Hariri Calls on Lebanese to Mourn King Abdullah, Describes him as Remarkable Leader
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Head of al-Mustaqbal Movement leader and Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri expressed condolences on Friday to Saudi Arabia over the death of King Abdullah, calling on the Lebanese to mourn the monarch in all regions to express loyalty.
“I share my deep condolences with the Saudi people and call on the Lebanese people to mourn him in all regions to express loyalty to a man who never hesitated to support Lebanon,” Hariri said in a statement issued by his press office.
He described the late king as a “brilliant leader with a remarkable personality,” stressing that King Abdullah always stood by Lebanon in the hardest stages.
“He gave us two generous grants in support of the army and the security agencies to enable them to defend Lebanon, its unity and sovereignty... considering himself directly responsible,” Hariri added.
Hariri pointed out that King Abdullah “played an extraordinary role in leading Saudi Arabia at the international community and in averting crises in the region.”
The Sunni leader, who is a close ally to the late king, expressed certainty that King Salman will lead Saudi Arabia to glory “on the footsteps of King Abdullah.”
Hariri holds dual citizenship, Lebanese and Saudi Arabian
The ailing Abdullah died early Friday aged about 90, after almost a decade on the throne.
Abdullah is succeeded by his half-brother Salman, 79, who has been defense minister and previously governor of the capital Riyadh.
Another of the late monarch's half-brothers, Moqren, was named the new crown prince.
Abdullah will be buried later Friday following afternoon prayers, and citizens would be invited to pledge allegiance to the new monarch and the crown prince at the royal palace.
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23 January 2015, 11:08
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"calling on the Lebanese to mourn the monarch in all regions to express loyalty"
no saad, your loyalty is not mine.
and "Hariri holds dual citizenship, Lebanese and Saudi Arabian" <<< that's for all those who denied that saad is a subject of the saudi king(s)
23 January 2015, 11:20
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tell him it's a conspiracy and we're all on daylight saving time. and if he's not happy with the answer tell him how terribly heartbroken we are :)
23 January 2015, 11:27
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"King Salman: We will hold onto the approach that Saudi Arabia has been following since the ruling of King Abdullah."
phew! for a second i feared that number 7 would stray from the enlightened "approach" of number 6
23 January 2015, 12:09
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humble, are you trying to say. That all you M14 robots, didn't cheer, laugh and celebrate the Israeli airstrike on Quneitra?
23 January 2015, 14:10
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"didn't cheer, laugh and celebrate the Israeli airstrike on Quneitra?"
sure each time traitors are targeted it is an occasion to rejoice!!!! especially it did not happened in Lebanon! so it is to celebrate!
23 January 2015, 14:41
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agreed peace. the day you get killed i'll rejoice. you've shown it clearly today, by denying israel and isis are enemies of lebanon we now know where you stand. your place is on a potence.
23 January 2015, 15:08
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hey mooowaten... the day you ll understand what one writes then chicken will grow teeth....
but as you prefer to twist one's words to your satisfaction easy to make people say what they didn't LOL
23 January 2015, 15:34
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exactly FT... seems you cannot get it too... typical trait of ignorants that you are part of....
23 January 2015, 10:34
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At least the man died a natural death. Your terrorist will die upside down by hanging... d'accord celebrate
23 January 2015, 11:58
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Alla yerhamo wyej3alo bel janni
Fadlo 3ala lebnan walebnaniyi bi kol 3amal khayir 3emlo alla ye7mik ya shakh sa3ed w ye7mi watanna lghali wye3ta3 ayadi shar yalli 3an testaf7el bi sharra weyrod iran 3anna
7amma laah kol dowal l3arabiyyi men esrail wa ejrama wa iran wa nifaqa
23 January 2015, 12:14
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Your sad face terrorist. Did your father die today or something? Good thing you have Ice-mans norma.jean figure to comfort you.
23 January 2015, 14:23
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pavlovian reflexes, no more no less... they are unable to think by themselves, just repeat what their propaganda tells them to... nothing to fear from these idiots
23 January 2015, 14:42
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oh look the israeli and takfiri propaganda department is open again!
23 January 2015, 14:26
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"call on the Lebanese people to mourn him in all regions to express loyalty "
no loyalty to express , Lebanon is not loyal to saudis but just allies. No more, no less.
hezbollah obeys iran but Lebanon obeys no one, that is what coward lebanese politicians fail to understand!
23 January 2015, 14:43
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textbook definition of denial:
"Denial functions to protect the ego from things that the individual cannot cope with. While this may save us from anxiety or pain, denial also requires a substantial investment of energy. Because of this, other defenses are also used to keep these unacceptable feelings from consciousness.
In many cases, there might be overwhelming evidence that something is true, yet the person will continue to deny its existence or truth because it is too uncomfortable to face.
Denial can involve a flat out rejection of the existence of a fact or reality. In other cases, it might involve admitting that something is true, but minimizing its importance. Sometimes people will accept reality and the seriousness of the fact, but they will deny their own responsibility and instead blame other people or other outside forces."
23 January 2015, 14:48
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m14ers bend over backwards for their saudi and US masters, and anxiously awaiting the day when they will also be able to bow to israel and takfiris publicly
23 January 2015, 15:54
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m14 run and cower from israel, keep begging for mercy all the time when they get pounced and always try "not to provoke" any scary people, no matter how evil they are. those are true benders who will bend to the lowest forms of vileness just to save their necks and satisfy their greed.
while others chose the hard path, fighting and dying in the face of the most fearsome enemies, standing up for what they believe is right. these kind of people do not bend, they have allies out of mutual interests and mutual respect, not as slaves who sold their dignity to oily kings.
23 January 2015, 17:48
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oh! and i do not feel the least concerned by your M14 are-cowards stance as i do not follow M14 like you blindly follow M8... that is the difference! i am free , you are just a slave.
so insult M14 as much as you want, i do not feel concerned at all... it will spare you and your boyfriend FT from wasting your time in insults!
23 January 2015, 17:50
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pityful speech mooowaten... typical from ignorant fools who are brainwashed to the bones and do not even understand what they are "fighting" for!
typical speech from people who want to believe they are "men", but are just fools and sheep manipulated by a charismatic leader for whom they fell in love with... history has dozens of the same patterns, same ingredients used by a party machine to fool the masses and make them believe they are "fighting" for a cause, when they only fight for the party's power, no more!
following hezbollah is no different than follwing isis or nusra. same sh... different sects that's all.
but still you remain sheep and ignorants....
23 January 2015, 17:51
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careful Anonymous, when we defend the lebanese army and claim and shout that we only want THE LEBANESE ARMY to defend Lebanon they call us traitors...
when we ask for all armed groups to be integrated in the army and OBEY the army they spit on us....
because you have to defend hezbollah for them to be considered a "patriot" LOL!
23 January 2015, 14:35
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A Saudi king dies, and bingo, the Lebanese because of him are now fighting each other on this forum. Mabrouk 3ala hal 3a2liyyeh. When the Iran Ayatollah dies, you will do the same, sad thought for this country.
24 January 2015, 02:40
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Very rude as usual Flamer and Ultrahabib. Nice to see that even in death you can be nasty. Most of us never said anything when your Hezbos passed away other than that we are against HA and Israel.
Ultrahabib, Before you go talking about fathers I suggest you deal with the day of nakbah at your own house. I feel quite sorry for your family with all the confusion on Father's Day.
