Qahwaji Calls on Army to be Keen on Lives of Lebanese and be Responsible
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Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji called on the military on Wednesday to be keen on the lives of the Lebanese by carrying out its mission responsibly following unrest in Northern Lebanon and Beirut.
The latest incidents in the North “proved once again that everyone relies on your role to prevent sedition and impose stability,” Qahwaji said in the Order of the Day on the occasion of Liberation Day, which falls on Friday.
“Be keen on the lives of your fellow compatriots by carrying out your mission with precision and responsibility,” he told soldiers.
“The defense and security missions are complementary in the preservation of the nation’s sovereignty and the country’s highest interest,” the general added.
Lebanon has been engulfed in turmoil since May 12 when Islamist Shadi al-Mawlawi was arrested by the General Security Department in the northern city of Tripoli on charges of contacting a terrorist organization.
His arrest led to deadly gunbattles between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh, which is majority Sunni, and the Alawite Jabal Mohsen. Al-Mawlawi was released on bail on Tuesday.
But the army came under scrutiny when on Sunday a Lebanese soldier shot and killed anti-Syrian Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion at al-Kweikhat checkpoint in the northern Akkar region.
This caused deadly fighting with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns between al-Mustaqbal movement and Arab Movement party members in Beirut’s Tariq al-Jedideh neighborhood.
Qahwaji rejected in his Order of the Day attempts “to tamper with the security, the livelihood and the dignity” of the Lebanese.
He also slammed any effort to take advantage of Lebanon’s democracy and the regional situation to “destroy the state’s foundations and create cracks in the unity of the nation.”
23 May 2012, 14:23
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The army should be keen on the lives of the Lebanese and reply in kind on everyone who dares undermining its authority.
Dont backup on pressure. We are tired from having a weak army. This is what causing all the unrest in Lebanon.
23 May 2012, 14:33
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the media has an important role in saving the country,it can enormously help the army by shutting the hot heads.
23 May 2012, 15:11
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Qahwaji Calls on Army to be Keen on Lives of Lebanese and be Responsible......
This is all fine and good, and now to the other parts of the equation.
Armed groups and parties, give up you arms and be keen on the lives of the Army personnel and those of your fellow citizens.
23 May 2012, 16:02
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Monsieur Qahwaji : l sha3eb bado menak te7mi, l sha3eb bado menak l 2este2rar!!!
l jesh houwi l wa7id l mokalaf ye7mi l mowaten w y2amin l 2este2rar w yemna3 kel ta3adi 3al 2anoun bi trablos 2aw bi 3ekkar 2aw bel da7yi 2aw bi me3rab 2aw bel ne2oura 2aw bi za7li 2aw bi zgharta 2aw bel jabal...
Inta mas2oul ya Quahwaji 3an kel khalal bel amen. Inta mas2oul 2edem l ness 3an kel darbit baroudi bi 3ekkar 2aw bel da7yi!
tfadal t7amal mas2olitak!
23 May 2012, 17:10
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T'as raison pérestroïka. Monsieur, mais avec un 'm' minuscule... Dès que ces gens goûtent au pouvoir, ils perdent la raison et oublient ce pourquoi ils occupent de telles fonctions. Longue vie à l'armée syrienne libre. Amen.
23 May 2012, 17:17
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moch hek Benzona. Je ne lui ai pas manqué de respect et je ne cherche pas à le faire. bass 7ebet wadi7 mas2oliyto bi kel 2e7tiram. Ma darouri etzalamlo w 2e3tebro za3im ...
23 May 2012, 16:23
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Long live our army, to hell all traitors who do not let him reach advanced weapons n whom are trying to break his 'Honor' code, this army who is 'Sacrificing' every second & true 'Loyal' to his country!!
23 May 2012, 16:31
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I think the time has come to accept the army as the only resistance :/ Maybe we could integrate Hezbollah as a special fighting forces against Israel but under the command of the Army this should be a solution we could all agree up on I think ;D
23 May 2012, 16:44
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ana kamen ma3ak. Li bado dawli awiyi hek bi faker! 2arar l selem wel 7areb bi 2id l dawli. w lesh la2 yet3alam l jesh men tari2et kitel HA!
23 May 2012, 16:59
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In my modest military pt of view;) wen you place a resistance in an army that means you have opened up the army cover; in that case the army in a war will be targeted n analiated especially by the superpower that israel has...
23 May 2012, 16:46
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we do not need a strong army.what we need is a strong internal security force.Armies are to defend a country from outside threat.not intrnal strife.We need honest politicians that do not answer to foriegn powers.We need courts that upholds the law equaly to all citizens.We need all weapons to be taken fron all citizens and parties.No more weapons in the hands of the people and thugs of all affiliations.A large army is expensive.We simply cannot afford it.WE NEED PEACE WITH ISRAEL.Without peace Lebanon will never be a prosporous country.
23 May 2012, 17:56
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we need peace with ourselves .. then all our neighbours including the palestinians in their own country,taking all the refugees.. as for israel:LET THEM ASK FOR PEACE B4 GIVING IT FROM US.
23 May 2012, 17:41
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In no way should the army be used for external purposes like spreading the war in Lebanon for the sake a appeasing the Syrian regime. Lebanon is a sovereign country and has laws that protect its people not like the butcher of Syria. We need to extricate ourselves from the Assad family and their craziness. This family is the cause of Lebanon heartache. The time has come for them to leave and save us the hassle of even looking back at their atrocities in Lebanon.
23 May 2012, 18:44
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My congratulations to the officers of the LAF that gave the 2 thugs masquerading as religiou clerics a well deserved dirt nap till eternity.If they were not up to some illegal activity,they would have abided by the officers orders and not try to escape.No need for an apology by the general.All these warlords of Lebanon from the left and the right deserve similar fate,their hands are drenched with the blood of the innocent for 20 years.It amazes me they returned to power instead of being brought to justice for crimes against humanity.Some in Lebanon bark like dogs about what they do if this or that.May you receive the same dirt nap your bretherns received.Free speach does not give you any right to threaten anybody.
23 May 2012, 18:58
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My congratulations to the officers that gave the 2 thugs masquerading as religious clerics a well deserved dirt nap.If they weren't up to some illegal activity and trying to escape they wouldn't have been sent to meet their creator.Soon another dirt nap is needed to the guy that made a speech threatening the general of the LAF if in a week.....Lebanon need to bring the civil war warlords from the left as well as those from the right to justice,whose hands are drenched with the blood of the innocents.I'm amazed that they returned to power instead of rotting in jail or executed for commiting crimes against humanity.
