Suleiman Says Hizbullah, Salafists will be Eventually Disarmed
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President Michel Suleiman on Thursday noted that Syria was not seeking to stir chaos in Lebanon, stressing that the weapons of non-state actors will be eventually removed, “whether they belong to Hizbullah or the Salafist forces.”
“Syria does not have the objective of stirring chaos in Lebanon as it is barely being able to tackle its own problems at the moment, and we have to prevent a spillover of the Syrian crisis into Lebanon through endorsing the stance of neutrality that was taken by the national dialogue commission,” Suleiman said during a meeting with Argentinean reporters in Buenos Aires.
The president has said that Syrian President Bashar Assad must contact him to clarify the charges against Syrian officials in the case of ex-Minister Michel Samaha.
Lebanon's Military Court has charged Samaha and Syrian security Chief Maj. Gen. Ali Mamlouk with forming a group to commit terrorist crimes in Lebanon.
Suleiman told the Argentinean reporters that the approach towards the Syrian crisis was based on “preventing Lebanon from becoming a launchpad for operations against Syria or for training and military bases linked to the Syrian conflict.”
Asked whether any Free Syrian Army fighters were operating in northern Lebanon, Suleiman denied “the presence of specific locations for the FSA in Lebanon,” noting that “violations are being committed by both the Free Army and the regime army on the overlapping border” between Lebanon and Syria.
Addressing the issue of the weapons of non-state actors, Suleiman said one “must not mix up Hizbullah's arms and the Resistance's arms.”
He noted that “the Resistance's arms are part of a defense strategy we're putting together at the dialogue sessions, and they are to be used only to defend Lebanon against any Israeli attack and to support the Lebanese army according to the decision of the political authority. While the weapons that are being used domestically must be prohibited and removed, whether they belong to Hizbullah, the Salafist forces or anyone else.”
“We are exerting efforts towards this objective but we have not achieved it yet. The issue of the proliferation of arms domestically was put on the dialogue table's agenda and the first phase will be putting a moratorium on the use of these arms ahead of removing them,” Suleiman added.
04 October 2012, 23:18
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He needs to have big balls and courage and order the Lebanese army to return fire across the border just like Turkey did. Wait, the lebanese army has limited weapons and resources.
Turkey even received an apology from Syria after Turkey returned fire. We don't receive apologies for being weak, we simply receive arrogance and threats from Syria's leadership.
You fight fire with fierce fire. That's the only language Assad's regime understands.
04 October 2012, 23:23
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When the Syrian regime falls, many people will switch sides including many in the che3a community, people want to live at the end of the day, go to work, raise kids etc. Even the iranian people will go through their own earthquake. HA or Salafists or any other religion community with weapons is nothing but bad news at the end of the day. Religions are mere fantasies, neither mahdi nor jesus is coming back Do we really have to go through another civil war to know that?
04 October 2012, 23:43
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never gonna happen....the only way HA is gonna be disarmed is if we stand up to them and fight for our beautiful country back and get rid of these iranian bombaclats out of here
05 October 2012, 00:38
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He had to walk the line diplomatically. What a refreshing change to have a president like this insted of the idiot LaHoud. I can't believe Flamethrower got it right for a change.
05 October 2012, 01:31
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Israel will not attack if not provoked. History proves it so no need for resistance or other fantasy militias.
05 October 2012, 04:37
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Lebanon will never be a civilized country, not until they bring back the death penalty and hang all the criminals, that's the only way to solve the arms violations, if you kill someone you have to be killed
05 October 2012, 11:40
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Guys give the President a chance. Lebanese people are hard to please..
05 October 2012, 13:46
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I have been saying for long time, the president must go as soon as the syrian regime collapses. He came with syrian blessing and he should go when blessing NO MORE!!
05 October 2012, 14:12
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Lol FT is that really you?
Suleiman has been involving himself more and more and taking more firm stands on different issues. its nice to see the president is no longer a show puppet. he is far from having any real powers, but at least its something and he's trying. Thats way better than criticizing
05 October 2012, 16:40
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Ofcourse diplomaticaly...nothing can beat the power of the mouth and heart
05 October 2012, 16:59
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Just wanna make it clear that cowerds use weapons and fight physically....but us as lebanese need to protrect our country not an iranian party or any1 else
05 October 2012, 16:59
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Just wanna make it clear that cowerds use weapons and fight physically....but us as lebanese need to protrect our country not an iranian party or any1 else
05 October 2012, 16:50
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So not that I care for Hezb, but you would really equate them to the Salafists that attacked churches and just recently attacked another church in Saida, the people who openly preach that Shiites, Christians, Jews, etc are infidels, you're trying to tell me they are worse? You right-wingers are an amazing bunch, really, only in Lebanon do Christians ally with Salafi/Wahabi's, the people who created Islamist terrorism and have been hijacking humanity for the lack 30 years. Bravo 3alak.
05 October 2012, 18:49
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He was talking to Argentinian reporters--remember HA was indicted in the attack on the Israeli embassy there in 1992. We now know that they are doing what they have always been doing.
05 October 2012, 21:25
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Addressing the issue of the weapons of non-state actors, Suleiman said one “must not mix up Hizbullah's arms and the Resistance's arms.”
WTF? Now HA has become departmentalized? One division can do as it wishes in Lebanon (outside) while the other a "resistance" against Israel? Give me a break Suleiman! By stating these lame comments you are basically saying HA is your boss! And actually.....they are!
