Aoun Says Jumblat Suffering from Inferiority Complex: Govt. to Blame for Security Unrest
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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun reiterated that the adoption of proportional representation in the parliamentary electoral law will help reflect Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat’s real political weight, reported An Nahar daily on Sunday.
He told the daily: “Jumblat is suffering from an inferiority complex. He fears the Christians, Shiites, and Sunnis because they outnumber him.”
He added that proportional representation is the best solution for the long run.
“Proportionality provides sectarian and mental stability,” he explained.
A dispute had recently erupted between the two MPs, with Aoun declaring on Tuesday that he will no longer respond to the PSP chief’s “insults.”
The Druze leader had recently accused the FPM and Energy Minister Jebran Bassil for the ongoing electricity crisis in Lebanon.
Aoun, Hizbullah, and AMAL have voiced their support for proportional representation, while Jumblat and the Mustaqbal bloc have expressed their opposition to it.
Addressing the resumption of the national dialogue, the FPM leader said: “The talks are aimed at discussing a defense strategy, not Hizbullah’s arms.”
“A defense strategy encompasses the army and resistance and it also seeks to maintain peace and stability on the internal scene,” he explained.
National dialogue was resumed on June 11 after a 19-month absence.
It held another session on June 25 and is set to hold its third meeting on July 24.
Commenting on the recent security instability in Lebanon, Aoun noted: “The chaos can be blamed on the government due to its lax approach in tackling such affairs.”
Told that his Shiite allies are staging demonstrations against the frequent power cuts, Aoun replied: “This isn’t my responsibility. I am performing my duties.”
“I have a reform plan and I am serving the people,” he declared.
“Some ministers and MPs do not care about electricity, but they prefer darkness in order to continue criticizing the energy minister,” explained Aoun.
“No power on earth can stop us from pursuing our projects. They may delay them, but they will eventually be implemented,” he said.
On the Syrian crisis, he noted: “Syria is ruled by a secular system, which is closest to democracy.”
“The United States and Europe will lose the battle against the Syrian regime,” he added.
“They will reach a settlement or their influence in the Middle East will come to an end,” he noted.
01 July 2012, 09:37
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“I have a reform plan and I am serving the people,” he declared.
might we take a look at it?
if one of those plans involves hiring the electricity Turkish firm that is under investigation for taking bribes, then I'm wary about what else is under your sweaty sleeves...
01 July 2012, 10:04
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Tony you stole my thunder my friend, let him and those who support him and those who believe Syria is a democracy pack their crap and move there, but you have to love the comedy show we call Aoun, what an insignificant bum.
01 July 2012, 10:17
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I have a proposal to you , you don't like nobody here, and you dream of power, go to iran , borrow some land and construct your joumhouriet Aflton, then take all the 3aouuistes there, since you want to reconstruct from zero
01 July 2012, 13:20
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Guys, we are seriously on the brink of a major war, and it needs just a spark to ignite it.
such comments from aoun are definately in that direction, as he is sectarian and continues to inflame the people against this situation.
01 July 2012, 14:46
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Aoun does not recall The same Syrian "secular system" bombed Baabda Presidential palace when Aoun was still in it..
Amnesia, Dimensia or a combination of both
01 July 2012, 14:55
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It is sickening to read this cretin's stupidity knowing that all there is left is Suleiman and his sidekick Charbel trying to save the ship from sinking. I think it is time for March 14th to come with alternative solutions and proposals regardless of what happens in Syria-Saad either come back and take the responsibilities you are asking for or shut-up and move out of the way. We will have more and more el-Asir and there will be no stopping them soon. And why should we?
01 July 2012, 16:16
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the complex of walid beik is eating ur heart since u were a human being
01 July 2012, 16:30
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Alternatives solution?M8 wanted to govern the country so it is their duty to perfrom,if no capable ,they should leave ,with whatever dignity left.
And i do not mean Aoun here,Someone who describes the syrian regime who slaughtered lebanese people for 25 years “Syria is ruled by a secular system, which is closest to democracy.”,have no dignity and should be executed for high treason.
01 July 2012, 17:57
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Would it be correct to say that Aoun is suffering from an inferiority complex because muslims and shiites, druze, orthodoxis and others outnumber maronites in lebanon?
01 July 2012, 20:50
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It would be correct to say that Harriri is suffering from inferiority complex because he and his party are rejecting proportionality.
01 July 2012, 21:15
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and let's talk a bit sectarian here (which i hate to talk about),
not all Sunni's support future movement.
01 July 2012, 23:08
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Hariri is a thorn in your side and the side of all you Syrian/Iranian cronies/puppets and he will be for a long time to come.
01 July 2012, 23:50
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fadi al beiruti,
usually leaders come up with minimum popularity and then gain the people's respects...but this guy; Hariri is completely opposite..goin down the drain.
01 July 2012, 18:32
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Jumblat comes across to a bunch of idiots as a genius especially when he starts throwing around a few words in French, English and lately in Turkish, trying to impress the illiterates with what a phony intellectual he is. mabrouk 3al zbeleh heik zbeleh
01 July 2012, 18:49
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both men are very polarising in thier politics,inflamtory in thier views and flip flopping masters.
01 July 2012, 18:51
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It is comical to sit and listen to them.Like to little kids going at it.
01 July 2012, 18:59
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Proportionality promotes Mental Stablity? He actually said that?
01 July 2012, 19:05
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History will record that Aoun's case is THE standard classic depicting the unavoidable descent to the depth of delusions, hysteria and utter dishonor of all those who lust after a position of power at any cost and are prepared to pay any price and still not be able to achieve their goal.
I now believe beyond any doubt that Aoun can not be salvaged and that he will continue on his destructive path until he dies. Our only hope is that the grim reaper will catch up to him sooner rather than later.
01 July 2012, 20:54
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What destructive path is he walking on? Come on, Speak real..what's wrong in what he said ?
01 July 2012, 21:40
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- Switching from his former philosophy to the complete opposite because he lusts after the "Kursi"
- Allying himself with HA, Assad and Iran
- Stil espousing the defunct proposition that minorities should band and protect each other and dragging a good number of Christians to the abyss with him based on that belief
- Believing that only he is faultless while all others are evil
- Defending his son I law when all evidence points to Basil being an unscrupulous politician working to the benefit of Iran and not Lebanon
- And the list goes on and on and on...
Are you blind or do you not live in Lebanon?
01 July 2012, 22:32
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3am be wa7idkon ya ajdab, he's unitng Christians together unless you want to stay divided,
Bassil is not working for the benefit of Iran, We all saw on Newtv that electricity in Batroun (Bassil's hometown) isn't showing good either.
Iran has actually made an offer to power Lebanon with electricity 24/7 efficiently at cheaper prices than anywhere else but Miqati refused so because his future movement's fellows rejected it because "Iran is an enemy" and that "Suneeyto-mab tisma7lo" to ignore their words..and now the country has to deal with electricity at the expense of future m.'s opinion..and we all have to wait till these Turkish ships to come,hopefully.
"And the list goes on and on?" - Give me a break.
Why do your leaders always welcome American politicians around?
Why does the American ambassador move freely through the country like its her damn country? Is it fair to say that M14 leaders work for the benefit of USA ?
01 July 2012, 22:52
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Ya ouyouni aleck shou sectarian and to top it off making assumptions to boot.
By the same logic one can say Geagea is uniting Christians. Ridiculous notion as what I am looking for is not someone to unite Christians, but one to unite Lebanese and Aoun is by no means this someone. This is exactly the attitudes I addressed when I said Aoun is dead wrong to keep espousing the notion that minorities prop each other.
Yes, we do not want power from Iran at any price because you always get what you pay for. Iran is ready to give electricity to Lebanon in order to take Lebanon's soul. No thank you, you love Iran so much go live there and leave Lebanon as it is to us.
We welcome the West because although we understand nations always act in line with their best interests, the West has the better social, judicial and political system than Iran or any Eastern country for that matter.
Finally, I will not stoop to your level and call you names. Kill wahad beehive b aslahou.
01 July 2012, 19:56
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@FT, proportionality is fine in a functioning representative democracy where all parties have adopted the concept of Westphalian nationalism, everyone adopts the concept of citizenship, rather than tribal membership and where the government is not a cover for a national order established by an armed mafia operation. Lebanon is in the ranks of the latter not the former.
Until Lebanon joins the ranks of the former and leaves the ranks of the latter, this talk of proportionality, which is neutral on its face, would be in effect to strengthen the hand of the militant autocratic regime which has its grip on Lebanon.
So please, FT, stop bragging on the quality of the curtains and the covers. We all know what is underneath it all.
02 July 2012, 04:54
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@FT, there is no room for hate in politics, just as there is no room for love. Politics is at heart a rather cold blooded pursuit of a set of interests. Hating Aoun or loving him, that is emoting over the issue thus becomes irrelevant to the exercise except that when a person is bedrift of ideas, then they resort to emotionalism as a means to win adherents and keep them. Those who "love the Generale" are blinded by the emotions that he is rather good at stoking so that they cannot see their interests and thus are dealt out of the political game. Those blinded so that they cannot even see or know their interests are doomed to be led around like sheep rather than to be players in the game.
02 July 2012, 05:00
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Do you think that Aoun's allies, Assad and Nasrallah "love" Aoun?? No, their interests right now call on them to form an alliance. It is not based on love, but on interests and when those interests change and Aoun falls out of the equation, he will be dropped, not like an ex-wife, because there was never a marriage, but as a political tool is dropped once a job has been completed.
01 July 2012, 20:45
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Media has surely changed your perceived view around you..
You think the ones who will take over (if they take over)in Syria are any better?
01 July 2012, 23:03
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Media does not influence me , I have lived and endured the brutality of the syrian regime in my beloved hometown of Beirut so I speak from experience and It's not a matter of if but rather a question of when the Syrian regime will fall/collapse, and it doesn't matter what I think it's what the Syrians want and they want the dictator/butcher gone and gone he will no matter what you and I think.
02 July 2012, 00:39
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No, I do not justify killing women and children.
It's the real thugs who are slaughtering innocent people w be7outoha b dahr el regime as a part of a greater conspiracy..
Question: who started insulting innocent syrian workers in the country in 2005 ?
01 July 2012, 20:47
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What's wrong with what's Aoun saying? Isn't it fair enough to have proportionality in the country?
01 July 2012, 21:49
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Beiruti gave you the correct political science answer.
To that I will only add the following:
When those championing proportionality relinquish their armed imposition on the rest of the Lebanese and we have a level playing field and those same champions stop imepeding the direct voting by the Lebanese diaspora then, and only then, will the rest of us entertain the notion. Until then all of your arguments will amount to naught because no amount of arms and intimidation can make an illogical proposition logical.
02 July 2012, 01:05
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Please Mr Petite General, can you save your non-sense for the Tuesday show? You're spoiling my weekend!
02 July 2012, 16:50
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Why is the Aoun Comedy Hour on on Sunday? I thought it was on on Tuesdays? Must be a re-run.
