Report: Rising Optimism on Military Promotions
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There was growing optimism on Wednesday on the controversial issue of military promotions amid efforts exerted by top officials to avert a showdown among rivals next week.
As Safir daily quoted sources as saying that the cabinet could convene on Thursday, a sign that the efforts aimed at resolving the promotions crisis have made progress.
Speaker Nabih Berri discussed the issue with Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun ahead of the national dialogue session on Tuesday.
Reports that a deal struck among top officials last week included the appointment of an Internal Security Forces chief has infuriated Aoun.
Despite efforts exerted by several officials to appease him by denying such reports, the cabinet has not yet met to approve the promotion of three senior army officers, among them Commando Regiment chief Brig. Gen. Chamel Roukoz, to the rank of major general.
Roukoz is the son-in-law of Aoun who wants to keep him in the military institution so that he reaches the post of the army leadership.
The promotion of the officer, who is set to retire on October 15, is rejected by several factions represented in the cabinet, including Defense Minister Samir Moqbel who is rejecting to sign any such decree under the request of former President Michel Suleiman.
Despite the optimism that the cabinet could convene to settle the issue, highly informed sources told As Safir that the “race against time has reached a sensitive stage.”
Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri or the Saudi leadership should mediate to convince Suleiman to facilitate the approval of such a decree, they said.
The sources warned that the government could collapse if the promotions do not take place before Roukoz' retirement.
G.K.
D.A.
07 October 2015, 09:36
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If Chamelle was not the sob-in-law and if he did not belong to the party would he have benefited from this kind of priviledge???
07 October 2015, 09:37
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This is a corrupt party and caporal is destroying the institutions one after the other.
07 October 2015, 17:02
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General Roukoz for president! LOL you need to convice them first, idiot!
Naim Qassem: Elect Aoun or face indefinite vacuum.
Hassan Nasrallah: As long as Aoun is running for presidency, we will support his candidacy without any time frames.
Hassan Fadlallah: Hezbollah supports the presidential candidate who enjoyed the widest popular base, in a clear reference to Aoun.
Mohamad Raad: Hezballah party backs MP Michel Aoun regardless the results of the poll of the most popular presidential candidates among Christians.
Mohamad Raad: Anyone who obstructs Aoun's election is the one who does not want a president.
Hezbollah: On n'a pas l'intention de renoncer à Aoun en tant que candidat à la présidence.
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07 October 2015, 17:43
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Dont worry habboub, if Aoun decides to make Roukoz candidate in his place and Roukoz accepts, Hezbollah will support the move.
(not like you care anyway, the only thing you want is to see the israeli-implanted, saudi-funded, takfiri-supporting, diploma-less war criminal become president of lebanon)
07 October 2015, 18:30
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aaah there's the old oft used tired jingle..
the israeli-implanted, saudi-funded, takfiri-supporting, diploma-less war criminal, humm that's who Michel Aoun was, right.. oops no my bad, Michel Aoun was an israeli-implanted, saddam-funded, zionist-supporting, self serving embellishing criminal..
good trained monkey keep up the good work, here's your bag of peanuts
and by the way, I would support General Roukoz for president without hesitation unlike his in-laws he's a man of honor and courage.
08 October 2015, 11:37
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pathetic, is that all you can do? parroting what I said about geagea, which are indisputable facts, and trying to copy-paste them onto Aoun, when it's completely unfounded?
kindergarten level
08 October 2015, 17:44
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You blithering idiot "israeli-implanted, saddam-funded, zionist-supporting, self serving embezzling criminal" is what your illiterate lot called Aoun for fifteen years! You say this was unfounded? So you were just throwing stuff around seeing what sticks?
Kindergarten is the highest educational lever your illiterate lot could ever dream of completing, one day post evolution.
