Geagea Accuses Aoun of Practicing 'Political Terrorism' against Salam
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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea criticized Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun's remarks that a neutral government would lead Lebanon towards destruction, accusing him of intimidating Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam, reported As Safir newspaper on Tuesday.
He added: “Aoun is practicing political terrorism against Salam.”
“Forming a neutral and technocratic government is the only realistic and safe measure during this phase in Lebanon,” he opined.
“Those making judgments of its failure before it is even formed demonstrate that they will thwart the formation of a cabinet that they cannot control,” he stressed.
“Salam cannot be terrorized or intimidated and he will not resign his post,” Geagea added.
On demands for the establishment of a national unity cabinet, he said: “Such governments have proven their failure in the past and similar ones will never be formed.”
“Given the current tensions and severe internal divide, forming a government devoid of March 8 and 14 elements will be the best solution,” he stressed.
“With the sufficient support from the political leaders, a neutral government will definitely be capable of taking and implementing decisions,” noted the LF leader.
Moreover, Geagea rejected Salam's proposal to form a cabinet equally divided between the March 8, 14, and centrist camps.
“I reject it in principle because it will face the same fate as national unity ones. If they find eight March 8 angels to hand them government portfolios, then we will consider this line-up,” he said jokingly.
Salam is seeking the formation of a 24-member cabinet in which the March 8, March 14 and the centrists camps would each get eight ministers.
The March 8 camp has meanwhile been demanding that it granted veto power in a new cabinet, which the premier-designate has repeatedly rejected.
The March 14 camp is calling for keeping Hizbullah away from the cabinet over its role in Syria's war.
13 August 2013, 09:24
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“Those making judgments of its failure before it is even formed demonstrate that they will thwart the formation of a cabinet that they cannot control,” he stressed.
“Given the current tensions and severe internal divide, forming a government devoid of March 8 and 14 elements will be the best solution,” he stressed.
This is true.
Even more realistically though, I think the 8-8-8 model is quite fit in dealing with pressing matters threatening to engulf the stability of the country. Let's just hope the choices for the independents aren't people prone or susceptible to bribery as much as those in the other parties are.
13 August 2013, 11:30
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where are you going to find people in lebanon who are neither 8 nor 14? completely unrealistic
13 August 2013, 13:32
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my head and every sane realistic head it is clear that there are no neutral leaders in lebanon. but keep leaving in fantasy.
13 August 2013, 14:55
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mowaten you are saying that in a country of 4 million, there are not 30 people who can be neutral, meaning there is not one person who can think for himself and differently.
in that case, why are you even still in lebanon. what hope do you have if this is how you see it?
13 August 2013, 15:12
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there are 4 million LEADERS? seems like you're not answering with i said, rather having a monologue between you and what you want to think i said.
13 August 2013, 16:45
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roar, i dont think you said anything so no need to reply to you.
mowaten, i never said there are 4 million leaders. maybe you should learn how to read. i am saying however out of 4 million, i am sure there are 30 who fit the criteria that you think is unrealistic, which is be qualified and does not blindly follow orders from one of the 2 main political groups in lebanon.
yeh, quite an absurd statement i made there :)
13 August 2013, 17:08
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lol roar, i know, i know ;)
rudy: i said "there are no neutral LEADERS in lebanon" you answered saying there must be 30 neutral PEOPLE, which is irrelvant to what i said.
yea sure you could find some neutral people, which would probably be from the few people who dont care about politics and dont follow news (not the best profile for a minister dont you think?)
for the rest, almost everyone has a political opinion and/or religious affiliation, so they can't be considered NEUTRAL.
it's even more the case among people who can be considered potential "leader" material, meaning socially active, prominent successful people, who are all connected one way or another to political figures (unless you think the first looser down your house would be a good minister)
13 August 2013, 17:26
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good then let it be people who dont care and dont know. when you're at the bottom, the only way to go is up
13 August 2013, 20:50
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that's because in the small narrow minds of m8, anyone not with them is automatically m14. they need their mantras to keep their uneducated interested.
13 August 2013, 11:31
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Samir Geagea, i.e. Dr. Arreet 7akeh, of course, the one who trampolined into the arms of Assad, at the height of the Syrian occupation, while scheming against ebn balado, and that of Ariel Sharon (alla yer7amak ya Sharon. alla yer7amak ya Bassel) at the height of the Israeli's deeeeeeeeep involvement with the Israelo-Lebanese Forces and now spends his wasted days perfecting his skills at art 7akeh on his almost-daily BS Show Galore. How else are Ds. Arteena Satleh going to bounce and clap like the retards that they are? takbir.
13 August 2013, 11:29
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“Those making judgments of its failure before it is even formed demonstrate that they will thwart the formation of a cabinet that they cannot control,” he stressed.
lol that reminds me of something when miqati was forming his gov...
13 August 2013, 20:07
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"dush"? seriously? why do you have to sound so retarded? the content of your comments already goes a long way
13 August 2013, 12:14
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We want a government without the mustahbal and M14 western & Saudi/Qatari puppets taking part in it. They destroyed the country since 1990 instead of rebuilding it and making it a habitable nation for its people. They have archived nothing for the people and continue to drown the nation into debt. They have a lot to answer for. We will never vote for them again no matter how much thy pay us next time. Enough is enough. We need people loyal to our National cause and not people loyal to outsiders. Lebanon and Lebanese first, then the rest of the world comes second and if not last.
13 August 2013, 14:02
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al akhbar, the mouthpiece of aoun the liar, has a story n its first page about the so called divorce of Geagea and sitrida.
when enough lies are enough?
when is the fpm going to stop acting like filth?
13 August 2013, 16:00
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So much talk. Geagea is probably right with what he has said, but talk will not make this happen. Hezbollah wants to have a formal veto of the government, it already has an informal veto on the government. Hezbollah, if it does not get what it wants has the overt threat to go to the street with guns and put the country into crisis until it gets what it wants.
When the rest of the country gets the intestinal fortitude to go down to the street to meet Hezbollah, calling Nasrallah's bluff, then the talk will turn to action.
While Hezbollah is bogged down militarily in Syria, now is the time to call Hezbollah's bluff in Lebanon. Are they ready to open a two front war??
13 August 2013, 16:26
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Hakim is a man of truth...we need more leaders like him...may god protect you ya Hakim...
