Geagea Denies Crisis in Ties with Bkirki
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea denied on Sunday there was a crisis in his party’s ties with the seat of the Maronite church in Bkirki despite severe criticism of Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s statements on Syria.
In remarks to a visiting delegation of women from the LF branch in Zahle, Geagea admitted that he had a “sharp reaction” to al-Rahi’s statements despite his respect for the patriarch’s seat.
“We will always respect Bkirki,” he said.
Geagea’s remarks came despite the LF boycott of a mass celebrated in Bkirki by al-Rahi on the occasion of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Geagea lately criticized the patriarch for allegedly defending the Syrian regime and endangering Christians in the region.
He has also warned that the LF would voice its objection to any harmful political statement made by al-Rahi.
The patriarch has expressed fears that the violence in the Arab world could turn the Arab Spring into an Arab winter.
25 March 2012, 16:59
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Our next president..... God Bless You Ya Samir Ya habib Al Malayeen.
26 March 2012, 04:31
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@FT, don't even try to pretend your piece of crud GMA and mini prince went after Sfeir night and day you hypcorite.
25 March 2012, 18:34
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a crisis?? no no he's just backing the Salafis and attacking the vatican and Bekerkeh , but nooo there is no crisis. and of course today all LF MP were sick from yesterday's party and couldn't make it to Bkerkeh mass. It's just like with the Lebanese army he's not trying to attack and suuport the Salafis undrmining it he's just telling jockes and they took it far too seriously
25 March 2012, 20:42
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In your mind Syrians are either Salafis or pro-regime. I am hopeful that most of the Syrians are freedom loving, secular minded folks. Even if you are right, that shows that the regime is to blame because after 50 years of ruling Syria (and messing up Lebanon) they could not manage to develop the kind of Syrian Citizen you say does not exist.
26 March 2012, 09:43
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of course not all Syrians are Salafis , but geagea said "falyahkum el 2ekhwan" not "falyahkum el cha3b el soury el 3almani"so he's not pro laicisim he's pro Salafis.
25 March 2012, 18:35
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PS: naharnet belongs to Harriri and is supposed to back Geagea up, so why the picture where he looks like a serial killer?
26 March 2012, 11:02
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Ekhwen are not salafis, Turkey is ruled by Ekhwen, Erdogan is Ekhwen
26 March 2012, 15:43
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sure they are, they are what Le Fiagro called "Salafites cravates" salafis wearing ties. Did you notice the ban of Bikini in Egypt, the polygamy re inserted in Lybia, the Christian lebanese singer banned form Carthage etc.. so yes Erdoghan is a salafi but he wears ties
25 March 2012, 20:05
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Just as Aoun's FPM, suffered in popularity by their memorandum of understanding with Hezbollah, so too will geagea suffer with his attack on the batrak. The difference is that the FPM were 70% of the Christian vote, while geagea is only 25% at best. With his core base of supporters dissalusioned by his attack on the Maronite church, and most of his allies (kataeb) distancing themselves from his rant, he has allot of work to do to continue to be relevant.
26 March 2012, 04:33
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nice ignoramus maths from someone who spends his day counting kangaroous.
26 March 2012, 09:00
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FPM didn't suffer in popularity by their memorandum of understanding with Hezbollah ... it's by going too much more than their understanding and supporting hizballah on the expense of the army, their support to Syria who themselves were their victims in the 80s and 90s and forgetting their prisoners in Syria, and by always complaining about corruption saying that they want to correct things without doing anything, by saying they want to regain the christian rights, yet they strip the cristians their last rights by undermining president Michel Suleiman.
26 March 2012, 09:41
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hassan it was 53% for FPM (after the clash with Bkerkeh, u should read auzzie better) and 47% for the Independant, Bkerkeh and 14M, so if the independants (bon, Khazen, Boueiz) and bkerkeh represents only 20% of the christians this leaves M14 with 27%, if Kataeb are 10% of the Christians this leaves Geagea with 17% max. simple math
25 March 2012, 20:58
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@ keserweneh: chou geagea mr lebanon w ne7na mech 3arfin? hahahah
26 March 2012, 04:47
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'Geagea criticized the patriarch for allegedly defending the Syrian regime and endangering Christians in the region.'
It was Mr Geagea who played the Syrian puppet..
We all remember Mr Geagea being among the first arrivals to Suleiman AL ASSAD' funeral and shaking Hafez's Hand. (Check it on YouTube)/
And about endangering Christians in Lebanon: No one endangered the Christians in Lebanon more than Mr Geagaea himself, by killing rival Christian leaders, as dictated to him by Syria in its strategy of 'Divide and Conquer'. Furthermore, Mr Geagea is very much aware of the Christian Lebanese still in Syrian jails..
Naharnet, if it values the 'Freedom of the Press' should allow the fair criticism of Geagea...
26 March 2012, 06:18
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He denies committing crimes. He denies bouncing into the arms of the Syrian occupation while scheming against ebn balado. He denies losing every single battle that he fought. He denies causing more harm to the Lebanese Christians than anybody else throughout Lebanon's history. He denies that he is a failed predictor. Always the wrong thinking. Always the wrong moves. Always the wrong words. Always the wrong alliances. ALWAYS WRONG.
26 March 2012, 09:42
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All Alnahar groupe belongs to Harriri it was purchased many years ago
