Report: Bassil, Nader Hariri Discuss Roukoz's Fate
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Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and Nader Hariri, the adviser of the Mustaqbal Movement leader, have met away from the media spotlight to discuss the fate of Commando Regiment chief Brig. Gen. Chamel Roukoz, As Safir daily reported on Friday.
The newspaper said that Bassil, who is a Free Patriotic Movement official, and Hariri held talks on Thursday night.
As Safir quoted sources as saying that the meeting came as part of contacts held by al-Mustaqbal leader Saad Hariri's adviser Ghattas Khoury with FPM chief MP Michel Aoun.
Aoun's main objective is to receive political consensus on the appointment of his son-in-law Roukoz as army chief as part of a package for the appointment of other top security officers, said the sources.
Roukoz's tenure ends in October 2015 while the term of army commander Gen. Jean Qahwaji expires at the end of September.
Despite the reports about his insistence to have his son-in-law as army chief, Aoun denied last week that he had made such a proposal.
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20 March 2015, 07:50
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When the Caporal begs, he begs. When was the last time the Caporal said NO TO FEODALISM AND NEPOTISM?
20 March 2015, 08:55
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Chamel Roukoz is one of the best officers around. If anyone deserves to be army chief, it is him.
Just please keep the army chief in the army and dont bring him to baabda. We need private sector leaders in Baabda who understand economics. Military types should stay in the army.
20 March 2015, 09:03
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I agree that Roukoz is a top officer. But the caporal is the worst. He failed his entry exam at 7arbiyeh Military School and run away on October 13th 1990...
At minimum, a coward, and a corrupt agent.
20 March 2015, 12:28
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As things are right now, we must not tamper with an army that is indeed making headway in Lebanon's combat against terrorism, in other words you don't change a wining team. general Qahwaji has proven to everyone that he is indeed our general of generals and a damn good one too, and Roukos has also proven what a tough and solid leader he too is. Right now I am of the opinion that the extension of their terms will be best given our current situation, i.e, our fight against extremism, the army's ongoing clean up operations against criminality, gangs and bandits, to name a few. Aoun and in fact anyone else must at all cost refrain from plunging the nation into another state of chaos, Aoun the claoun is certainly known for his qualifications to screw up a country, if medals were to be awarded, then he will need a six-wheel truck to carry his medals of lies, deception, fabrications and screw-ups.
20 March 2015, 13:01
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Marcus, I am very happy with the thumbs down, it clearly shows that the M8 trolls cannot contain their anger, or their frustration, so what better than thumb down? It is THE ominous sign that things no longer work their ways, and that things are changing. I mean look at the silliness of it all, say one comment they don't like and you'd get yourself 15 to 20 downs, in one word, it's stupid thus a trolls life is never an easy one, it's full of fumes, lol.
20 March 2015, 12:33
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Saad, make sure you count your fingers after shaking hands with this despicable person known as Aoun the claoun. The penguin standing behind him as learned fast from his old man in law about the art of lying, deception, fabrication, theft, massive thefts, then having to re-fabricate even more sordid stories to cover up. Saad, one look at the eyes of Gerban the penguin and you will see the glee of greed and anticipation, if his father-in-law becomes president, the humongous opportunities him and Claoun's cohorts and mentors will have in the palm of their hands, hands that are stained with blood and dirty money. Beware ya Saad, you just don't shake the hand of Baabda's Speedy Gonzales just like that.
20 March 2015, 13:37
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Look at FT, hiding behind a new ID to say what he really thinks of Bachir Gemayel. I guess he's modeling himself after the cowardly army deserter.
20 March 2015, 13:31
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Samleb, new guy to the block? I am critical of your Caporal Aoun the claoun, but you ya dear newest of FPM Trolls, in fact one of the AWTA shi bi hal slileh have that same problem as many of your partisans, intolerance to our criticism of him or anyone you deem as a God. Well, rest assured, I will not follow you in dirty insults, we're LF and we do not use your kind of language, tell me just once when did Geagea or Bachir insult? But your Aoun the claoun always does, and when you confront him, he foes mad, mou? This clown of yours called Aoun has NO honor, NO dignity, NO courage, NO patriotism, nothing, he is just another "limpie" who thrives on lies, theft and fabrications. You want to know what kind of doormat I have in my home? On the doormat I have the picture of Aoun the claoun, the kezzeb, the jaben, the awta sho mitlak, every time I enter, I clean my shoes on his face.
20 March 2015, 15:46
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Did you notice the all big smile Bassil? hum I wonder why? did he close escrow on hi mansion in London??
20 March 2015, 18:00
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Trading horses at a bazaar, this is what Lebanon has been reduced to.
20 March 2015, 18:28
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indeed Helicopter
That is why it saddens me to see Lebanese o polarized blaming M8 or M4 while both are equally corrupt and looking out for their own interests
20 March 2015, 18:29
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indeed Helicopter
That is why it saddens me to see Lebanese o polarized blaming M8 or M4 while both are equally corrupt and looking out for their own interests
