess are nothing in your eyes, and you dare call yourself a patriot... let me laugh, hahaha....
go and keep on supporting your idols and play the strong guy ...
pity is all you deserve, poor you and your poor mother...
27 December 2011, 02:43
06
to those who praise the regime that killed more lebanese than israel i advise them to look at how democratic and peaceful their idol and its regime is...just to refresh their memories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez_el_Assad
a regime which they thanked for the great things they did in lebanon!!!hahaha!
to those who say that syria tried to get the golan heights back may i say that syria lost it during the 6 days war and NEVER did anything to take it back... and they even tried peace negotiations to get them , negotiations that they qualify as treason if the lebanese ever want to do the same!!!!
so i advise them not to speak things they are not sure about so that they dont appear stupid in the eyes of informed people... they better heed this advice for their own sake and stop being ridicule here!
27 December 2011, 03:32
04
Ghosn, please do us all a favor, and move to Iran, so you can get everything ready for Bashar and Maher, when they arrive from Syria. Lebanon does not want, nor need you and your big, lying mouth. Oh, one more thing, take your boss Nasrallah with you.
04 August 2014, 06:52
00
So turned out he was right, I wonder what you all have to say now after all this bitching about him :)
