Mansour Refuses to Compare Syrian Shelling of Lebanese Territory to Israeli Assaults
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Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour stressed on Sunday the need for Lebanon to enjoy a strong army “capable of deterring any Israeli assault,” reported Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3).
He told the radio: “We should not compare Syria's actions towards Lebanon to Israeli assaults against the country.”
“The developments along the border with Syria are temporary, while those with Israel stretch back across history,” he added.
Lebanese areas bordering Syria have frequently come under shelling from the neighboring country as part of the ongoing conflict between the Damascus regime and rebels.
Furthermore, Mansour thanked Saudi Arabia for its grant to the Lebanese army, saying: “The donation is dedicated to the whole of Lebanon and not one political camp against the other.”
President Michel Suleiman announced in December that Saudi Arabia decided to donate three billion dollars with the aim of purchasing French weapons for the Lebanese army as soon as possible.
Addressing the upcoming presidential elections, Mansour ruled out the possibility that Suleiman's term would be extended.
Asked if he thinks that Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji will run for president, he replied: “He represents a national institution that the Lebanese people look up to.”
“Qahwaji is keen on Lebanon's sovereignty and stability,” he noted.
“He assured the Lebanese people during his last speech that the army will remain the sole guarantor of peace should the presidential elections be postponed,” said the minister.
Suleiman's six-year term ends in spring amid growing fears that the ongoing disputes between the March 8 and 14 camps will result in the postponement of the elections.
09 February 2014, 12:09
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“We should not compare Syria's actions towards Lebanon to Israeli assaults against the country.”
Treason Treason Treason>>>>>>> Punishable by Death!
09 February 2014, 14:58
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Yes those are friendly missils, killing only march14 supporters.. This is the same guy covering hezbollah involvement in syria on official meettings making lebanon official (distentiation policy) a joke...
Someday this maddness will be over and this man will become insignificant...
Chupachups mansour, chupachups...
09 February 2014, 12:29
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I await the day when I will read ONE meaningful post, ONE counter argument, ONE credible or mature info from you,-_Flamethrower_- , but alas!
09 February 2014, 17:37
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samy, I never meant that you would even think of insulting him. I was merely referring to his experience that you mentioned in your comment above.
09 February 2014, 12:31
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This is guy is hypocrite, is he really our F.Minster?, should rather be representing the so called neighboring and sisterly country, enough and urge the logical media to boycott him, we already know what he wants and he claims, and FYI: geography/history 101; TWO countries, TWO nations, TWO people, regardless ........ why do you not work hard on a sovereign country, protect the borders and people (two way) and let OUR ARMY do their JOB (our ARMY meaning the Lebanese ARMY also part of 101).....
09 February 2014, 13:14
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"Furthermore, Mansour thanked Saudi Arabia for its grant to the Lebanese army, saying: “The donation is dedicated to the whole of Lebanon and not one political camp against the other.”
"“He assured the Lebanese people during his last speech that the army will remain the sole guarantor of peace should the presidential elections be postponed,” said the minister."
Flim flam look how even one of your biggest drones is slowly changing course... The writings on the wall ya flem.
09 February 2014, 13:44
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joker.
i agree on your assesment of israel, the apertheid state.
but not on syria's.
Assad's Syria is not an allied state. It is a terrorist regime who kills every patriotic lebanese leader. who creates terrorist organisations like ISIL to justify its own existance. who has a project manager, ali mamlouk whose sole job description is to create war and strife in lebanon.
And all this evil dressed hypocritically as an "allied state"
09 February 2014, 14:42
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@Southern: Your 999 character comment was 998 characters too long to hold my attention.
09 February 2014, 14:48
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yes sure southern , then a "brotherly" state has all the rights on our country...
bomb them, send terrorists... sure very brotherly...
your ally aoun said that this regime was a "terrorist" regime... but now they are "brotherly" LOL what a farce you M8ers are....
09 February 2014, 15:05
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HA, Syria Bashar, and Iran are our enemies and enemies of the free world.
09 February 2014, 15:45
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southern true. christians made the mistake to invite syrians against the perfide pals. and true, western powers wanted to implant the hypocrit pals in our country. but later syrians became an occupation army. and today it is doing its best to destabilize us and became our absolute worst ennemy even beating racist israel.
09 February 2014, 18:30
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Southern, you are are pathetic the Assad regime occupied Lebanon for almost 30 years, murdered and imprisoned more Lebanese then anyone in history, stole everything they could and left their Thugs behind to keep doing the same…. and you call that "brotherly state"
09 February 2014, 14:44
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"An illiterate", ironic coming out of an illiterate wouldn't you say?
09 February 2014, 18:38
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joker, the ironic thing is hearing someone defend what the Assad clan did and is still doing to Lebanon.
09 February 2014, 15:58
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joker......now i understand you brother....ur A JOKE...thank you for the laughters
09 February 2014, 16:34
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Every time our esteemed foreign minister makes a statement comparing Syrian shelling with Israeli shelling it sends me back down memory lane sitting in the shelter in Ashrafieh for weeks under indiscriminate but magnanimous Syrian bombardment thinking, gosh I'm glad those rockets were not Israelis because then I'll hate them!
09 February 2014, 19:58
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bigjohn I apologize for offending your sensibilities and promise you the next time the Syrian army starts "bombarding" (loved your use of quotes make the act sound banal, alleged) my home in Ashrafieh I'll look for an Israeli to fire at in return, do you think that'll make the Syrians stop "bombarding" my home and try to "kill" my family?. You guy always forget that before the Syrians military intervened on the side of the right they and their militias were fighting on the side of the left along with Palestinians, Somalis, Sudaneses, Libyans, Yemenis and assorted other deluded mercenaries, that's how the scale was tipped. Besides didn't Hafez Assad in 1975 say that the Syrian army did not need an invitation to come into Lebanon? I don't think the innocent people getting killed care much if the killer in Israeli, Syrian, LF or HA and no amount of idiotic rotting tired rhetoric will even change that fact. BTW bigjohn, why is john euphemism for toilet do you have anything to do with this?
09 February 2014, 21:14
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gma.bs.artist.
good answer.
Jibto joura la bigjohn... no pun-intended...
09 February 2014, 17:46
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The Syrian's Bullets are sisterly bullets. I don't blame you traitor,but blame the Lebanese people for accepting you to represent them anywhere but the Gang's meeting.
09 February 2014, 18:09
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i wish poppi's idiocy was also punishable by death
FT, why don't you ask kindred spirits Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayman Zawahiri to put a fatwa on his head Salman Rushdie style.
09 February 2014, 20:03
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Hello my name is Flimflam… I am paid to post propaganda BS all day long and when ever possible insult other posters families. I get paid in rials, they bring it in by the truck load it is the Best toilet paper in the world. I love Assad, the Iranian militia, the Lunatic Aoun & gigi. I believe in dictatorships and dream of the day Lebanon is official annexed by Brotherly Syria and becomes the tip of the Iranian crescent… thank you.
09 February 2014, 20:06
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Wolfy… stop barking and get back in your kennel, you mangy mutt.
09 February 2014, 21:20
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Strip him of his lebanese passport and deport him to Syria.
Or else hang him for high treason...
09 February 2014, 22:21
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Mansoor is a retard. nothing else can justify his outstanding comments.
10 February 2014, 13:24
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Mansour, we refuse to consider you as a Lebanese minister... You are a traitor, like Nasrallah, like Aoun !
