Hariri on March 14 Anniversary: Lebanon Will Not Fall Victim to New Form of Hegemony
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Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri renewed on Wednesday the March 14 camp’s commitment to the state, saying that adhering to it will resolve the country’s disputes.
He said on the seventh anniversary of the March 14 independence movement: “The supporters of this movement will not accept that the Lebanese republic fall victim to a new form of hegemony, whether it is direct or indirect.”
“The Lebanese factions are obligated to abandon their policy of relying on foreign powers, especially when this policy becomes a major burden on national life,” he added in a statement.
“On this occasion, we renew our commitment to national unity to confront challenges,” he continued.
The values of the March 14 movement should not be squandered in light of the revolts in the Arab world, said Hariri.
They should not be defeated by the extremism and the possession of arms, he stressed.
“Lebanon is in the midst of major challenges that require us to regain the spirit of March 14 movement that relied on the unity of the people to end the period of hegemony,” noted the former premier.
This anniversary does not belong to one sect or political party and it is not a traditional political movement because it revolted against the security apparatus and the sectarian divisions, he remarked, noting that people from all sects took part in the March 14, 2005 rally.
Addressing the Syrian crisis, Hariri said that the Syrian regime will soon be overthrown, adding that it would be “illogical” for a Lebanese political camp to bank on a regime that is nearing its end.
“Our political and moral responsibilities obligate us to show our solidarity with the Syrian people,” he stressed.
He concluded: “I salute every Lebanese who took part in the March 14 intifada … and the martyrs who gave up their lives for Lebanon’s freedom and people.”
On March 14, 2005 over a million Lebanese people flocked to downtown Beirut to demand the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon after a nearly 29-year presence.
The withdrawal did take place in April of that year.
14 March 2012, 14:21
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ya saad leave it to the jama3a al islamiyye and other organisations like Asir, were follow the arab spring example like u told us , and youre time is also up unfortuantely, but u failed, because u lacked Faith or did not practice it .
14 March 2012, 14:30
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rastafarian, not all Sunnis follow Jamaa and other religious org and there must a be a non-religious sectarian and moderate option available like Sheikh Saad provides. Someone's believes is between himself and god. You can be religious, moderate, democratic etc... No one should impose his/her religious views on others and remember that after all the Jamaa are Mr. Hariri's allies.
14 March 2012, 14:44
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Youre right, but the Quoran teaches us, that we need a Khilafa state, where all groups and sects are respected and protected just like in the past, if u as an arab and muslim want to ever succeed follow the Quoraan and the word of Allah, any arab, if not you will forever be fighting one another and deeply in ignorance,Thats what Allah taught, its not me
14 March 2012, 17:03
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I doubt Allah taught you that, more likely it is your fanatic Shaikh that taught you that. Because your Allah is the same Allah of the Christians and the Jews and he taught them differently. Just live and let live and grow a thinking brain.
14 March 2012, 18:28
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Helicopter, have you ever opened the quran? If so you would know that islamic sharia is wejib (compulsory) and not a choice in the islamic ummah. Secondly, that doesnt mean that christians dont have rights, of course they do but the umbrella should be islamic sharia which gives everyone their due right.
14 March 2012, 14:44
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Youre right, but the Quoran teaches us, that we need a Khilafa state, where all groups and sects are respected and protected just like in the past, if u as an arab and muslim want to ever succeed follow the Quoraan and the word of Allah, any arab, if not you will forever be fighting one another and deeply in ignorance,Thats what Allah taught, its not me
14 March 2012, 15:24
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rastafarian, Lebanon is a Multicultural, multi-ethinic, mult-ireliguies state. No one party or sect can or should impose their believes on others. "Amrakoun Howa Shora Beynakoun"...A true democracy, freedom of religion, free press, law & order, transparency, justice, sound and advanced economy will bring Lebanon prosperity and unity inshallah.
14 March 2012, 18:25
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allouchi, i was under impression that you are maronite based on something you previously wrote!
14 March 2012, 14:47
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ya mowaten IRANI, hiki badreh wa shnarah sdreh. No dialogue with terrorists like Hizballa. When Sheikh Saad did try to accommodate the M8 thugs against his base support, he was stabbed in the back...a trait mark of the Syrian regime, Hizb, Aoun and the rest of the M8 cronies.
14 March 2012, 14:55
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Saad is taking by his emotions, we need some one who has a fixed 3akida
14 March 2012, 15:18
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siyedeh houryet istiklel
loubnan aoualan oua akhiran
10452 of democracy
14 March 2012, 16:01
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amazing how all calls for unity on equal basis are always attacked by extremists :)
14 March 2012, 16:23
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All the M8 are gathered on this forum to celebrate M14. Hilarious.... Yet we didnt open our mouth last week.... Because it was a non-event.
Bravio Monsieur Hariri for your speech. Democracy and freedom will prevail! Amen
14 March 2012, 16:54
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Lebanon was under the Khilafa for 1300 years , who r u to change it ? and call it multicultural ? this is how the crusaders and the invaders want u to think, ya haram 3al muslimine lyom they are all so deceived
14 March 2012, 19:34
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Go get a life, we reject all sorts of extremisim whereever they come from.
14 March 2012, 21:50
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Rastafrian
You should widen your History background and not just stick to the Quran - The world was not created when the Quran appeared - there was History before the Quran. And that history will show you that Lebanon was multicultual - And Christianity came to Lebanon before Islam. Even during the Khalifa - Lebanon kept is multicuturalism - the Christians never left the area - they remained there - they were not brought by the crusades - and they did not leave when the crusaders left - Like it or not Christians remained in the area, up to our modern day times.
14 March 2012, 17:01
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No one attempted dialogue more than the M-14 camp, and no one used force to attain all their goals more than the M-8 camp. Rafic's attempt to appeal to all Lebanese scared the armed foes and assassination was their only answer to his overwhelming popularity.
14 March 2012, 17:02
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3 Modern muslims, are the muslims who beleive in democracy, and who also beleive in uniting with the rest of the world to make it all 1 big happy religion or country, they wanna bring christianity judadism huinduism buddihsm is he ism and make it all one lovely religion peacefull coexistance on earth,
when Allah had ordered to not take any non muslims friend! and thats is an order not an option !
14 March 2012, 21:54
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Rastafarian
What do you make of the non-muslims who do not wish to join you in your religion - and would like to keep theirs???
Allah orderd not to take any non-muslim friends - Nice...So all the 100 mio+ muslims living in Non-Muslim nations around the world and prospering among their non-muslim friends are Kuffar then???
14 March 2012, 17:02
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Muslims of the world are categorized in 3 categories and it is used by almost all governments to make the fitna in the ummah.
Muslims are Either : 1 Fundamentalists even tho this word doesnt not exist in Islam , those are the people who want to go back to the Quraan and the sunna they do not want Bid3a they do not want Ghoulou2, what to they call them fundamentalist.
2 Traditionalist are the people who follow a certain tradition blindly and so never unite with the rest of the ummah, they call themselves, Hanafi, shafi3i, Chi3i, Maliki, even tho those 4 Mathahabs that were done by imam hanafi and chafi3i and jaafiri and maliki were all our father who worked hard to bring dalil from those generations to us
14 March 2012, 17:12
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Shiaism is not islam. Shiites belong to their own religion of ahlulbayt worship, its not islam.
14 March 2012, 18:30
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lebanesesyrian, like I said you are an idiot, of course Shia are Muslims. nothing is worse than an ignorant bigot.
14 March 2012, 21:08
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Good one! Unfortunately they are. However, the Alawies and the Druze have been included in Islam only a century ago.... Prior to this, They were considered differently. Nothing bad in this though as its nice to have a diversity of religions in the world.
14 March 2012, 22:50
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allouchi, you are ignorant. The quran has made it clear that one can not be a muslim while calling upon any other than Allah. Shiites call upon ali and hussein. They say ya ali, ya hussein. And they believe that after prophethood, imamah comes in the form of 12 holy imams. They dont live up to la ilaha illa allah (because they call upon others) and they dont live up to mohammad rasoul allah (because they believe that after prophethood, Allah sends imamah). So there you have it, plain and simple, if you still dont get it then that is because your not a muslim or a muslim who have not understood the basics of islam.
14 March 2012, 22:52
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benzona, neither druze nor alawism is included in islam. Secondly the political shia were muslim (they only had a diffirence on who should lead muslim after the death of the prophet (saw), yet the sect that emerged from that political movement is not muslim based on the criteria i wrote above.
14 March 2012, 22:54
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benzona, your clearly not a muslim so why insert your ignorant comments where they dont belong? There is only one truth when it comes to Islam, no such thing as a religious diversity as the truth can only be one and it is defined by what is written in the quran and the authentic mutawattir sunnah of the prophet (saw) as that is what is from Allah swt.
14 March 2012, 17:03
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The media's job is to exploit these differences and separate us and thus the moto divide and conquer, but to make sure , go back to the Quraan and the Sunna of Mohamamd Alayhi al salat wal salam
14 March 2012, 18:31
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lebanesesyrian and others, like I said you are an idiot, of course Shia are Muslims. nothing is worse than an ignorant bigot.
14 March 2012, 22:55
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allouchi, you are ignorant. The quran has made it clear that one can not be a muslim while calling upon any other than Allah. Shiites call upon ali and hussein. They say ya ali, ya hussein. And they believe that after prophethood, imamah comes in the form of 12 holy imams. They dont live up to la ilaha illa allah (because they call upon others) and they dont live up to mohammad rasoul allah (because they believe that after prophethood, Allah sends imamah). So there you have it, plain and simple, if you still dont get it then that is because your not a muslim or a muslim who have not understood the basics of islam.
14 March 2012, 19:33
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As usual all calls for unity are met with insults.
all religious groups in lebanon had their day in governing the country and they all failed as no one can govern lebanon alone.
soon the latest attempt by hizbushaitan taking over the government will be of the past, and no one will forget their murdors and actions which will follow them till the end of days.
14 March 2012, 19:43
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And cheikh Rambo Hariri will do whatever he can from the ski slopes of Chamonix to ensure that. bel toz7it, bel tokhbis, yafdouka ya cheikh rambo
15 March 2012, 08:33
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The son of Rafic Syria, Syria's best Rafic whose wealth tripled with the its blessing apparently... does not know? what he's talking about or he knows what he's talking about but takes those who believe him for idiots, and rightly so regardless of his mental faculties, or lack thereof!!! No wonder he was picked to oversee the pig farm that his father, El Grande Cochones, left behind.
