Jumblat: Unavoidable to Reconcile between Baabda Declaration, Resistance in Policy Statement
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Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stressed Monday that it is “unavoidable” to reconcile between the Baabda Declaration and the right to resist Israel in the ministerial policy statement, urging an end to futile debates in this regard.
“Lebanon does not need more hot and cold wars and it is unavoidable to reconcile between the various proposals over the Baabda Declaration – which, to remind, was endorsed unanimously – and Lebanon's right to protect its border and resist any possible Israeli aggression,” Jumblat said in his weekly editorial in al-Anbaa online newspaper.
“What is the benefit from engaging in futile debates while the Syrian events are surpassing the entire domestic situation in parallel with the spread of terrorism which does not differentiate between regions, religions and sects?” Jumblat asked.
On Saturday, Hizbullah and President Michel Suleiman were at loggerheads over the president's recent statement concerning the cabinet's policy statement. Suleiman said Friday that the land, people and common values formed the country's “permanent equation,” describing the people-army-resistance equation as “wooden” or outdated.
Hizbullah was quick to hit back at Suleiman, accusing him on Saturday of not being able to differentiate between “what's golden and what's wooden.”
03 March 2014, 17:35
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Allah Yihmeek Ya Rabb Ya new and improved Flamethrower for pointing out the obvious. I enjoy reading your comments more than the articles on naharnet.
03 March 2014, 17:46
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Jumblat is free to be afraid of black shirts, to seek stability of mont lebanon to the regard of 7 may events, and is so free that his saying outload that decision to fight or pulback hezbos from syria is not in lebanon..
That doesnot supress our right to say that hezbollah is a sectarian fanatic millicia, who is imposing his will on us (including jumblat), who has members wanted in the assassinations of political lebanese leaders, assassination attempt on other lebanese political leaders, who donnot hesitate to use force (aka 7may) to impose his will on us...
South lebanese army were lebanese people (a lot soldiers in the lebanese army) but acting a proxy millicia for israel, we didnot surrender to those, as we will not surrender to hezbos sectarian iranian millicia...
03 March 2014, 17:46
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And please donnot come with hezbollah saved us from zionist, communist, kawmeh souri, socialist...a lot of lebanese under the banner of the national partiotic resistance liberated beirut before hezbollah was even created (1984) and in anyway that doesnot give the right for any of those to have its own millicia and launch wars at it please them...
Perfect banana republic... Chupachups flame, chupachups...
03 March 2014, 18:33
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Cedre what do u call threatening politicians voting against u by armed force (7may, black shirts..)? how do u call killing political oponents in daylight in front of armed forces (aka hachem salman)? How do u call engaging in war and threatening any political governement to disagree with it?...
Not terrorism?....
03 March 2014, 20:05
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lets start a real lebanese resistance, we go rid of the syrian army, lets get rid of the iranian now...
04 March 2014, 00:02
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I watched the utube mike-malleh and it is truely upsetting. But unfortunately the internet can not be trusted. Any one can go into these unfortunate damaged churches claim they are Christian and make statements to fuel hatred and anger. Unfortunately the www is not a source of media to be trusted and is now the latest most effective tool in spreading misinformation and confusion to suit the instigator.
I can dress up as a monk grab a camera film a damaged home and claim act out the part of a monk who has been beaten, tortured and had my home damaged by a group of nuns, and actually make it look more credible by adding some paid witnesses.
Moral of my story is never trust footage that you see on the Internet
04 March 2014, 00:05
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Btw my comment doesn't cover historical footage that has been confirmed to be accurate. I'm just pointing out that random unconfirmed footage mixed into real past confirmed footage doesn't make the claims any more accurate.
04 March 2014, 00:31
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id have to agree with jumblatt. this is our country, all of us. we need to find common ground quickly.
04 March 2014, 15:51
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The Baabda Declaration and the legitimization of the "Resistance" are two entirely different subjects. Baabda addresses the waging of war on foreign soil and the Resistance is about defending Lebanese territory from occupation. Let us be clear.
The Baabda Declaration is violated daily by Hezbollah due to Hezbollah's active participation with Assad partisans in Syria.
There is no more need for a Resistance in Lebanon. We are not occupied. the Faux occupation of Shebaa Farms is a ruse. Shebaa Farms is Syrian territory not Lebanese.
04 March 2014, 15:52
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The real issue with the Resistance portion of the policy statement is Hezbollah seeking to legitimize its operations on Lebanese soil. To make legal that which is inherently illegal. Gun running, smuggling, diamond smuggling, drug running, money laundering, avoiding the payment of fees at the Port of Beirut and at the Airport, all done in the name of "resistance" activity. Without the reference in the policy statement, all of this becomes illicit, as it should be.
04 March 2014, 15:54
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Of course, Hezbollah has no fear of Lebanese authority as it flaunts that authority to its face every day. No, Hezbollah is wary of international law enforcement which tracks Hezbollah's world wide operations but must stop at Lebanon's shores and borders because there, the government sanctions Hezbollah and all of its "resistance" activity through the policy statement. Hezbollah cannot stand even a 90 day window for INTERPOL or other international criminal investigators to make their cases.
