Saniora Calls for Neutral Salvation Govt. to Ease Tensions
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Former Prime Minister Fouad Saniora stated on Friday that the current government paved the way for the recent unrest in the country.
He reiterated his demand for the formation of a “neutral salvation government that would help ease the tensions in Lebanon.”
He made his remarks while offering his condolence in al-Bireh in northern Lebanon over the death of Sheikhs Ahmed Abdul Wahed and Mohammed Merheb.
Saniora continued: “We are demanding that efforts be exerted in order to restore the functioning of the Lebanese state in a manner that would ensure the people’s security throughout the country.”
He renewed his commitment to the Taif Accord and the Lebanese state “that is capable of asserting its authority throughout its territory through its military, constitutional, and security institutions.”
“The army is a central state institution,” stressed the former premier.
“The murder of Abdul Wahed and Merheb targeted the residents of Akkar, the Lebanese people, and their security and unity,” he noted.
“The fact that the crime was committed at a Lebanese army checkpoint does not mean that the army is responsible for the crime,” he added.
He demanded a “swift investigation in the crime and the referral of the case to the Higher Judicial Council.”
Saniora revealed that the Mustaqbal bloc will present a request to form a parliamentary investigation committee in the matter.
“We seek the whole truth in the case and we want the affair to stand as a lesson to those who would stoop so low as to attack the security of the nation,” he stressed.
On Sunday, Abdul Wahed and Merheb were killed at an army checkpoint in Kweikhat in the North as they were heading to a rally staged by Mustaqbal bloc MP Khaled al-Daher in Halba.
The crime sparked outrage in Akkar and armed clashes in Beirut’s Tariq al-Jedideh neighborhood between supporters of the Mustaqbal Movement and Arab Movement Party that left two people dead.
25 May 2012, 14:30
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Sir, it is you who's tense, the rest of us are very calm and happy with Mr. Mikati in charge, so ease up your time ended & by the way if you return the 11B$ it would help a lot;) Tx
25 May 2012, 14:58
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Well, I never like sanioura yet I vote Future. Shortly after getting elected, he purchased basateen in saïda. ($trategically located, I've visited them)... Things aren't what they seem with this dude. I voice my unconditional support to the Hariri family and demand justice for Rafic's death. This government is delaying the inevitable, and if Nasrallah has a hand in it, he should pay for it.
25 May 2012, 15:28
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Show me what a shia leader has done for Lebanon. Rafic used to fund university students abroad no matter their religion, he rebuilt Beirut (sure solidere is a win-win for them) but he improved the image of Lebanon. In fact, he was so popular that Nasrallah was relegated to the background and ever since he got assassinated, guess who does the headlines...?
25 May 2012, 16:29
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That is a good thing Benzona, but nothing is good enough to give unconditional support.
What Rafic Hariri did does not mean that the men or women after him will do the same.
25 May 2012, 19:10
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Tyrian, youre right. For the time being, the hariris have my unconditional support. Should they seriously do something disturbing I'd definitely shift. For instance, I'd never fight a war for any country or even less for a faction... Nobody deserves our blood to be spilled for. Not even God.
25 May 2012, 18:49
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The leader of the Party of Intimidation and Terror is nothing more than a murdering thug and an Irani turban head puppet. He is a stooge of the biggest magnitude.
25 May 2012, 16:11
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Siniora, you'll have your turn in 2013. In the mean time, do productive things from now to give us reasons to vote for you.
N.b. would you have resigned in summer of 2006? Do you think it's wise for Mikati to resign during this crisis?
25 May 2012, 18:52
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They were asked to repay, not required and most of them did not pay a single dollar back. Your hatred for the man is so furious and so blind you will make him into the devil to make your sick points. Your turban head leader is the real devil yet you have your head so far up his chimney, you can't see the light of day.
Where that PS3 gosh darn it???? I am still taking collections!
25 May 2012, 21:43
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I do agree with you bandoul. I know three christian guys got scholarship from harriri and never went back to lebanon to work for him, and never paid it back. I like Harriri (God bless his soul) for what he has done in Lebanon. Some people say he stole, I can say who didn't steal in Lebanon. At least he accomplished something. Plus not one person would invest a dollar in lebanon if it was not for him.
26 May 2012, 07:56
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Exactly right. I am aware he also donated tons of money to Christian orphanges and all kinds of other humanitarian causes such as red cross, etc.
26 May 2012, 07:57
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Have you apologized for wanting to shoot us in the head and to dissolve us in acid? No? Then STFU.
25 May 2012, 22:01
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FT : the one who laughs at people here when commenting orangina speeches : he is the first one to criticize sinioura!
pavlov reflex? hahahaha!
you are less and less credible poor FT... always denying others the right to do the same as you!
25 May 2012, 22:02
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4 posts from FT spitting his hatred of M14... so funny a real pavlovian reflex proving once more his low IQ....
25 May 2012, 22:32
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He's clueless... He doesn't know that Hariri was investing in Lebanese students abroad already in the 80s' long before his devotion the Lebanese political affairs. And of course, there has never been a condition to return the scholarships nor to work for one of his companies. He just wanted to educate the lebanese youth, hoping that when they return they use their knowledge to improve the country. Obviously, it didn't work... The country is still with a backward mentality...(look at FT and Cie) He should have invested his money elsewhere... RIP Rafic.
26 May 2012, 08:03
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@LiesThrower, nothing is for free ya kizzeb? You are right, the free electricity and social services that you are getting from Iran are coming at the expense of Lebanon future for generations to come. You are free loading pathetic sellout.
I am still collecting funds for your PS3 but you must apologize for wanting us to be shot in the head and dissolved in acid.
25 May 2012, 22:09
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"his school scholarships were given through foreign grants that the students had to repay by working in some hariri owned firm."
another lie from FT... i know many students who never had to pay a cent back nor working in hariri s companies!!
"george frem proposed a plan for lebanon's water, he was sacked from the gvt, by hariri and co."
another lie from FT... lots of projects funded by france and the EU are underway concerning water issues! but it is so complex that it takes time MR i-know-it-all! they don t care about media blitz but are working on it...
"made a fake city out of beirut " why then isn t your gvt trying to stop all those ugly buildings spreading everywhere in beirut without any architectural control? why isn t your gvt trying to do somethg to create green parks like in dubai? criticism is easy but M8 isn t doing anything for the city of beirut, not even talking about it...
26 May 2012, 03:47
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Since when is buying bassateens considered a subversive activity?
26 May 2012, 08:32
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@FleasThrower, did you apologize for wanting to shoot us in the head and to dissolve us in acid? What? No? Not yet? Then, STFU.
