Change and Reform Demands Cabinet to Carry out 'Stalled' Military Appointments
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The Change and Reform bloc demanded on Tuesday that the government carry out the security and military appointments, calling on it to end “the flawed situation” in the country.
Former Minister Salim Jreissati said after the bloc's weekly meeting: “The cabinet should carry out the appointments seeing as it is not acting in a caretaking capacity.”
He stressed that it should perform the appointments according to the laws, adding: “The bloc will no longer tolerate the ongoing flawed situation.”
A dispute had erupted earlier this year between bloc leader MP Michel Aoun and Defense Minister Samir Moqbel over the latter's extension of the term of security officials.
Aoun had slammed the move, saying that the minister exceeded his privileges.
For his part, Moqbel defended his measure, explaining that it adhered to the constitution.
The MP went so far as to withdraw his confidence from the minister over the extension of the term of the head of the Higher Defense Council, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Khair.
The military positions in Lebanon are suffering as a result of the months-long presidential vacuum in light of the parliament's failure to elect a successor for Michel Suleiman. The vacuum also threatens the position of Internal Security Forces chief Major General Ibrahim Basbous who is set to retire in June.
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31 March 2015, 19:11
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Just a question, honestly; roukoz is supposed to retire in october, if he will appointed chief comander in the place of kahwaji it will inly be for a month or 2?
31 March 2015, 21:37
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For the jet and london appartment i donnot know but this article may interest you:
http://www.executive-magazine.com/opinion/comment/gebran-bassil-suing-executive
31 March 2015, 21:38
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As for roukoz retirement? Will it be in october or will we do an exception then?
31 March 2015, 18:03
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Ebola has created hatred and divided the country. Their Khadim the caporal is adding enmity to hatred
31 March 2015, 19:59
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Ah, forgot it's Tuesday already, now we have a new clown on the block to stand up for the old claoun. Thanks God Tuesday is almost over.
31 March 2015, 21:40
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Maybe aoun qould have stayed like this a lot of us would still be with him:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wm5Y84aE0
31 March 2015, 21:42
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And u talking about orange aome very nice tahirts were popular back in the years in aub, it said:
"Bheb el lonn bass ayreh bi aoun"
My appologies for the langage but it was funny
31 March 2015, 22:25
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Pavliv, please don't get us wrong, orange is part of our cultural hiratige as main fruit to eat. AOUNIs can pick any color, as a mattar of fact, as color blind cheep followers, it does not matter. WHAT is really important is that you don't understand anything you say and your head Aoun, is alzhimer ed, obsessive, lunatic old scam with a will to destroy anything to sit on a chair .. even if it was upside down.
