Jumblat: Is it Acceptable that Martyrs Be Attacked with Complete Disregard for the Dead?
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Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat condemned on Monday the “base” political and media rhetoric being adopted by some officials in the country, noting that they have gone so low as to attack the country’s martyrs.
He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “All political sides should exercise some humility and return to the national dialogue, which is the only way to protect Lebanon in this critical stage.”
He asked: “Is it acceptable that martyrs be attacked with complete disregard for the dead? Is it acceptable that the cause for which they died for be undermined?”
“Is it acceptable to attack individuals, who survived assassination attempts, in such a demeaning manner simply because they believed and strived for a certain cause?” he wondered.
“Didn’t their blood pave the way for some sides to return to Lebanon from their lavish Paris exile?” asked the MP.
Jumblat made his statements in reference to Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun’s attack on Friday against the entire political class in Lebanon.
He launched an attack against “political Harirism and the Mustaqbal Movement”, which he said have been supporting his political foes.
The FPM leader also labeled some “living martyrs” as “living thieves” for their “negative history in Lebanon”.
On Culture Minister Gaby Layyoun’s refusal to recognize the March 14 camp’s 2005 independence movement, or Cedar Revolution, Jumblat wondered: “Is it possible to deny Lebanon’s history as the minister did?”
“Does a difference in opinion eliminate historic facts? Has spitefulness among the political class reached such an extent that they would seek to erase pivotal historic and political moments and replace them with fictitious heroics?” he continued.
Layyoun had stated on Sunday: “I don’t recognize the Cedar Revolution and it should not be mentioned in history books because it was backed by foreign powers, specifically the United States.”
Addressing Lebanon’s power shortage, the PSP leader asked: “Is it acceptable to deny the Lebanese people from electricity because of the unjustified moodiness of a minister who is refusing financial aid from Arab funds that would help ease this shortage?”
On Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui’s alleged withholding of information from the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch over an alleged plot to assassinate its chief Col. Wissam al-Hassan, Jumblat noted: “Shouldn’t all official authorities cooperate whenever they receive information on suspicious security plans that would harm Lebanon’s stability? Should the country be exposed on the security level because of political disputes?”
According to An Nahar daily on Monday, Sehnaoui, who is loyal to Aoun, gave the Intelligence Branch information on telecom data on Friday for only 24 hours after he was informed of the alleged plot.
In the past 13 days, the minister was refusing to reveal any data after he agreed with Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, during a meeting of parliament’s telecom committee, to control the amount of information handed over to security forces out of concern for the infringement of people’s liberties, said the daily.
30 January 2012, 17:20
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Dear Walid: what did you expects from syro/iranian brainwashed traitors?
30 January 2012, 17:25
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What the Bayke said this time is true and sincere. Shame on you Aoun for having no respect or good character.
30 January 2012, 17:39
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My questions to your Bayke: what are you doing in the same government as those you're criticizing? Wasn't your vote in favor of Mikati's gov an insult to those same martyrs?
You and Aoun are not so different. Maybe it's time for you to let go of politics and move to Paris where you can live lavishly and pray history forgets your negative roles.
30 January 2012, 18:04
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The Cedar Revolution that the culture minister denies allowed for him and his boss and party members to come into government. The FPM was part of the Cedar Revolution and now they deny it. If it wasn't for the assassination of Hariri then Aoun would still be in exile instead of deluding himself that he will one day be president.
30 January 2012, 18:10
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what walid beik was saying is true...but frankly ya beik,it is not ur fatal mistake? is ur mistake repairable? i am not a fan of saado but his absense from the sunni scene is a big mistake...the popularity of saad is eroding rapidly due to his absence and it is replaced by wahabies and sadly by salafist...the implications will be desastrous to hizballah and lebanon's unity.
30 January 2012, 18:41
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@ Mustapha,i support what you are saying, as well that what jumblat said now for once reflects a truth rather than the usual game he likes to play. He is paving the way for his son Taymour so that he wont have to shift no more like his father once everything is clear and done with.
30 January 2012, 20:39
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we do nt recogni\e the so called resistance loed by hizbushaitan because it polarizes lebanese against each other too, so give up yur weapons as we consider you as a militia working for a foreign entity with whom we do not agree.
30 January 2012, 21:31
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This killer and filthy low life deserves to be trampled to death.
30 January 2012, 22:26
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"as soon as borders are clear, shebaa is recognized as lebanese, the israelis withdraw in respect of UNR425 and hezbollah is bound to its promise. this was rafic hariri's original plan too btw so i'm not inventing anything here."
for once i agree with you except on the fact that hezb will give up their arms peacefully. here you are dreaming as hezb clearly stated that they have to liberate palestine too! so meaning that they will keep their arms for a long time!
thinking otherwise is being naive!
and only the syrians are blocking the recognition of shebaa as lebanese since thye always refused to give the official documents to the UN which then considers it still syrian if not proven legally otherwise!
so if your hezbi friends want to REALLY liberate shebaa they would have asked the syrians to give the papers, but they don t want to as it would be bad for their propaganda...
so neither the hezb nor syria want shebaa to be liberated....
31 January 2012, 01:13
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Rafic Syria is a filthy collaborator and mafioso who got what all mafiosos deserve: the ultimate barbecue. His Mafia is free to consider him a martyr all they want. The same applies to the filthy Bashir Gemayel, Israel's dog who also deserved the punishment that he got. As to Jumblat, he is the punishment of the undeserved decent Lebanese, and the same applies to the filthy low life Geagea, a certified criminal and thug.
31 January 2012, 01:18
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damned the day he was killed. he should have been trialed to all his economic crimes. May his soul never rest in peace. We are fed-up with "Martyrs"
31 January 2012, 02:34
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@Cookie_blind: "weapons will be given to the regular army" while HA is building state and infrastructure within a state, wrong again. How do you expect one single positive move from this militia as long as it disallows ISF to enter any of their areas without permission? How do expect them to pay the electricity bill and they have never done so for 30yrs? and i will keep going and going as your brain is numbed with eating cookies..
31 January 2012, 06:20
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Bayk is reason the country isn't in war, he might seem flip floppy sometimes, but he is Lebanon ! no one forget may 7 he saved the country and the lives of many militia on the mountians!!!
31 January 2012, 09:27
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That is the best comment he has ever made ..."Didn’t their blood pave the way for some sides to return to Lebanon from their lavish Paris exile?”
Jumblat's history is no secret, but today his words are well said, no hysterics, no insanity, no sectarianism, no threats ...just a number of real facts.
I have to say that some of the comment made over the last weeks are insane ...Aoun has lost his mind (no one can say the $hit he is saying and be sane!
Ps
C Monster, I have been reading your coments for a while ...if you are not blind, and if you are not mad, then you surely must be stupid.
31 January 2012, 10:13
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Nobody insulted martyrs more than Jumblat especially that the martyr that he insulted the most was his own father. If this does not make Jumblat the embodiment of filth, then nothing else will.
31 January 2012, 11:49
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I used to read Lebanese news (and these comments) to understand how the country is progressing. I realize now though how shameful this country is. All of you bicker against eachother and argue events created by these politicians because you're blinded by religious racism. When will you all stop to hold ALL politicians accountable for the failures of Lebanese society. These guys are all best of friends behind closed doors but fuel this hatred in public so you can continue to prop them up as sectarian leaders. When will you ever all stand up COLLECTIVELY to demand your basic human rights to living in peace, electricity, local jobs, a working judiciary, and the elimination of thievery? When the day comes that politicians are elected for their qualifications rather than their name/religion this country will move forward...until then you will continue to live under their spell and spewing their hatred towards eachother
31 January 2012, 17:51
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the filthy zionist information war department is using huge efforts to defend jumblat when they believe he will go back to m14.
but when he denies it, they use huge efforts to spit on him.
