Bassil Says Hizbullah Took Wrong Decisions Locally due to Regional Distractions
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Free Patriotic Movement's Caretaker Minister Jebran Bassil denied on Thursday that the ties with Hizbullah and AMAL are shaky over the March 8 dispute on the 17-month parliamentary mandate extension, slamming the political pressure exerted on the members of the Constitutional Council.
“The dispute with Hizbullah over the 17-month parliamentary mandate extension is no secret,” Bassil told As Safir newspaper.
He pointed out that the “extension decision is wrong... Hizbullah's regional distractions made the party take wrong decisions locally.”
Lawmakers extended their mandate end of May by pushing the parliamentary elections to November 2014.
The move came as a result of the failure of the rival parties to agree on a new law to govern the polls and amid the rejection of the implementation of the 1960 law that was used in the 2009 elections.
However, Bassil said that there's no rift between Speaker Nabih Berri and the FPM over the broad headlines, saying that the disputes are over the details.
“If they think they are avoiding obstacles by their decision, they will find out later on that they will have to confront larger obstructions,” the caretaker minister said.
He noted that “the speaker says that holding elections based on the 1960 electoral law is the same as extending the legislature's term then the polls must take place to avoid a major constitutional sin.”
Bassil pointed out that the FPM would agree to the 17-month extension if lawmakers agree to carry out the polls based on a new electoral law.
He slammed the constitutional council, describing it as “merely a spectator.”
The council failed on Wednesday for the second day in a row to meet to issue a decision on two petitions filed against the 17-month extension of the legislature's term.
Three judges – two Shiites and one Druze – boycotted the meetings to prevent a quorum, a sign of political interference.
The challenges were made on June 1 and 3 respectively by President Michel Suleiman and the Change and Reform bloc of Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun.
13 June 2013, 08:27
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Shouldn't you also be addressing HA regional distractions...LOL.
13 June 2013, 19:50
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poor bassil he seems like he is flying over the coucou's nest alone, he is going to be seriously reprimanded by his senile mentor general by hezballa and by their iranian benefactors.
13 June 2013, 10:08
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Maybe they should've picked the heart-eating February 14 Saudi-Wahabi coalition and their FSA-Al Qaeda and Nusra Front terrorist brethren, that burn down churches and kidnap Christian bishops? Maybe that would've been a better fit?
13 June 2013, 12:40
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karim... cut the BS please... nobody here wants Nusra or Quaeda. They have nothing to do with m14, or with free spirits. We just want democracy. If the people of Syria choose the muslim brothers or the fundamentalists...it will be a tragic choice, but at least it would be their choice. The erra of the tyrants is finished. Democracy (the lesser bad of all the systems) will prevail...but it will take time... a lot of time...
13 June 2013, 16:58
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On reconnaît un certain vécu lorsque tu t'exprimes phénix. On sent l'expérience des atrocités vécus durant la guerre du liban. Cest bien de partager comme tu le fais.
13 June 2013, 17:51
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or pick racist hypocritical bigots like yourself...
syria and iran aren't saints but you fail to see that, or the future of lebanon if it allies itself with these countries.
13 June 2013, 08:52
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I wonder if the LF and Kataeb Saudi-Al Qaeda employees would DARE mention that their FM masters took wrong decisions?
Thought so.
13 June 2013, 12:21
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LOL Phoenix, you do make it difficult to criticize Geagea sometimes. He's a lunatic, but you tend to speak wise words and come off as level-headed.
I would like to see the criminal Baath regime replaced, but not with bin Laden's heart-eating little brothers. I hope that sounds a little more fair to you.
13 June 2013, 11:35
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First time the little kid saying something which make sense, I agree its wrong decision coz if the American and Israel wanted sunni chi3i war then Mr Hassan Nasrala is helping them to do their will when he speaks and encourage his people to fight self defense.
13 June 2013, 12:14
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the same "local distractions", the same "weakness", are letting u speak, inshallah kheir..ask assiri, ur coming master,ur barbecue is the same from farsi to wahhaby..from clean money to oily cash.
13 June 2013, 12:43
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hezbis are taking lebanon to war and bassil is only preoccupied by his elections.. shouldn't he be criticizing hezbis "distractions" too? LOL too coward to do that....
13 June 2013, 13:59
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in real democracy it works to loose one day but win another but when situation is so fragile and leaders of the country on both sides have sold the nation for a dime than you need to step away from coin tossing and evaluate, even if you know that you have a 50/50 chance, otherwise you'll loose it all. and unfortunately it seems that our beloved Lebanon is heading in to the abyss big time, and all for the wrong doing of politicians that we put there in the first place. come on guys it is about time we wake up and reclaim back what is dearly and rightfully ours before it's too late and get rid of that desease that's eating us away day by day.
13 June 2013, 14:25
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Yeah Mr 35% commission, Hezbollah are such silly babies so easily distracted by trivial things. In fact the last time they brought Nasrallah to Khamenei, Ali distracted Hassin by jiggling a bunch of his patented Keys to Paradise™ just inches out the lad's reach. The big retarded baby's been distracted trying to grab them ever since while giggling uncontrollably.
13 June 2013, 16:55
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comment what he says instead of showing us your cult of his personality!
13 June 2013, 19:15
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just reread your post... why don t you comment bassil lack of critics over hezbis "distractions"? you are praising the man but not a word on what he says... typical of sheep followers, no matter what the chief says he is the best anyway! LOL only zero neurone people do that..
and don't worry for my IQ, you d better enhance yours....
13 June 2013, 17:17
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seems wolf that you want everyone to believe that only geagea did atrocities during the civil war... so convenient to make forget the massacres and atrocities by the others which i guess isn't good for your point...
at least geagea did 11 years of jail what about all the others???
funny how those opposed to geagea always criticize his past but not what he says presently!
and if geagea belongs to jail then why isn't there a single opposed party asking for it???
so stick to his political positions,criticize his policy because he has the right to voice them and you have to make do with it!
13 June 2013, 18:16
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@wolf, all that you claim Geagea did is baseless unless you can provide a proof,, my opinion on the matter is that the syrian regime collaborating with jamil al sayyed that done it all but again that is my opinion which i can't provide a proof just a gut feeling ( and i do trust my feeling). but the point is it could be that Geagea served term in prison for nothing while all warlords from all sides are criminals in their own ways and still active and getting richer by the minute, these guys are insulting our intelligence and we must put a stop to that.
13 June 2013, 18:26
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@wolf, all that you claim Geagea did is baseless unless you can provide a proof,, my opinion on the matter is that the syrian regime collaborating with jamil al sayyed that done it all but again that is my opinion which i can't provide a proof just a gut feeling ( and i do trust my feeling). but the point is it could be that Geagea served term in prison for nothing while all warlords from all sides are criminals in their own ways and still active and getting richer by the minute, these guys are insulting our intelligence and we must put a stop to that.
13 June 2013, 19:16
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i totally agree,,, but it seems to me reading all posts, that the nation is 2 sects which are mostly sleeping and in denial,, only up to the moment when someone in a post mentions Geagea than half of that nation suddenly wakes up ready to criticise,, than the minute someone( you guessed it) mentions Aoun, the other half wakes up with their insults,,, and it is a never ending vicious circle,,, so pathetic man
13 June 2013, 18:56
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the1, this is what get when you humor lunatics who's only agenda is to silence the other and if that fails, eliminate him completely by oppressing him at gunpoint. I hope you soon realize that while you are trying to debate with reason and respect the other is only interested in not hearing you at all.
13 June 2013, 21:47
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the1, lah naza3ta ya zalameh, I was with you right up to "single malt" yukie duckie...even the best I tried tastes like speerto. Fi atayab min el Dewar's special reserve 15yr??? Hmmm silseh, smooth, my mouth is watering, I am still at work....darn it.
I love to grill with my friends and my humidor is still brimming with my favorite Cuban contraband LOL!
Yalla cheers (water glass now, Dewar's later :)
