Al-Rahi on Call to Protect Free Syrian Army: Lebanon Doesn’t Take Orders on How to Run its Affairs
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربيةMaronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stated on Thursday that Lebanon “knows how to assume its responsibilities.”
He said ahead of his official visit to Jordan: “The Lebanese state does not need to take orders from others on how to run its affairs.”
He made his remarks in light of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly’s recent call on the Lebanese authorities to provide protection for the members of the rebel Free Syrian Army who flee to Lebanon.
Al-Rahi added however that this is not an issue that he has been following up on closely.
The patriarch is scheduled to travel to Qatar after his Jordan trip.
He is expected to return to Lebanon on March 13.
Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour had rejected Connelly’s call, telling al-Manar television on Thursday: “Lebanon cannot heed such a request; it rather acts according to its interest, security situation and capabilities, and we cannot provide support to armed elements stationed in the Lebanese territory.”
It's always a sensible smart thing to opine on something one is not following closely, it's the virtue of a wise man.
I am not giving lessons to anyone asshole I am stating facts. That maxim should aptly to everyone myself included, but especially to an uninformed illiterate ho like yourself mowaten.
..... yeah, but the lebanese so-called state DOES take orders from Iran through its wicked surrogate the hizb of terror, and for this you seem to keep your mouth zipped????
Connelly forgot the burning of retrieving Iraqui army by the US airforce! (On there own land...)
True. "Lebanon" through present "Lebanese" "leaders" just take orders from his masters-Gangs: Assad, Khamenei, etc. True, Rahi. And obeys. Your Beatitude are a genuine totalitarian brain. In Lebanon. In 2012. We the Maronites do have a totalitarian "Patriarch".
ofcoure ya batrak yOU should not get involved in Bolitics, it is not good for your health OK my man
and you should take orders from israel because it is the only power that can protect us maronites in this region
That is why the Christians in Israel are leaving the country, and they keep getting abused by orthodox jews
Al-Rahi “The Lebanese state does not need to take orders from others on how to run its affairs.”...eh eh eh, we only take orders fro Syria :)
We are Lebanon and the Patriarch is 100% correct in whatever he says and at any time and we do not need anyone's protection because we are the Chosen People of God and we beleive in the Lord Jesus....Amen:)Lebanon10452SKM/BPG
I'm for getting rid of Bachar and all are militias in the region but I'm against all type of religious interference in politics. This applies to Rahi or Khamenei >>>> Stay out of it!
Yeah bigdope one of the hypocrite calling for the religious leaders in general and Patriarch Sfeir in particular to stay out of politics was the fat underground chimp Hassan turban and all.
Lebanon took orders from Syria for decades and now the Syrian government that occupied and sucked the blood out of Lebanon for years is on the verge of collapse but we should stay neutral, how does that make sense? Of all the Lebanese, Christians had it the worst under the Syrian occupation and no the Batrak is supporting Assad...
Ofcourse Lebanon doesnt take orders unless the orders are coming from Syria and Iran .. that's when dipshit Batrakh and the other clowns bend over and take orders
Connelly must have forgotten how the US Air Force burned columns of the Iraqi army on while retrieving on their own land!!!!!!!!!!
Not particularly charitable attitude Monseigneur... Never heard of the Good Samaritan story?Why should we turn our back on those poor people-mostly women and children- in the need? Their only chance of survival is to hide in Lebanon and Turkey. This patriarch is either stupid or clumsy. Possibly both. He missed another chance to shut-up.
Wondering what that Patriarch has in mind,,, From Paris till date he is confusing everybody,,, will advice him to follow the national steps of the Patriarch Sfeir , and stop incensing Dictators Mullahs,illegal arms
Better take out your Orange cassock
Excuse us Mr. Bigdick,, the patriarch is having a style which does have nothing to do with the President or Army Chief ,, He is incensing Dictators, illegal arms and the so called Fakih's resistance by the wilayat al fakih and nothing patriotic or national in his speeches or and position ,, as per the Patriarch Sfeir can understand why u criticize people and treating them Hypocrite ,, we have seen you and your leadership how u vandalized Bkerki in the 90's ,, at just give us one position of the Patriarch Sfeir who was not in the benefit of Lebanon and not the Fakih Dreamers and allies
We are all hostages under the control of the Party of Evil and their Iranian mastes. When you and your cowardly leader loose your weapons and your ability to terrorize us into submission, then free speech will be restored and free, unfraid people, will restore our country's dignity and ability to choose our destiny.