Jumblat Criticizes Assad’s Reform ‘Myth,’ Warns against Handing over Activists to Syria
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Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has slammed what he called the alleged “myth” that Syrian President Bashar Assad is a reformist, urging the Lebanese authorities not to hand over Syrian activists to the regime of the neighboring country.
Jumblat told An Nahar daily following talks with French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe in Paris on Thursday, that the minister is among the rare “westerners who didn’t believe the myth that Bashar Assad is a reformist.”
The PSP chief said in his remarks published Friday that he discussed with Juppe the repercussions of the neighboring country’s crisis on Lebanon, stressing that they agreed on the “need to protect Syrian refugees escaping to Lebanon from the violence of the Syrian authorities.”
They also discussed the duty of Lebanese authorities to respect the stance of the international community from the refugees and provide them with the necessary assistance.
“Some Lebanese circles with close ties to the Syrian regime are hesitating in assisting them,” Jumblat told An Nahar.
He also said that he agreed with Juppe on their rejection for Lebanese authorities to hand over members of the Free Syrian Army and other Syrian activists to the authorities in Damascus.
“The fate of those previously handed over to the regime’s apparatuses has been the death penalty,” he warned.
Jumblat and Juppe also agreed to urge the Lebanese authorities to respect the international sanctions imposed on the Assad regime.
09 March 2012, 09:41
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Jumblat is one heck of a man whose stances are so bold and timely one can't but admire him for his courage and steadfastness. I am one who is fond of Jumblat. This man is really humane and fears nothing. One could say that Jumblat could have opted to duck down until the situation in Syria clear up, but this has not been the case. Look at our Christian leaders (I am Christian) who lick the butt of Bashar and side with him blindly even though he is killing his own people whom he classifies as terrorists. I wonder whether these people are really Christians. Jumblat we all love you. Please stay the course and never fear. But please do take care of your security and safety. God bless you.
09 March 2012, 10:09
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Jumblatt is usually the compass of where the wind is blowing, and it is obviously not in your flame's favor lol.
09 March 2012, 10:58
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just send these syrian refugees to the countries that sent them arms ie saoudieh and qatar
or mr joumblat you can put them and divide them betwween your mutiple catles and mansions u have and you can give them money from your own that you made when you was sitting in the lap of the syrian army in lebanon
09 March 2012, 12:00
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Why should Lebanon return these people to Syria when the Syrians sent assassins, murderers and terrorists to Lebanon to commit various acts of violence over decades? Who arms Palestinian groups in Lebanon and the fake resistance?
09 March 2012, 12:19
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sorry mr joumblat forget to tell you
start by bringing back all mouhajaro el jabal to their villages and pay them compensations from the fortune you made when yiu used to collaborate with the syrian occupiers
09 March 2012, 13:46
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walid beik is back, and he is the couragous master of the game.a COURAGOUS politician is very rare,even with the syrian coakroches in bilad el arz.
09 March 2012, 14:50
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"the genuineness of other people's reforms"
You have sunk to a new low FlimflamThrower, you have to be the biggest idiot ever to post comments here.
09 March 2012, 15:05
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Jumblat, the piece of filth, lecturing about reforms is like Geagea, the piece of scum, lecturing about the best interest of Christians of the Middle East.
09 March 2012, 16:43
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@Hasty! its not worth it to respond to your post! we all know from where did you came from!!
10 March 2012, 07:43
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Folks lets nt forget how he chickened out a year back against the " black shirts" and flipped on the cedar revolution, went to bashar, and hassouna!
Not i dint give him credit cuz i know he will flip again, he is a feodal and his word is worth nothing! No, saad did not flip, geagea' s courage was 11 years in a dark donjon!
Sorry folks, co credit given, no courage exhibited... He will flip on oir revolution again and again as long as he is sustaining his leadership! Two constants for jumblatt:
1) the druze has to always be sharing power no matter how small their number is
2) jumblatt 's family has always to be on top of the druze sect
These are his only constant political positions, beyond that, all he says is thin air!
10 March 2012, 07:45
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Folks lets nt forget how he chickened out a year back against the " black shirts" and flipped on the cedar revolution, went to bashar, and hassouna!
Not i dint give him credit cuz i know he will flip again, he is a feodal and his word is worth nothing! No, saad did not flip, geagea' s courage was 11 years in a dark donjon!
Sorry folks, co credit given, no courage exhibited... He will flip on oir revolution again and again as long as he is sustaining his leadership! Two constants for jumblatt:
1) the druze has to always be sharing power no matter how small their number is
2) jumblatt 's family has always to be on top of the druze sect
These are his only constant political positions, beyond that, all he says is thin air!
10 March 2012, 07:47
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Folks lets nt forget how he chickened out a year back against the " black shirts" and flipped on the cedar revolution, went to bashar, and hassouna!
Not i dint give him credit cuz i know he will flip again, he is a feodal and his word is worth nothing! No, saad did not flip, geagea' s courage was 11 years in a dark donjon!
Sorry folks, co credit given, no courage exhibited... He will flip on oir revolution again and again as long as he is sustaining his leadership! Two constants for jumblatt:
1) the druze has to always be sharing power no matter how small their number is
2) jumblatt 's family has always to be on top of the druze sect
These are his only constant political positions, beyond that, all he says is thin air!
10 March 2012, 20:39
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Folks lets nt forget how he chickened out a year back against the " black shirts" and flipped on the cedar revolution, went to bashar, and hassouna!
Not i dint give him credit cuz i know he will flip again, he is a feodal and his word is worth nothing! No, saad did not flip, geagea' s courage was 11 years in a dark donjon!
Sorry folks, co credit given, no courage exhibited... He will flip on oir revolution again and again as long as he is sustaining his leadership! Two constants for jumblatt:
1) the druze has to always be sharing power no matter how small their number is
2) jumblatt 's family has always to be on top of the druze sect
These are his only constant political positions, beyond that, all he says is thin air!
10 March 2012, 20:42
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Folks lets nt forget how he chickened out a year back against the " black shirts" and flipped on the cedar revolution, went to bashar, and hassouna!
Not i dint give him credit cuz i know he will flip again, he is a feodal and his word is worth nothing! No, saad did not flip, geagea' s courage was 11 years in a dark donjon!
Sorry folks, co credit given, no courage exhibited... He will flip on oir revolution again and again as long as he is sustaining his leadership! Two constants for jumblatt:
1) the druze has to always be sharing power no matter how small their number is
2) jumblatt 's family has always to be on top of the druze sect
These are his only constant political positions, beyond that, all he says is thin air!
