تقارير: تصويت اللبنانيين-الاميركيين لحزب الله في الـ2013 قد يعرضهم لعقوبات
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لا تزال مسألة اقتراع اللبنانيين المتواجدين في اميركا لمرشح من "حزب الله" في انتخابات 2013، غير محسومة، اذ ان الولايات المتحدة تطبق حالياً برامج عقوبات متعددة على "حزب الله".
ونقلت صحيفة "النهار"، مذكرة تطرح موضوع الاقتراع في الاراضي الاميركية لمصلحة مرشحي "حزب الله" وعما اذا كان يشكل الانتخاب انتهاكاً لقانون العقوبات الاميركي.
وذلك، بالنظر الى ان الولايات المتحدة تطبق حالياً برامج عقوبات متعددة على "حزب الله"، وتحظر على الافراد في الولايات المتحدة اجراء معاملات او اشكال اخرى من التعامل بأملاك تابعة لـ"حزب الله"، او امتلاك مصالح في هذه الاملاك.
الا ان القوانين المرعية الاجراء لا تذكر، ما اذا كان الاقتراع يشكل منفعة محظورة اذا صوّت الشخص لمرشح من "حزب الله".
وأفادت "النهار" أن مكتب مراقبة الاصول الاجنبية يملك حرية التصرف في تفسير قانون العقوبات الاميركي وتطبيقه تحقيقاً لاهداف السياسة الخارجية والامن القومي للولايات المتحدة.
وتابعت أنه وبما ان اسماء المرشحين الذين يمثلون "حزب الله" سوف تظهر في الاقتراع، فمن الممكن ان يخلص المسؤولون في مكتب مراقبة الاصول الاجنبية في وزارة الخزانة الاميركية، الى ان تصويت الشخص خلال وجوده في الولايات المتحدة في اقتراع لـ"حزب الله" مصلحةً فيه هو فعل محظور.
وأردفت الصحيفة ان المذكرة تقترح تقديم طلب للحصول على التوجيهات اللازمة في هذا الاطار، أو بصفة بديلة طلب الحصول على ترخيص من مكتب مراقبة الاصول الاجنبية يجيز مثل هذا التصويت حرصاً على عدم حصول انتهاكات لقانون العقوبات الاميركي.
يشار الى أن "حزب الله" مدرج حالياً في قائمة المواطنين المحدّدين بصفة خاصة والأشخاص المحظورين، وتحظر التعامل معه. وتطاله أيضاً تنظيمات الإرهاب العالمي وعقوبات الإرهاب، التي يفرضها مكتب مراقبة الأصول الأجنبية وتُطبِّق الأوامر التنفيذية ذات الصلة.
وتتركّز برامج العقوبات المفروضة على "حزب الله" على المعاملات المحظورة المتعلّقة بـ"الأملاك" أو "المصالح في الأملاك" التابعة لـ"حزب الله".

then there should be no votes counted from any Lebanese-US citizens if thats the case to be a fair election.

If Chiaa don't like America why they go there? They should go to Iran instead. No it is fair Alla kbir. All the murders and burden they created these few years in Lebanon. They will be cursed in all the universe.

They curse US the land that gave life and dignity, all their supporters should deported or dumped in the sea they dont deserve the grace giving to them by a civilized Democratic county

RUBISH, the sectret ballot is a protected right in ALL democracies. One does not have to answer to any questions regarding what one does behind the curtain while voting..even asking is unconstitutional!! these are USSR practices and should be reported and contested at the highest courts, if true.

Sometime American administrations behave in a laughable manner...Anyway how would they know who each person is voting for... what a load of crap!

Is it ever a fair election Jack?
Is it ever fair on the Lebanese?
Is it ever in the best interest of the Lebanese?
Is Lebanon a state for Lebanese?
Is it the fault of the criminals in power why so many Lebanese are expats and so many non Lebanese are living in Lebanon?

How would they know? Who voted for who? Please stop your scary tactics...if you were doing the right thing I don't think you should be afraid of losing the next elections - This is Democracy. Hypocrites................

Is it ever a fair election Jack?
Is it ever fair on the Lebanese?
Is it ever in the best interest of the Lebanese?
Is Lebanon a state for Lebanese?
Is it the fault of the criminals in power why so many Lebanese are expats and so many non Lebanese are living in Lebanon?

Hezbollah is classified by the US as a terrorist organization that is a threat to the US. How could they allow people on their soil to vote for a "terrorist entity" that is a threat to them...on another hand...like you said lebneneh......how could they forbid it...? :) I'm curious to see how this one will turn out...

If voting is confidential, how would they know who they voted for???

Embassies and Consulates are considered Sovereign Teritory of Lebanon.
Therefore, whatever happens on Lebanese Territory does not violate that countries Laws, its also called Diplomatic Imunity, which extends to both diplomats and citizens. Case Closed.

Hizballa should be banned from Lebanese elections as long as they are illegally armed. They showed us before that they use intimidations (black shirts) to dictate and influence political changes of our country.

keep it up stupid mowaten with such comments: you are polarizing everybody to hate hizbushaitan more :) thank you for your help.

stop your hypocrisy mowaten! it s a fact that hezb put pressure on jumblatt and threatened him to make hariri fall...

This whole article makes no sense at all.
Thank you @cedar for clarifying. I am surprised a journalist at Annahar newspaper doesn't know that. Do some research before writing a useless article, unless the aim was to prevent Hezbollah supporter s

I'm a Lebanese-Canadian-U.S tri-citizen. I'll be damned before anyone of these countries dictate who I can and can't vote for. It is my right.

Supporting a terrorist (party) is condemnable. There's nothing abnormal to this. yalle ma 3ejbo yitrok amerka.

how can someone support the hezb which is clearly anti USA and at the same time live in the USA which employs them!
hypocrisy at its best....

While I neither like nor support HA, this law is stupid. People have the right to be idiots at the voting booth. If you don't let people vote for them, they will find different ways to show their support, IE drug smuggling, weapons running, or money laundering which may be many times worse than submitting a vote.

This whole article makes no sense at all.
Thank you @cedar for clarifying. I am surprised a journalist at Annahar newspaper doesn't know that. Do some research before writing a useless article, unless the aim was to prevent Hezbollah supporter s

This whole article makes no sense at all.
Thank you @cedar for clarifying. I am surprised a journalist at Annahar newspaper doesn't know that. Do some research before writing a useless article, unless the aim was to prevent Hezbollah supporter s

This whole article makes no sense at all.
Thank you @cedar for clarifying. I am surprised a journalist at Annahar newspaper doesn't know that. Do some research before writing a useless article, unless the aim was to prevent Hezbollah supporter s

This whole article makes no sense at all.
Thank you @cedar for clarifying. I am surprised a journalist at Annahar newspaper doesn't know that. Do some research before writing a useless article, unless the aim was to prevent Hezbollah supporter s

This whole article makes no sense at all.
Thank you @cedar for clarifying. I am surprised a journalist at Annahar newspaper doesn't know that. Do some research before writing a useless article, unless the aim was to prevent Hezbollah supporters from voting.