Jumblat: Assassinations Only Increase Lebanese People’s Determination
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Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat condemned on Monday the assassination attempt against opposition MP Butros Harb, stressing the need for all the details in the crime to be uncovered.
He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “The sides behind the crime or others have not learned that assassinations only increase the Lebanese people’s determination and attachment to their freedom and democracy.”
“This was proven by previous assassinations that targeted the best of the men of state and media,” he noted.
Harb escaped an attempt on his life on Thursday when residents of the building where his office is located discovered individuals trying to booby-trap the buildings elevator shaft with explosives.
“The concept of political murders is unacceptable, regardless of who the target is,” Jumblat said.
On this note, he highlighted the “dangers of being lenient in the cases of individuals who have collaborated with Israel and the easing their prison sentences.”
In April, retired Army Brig. Gen. Fayez Karam, who was convicted of collaborating with Israel, was released from jail after the prison year was reduced to nine months.
In September 2011, the permanent military court had sentenced him to three years in jail, but it later reduced it to two years with hard labor with his civil and political rights being stripped.
On the case of the release of officers linked to the deaths of Sheikhs Ahmed Abdul Wahed and Mohammed Merheb, Jumblat asked: “Who benefits from the release of suspects before indictments are issued?”
“How can those linked to the case be released from custody without being held accountable for it?” he wondered.
“Maintaining the army requires clear measures to ease the hard feelings against it caused by the recent development,” said the MP.
In contrast, he stated, Judge Nada Dakroub chose to overrule a court decision to release Wissam Alaeddine, “who was caught red-handed in the attack against al-Jadeed television.”
“This is a sign that there remains among judges some brave ones who do not succumb to pressures and perform what their professional conscience and national duty tell them to do,” added the Druze chief.
“Is it acceptable to request the release of the perpetrator before his trial and punishment?” he asked.
Commenting on the next national dialogue session, set for July 24, the PSP leader hoped that all political powers “would exercise humility” and avoid tense political rhetoric.
Last week, three officers and eight soldiers linked to Abdul Wahed and Merheb’s deaths at an army checkpoint in Kweikhat in the North were released from custody, sparking outrage in the northern region of Akkar.
They were killed on May 20 as they were headed to a festival in the North.
09 July 2012, 17:57
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Nice going there was that post. Shows lots of class. At least you have one thing right in your life and that is your username: RUDE! Naharnet should delete your %^%$%#@!! along with IP. Low life!
09 July 2012, 17:58
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Anlaysis of July events in lebanon:
March 8 is (badly) running gouvernment, not letting saadoun play with them. Saadoun is upset. He is so rich that he is used to get what he wants.. So he pulls some strings to create some strife. Not too much. Just the right amount to discredit the gouvernment. Hassouna is fed up with saadoun. He was entrusted by God himself to do a party. How dare this kid bother him? Hassouna reacts by doing what he knows best. Bomb his problem away. Cant reach saadoun. So he tries to bomb saadoun's friends. He doesnt really want to kill them. just to scare them off.
09 July 2012, 18:20
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seriously? the level of his post denotes an fpm :) low IQ, and looking to insult for no reason :)
it seems these fpm guys are becoming so frustrated that they are lashing out :)
09 July 2012, 18:39
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@allouchi. My post's genre is called a called a satire. It is a literary genre that has been around since the 16th century.
@geha. Read the whole post and relax buddy. Between an arrogant criminal holding lebanon hostage and a fils a papa claiming the country because he is nazek's favorite son, I prefer the fils a papa 100 times. I didnt say anything for or against fpm. why all this hatred and attack?
09 July 2012, 18:17
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actually, FT/Mowaten you should be banned from this site due to all the insults you continuosly throw.
but then again, you are what you are: an fpm.
and as such each time you confirm that this is your level as all your feelows in the fpm.
09 July 2012, 19:13
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thank you once more for showing us who is part of a criminal group called fpm :)
you are all traitors to lebanon wishing death on the real lebanese while you take your orders from the syrian regime and iran.
anyway we saw todaay how the fpm caved in to his masters hizbushaitan.... :)
09 July 2012, 19:20
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Passive/aggressive? What? How can you be Passive and aggressive at the same time? And you're questioning his IQ? and Pink fluffy teddy bear, now I'd like to see that , how many pink bears , fluffy or not have you seen FT? Just saying man.
09 July 2012, 19:28
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with all due respect walid beik ,"determination" is not the solution...assir is the solution they understand, and keep saada in paris.
09 July 2012, 19:40
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BSThrower.....keep creating fictitious usernames like a homeless boy desperately seeking attention from strangers. How pathetic....just like the group you worship! Mustool!
09 July 2012, 20:32
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Don't mind these Mazouj wannbes commentators. They attack you everytime you are right and expose their faults.
09 July 2012, 21:13
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FlameThrower
here u go my little friend (: ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_aggressive
First of all FT at 6 foot 3" and 254 LBS I'm far from little, aggressive is completely opposite of passive, you can't be both, it's either you're aggressive or you are passive, common sense my friend.
09 July 2012, 21:34
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politics aside FlameThrower is right..passive_aggressive is a know term..suggest you go to the wikipedia page he shared with you..
09 July 2012, 21:40
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BSThrower.....do us all a favor and stop associating your self with Lebanese (because the lebanese have zero determination). Your part and a warshipper of a satanic group totally linked and part of an Iranian regime. So as mentioned before....if you like that type of submission and control then pack up your mule and leave our country!
09 July 2012, 22:39
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@ kamal,
My response was based on the way he posted it, he wrote passive/aggressive, when used in this manner the forward slash[/] is short for AND,my response was based on that, there is no such thing as passive and aggressive, it's either or, the propper term should've been passive-aggressive.
09 July 2012, 23:11
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Assassinations against these filthy politicians that we have is a necessity and something that all the Lebanese who suffered on the hands of these demand and welcome. As to this Scum bag Jumblat's philosophizing over the determination of the Lebanese, he can take these meaningless words and shove them up his wazoo.
09 July 2012, 23:32
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@ FT,
Dude,and I assume you are a dude, I ain't your friend and will never be because people like you repulse me, you are an angry man full of hate for anybody that disagree with your believes, you don't know me so for you to say anything negative about me shows what type of person you are, and if you have anything derogatory you wanna say about me I challenge you to meet me face to face and say it directly to me, not once I got down to your level and made it personal by calling you names, I believe " friend " was the term I used, you have every right to disagree with my political views and believes as I should be afforded the same but there should be no room here for personal attacks, this is a public board and respect should be afforded to all with no exception.
10 July 2012, 04:15
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“The sides... increase the Lebanese people’s determination and attachment to their freedom and democracy.” We need continued boosts to our determination and attachment to freedom and democracy. So, assassins, can you please finish off our politicians, and I mean ALL OUR POLITICIANS? And allow me to ask you for one favor, start with the lowest lives of all. You can easily tell these by the frequency of foreign visitors to them.
10 July 2012, 10:05
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I disagree emphatically with assassination of any kind. What I disagree on though is that the one assasinated were the best. These were ingeriting from their fathers and not the best. In Lebanon there are many excellent people who were unable to be in power because of the inheritance abstacle that we have.
