Lebanese Officials Defend Army against Jumblat’s Criticism
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Lebanese officials have slammed Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat for criticizing army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji as a person with limited capabilities.
In remarks to As Safir daily published Friday, the unidentified officials stressed that the army has made a series of achievements whether in southern Lebanon or other areas and has prevented Israel from encroaching on Lebanese territories during its construction of a separation wall on the border.
The military has also exerted strong efforts to prevent arms smuggling and the infiltration of gunmen along the border with Syria, they said, adding that the army’s latest achievement was the interception of the Lutfallah II vessel off the Lebanese northern coast.
The ship was smuggling three containers of arms to Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar Assad.
The army rejects any attempt to drag it to internal disputes to prevent it from carrying out its mission in keeping security, the sources told As Safir.
They said politicians from across the political spectrum should steer the army clear of their disputes and allow it to implement its missions.
Their remarks came in response to a criticism made by Jumblat to the army’s role in Lebanon during a PSP rally last Sunday.
11 May 2012, 10:45
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what did the army do when militants invaded Beirut and attacked the Jabal. that's what the army is there for.. to protect civilians not intercept an arms shipment going to Syria.. that makes the army an army with limited capabilities.. its a fact. and you flame thrower im starting to think that you are a jew and trying to cause trouble.
11 May 2012, 11:05
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in MAy7 2 militias were fighting and the lebanese army protected the civilians, did you want her to team up with on of the 2 factions? in Lebanon it's impossible. and the army is intercepting all weapons weather headed for Syria, palestinian camps, LF militia... th eonly weapons allowed are those of the resistance since they are intended to protect the country from Israel
11 May 2012, 13:10
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That's your opinion ... I will not forget how the great hizbshitan invaded and parilized the entire country (especially Beirut) on that may 7. They are not resistance you $)&'@&$. That is the ARMY'S job. But no no you hypocrite, the army can not touch the untouchables you say, lol. Sorry! listen to me very carefully either the ARMY IS FOR ALL or we will have many army's soon.
11 May 2012, 11:02
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Unfortunetly Jumblat is much less Lebanese the Druze, and he only thinks of his community interests, he burned the lebanese flag, worked for Israel and then for Syria, and now for KSA.... the man is a living Machiavel
11 May 2012, 11:38
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your comments are not even worth replying to.
all you do is distort facts, and yes the army stood by during may7.
11 May 2012, 11:48
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I dare you to find one untrue statement in the above mentionned. May 7 was a war between the Harriri militia and PSP Vs HA and Amal, and the army didn't take sides, Iknow the M14 plan was to suck the army into this conflict and devide it (just like the Sunni forces did on 1975)thus making the gulf armies invade Lebanon but the LA was wiser than that and M14 lost: sad but TRUE
11 May 2012, 11:49
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BTW go back to Geagea comments back then on asking arab armies to invade Lebanon and "protect it" or better yet check wikileaks, just to proove my facts
11 May 2012, 13:29
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I'm sorry the two militias on may 7 WHAT!!! are you kidding me... You Call the street fights of two militias? No sir on that day only one militia was massively more powerful then the other and the only one that shut down tv stations roads airports ... The entire country .... People like you who distort the facts of history make me sick. M8 people that day were the king of the militas. And please don't say a rock fight on the mazzra that day was two militas fighting LOL!!!
11 May 2012, 17:28
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I live in Lebanon and I was there!!! and Im still here!!! Hizbshitan and its cronies were the ones trying to get every other Lebanese to fight that day... Excuse me WHO HAD 10000000% control that day??? on the contrary we were the ones who held tight, but a few (who were easily overpowered by the Hizibshitan) generally speaking, remember WHO was in Who's Neighbourhood??? . it was Hizbshitan and Amal and Iranian Agents out in the streets of Beirut that were TERRORIZING the Citizen... Shooting at Balconies and calling anyone they saw a Yahoodi Tfie!!! you are the Zion helpers YOu are... P.S. Im Lebanese AND Canadian... but I live In Lebanon.
11 May 2012, 17:38
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I was just having a conversation with my Durzi friend he said what business on that day did Hizbshitan have in going up into their mountains... till... BANG BANG they were SHOT DOWN!!!
WHO WAS IN WHOS BACK YARD You Lying Hypocrites and who terrorized the whole country that day. But some people had to defend there life and property from tyranny and oppression... OHHHH sounds familiar hmmmm... oh ya, like syrian people are doing now against there Tyrannical Government! The word government should not be used to reference them because a government by definition is for the people... ONLY for the PEOPLE!!!
11 May 2012, 13:25
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simply walid beik knows that we are approaching a red line in the army.. critisizing is to prevent any division in the army.. the cracks are obvious, if u are inside ..we still have the central bank and the army.take care.
11 May 2012, 13:35
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@rudes.
your name defines you. no need to say more... but wait, yes we can add stupid.
11 May 2012, 13:59
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who are these officials ?????????? unidentified officials????????
11 May 2012, 14:35
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SlowBlower, you are pathetic idiot full of hate, I feel sorry for you ..ya haram..you wish death on people for disagreeing with you...your day will come soon :)
11 May 2012, 14:40
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The Lebanese army had its glory days in the past but now its leadership is controlled by hizballa and only acts after asking permission from Hizb and defends the hizb interests...when was the last time that they stopped a single shipment to Hizballa or stopped hizb exports of drugs, it’s illegal telecommunication and money laundering?
11 May 2012, 16:11
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This is too much FT.
Wishing death to others.
Congratulations to the Naharnet Editor ,you are doing a good job.
11 May 2012, 16:16
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Hey FT why don t you wish another divine victory such as the 2006 ?
Pleasure to watch.
11 May 2012, 17:16
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The best defense that we can offer to the army and all of the decent Lebanese is to stone this prostitute of a politician to death. And then, the same should be done with the remaining prostitutes of politicians that we have.
11 May 2012, 22:44
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This is what we want from the army.
Stop arm smuglling both ways.
Do not allow the Welayat Elfaqih resistance kill other Lebanese.
Do not allow the rpesence of a State within a state.
Collect all illegitimate arms starting with Palestenian camps and welayat elfaqih resistance and ending with all others.
Do not allow Syrian army to shoot Lebanese and enter our towns at will.
Thank you Mr. sold out yourself.
