Hussein Oneissi Exposes Govt. Negligence towards STL
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Hussein Oneissi, one of the suspects accused by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon of being involved in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri, was likely the suspect interviewed by TIME Magazine, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.
Sources told the daily that the meeting probably took place last Tuesday or Wednesday in the presence of a non-Lebanese Arabic interpreter.
Oneissi is one of four Hizbullah members accused by the STL of being involved in the Hariri assassination.
The sources questioned Hizbullah’s delayed denial of the interview, which it deemed a fabrication by the tribunal, until after former Prime Minister Saad Hariri issued a statement over the article.
“The party’s media department is almost in a constant state of alert to instantly deal with any development,” they added.
Furthermore, they noted that Nicholas Blanford, who conducted the interview with the suspect, is known for his solid ties in Lebanon and “it is therefore hard to believe that he would have made up his interview.”
In a related development, al-Mustaqbal daily reported on Sunday that the concerned security forces have launched an investigation in the affair to determine the identity of the suspect in the interview.
Based on the investigations, Blanford may be summoned for a statement, it said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Najib Miqati held talks on Saturday with Speaker Nabih Berri on the interview and the ensuing confusion that took place in Lebanon.
An Nahar reported that the premier requested from Berri to ask Hizbullah to issue a denial of the interview, “which demonstrated that the Lebanese authorities are unable to fulfill their duties towards the STL.”
One of the four Hizbullah members accused of involvement in Hariri’s assassination has said that the Lebanese authorities would have arrested him if they wanted to.
"I don't care about the indictments. Let them come to arrest me," the man told TIME in an exclusive interview, which he gave on condition of anonymity despite having been publicly named by the STL among the four suspects.
21 August 2011, 11:20
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very possible that hezbollah set up a phony interview so they could later claim
how fabricated it was to cause confusion and try to discredit the tribunal. they are the masters of false witnesses.
21 August 2011, 13:11
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Where is minister Charbel! Please ask him to do his job or leave. Immediately?
21 August 2011, 14:07
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Where is the Lebanese Government??? Who are we paying these monkeys to call themselves ministers, president etc! Wake up You Lebanese Idiots and Rebel for a change! Think for yourselves and Dump all these bastards...
21 August 2011, 16:05
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This is all u guys have? Well it will be crushed in the face of mountains of evidence. Start by explaining why ur friends tried to frame Abu adas, now we know exactly who put those tapes in the tree and called BBC buddy. If hizb Nd Syria were stupid enough to think that ppl would believe the Abu adass story then they can easily be stupid enough to at least once forget to turn off their cell phones. Remember, no one thought anything like the STL would be formed then to do this kind of detailed analysis. In fact they were gona start cleaning up the crime scene RIGHT AWAY.
21 August 2011, 16:54
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Time magazine is credible and I don't believe for a moment they would be a part of a "STL/Zionist" plot along with Der Spiegel and all those conspiratorial publications. Hezbollah's narrative is boring and believed only by the lemmings who follow them.
As to Le Big's red herring regarding Time Magazine speculation about the evidence: there is a big difference between reporting events and commentary, something that ought to be clear to most people who're familiar with real journalistic standards. Opinions about the evidence are a dime-a-dozen. So let the court go into session and it will all be sorted out. I for one am willing to accept the verdict.
In any case, I love it when the Hezbollah minions mine the same publications they're trying to discredit for favorable quotes. So precious!
21 August 2011, 18:42
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That's rich. Mikati meets with Berri over the Time interview wherein his government is undressed in the international media for criminal negligence in failing to arrest an STL suspect living in his midst, and the PM's request is---- "Mr. Berri, you must have Nasrallah deny that the interview took place!!"
Lebanon may be a failed state. But it is the paradigm of a state of denial.
Deny reality Mikati, yes, the key for the survival of your mythical government and your pretend power is to deny reality.
Reality -- Nasrallah is the head of state, army commander and the head of the government.
Reality - You, Mikati are a cover without any power, real or apparent.
Reality - Nasrallah is not an autonomous actor, but is only an agent for the Iranian "Jurist".
And the only way the charade proceeds is for when reality happens, to deny it.
It is really a more economical way for the government to proceed. You can solve the electricity problem easily now, just pretend there is light.
21 August 2011, 20:01
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bigdig, anyone who thinks HA is a credible organization should have his head examined lol
21 August 2011, 20:03
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big dig, refuting evidence, including phone calls which are accepted as evidence in courts worldwide, happens using professional experts and lawyers in a court of law and not via plasma screens from da7iye from someone with minimum scientific education. If you are too innocent, go hire your lawyers and quit hiding behind your finger. People are not gona buy Manar's bs. We also need you to exlpain for us Abu Adas and the calls to jazeera, and who killed wisam 3eed not to mention the explosions in antileas. BTW the indictment is 34000 page, witnesses and so forth so there is more that will be revealed in the courtroom and if you think for one min that there are not "traitors" amongst the HA who would sell valuable info for money, think again!
21 August 2011, 21:59
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Le Big,
(I like your "WE read your argument" I suppose this is the royal "we!")
No, Le Big, you read wrong. I am not countering the article at all. I was merely explaining to you the difference between reporting facts and speculating about them. Time is a credible source and you can be reasonably sure they actually conducted an the interview your likes are trying to deny. The Time reporter was also giving certain opinions about the evidence, which is an opinion. Get it? If it helps I can draw pictures.
You're falling into a logical trap. If you believe the Time, as you imply by quoting what you saw as a supportive speculation about the evidence, then you should also believe they conducted an interview, which kills Miqati's credibility.
I am, like the majority of people who seek justice, willing to accept the verdict. Whatever it might be. It will not change my opinion about Hezbollah as a terrorist group, but it will provide an objective evaluation of the evidence
21 August 2011, 22:14
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Le Big,
(I like your "WE read your argument" I suppose this is the royal "we!")
No, Le Big, you read wrong. I am not countering the article at all. I was merely explaining to you the difference between reporting facts and speculating about them. Time is a credible source and you can be reasonably sure they actually conducted an the interview your likes are trying to deny. The Time reporter was also highlighting certain opinions about the evidence, which is an opinion. Get it? If it helps I can draw pictures.
You're falling into a logical trap. If you believe the Time, as you imply by quoting what you saw as a supportive speculation about the evidence, then you should also believe they conducted an interview, which kills Miqati's credibility.
I am, like the majority of people who seek justice, willing to accept the verdict. Whatever it might be. It will not change my opinion about Hezbollah as a terrorist group, but it will provide an objective evaluation of the evidence
22 August 2011, 07:23
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It was not for Hariri alone that the STL was formed. It was for Lebanon at the request of the Lebanese, and for all the victims of endless political assassinations.
Should we trust the Lebanese judiciary, Hezbollah, or Syria in finding the killers, instead the STL? No. Hezbollah and Syria are primary suspects and I would trust STL on any day over those who've demonstrated their knack for killing and terrorism. Yes, that is a big difference between us, Le Big.
22 August 2011, 18:37
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To Bigdig: Hezb never ever thought in their entire life that any form of credible investigation would be put towards the assisins of Hariri. The STL was a curve ball they did not forsee. Hezb tought that it would Hariri assasination would just be swept under the carpet of assasinations without a proper investigation. Everybody makes a poor judgements sooner or later. Hezb is going to pay for their murder.
22 August 2011, 18:44
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To Bigdig: Hezb never ever thought in their entire life that any form of credible investigation would be put towards the assisins of Hariri. The STL was a curve ball they did not forsee. Hezb tought that it would Hariri assasination would just be swept under the carpet of assasinations without a proper investigation. Everybody makes a poor judgements sooner or later. Hezb is going to pay for their murder.
