Geagea Blames Presidential Vacuum on Hizbullah and Aoun, Ridicules Government
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Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea has denied that he was hindering the election of a new president, laying the blame instead on his rival MP Michel Aoun, who heads the Free Patriotic Movement.
“Aoun is theoretically after the presidency but he is practically paralyzing the elections and suggesting” that the polls should not be held if he does not reach Baabda Palace, Geagea said.
“This equation is not democratic. It is unacceptable and is an attempt to impose things by force,” he added.
The LF chief, who is the presidential candidate of the March 14 alliance, stressed that he was “not the obstacle to the election of a president.”
“The real obstructors are Hizbullah and Aoun,” he said.
Geagea made his remarks to the Saudi al-Yaum newspaper excerpts of which were released by his press office on Tuesday.
Lebanon has been without a head of state since May 25, when President Michel Suleiman's six-year term ended amid the failure of the rival MPs to elect a successor over their differences on a compromise candidate.
Hizbullah MPs and members of Aoun's Change and Reform bloc have been boycotting the parliamentary sessions aimed at electing a president, claiming there should be consensus on a candidate first.
Geagea said in the excerpts of the interview that will be published in al-Yaum on Wednesday that terrorism was brought twice to Lebanon – first through Hizbullah's involvement in the fighting in Syria and second through the failure to control the Lebanese-Syrian border.
For the past two months, the Lebanese army has been fighting militants near the border with Syria. In early August, extremists crossed into the northeastern border town of Arsal and captured soldiers and policemen.
Two of the soldiers have since been beheaded and one has been shot dead by the fighters from al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State.
Geagea blamed the differences among cabinet members on the failure to release the hostages.
“The government is not able to agree on anything,” he said.
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30 September 2014, 14:50
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I know the whole world knows that michel naeem aoun and his terrorist ally are taking the presidency, the country, and the lebanese hostage.
30 September 2014, 15:49
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how surprising! geagea whining about hezbollah! he must have a new comm adviser, this kind of rhetoric is astonishingly new and innovative!
30 September 2014, 20:08
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M14 sabotaged the oil file you say? It was HA-Aoun government for 2 years and no M14 present in the government, propagandist.
30 September 2014, 14:50
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1- All parties should be reasonable and go to Parliament to cast their vote.
2- Hezb needs to surrender their arms that are now illegal. We do not want or need militias anymore.
3- When HB will have disarmed, the Army will receive plenty of help from foreign countries.
4- Army will deploy on all borders.
5- Lebanon WILL be safer.
6- Lebanon will be economically more prosper.
7- HB can become a political/social party ONLY.
8- No HB Military wing = the end of many of our problems...they provoke Israel, they provoke Syrian Rebells, they provoke Lebanese, and put our country at risk all the time...
30 September 2014, 15:51
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“Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and seduce the soul. In the final analysis, words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying natures, when ninety-nine percent of the time the totality of the reality is an entirely different beast. The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.”
30 September 2014, 16:02
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isn't that your expertise mowaten? Karen Marie Moning wrote them for people like you.
30 September 2014, 16:10
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I was thinking the same thing mowaten, exactly the same. We both are shia extremists, we both twist the truth whenever we want, and we both are self centered. I just hope people don't get the wrong impression and think we are the same poster.
30 September 2014, 16:38
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momo- if words mean nothing then why do you spend so many days here typing words? take a break momo? does your employer not offer vacations?
30 September 2014, 20:03
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FT- Please do point out my "vile Saudi propaganda". Your sense of entitlement is out of this world. You want to force things upon us and demand we thank you for it. you are a carbon copy of your God Claoun and his master HA. Now take a hike and don't do me any favors unless I specifically ask you for it.
30 September 2014, 15:05
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Just another Saudi-Khaliji puppet doing what he gets paid to do. Don't judge him, people.
30 September 2014, 18:01
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no, we don't remember he denied it. Take your propaganda to assad, aoun, and nassrallah.
30 September 2014, 20:12
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moo lubnani; where does it show in what you quoted that Geagea "denied that the nuns in Maaloula were captured? Or that the bishops had been kidnapped and beheaded?". You twist facts in front of your own eyes, irani.
30 September 2014, 21:20
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Assad never attacked Maaloula, that would be your buddies in Nusra. They will do the same to Christians here. It's true the area still isn't secure, but that's because of the Sunni terrorists.
Sunnis attacked attacked us multiple times in the past two years. They launched the rockets that hit near Ain al-Rumeini, and tried to hit the Ministry of Defense, they also sponsored the car bombs in Dahiyeh. They started the last war, and are trying to start a new one. Any Christian who doesn't see this is blind.
I don't care about Geagea's shills. We will resist Da'esh, we will resist HA if it becomes necessary, and we will get vengeance on anyone who put us in this position.
30 September 2014, 15:19
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Joke of the century:
Samira Geagea nominates himself as President.
That is all
30 September 2014, 15:22
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ya hakim
why the feud with candidate helou and mr joumblat then if you are so open minded ya hakim ?
30 September 2014, 15:33
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Ft80% men sonna bye7elfo we7yeto la dr geagea 30% men shi3a bye7termo mabda2o wa 40% men lmasi7iyi bi adso heda yalli aherkon mojrem wa bi 7obbo.
Jeneralak lmo7taram batal lebnan 80% men sonna byekraho 30% men shi3a deddo wa 40% men lmasi7iyi bya3erfoh enno yodas
Ft tahamto bi lmarhom rashid karami saret trablos lfay7a2 bi aghlabiyeta t7obo la dr geagea tahamto bel marhom dani sham3on saro la7rar ma3o bi tani franjiyi saro 30% men zkharta ma3o ya ft samir farid geagea eben madinet lemadmin madinet jebran bilad larez wadi laddisin
mahma jerabto tsawdolo sorto la7 teb2a lem3a wa soret moman3inak lhadra sawda metl zefet heda eza nsina lmadi e ya ft
30 September 2014, 15:45
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I guess these comments made by Dr.Geagea are music to the ears of Saudi Al-Yaum news paper.
30 September 2014, 15:53
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أعلن قائد القوة الجو- فضائية في “الحرس الثوري الإيراني” العميد أمير حاجي زادة إن “حزب الله” بات يملك من القدرات والتقنيات ما يدفعنا نحن في “الحرس الثوري” الى طلب المساعدة منه، إذ كان في الماضي يطلب المساعدة منا، أما نحن اليوم فيمكننا الاستفادة من خبراته، مشيراً الى أن “الحزب” و”الحرس” هما حال واحدة.
وأضاف حاجي زادة في حديث إلى “وكالة فارس الإيرانية”: إن قدرات “حزب الله”، إن لجهة الصواريخ أو الطائرات من دون طيار، متطورة جداً اليوم عما كانت عليه في حرب الـ 33 يوماً في مواجهة إسرائيل عام 2006، وما لدينا من معلومات وتكنولوجيا عن الصواريخ والطائرات المسيرة هي نفسها لدى حزب الله، وما عندهم ليس أقل مما عندنا.
30 September 2014, 16:36
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LOL Lady Gaga with his classic hits "Blame HA for every zing!"
Lady Gaga Wa Bas!
30 September 2014, 16:40
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yes. You are right. It is not HA that is boycotting the elections. How can anyone state such a fallacy! you guys crack me up. enjoy the rest of your day my friend.
30 September 2014, 21:13
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moe7- I don't disagree with they type of people (and I use that term loosely) Da3esh are. However, you seem to be dismissing the threat HA are. whether you rank dealing with the da3esh above the presidency or HA, vise versa, please do not dismiss that threat as "something we can deal with later". That is the exact mentality that got us into this mess. fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. HA must be disarmed or the entire military wing has to answer to the state and only to the state.
30 September 2014, 22:25
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moe7- you are working way too hard to try and convince us the HA is part of the solution, when in fact, they are part of the problem. We cannot continue to justify their actions simply because Iran feeds them and only them weapons. That is a problem and asking them for help will only make things worse. HA has Lebanese blood on its hands and cannot be partnered with. Not only are you trying to convince us it is not the right time to deal with, you are actually asking us to team up with them? That is a huge problem.
30 September 2014, 17:07
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The post of General Security Chief is a Christian position that was taken away. Yet, the defender of Christians (Aoun) has not been able to reclaim it for the Christians despite his alliance with the very same people who stole the position.
30 September 2014, 19:01
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Lol Geagea is hindering the election?
Did Geagea say conditions need to be favourable to nominate himself? No.
Did Aoun? Yes.
Is Geagea boycotting and causing a lack of quorum? No.
Is Aoun? Yes.
Did Geagea say he wouldn't discuss other candidates? No.
Did Aoun? Yes.
With those questions answered, explain how Geagea is hindering the elections.
30 September 2014, 19:32
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by nominating himself.Thats enough of a hinderance don't you think? you hzb followers follow blindly and sunnis follow blindly and aoun supporters follow blindly so what makes gagea supporters any different? he has 5 seats in parliament of which 3 were given to him by Hariri. Aoun has 23 if you cant work it out then no one can help you. Aoun president and harir will come back as pm purely because they have the most seats. That's just the way it is in Lebanon.
30 September 2014, 20:53
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you support law and order how? By supporting an armed sectarian militia that has destroyed our country, that trades in narcotics, that assassinate our politicians, that declares jihad in a neighboring country, that kidnaps foreigners for ransom, that shoots at the army..... enough with your BS>!
30 September 2014, 20:58
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"HA is another issue, and we have to deal with that, but not before Da'esh is eliminated."
Why didn't you deal with HA before even daesh existed? Stupid intolerable excuses to justify HA existence. 2006 was not enough, May 7th was not enough, all the assassinations were not enough, never a good time huh?!
30 September 2014, 21:27
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Hezbollah is weak inLebanon now with a substantial number of its fighters out I and around Baghdad and Aleppo. Not many at home minding the store. They do not want a President now to mobilize the country without Hezbollah able to force the agenda with its alternative army on the ground in Lebanon.
They will keep Aoun boycotting until the situation on the ground in Iraq and Syria relieves them so that their fighters can return.
The Aouni dare not break the boycott as they risk losing the Iranian subsidy, so we are stuck for the duration as the Aouni value their pocketbooks and risk the nation. Typical Lebanese to surrender the greater good for the sake of private gain.
