Suleiman Urges Lebanese to 'Put National Interest Above All Else'
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President Michel Suleiman on Sunday stressed that “it is necessary to put the national interest above all else and resort to the dialogue approach,” urging the Lebanese to “draw lessons from what's happening around them.”
“Political leaders in particular must pay attention to the risks and threats the country is facing and must therefore act according to the national interest,” Suleiman said in a statement.
He urged political leaders to work for “consolidating unity among the country's citizens.”
The president hoped “the Lebanese leaders and public opinion will draw lessons from the recent terrorist and criminal acts that are leaving casualties, causing destruction and sparking concerns.”
And as Suleiman extended his condolences over the victims of the deadly suicide car bombing that targeted Hermel on Saturday, he urged the security and judicial authorities to “exert utmost efforts and be strict in pursuing the instigators and perpetrators in order to arrest them and hole them accountable.”
02 February 2014, 17:45
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Suleiman, we the Lebanese people urge YOU to 'Put National Interest Above yourself and that of the Arabs and Americans'.
02 February 2014, 18:49
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I see Nahr Elbared as a major achievement. I wish he was able to accomplish more (such as taking HA arms) but he has too many Pro-Iran/pro-Bachar Lebanese to deal with, your comrades who are always ready and able to threaten civil peace.
02 February 2014, 18:51
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His power is further diminished by HA and its supporters who are willing to use their arms to support Iran and Syria but not Lebanon. The roar attacks the President for being weak even though he is Patriotic, yeet defends HA the strong even though it is a traitor party.
02 February 2014, 19:07
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Mr. snore was on a titillating date with Mystic… Mystic has not recovered.
02 February 2014, 19:38
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Now, now Mr. snore you are the one that said Mystic titillated you in one of your comments… besides are you not a self proclaimed Man Eater :-)
Btw did you get permission from the Iranian militia for the Hizbullah tee shirt franchise?
02 February 2014, 19:59
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Sorry Rory, that does not make any sense… but then again you never do.
02 February 2014, 21:27
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Not even the Dabke or Tabbouleh or Arghilieh can unite Lebanon- only the tiny piece of land Lebanese are compressed into
02 February 2014, 21:27
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Geography... that's the only thing that unites all Lebanese- nothing else
02 February 2014, 22:13
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"I don't want a leader to favor M8 or M14"… Rorry, you posted numerous times that Hizbullah should control Lebanon and that the Pajama general is the greatest leader and you constantly bash the M14 leaders… I thought it was snakes that had forked tongues?
03 February 2014, 14:05
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sure! hezbollah will put IRAN's interests first as they pledged public allegiance to it but never to the lebanese flag....
