Aoun Vows to Uproot Corruption: We are Waging a War to Liberate Lebanese Society
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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun pledged on Monday to uproot corruption in Lebanon, stressing the importance of controlling public funds in the country.
He said: “We are waging a war to liberate Lebanese society from corruption.”
The MP made his remarks during the launching of a book, by the FPM, on lost public funds over the past few years.
Aoun added: “We have broken all the barriers and our dream will be achieved.”
“We have realized that controlling public funds is the most important aspect of governing,” he continued.
“We have long heard accusations about corrupt politicians and the ones who have come up with these claims are the thieves themselves,” he noted.
“We have demonstrated that honest people do in fact work for the sake of the state and citizens have the right to press charges against those who squander their funds,” he stressed.
Moreover, Aoun emphasized the need for holding those responsible for corruption accountable for their actions.
“We must advocate the culture of punishing those responsible as our society has been too forgiving,” the MP remarked.
11 February 2013, 18:30
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I always get a good chuckle when I hear Aoun talking about ending corruption.
If this book of his has any substance and he, by some miracle, comes out as a "clean" politician, I will eat my words and apologize to every aounist out there.
11 February 2013, 19:42
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No need to worry about eating your words lebanonfirst. The Lebanese will eat their fingers in regrets for electing such clowns while we have intelligent and competent people who would not get 10 votes.
11 February 2013, 19:59
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Couldn’t agree with you more rafehh. It always boggles my mind to hear people complain so much about the piss poor performance of the government. Yet said people go back vote to the same old stooges along with their kids and kids in law and so forth. Clearly someone needs to introduce them to Einstein theory of insanity.
11 February 2013, 20:23
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he is the one that needs to be uprooted. do not forget his thief in law.
they are traitors to Lebanon and Syro/Iranian collaborators.
the damage they are doing to Lebanon is tremendous.
11 February 2013, 21:19
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If the information in his book has any substance, he would have given it to the judiciary as he always threatened to do.
11 February 2013, 21:23
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Instead he figured why not make a book abd get paid for it.
Why actually fight corruption if you can make it propaganda and get paid for it
11 February 2013, 21:28
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Smear campaigns are his specialty. The more people realize that, the more credibility he loses.
12 February 2013, 16:02
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Fact sheets? what a joke! If they were so factual why isn't Madi prosecuting them? is it because there was no failed assassination attempt on them by your allies? Let’s not forget the pamphlets that were circulated by non-other than your buddies insinuating that Maya Chidiac was a half person because she was going to run against Aoun. That was actually lower than a smear campaign. That was insulting a patriot that survived an assassination attempt by your allies and is a double amputee because of it.
11 February 2013, 19:42
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@ leader of the Failed Political Movement, start by uprooting your thieving son in law first and finish by uprooting yourself second. There are a lot of corrupted evil polititians in Lebanon, no one is innocent, but you & your thug son in law are at the top of the list. I spit on you!
11 February 2013, 20:23
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i guess half his staff at least will then have to resign for corruption!!!!
11 February 2013, 20:32
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well let's see "Aoun want to end corruption in Lebanon " . i think it is a great idea , i think it will do everyone good and make us a better country and we all be better for it . but for a person to make such claim a self examination must be in order , maybe Mr. aoun will tell us how he accumulate those $30 millions in banks on a General salary . or maybe he can tell us how can his son in law buy all that land in the batroun region on his salary , or maybe he can tell us how the Lasa residents can occupy church land with his blessing . there is a lot i can mention but like the old saying " the people who lives in glass building should not throw stones " . if you add some substance to your words you might start to earn some respect General .
11 February 2013, 21:34
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guys i can point out a fact on how FPM is corrupt.
Jebran Bassil's wife has a an advertising company called clementine.
Without a pitch (mounakassa) they have acquired the majority of the business of the government. how can they justify that?
11 February 2013, 21:52
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is this your indirect way to tell us that you are resigning? you uproot yourself hahahaha?
you and your ubercorrupt frodo baggins son of yours
11 February 2013, 22:31
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OMG, Sahnawi, Bassil quick run for the hills the "general" is coming after corruption!
11 February 2013, 23:16
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actions speak louder than words--what are you really going to DO?
Been hearing this crap for a while and him being allied with Berri doesn't scream the end of corruption.
12 February 2013, 00:03
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yeah! how many audits did he promise? how many did he carry out? none...
how many files did he say he had in his possession? how many did he hand to the justice? none...
this is just populous talk before the elections. just a bark as many others!
12 February 2013, 00:36
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Ah yes, we are on the eve of elections and as it been customary the Freaking Pathetic Morons are out with a new book of fiction, remember the orange book of 2005.
12 February 2013, 02:14
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Let his first arrest be of his son in law Thibran Basil, and his daughter, and his brother and uncle and wife and cousin for robbing the country blind, and then , may we listen to this reality challenged individual.
12 February 2013, 07:38
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Aoun is making such declarations as its election time soon. Yet on the ground his ministers Basil and Sehnaoui are not showing the lebanese that they are are respecting the government procedures regarding public expenditures.
12 February 2013, 09:59
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wow FT, you have become a public service announcement for FPM and Bassil. You really want to rehash the EDL argument again, because you aren't going to win it in a real court or the court of public opinion.
12 February 2013, 10:13
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Common stop politicizing every thing. President Suleiman even asked sehnaoui why he is not respecting the procedures. I am not accusing sehnaoui of corruption as I have no proofs to do so. The only hard fact is that he is not respecting the procedures of public tendering and accounting transparency. You as an fpm supporter you should request that fmp ministers are sticking scrupulously to the rules.
12 February 2013, 15:15
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FT, you repeated the same thing in the EDL argument, almost verbatim, again blaming his ills on other people. I knew someone like that at a company I worked for--he kept blaming everyone else on why he couldn't get the job done, and after 2 months, the boss finally fired him. If he can't adapt, then he should move on--PERIOD.
Coming up with 'great' plans doesn't mean a damn if he doesn't execute the plan--we call those people dreamers, not doers.
12 February 2013, 08:26
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the biggest thief in Lebanon is barking again .i did not think in this day and age there are still illiterate people in lebanon that believe him...
12 February 2013, 11:13
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there's a start--at least you called him a thief. Now there is common ground....
12 February 2013, 12:21
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yo are blind to facts ,,a thief can not accuse others of been a thief's.paying his rent with stolen money..you are a joke FT...dont know how much they pay you to post there propaganda..i cant be bought for any amount .
12 February 2013, 09:15
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General Aoun is doing the mistake of assuming that the Lebanese public reads. And the M14 public at that.
12 February 2013, 11:17
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General Aoun needs to put his money where his mouth is and actually do something instead of vowing to do something. Transparency is a good first step--so let's see those contracts that your SIL signed with the Turkish ships and see exactly how much his cut is. If there is nothing to see, then he has nothing to fear.
12 February 2013, 15:03
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If he is true about his intentions, starting with himself would be the most sincere step--if not, he and you should just shut up about it. Actions, not words--as for your general, the he has only been accusing the other side and none of his allies.
As a detective, you FAIL again.
12 February 2013, 12:55
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He should start with himself first. I unfathomable to me how could a corrupt person want to fight corruption. I might be a simple person, but not a stupid one indeed.
12 February 2013, 13:46
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Dear FT,
Your Minister Gobran Bassil admitted that Aoun took the money from the government when he fled to France, and claimed to have given it back in an episode of kalam el nas. My Question is did they also give the interest from this Money also back? So stop BSing. There are even evidence as Aoun transfered the money over a period of 2 years onto his Wife's account. Do you about the "Jarret el Fakahar" during Aouns days in Baabda? There are papers proving that, you only have to open your eyes as well as clean your ears ;).
Well i dunno if you have been reading the news lately but aren't they running now a case against nicolas sehnaoui? Or have you forgotten the diesel fiasco (Mazoot el a7mar, Shipment to Syria) by Jobran bassil? M14 doesn't need to do anything since the aounist Ministers are so stupid and delivering this "electorial gold" to them.
12 February 2013, 15:17
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it is a good thing he came against nepotism at one point in time, and now he is the nepotism king.
12 February 2013, 16:07
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Okab most probably got it from Hariri ... Geagea from the money he got during war ... now it is your time to answer how did your General and his family make their fortunes? ... I'll give you a year as well
*mind u that neither Okab nor Geagea are preaching on virginity ... are they clean?! hell no ... bas they are not trying to insult the public by saying they are
12 February 2013, 16:10
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Here this is the homer simpson logic that the aounists such as Flamethrower possess!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_E_Jnyhks
12 February 2013, 17:33
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this should be the first skit on late night comedy!!! i'm trying to understand the logic behind this illogical action of Aoun: he's been talking about corruption since '05, and now he's the majority in govt. since 1.5yrs and what has he done about corruption???...written a book!!! what a pathetic and sad situation. Since M8 has taken over, it's been corruption scandal after another: medicine, food, the port, electricity, kidnappings, etc. etc. etc.
12 February 2013, 17:36
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forgot to add the destruction of the Phoenecian port and Maaloof house after Layyoun said agreed not to destroy it. Every man in FPM has his price!
