Gemayel: We Cannot Maintain Lebanon through Lies and Mistrust
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel criticized on Monday the government’s conduct, pointing out the contradictory positions adopted by some of its members and accusing it of neglecting its duties.
He noted Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s announcement of his commitment to international agreements and justice, while other sides declared that no one will be able to apprehend suspects wanted by international law.
He made his statements in reference to Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s announcement that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon will never be able to apprehend party members accused of being involved in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri.
“Where is this government taking us?” wondered Gemayel during a ceremony inaugurating a Phalange party building in Hamana.
“Who should we believe?” he asked.
“Should we listen to official position or that of the de facto powers?” he continued.
“Rest assured that we will confront anything that harms Lebanon’s sovereignty … the country can only be saved through reactivating its institutions,” he said.
On the STL, he remarked: “We are not seeking to achieve vengeance from the tribunal, but we want it to establish a safe future for Lebanon.”
“The tribunal is aimed at revealing the truth … we cannot maintain the country through lies and mistrust among its people,” Gemayel stressed.
“Whoever has another means besides the STL to uncover the truth should come forward with it,” he stated.
15 August 2011, 15:40
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I liked his elder son....Sadly Mr Gemayel doesn't have a good credit.......
15 August 2011, 16:26
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Mr Flash.....Firstly of al take a chill pill and try to relax..Secondly, son, try to think before you write/Act..I believe the main subject is Mr Gemayel i don't see how you can defend your point of view by criticizing other political player!!! You just diverting the discussion..Please stick to the main topic…...Before you start shooting people I highly recommend to try to think out of the box and listen to the other opinion....
Mr Flash you really disappointed me...I will give you another chance to improve yourself to enhance your human and social skills…
Cheers
15 August 2011, 16:58
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Look who's talking! the creep who left Hammana out of the Christian war map and had its citizens undefended and massacred. Ironic that he inaugurated a phalange outpost in there. I guess the residents of Hammana are as sheepish as it gets, they are re-aligning themselves with the devil and submitting to his dwindling fiefdom. AG's statements, day after day and like all his peers in the Lebanese political scene, are nothing more than bloody obvious: slogans for the masses to get them through their day.... Raji3oun ilal Jabal, raji3oun ilal Janoub. the only place you got back to is Bickfaya, sheikh Ammouneh.
15 August 2011, 17:41
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TyrusRex, ado, mrbrain and comrade Qawmi John is completely right sheikh Ammouneh caused the Christians of Hammana to be massacred by the brave supporters of the Palestinian resistance and Syria's Assad , not to forget their Somali, Libyan Sudanese, Lebanese lefties nationalist mercenaries or as we know them today March 8, how can anyone disagree with such statement or anything else he says .
15 August 2011, 22:44
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Qawmi, thank you for your vote of confidence... one of the things Ammouneh is not happy with these days is his lack of weapons sales to both sides of the syrian conflict. And no more cheaps weapons coming to his fiefdom from Saddam... I for one remember the billowing black smoke coming out of the dilapidated old tanks which Saddam sold him for his little war.
Guess who paid for all this stuff in the end !!! sure, they called it the war debt...
I feel sorry for the tragic death of his son. If Ammouneh knew any better, and if he had learned the lessons of recent history, he would have kept his son out of his rotten politics. But, glory has its price and he made his son pay for it, only a few decades after his father put his brother Bashir at risk. Calculated risk, sure, whatever. Can`t wait to read the next chapter...
15 August 2011, 23:50
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Monsieur le président. Je vous trouve encore gentil en pondérant vos mots. L'heure est très grave pour le Liban.
16 August 2011, 01:26
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You will have lies and mistrust when you have amateurs in the government
16 August 2011, 05:01
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TyrusRex, most intelligent comment of the day, congratulations. Yes of course it is Amin Gemayel's fault that Pierre was killed because, as you say, his father allowed him to get involved in politics.
Of course it's not the murderer's fault for killing him, it's Amin's fault for not keeping his son out of politics. You are a genius.
