Geagea from Abu Dhabi: This is an Anti-Modernity, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Lebanon Cabinet
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea slammed on Thursday the new government, saying that it does not represent Lebanon and will set the country back to a time before the 2005 Cedar Revolution.
He said during a dinner for Lebanese expatriates in Abu Dhabi: “We will work with all possible democratic means to topple this cabinet.”
“This is an anti-modernity, anti-development, anti-Arab, and anti-Lebanon government,” he declared.
“The other camp sought through the Special Tribunal for Lebanon clause in the cabinet policy statement to shy away from Lebanon’s commitment to the tribunal,” he added.
“We are now living under a government that is not demanding a solution to Hizbullah’s possession of arms, on the contrary it confirms its presence,” Geagea said.
“We have nothing but respect for Prime Minister Najib Miqati, but when they say that this is his cabinet, we wish it really was so,” he stated.
He noted that this is the “others’ cabinet”, which happens to be headed by Miqati, repeating his statements that the government actually belongs to Hizbullah and Syria.
Earlier on Thursday, Geagea told Al-Arabiya satellite TV network that Hizbullah “drew lessons” from the infamous May 2008 clashes, noting that he agrees with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah that “there won’t be a civil strife in Lebanon during this period.”
He noted that “the previous government was not March 14’s government, but rather a national unity government.”
“Had the government been our government, things could’ve required a civil war to arrest the Hizbullah members” wanted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for an alleged role in the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.
“But today it only takes a simple decision by Hizbullah to hand over these members,” he told his interviewer.
Answering a question on Hizbullah’s weapons, Geagea responded: “What do you want us to do should Hizbullah decide to use its weapons? At that point we have the right to defend ourselves should the State fail to defend us.”
The LF leader returned to Lebanon Thursday night after a visit to the UAE that lasted several days.
08 July 2011, 11:09
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Honest man he is and he says the truth
"This is an anti-modernity, anti-development, anti-Arab, and anti-Lebanon government,"
Maybe if they keep pushing Mikati like this, he and hezeb might end up doing something for the nation. Or maybe Aoun even might start working instead of talking about vengeance all the time!
Even I never liked army commanders, they run the nations like dictators! right mon GMA?
08 July 2011, 11:13
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P.s i commented first ya Le Phenicien, you know why?
Because i have a fast internet connection working on a descent infrastructure build by a democracy which you never tasted. it takes me to load a page 1 sec maybe, while it takes u 30 sec to load a page and comment from your little corner in Dahye, and guess who's to blame for that? no no not Harriri but YOU, the corrupted people that want it all without hard work! You and the M8 that want us to be a backward nation living in medieval times without freedoms or progress!
I am starting to believe that Geagea is the only voice of reason nowadays!
08 July 2011, 11:22
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Arab is not a country, it is more likely anti-Lebanese campaign by war criminals just like you, Aoun and Hezbolshaitan Hassoona. You have killed more Lebanese christian than Alqaeda did kill musloms.
08 July 2011, 12:17
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Geagea may be a muderous bastard but ever single thing he say here is spot on accurate.
Lebanon will REGRESS with this government.
The economy will constrict.
Relations with Arab countries will suffer.
Help from the west will cease.
Lebanese will die at the result of Hezbollah instigated violence in the region.
08 July 2011, 16:12
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This is the first time that Dr. Criminal spoke something he understands well when he said: bla bla bla bla bla and bla bla bla bla bla. kalem jawhareh ma byetla3 ella men wa7ad 7akim!
08 July 2011, 16:54
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Who is listening to YOU my dear Doctor Geagea ? Nobody .
The train has gone and YOU are left behind on the trottoir , watching the Caravane passing ... Ya Haram .
08 July 2011, 18:36
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habal amel, anybody against you filthy rat hiding in a hole is considered a traitor. You seem a bit primitive.
08 July 2011, 20:58
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Geagea is a criminal like almost all other leaders we have in Lebanon but he is clever and when he says that if March 14 was in power, the indictment would have unleached a civil war, I am inclined to think that USrael thinks the same which takes us into beleiving that Geagea himself knows that the STL objective is civil strife in Lebanon (I still don't understand why he wants it though). All in all, Geagea agrees with HN that the STL is about creating "Fitna", the difference is that the new gov. is doing its best to avoid that Fitna
