Elizabeth Jones: Lebanese Deserve a Govt. that Reflects Their Aspirations
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U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Elizabeth Jones completed her several-day visit to Lebanon on Thursday after holding talks with senior officials on “the political, economic, and security situation in Lebanon and other regional issues,” the U.S. embassy said in a statement.
Accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly, Jones met on Thursday with Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat, Army Commander General Jean Qahwagi, Acting Internal Security Forces Director General Brig. Gen. Robert Jabbour, U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly, U.N. Resident Coordinator Robert Watkins, and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Resident Representative Ninette Kelley.
In her meetings, she reiterated that “the Lebanese people deserve a government that reflects their aspirations and will strengthen Lebanon’s stability, sovereignty and independence,” according to the embassy's statement.
“She further expressed support for President (Michel) Suleiman’s and other responsible leaders’ efforts to consult on transitioning to a new government.”
Jones also praised the importance of the work of the United Nations to provide assistance to Syrian, Iraqi, and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the region.
She noted that the United States has provided over $132 million in humanitarian assistance to help people inside Syria and those displaced throughout the region.
The opposition March 14 camp has called on Prime Minister Najib Miqati's government to step down, accusing it of failing to provide stability and security and of trying to cover up for the Oct. 19 assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau head Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan.
01 November 2012, 18:58
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Actually, the US people deserve a government that reflects their aspirations. Not the case with Obama and Rmoney. The US voters don't not deserve to hear a different voice, because media are under tight control. To read about third party candidates, we all have to go on the russian website RT (link below). here's the proposal of alternative candidates about US foreign policy.
http://rt.com/usa/news/us-election-third-party-770/
here's a few topics that the alternative candidates think must be changed urgently about US suicidal foreign policy:
* The legality of using drones
* Foreign military aid to tyrants and dictatorships around the world
* Radically re-casting or completely shutting down the "war on drugs"
* Ending uncritical support of Israel and its illegal colonization of Palestinian lands
* Honestly engaging Iran through diplomacy
02 November 2012, 15:15
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I congratulate you for such a fertile imagination; I am anxious to kow your opinion on:
*bombing of US embassy, in April 1983, and October 1984, in Lebanon;
*bombing of US Marines barracks, October 1983;
*1985: Twa hijacking + throwing the dead body of US sailorman R D Stethon on tarmac, after having tortured him;
*1988: Kidnapping + torture + killing of US Col. Higgins...
were all these work of the CIA, Americans, and Israelis, also?
02 November 2012, 04:33
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Jones told her hosts that it was difficult for Lebanon, Israel, and the USA alike to keep the majority under lock and key, but that this was the job they had to do.
02 November 2012, 05:11
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I regret terminating Ms. Jones with my preemptive drone strike. Her pattern of behavior was that of known terrorists, I mean, racists involved in, I mean, linked to genocide. (Whew, this being judge, jury, and executioner is more work than you'd think!) Her remark about "aspirations of the Lebanese people" could well be an admission that the Shiite majority would like a fair share of government responsibility and that the warlord elite should move into active retirement. They could all live in Hariri's house in Riyadh, go skiing in Switzerland, have a club, get t-shirts, answer questions from their fans on live-chat dealies.
I'll bet that if you polled the State Department, 98% percent would say that ethnic aristocracies are doomed and should get out now while they can do so gracefully. The day of tribes is past.
