Raad Says Forces 'Unable to Resolve Waste Crisis' Can't Have Say in War Decisions
Head of Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad noted Sunday that political parties that are not being able to “resolve the waste management crisis” cannot ask to have a say in the country's war and peace decision.
“It is reasonable that a country in the world cannot find a solution to its garbage crisis?” asked Raad rhetorically during a speech he delivered in the southern town of Ain Qana.
“The crisis only exists in Lebanon, and the reason is that there is a crisis of splitting shares and the presence of greed and rottenness inside state institutions,” the MP added.
“The state is too weak to be able to address a garbage crisis,” he underlined.
The lawmaker said certain political parties in the government are asking the people to grant them “an authorization for deciding war and peace with the Israeli enemy.”
“If you can't resolve a waste crisis, how will you be able to resolve a war crisis or to confront the enemy that is backed by all countries in the world?” Raad asked.
Ever since Israel withdrew its forces from south Lebanon in 2000, a lot of political forces in Lebanon have accused Hizbullah of maintaining an “illegitimate” arsenal of arms and of monopolizing the decisions of war and peace. The party argues that its military might has deterred Israel from launching new attacks against Lebanon.
The unprecedented waste-management crisis erupted in July after the closure of the Naameh landfill. It saw streets overflowing with waste and the air filled with the smell of rotting garbage in the capital Beirut and Mount Lebanon.
The government pledged last year that Naameh would be closed on July 17 and an alternative site be found, which never happened.
A temporary deal was found later on to begin taking trash to several landfills in undisclosed locations. The chosen locations have filled with trash in light of the absence of a substitute for Naameh, triggering a major concern.
Last week, three private companies submitted bids to manage Beirut's waste without declaring a disposing ground.
Y.R.
16 August 2015, 17:46
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Raad Says Forces 'Unable to Resolve Waste Crisis' Can't Have Say in War Decisions
since you monopolize the decision to go war, go clean up the garbage then.
This is the "wooden" logic president Suleiman was talking about. The arrogance has reached levels unheard of....
16 August 2015, 21:54
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HA with its control of the Port, the airport and the country's institutions are the real cause for a weak state.
They have Aoun where they want him to be. A Christian backing them in their effort to destroy of what is left of Lebanon. This is exactly what they want on the world stage- and for this reason they are willing to go the extra mile for him.
16 August 2015, 20:38
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Mr. Raad and his ilk have yet to internalize the fact that there is no chance whatsoever of winning a war with Israel or in Syria militarily, none whatsoever.
What we Lebanese can win against Israel is an economic and educational war if only HA will move out of the way and let the people of Lebanon live and prosper then we will be more than capable to compete and win any war with Israel or any other foe.
Fighting and winning a war with our brain power far supersedes winning any military confrontation for military wins can easily be reversed while intellectual and economical wars are more everlasting.
Please, spare us the jihadi bull crap and instead put your efforts in educating your followers so that their future turns brighter instead of sending them to "heaven" from which there is no return.
16 August 2015, 17:58
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Liberate Jerusalem and what is beyond, and beyond Jerusalem...so that Lebanon can become the poorest and most disastrous country in the world ...!!!
16 August 2015, 17:59
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Of course without ever liberating Jerusalem...not even Haifa...
16 August 2015, 18:02
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Your only aim is to destroy Lebanon to take over the whole country...but that too, you will NEVER succeed!!!
16 August 2015, 19:21
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Mabrook 3aleyk ya Mr. Raad, your Hezbollah has literally destroyed Lebanon since you now openly admit that the Lebanese cannot even solve a relatively small problem as waste management. But your time has come ya Mr. Raad, to start diluting your wine with more water than your taste is used to, as of now you must contend with the realities with the Iran US deal, may I challenge you to start another with Israel if you please, if you don't mind, we still have Shebaa, you forgot?
16 August 2015, 19:41
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Everything these thugs have done from the war in 2006, to the war in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, etc etc. they have capitalized on INTERNALLY to intimidate the rest of us and weaken the government. Who the hell is this paid mercenary to tell us we can't have a say in war decisions. Who appointed him guardian.... it is our fault phoenix we allowed these thugs to slowly but surely take over the country. Now they have no shame gloating with utter arrogance.
16 August 2015, 19:37
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Well, that is a quite simply brilliant. Hezbollah's mole in the Lebanese Government, the Aoun Family Political Movement freezes government at all levels, in Parliament, in the Presidency and in the Council of Ministers over his u compromising inane demands so that the garbage issue can't be addressed, then Raad the Magic Dragon gets up no huffs and puffs this BS that if the government can't solve garbage, now can they be trusted with war and peace decisions!!
Yes, let us trust Hezbollah that has given us "divine victory" in 2006 and is now engaged in the quagmire that is Syria. It is Hezbollah's stick in the wheel that they claim can't turn to solve national problems. It is all so asinine!
16 August 2015, 20:10
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Less than 2000 people came to demonstrate...Caporal has lost his popularity because of Ebola...
17 August 2015, 08:27
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Is not Hezbollah a part of this dysfunctional government?
Who demanded a "blocking 1/3" in the Cabinet to make the government dysfunctional?
Who failed to go to Parliament to elect a new president, to make the President's office vacant and thus dysfunctional?
Who caused the vacancy in the Presidency, making the Parliament now dysfunctional?
Who failed to accept a consensus election law, or at least accept the current election law, to allow for elections of Parliament members?
Hezbollah and their useful fool Aoun have destroyed all branches in government.
