Jumblat: Media, Political Battle on Arms Leads to Sectarian Tension
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Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said that the media and political scuffle between the March 8 and 14 forces is “a battle without any horizon and won’t lead to any result.”
In remarks to al-Liwaa daily published Tuesday, Jumblat said: “The only result of this battle is more Sunni-Shiite tension.”
The tension between the two sects and the insistence of each party to hold onto its stance would pave way for a “fertile ground to quickly welcome the repercussions of what’s happening and what could go on around us,” the Druze leader said about the turmoil in the Arab world and mainly Syria.
He told the newspaper that he supports President Michel Suleiman’s call for national dialogue “because I believe that we would practically end up with discussing the (issue of) arms or the defense strategy.”
“Dialogue absorbs this sectarian tension and consolidates the opportunity of our success in (overcoming) the repercussions of the political storms in the region,” Jumblat said.
Jumblat stressed on Monday the importance of the equation of the army, people, and resistance, demanding that the recent terrorist attacks in Norway serve as a lesson to some regime leaders “who don’t understand the importance of reform.”
26 July 2011, 08:27
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First and foremost, this so called fallacy equation of the "People, Army, Resistance" must be discarded. Most people equate it to the existence of a shiite statelet which in practical terms is stronger than the State itself. Hizbullah past and present behavior has made this equation no longer acceptable. The equation is and should be "The State and its institutions and its armed and security forces are the only entities tasked with protecting Lebanon and its citizens". It is no longer acceptable to even include such statements in the government policy as they are redundant. They were forced in the past under the threat of arms. We cannot accept your equations Mr. Jumblat if they are not based on popular demand i,e people's will but rather forcefully imposed. I refuse to have an islamic or christian so called resistance forced on me and my way of life under the pretext of protecting me. It is the duty of this failed state to protect me rather than just take my money in taxes! I
26 July 2011, 12:08
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'Party of God, kufar, state militia' is how it is seen through Nasrallah's eyes.
26 July 2011, 14:47
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ya walid when u jumped and took ur path ,it was ur choice,and it is completely different from ours so stay in ur corner, and keep quiet.
BILAD EL ARZ WILL STAY INDEPENDENT AND FREE.
26 July 2011, 17:32
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Citizen... One day soon, the resistance(Hezbollah) will be incorporated into the Lebanese armed forces. This is the goal of all patriotic Lebanese. However, we cannot expect them to be forced to assimilate under conditions of us v them. Were there are many in the previous government and current security forces that have openly sided with Israel against fellow Lebanese and in particular, the shites. We must acknowledge the power and discipline of hezbollah's led resistance to Israel. This is something we can use to encourage and build our self belief that we are not too small that we must submit to the powers that be. We must understand and what the south has endured over the past 50 years.Through the Palestinian,Israeli,Arab, western, soviet and Syrian war games that the southern residence had to cop! Now they have built enough power to resist one of the most powerful armies in the world. We need to build trust with them, to defend Lebanon together and then the rest will happen!
26 July 2011, 17:46
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When we unite and stop using foreigners for local political advantage against each other, then trust will develop. This is what general Aoun is trying. Yes, there are political and ideological differences, but this can be resolved democratically and peacefully when we unite against the foreign conspiracies and threats. Look at Israel, they are very admirable in the way they are able to unite huge differences between themselves, ideologically and religiously. There are some(ultra orthodox) that don't even believe in the state of Israel and yet they are still united internationally. We must be united internationally and let the domestic differences play their course without foreign meddling.
