Mikati says only state should carry arms
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Thursday that only the state should carry weapons, as he pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
"Lebanese authorities must deploy over (all) Lebanese territory and weapons should be carried only by the state and the Lebanese army," Mikati said on the sidelines of a Lebanon aid conference in Paris, without explicitly calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah, the only group that did not lay down its arms after the end of the Lebanese civil war.
24 October 2024, 15:49
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Enough cowardice running away from reality. It is a disgrace that 2 of Hizbollah appointees, Berri and Miquati represent Lebanon in this crisis. To be clear; after Hizbollah being exposed as nothing but a criminal Iranian Brigade willing to destroy Lebanon to benefit Iranian tyrants, having sucked the life of our economy & democracy for past 20 years, invaded our institutions, stored ammunitions among residences, bankrupted & isolated us, assassinated Hariri and dozen others; the first step politicians & army must take is implementing UN 1556 & 1680. No other discussions or aid prior to liberating Country & Shia community from this curse. Every day HizbIran not disarmed causes more destruction & losses that neither Hizb or Berri will fix. Army must disarm HizbIran now. If help needed, thousands of volunteer will eagerly join to get rid of this cancer. As to phony Berri, he represents the Basij that would have killed Imam Saddr if still alive as they did since Green Revolution.
24 October 2024, 17:17
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A racist state such as Lebanon (Article 24 set-aside of half of parliamentary seats to Christians) is not a state since it is not based on law.
26 October 2024, 23:38
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Hey dumdum Article 24 is based on law. It literally is part of the law of the land. You might not agree with it but your opinion does not matter whatsoever. You suffer from the arrogance of the typical racist with the attitudes of "the locals are too ignorant to know what's best for them we need to step in put them on the true path". Do you think the Christians of Lebanon are of a different race than their Shia and Sunni brothers? Do you even know what the word "racist" means? Is the fact that Khamenei has the final say on who can run for president, is this "based on law"? How about when the Syrian parliament changed the requirements so Bashar could inherit his father's throne, is this "based on law"? Or that the outcome of your presidential race will be determined by the Electoral College in 7 swing states not by the votes majority, is this "based on law"?
