Aoun to Miqati: You are the One Committing Violations, Not Sunni Sect

by Naharnet Newsdesk 13 September 2011, 17:03

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun slammed on Tuesday Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s recent statements, stressing that he is not targeting the Sunni sect, but the premier himself over his violation.

He said after the Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: “Your sectarian bias won’t prevent us from criticizing you.”

Miqati had told al-Jadeed television on Sunday that cabinet Secretary General Suheil Bouji, General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza, Middle East Airlines director Mohammed al-Hout, Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi, and ISF Intelligence Bureau head Wissam al-Hassan have performed their duties to the utmost.

Addressing Miqati, Aoun continued: “The Intelligence Bureau has committed violations and you have the authority to dissolve it.”

“You have committed the violation and you are being targeted, not the Sunni sect,” he stressed.

He gave the example of former Premier Omar Karami, “who abided by laws, adopted national stands, and did not exploit his sect for political gains.”

Regarding the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the FPM leader said: “I have my own personal opinion on the tribunal.”

“I had informed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that its adoption under chapter seven of the U.N. charter is a violation of Lebanon’s constitution,” Aoun noted.

“I won’t support the tribunal even if Hizbullah does,” he stated.

Addressing administrative affairs, the MP said: “They don’t want the country to advance.”

“The bankruptcy of Electricite du Liban was deliberate and they destroyed houses in order to employ Solidere to rebuild them,” he added.

“They speak of privatization, but what does that mean? Ask Miqati if companies have paid their dues,” he continued.

Aoun noted: “The state pays and the privatizers achieve the gains. Lebanon will become a state whether they like it or not.”

Timeline

13 September 2011, 17:16
MP Aoun: They speak of privatization, but what does that mean? Ask Miqati if companies had paid their dues. The state pays and the privatizers achieve the gains. Lebanon will become a state whether they like it or not.
13 September 2011, 17:16
MP Aoun: Several interpretations can be made from the WikiLeaks cables.
13 September 2011, 17:13
MP Aoun: They don’t want the country to advance. The bankruptcy of Electricite du Liba was deliberate and they deliberately destroyed homes in order to rebuild them through Solidere.
13 September 2011, 17:13
MP Aoun on Jumblat’s positions: Let him tell us what happened at one of the Barja mosques.
13 September 2011, 17:10
MP Aoun: I won’t support the tribunal even if Hizbullah does.
13 September 2011, 17:06
MP Aoun: I have my own personal opinion on the STL and I had sent a letter to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon explaining to him that the tribunal’s approval under chapter 7 of the U.N. charter is a violation of Lebanon’s constitution.
13 September 2011, 17:06
MP Aoun on Miqati’s statements to al-Jadeed: He has repeatedly said that the Sunnis are being targeted and we have stated from the very beginning that we are criticizing a man of state and not the Sunni sect.
13 September 2011, 17:05
MP Aoun: The Patriarch’s statements from France coincide with our views.
13 September 2011, 17:04
MP Aoun: Lebanon will keep on losing $17 million a day until the electricity draft law is approved.
13 September 2011, 17:04
MP Aoun to Miqati: The Intelligence Bureau is a violation and you have the power to dissolve it. You are committing a violation and you are being targeted, not the Sunnis.
13 September 2011, 17:03
FPM leader MP Michel Aoun after Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: Some sides are still seeking to obstruct government functioning.

Comments 17

Wake Up Orange (Guest) 13 September 2011, 17:54

Dear General, 50% of the lebanese christians didn't vote for an accounting executive. Please put your calculator on the side and try to get them a better future

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canaanite 13 September 2011, 18:20

In all of Aoun's history, he has attacked:

The President
The Prime Minister
The Speaker
The Patriarch
Other Christians
Sunnis in general
Syria
Hezbollah
Druze
The West
The East
Just about anyone who could not understand him.

Maybe the problem is himself!
At what point will Lebanon not allow him to be of influence?

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charbel 13 September 2011, 18:44

he sometimes stand in the mirror and attack himself..

now Omar Karami is the model to follow... nice one.

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chillout (Guest) 13 September 2011, 18:55

Why is everything either Aoun's way or just plain wrong? Why does he criticize everything and everyone? Grow up and look yourself in the mirror. I don't care for any of our politicians, but if we have any chance of moving forward they all need to stop thinking of themselves as our saviors and our only hope! You are all nothing and no one but public servants. The sooner you realize this, the sooner we'll have some real progress.

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Lebanese2 (Guest) 13 September 2011, 19:06

Self-pity as we have to put up yet with another LUNATIC statement.

And know look at him praising Karami? Funny remark...

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thepatriot 13 September 2011, 19:07

Ya Aoun, please find below a list of the Ministers in charge of the of Electricity for the last 20 years... aside from 1, they were all your allies people... so please stop bringing about this file which's failure is to bring on the account of M8:

1990-1992: Mohammad Youssef Beydoun (close to Hoss)
1992: Mohammad Abdel-Hamid Beydoun (Amal)
1992-1993: Georges Frem (indépendant)
1993-1998: Elie Hobeika (Wa3d, pro syrian)
1998-2000: Sleiman Traboulsi (close to Hoss)
2000-2003: Mohammad Abdel-Hamid Beydoun (Amal)
2003-2004: Ayoub Hmayed (Amal)
2004-2005: Maurice Sehnaoui (Nicolas Sehnaoui's dear papa)
2005: Bassam Yammine (Frangié)
2005-2008: Mohammad Fneich (Hezbollah)
2008-2009: Alain Tabourian (Aoun)
> 2009: Gibran Bassil (Aoun)

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thepatriot 13 September 2011, 19:10

PS: Ya Micho ya habibi...i'm still waiting to hear where you intend to find the 5 Billion $ necessary for your brilliant plan, except for a raise in the price of electricity of 54% from now till 2015 (yes, another good news!)

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reformist 13 September 2011, 19:13

Finally we have someone in leb who dares say the truth. soon a new country will rise :)

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Politicians games (Guest) 13 September 2011, 19:14

All this miqati aoun antagonism is artificial. They are PRETENDING to be bickering to win over the sunni votes for miqati from Hariri for the next elections.
The more miqati shows independance from hezbollah (STL funding for example), the more sunni votes he will get at next elections. And the more he bickers with GMA, the more sunnis will be likely to vote for him.

At the end of the day, the most important thing for each politician is the upcoming elections and how to beat hariri and the gang.

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jabal amel (Guest) 13 September 2011, 19:17

you are no one in lebanon if aoun didn't attack you. being march 14 or 8 being this or that sect, this or that position, if you are somebody, aoun will say something against you sooner or later.
it's aoun.
get over it.

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moonsear 13 September 2011, 20:05

Tararatataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa GENERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL

so!!! you are frustrated by the general's stances?

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he's a Joke AND a Tool (Guest) 13 September 2011, 20:16

Poor Joke, now he's trying to compete with Wiam Wahhab for brown nose of the century, and he'll probably beat him by a, e7em, nose.

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Sondaditto (Guest) 13 September 2011, 20:33

moonsear actually no one takes him seriously not after this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhrKI12xaM8

and this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmoINybxaU

he's like a knock knock joke no one think they're clever but we listen to them anyway because they can be amusing, I think that's what Najib meant when he called him a joke.

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mrbrain 13 September 2011, 21:16

The Patriot what is the point? I don't see any relevance with the lack of funding?
Day after day i am realizing that this country is hopless!!!
MrBrain

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Le Phenicien (Guest) 13 September 2011, 21:22

Aoun : They speak of privatization, but what does that mean ? .. dude go read your orange book and the FPM founding manifesto !! Damn Alzheimer's it has turned GMA ' s brain into orange Slurpee !

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