Qassem to March 14: Stop Betting on Regional Developments
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Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Wednesday called on the March 14 forces to “stop betting on regional developments to alter the balance of power in Lebanon,” stressing that Lebanon will remain “the Lebanon of resistance for tens of years.”
Qassem’s remarks come a day after the March 14 forces held a rally at the BIEL hall in Beirut to commemorate the seventh anniversary of ex-PM Rafik Hariri’s assassination.
“To the March 14 bunch I say: stop betting on regional developments to alter the balance of power in Lebanon, you betted on America, Israel, the West and all the outside schemes to no avail and you won’t gain anything from them,” Qassem said at a ceremony organized by Hizbullah at the Lebanese University campus in Hadath to commemorate the leaders of the Islamic Resistance.
Qassem described the demonstrations staged by the March 14 forces since 2005 as “an unsuccessful option.”
“Your group proposed a scheme that failed to sway the Lebanese in their entirety. Your presence has declined and your chances have waned, that’s why you must take a moment to think about the secret that is making you retreat and lose ground,” Hizbullah number two added.
On Tuesday the leaders of the March 14 camp called on Hizbullah to give up its controversial arsenal of weapons, which the party argues is necessary to deter Israel.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said “there is no future for illegal arms,” while ex-PM Saad Hariri said “we all want to bravely confront Israel” and Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel noted that “it’s unreasonable for us to reject the Arab regimes’ arms and keep our people under the hegemony of weapons.”
“Betting on the developments in Syria is a delusion, because whatever the developments in Syria they will serve the strength and the survival of the regime,” Qassem said, addressing the rival March 14 forces.
And he stressed that whatever the outcome of the popular revolt in Syria may be, “it will not change the equation in Lebanon, which is a popular, resistant formula that believes in a righteous choice, and even tornadoes cannot shake this equation.”
Qassem reiterated support for the so-called “army-people-Resistance formula,” describing it as “the reason of Lebanon’s strength,” noting that “this defense strategy will stay in place until we agree on a new defense strategy around the national dialogue table.”
“How do you intend to preserve the Taef Accord without special relations with Syria? How do you intend to preserve the Taef Accord and you want to sabotage Lebanon through turning the North region into a Syrian (opposition) protectorate in order to undermine order and stability in Syria, harbor gunmen and perform acts that might spread later to the Lebanese domestic arena?” Qassem asked the March 14 forces.
“Be confident that had it not been for the presence of a party that does not want civil strife, which is our group and our allies, civil strife would have erupted long time ago, as we see it popping its head every now and then through unjustified statements, incitement and stances,” he added.
“The Resistance will go on with its presence, preparations and strength for the sake of Lebanon and it will not fulfill the wish of Israel and America which want to weaken it or eliminate it. This Resistance is legitimate as well as its presence and arms. It is legitimate through its achievements, legitimate through the people’s endorsement and legitimate through its right to confront Israel.”
15 February 2012, 18:27
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What arrogance! How do you expect harmony & peace when you have these constant threats. Well at least he said tens of years and not hundreds....just maybe he knows the days of his mob are numbered.
15 February 2012, 19:00
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do you forget how 'bravely' mr fatfat 'confronted' the israelis in 2006? by offering them tea.
this is March 14. hayda ne7na, hayda jawwna.
16 February 2012, 11:06
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no i'd rather have arms from a friendly state who never harmed me, to counter the aggressive state who bombed, divided, tortured and occupied me.
if you prefer to serve tea to israelis it si your choice, our dignity comes at a higher price
16 February 2012, 11:31
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a hashish-smoking/dealing LF from deir el a7mar is lecturing us to cut on drug dealing (:
16 February 2012, 13:23
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you are just jealous Flame because it is known better than what your hezzis are growing in baalbak ;)
17 February 2012, 07:47
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iran is not a friendly state mowaten, iran is actively involved in killing suni syrians and iraqis. I am sorry man, the suni arabs are the vast majority and to them iran and israel two faces of the same coin.
17 February 2012, 07:49
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I also saw the southern lebanese throwing rice on the israeli tanks in 1982 cause israel rid them of the suni PLO. You are just too young and brainwashed to know how filthy lebanon is.
15 February 2012, 18:31
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We know what we are talking about and you don't, your falling regime is in hell as you, your conspiracy and failure to provide Lebanese what they want, your blindness will help the evil and the enemy of Lebanon more, Lebanese still don't have electricity.
15 February 2012, 18:36
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"Islamic Resistance" => you mention it in your book and you still insisting... Personnaly I prefer a strong state and army.
For aoun followers, do you agree with Quassem? ( you fought the LF because they were armed and you wanted the army to replace militias... )
15 February 2012, 19:05
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LF unfortunately didnt use their weapons against israel (a bit difficult to do if israel gave you the weapons in the first place!) while here, we have an important fact you M14'ers are ignoring: the lebanese army is forbidden to be armed by the US so that it never pauses a threat to israel's northern borders. in that case, and since chebaa is still occupied, hezb's weapons is an israeli deterrant, like it or not. if LF were truly against israel, which is impossible, they would have been asked to keep their weapons. your comparing a civil war context with the different context of foreign occupation, which voids your comparison and earns you a 'hors sujet'.
15 February 2012, 19:17
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Never knew you worked for the HIA........Hizbullah Intelligence Agency.....lol!
15 February 2012, 19:37
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beshkrak 3ala wassfak 2eli bi "ignorent". awalan moch bass day3a bi Lebnen kenet occupied bi wa2ta, ken Lebnen kello occupied by syrians and palastelians no? bass li 3endo mabda2 be3te2id lezim ydal 3a mabda2o: inta bedak dawli awiyi walla la2? ana mabda2i bi 2oul enno dawli w jesh l 2awi henni l wa7din yalli byebno watan w kel tefsir w tekhbiss w 7ejaj ma btenfa3. iza badak kel lebnen bi kel tawa2fo ykouno saff wa7ed ded l 2e7tilel w l faja3 l isra2ili l 7al l wa7id hiyi l dawli wel jesh wel democratityi w 2ektissad awi... w ma te3tal ham tesli7 l jesh byiji men wen m aken. l hadaf houwi l mabda2
16 February 2012, 08:29
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what happened with Israel was an agreement to shut the PLO acting in Lebanon sniping/raping/stealing lebanese civilians and PLO was expelled in August 1982 the famous picture of Arafat with the sign of victory. Before 2 weeks of the assassination of Bachir he met with Begin and told him that the treaty will be signed over a general consensus, which made Begin furious because he knew that LF was distancing themselfs from Israel and going closer to lebanese muslims, 2 weeks later he got blown off !
16 February 2012, 08:33
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till september 1982 the lebanese army couldnt enter beirut west, why? And where have you seen Hezballa using their weapons against syrian occupation in lebanon ? Never shot one bullet ! or the syrian hegemony was not an occupation for you Flame ? Why Shebaa is still occupied ? it is not because Syria refused to give the maps and documents to UN so that Hezballa can use this argument to keep the weapons ? And Hezballa was a part of the civil war.. so going back to "your comparing a civil war context with the different context of foreign occupation, which voids your comparison and earns you a 'hors sujet'." you are always Hors sujet Flame
16 February 2012, 08:40
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There was increased pressure by Syria on Geagea to accept the Syrian presence or face charges. Prior to his arrest, he was contacted by several sympathetic politicians and warned about the forthcoming proceedings and offered safe passage out of Lebanon. Geagea refused to leave.Syrians exploited the vulnerabilities of the amnesty law promulgated by then president Elias Hrawi for all the crimes and atrocities committed before 1990. This law also stated that any crime committed after that date will void the effect of the amnesty. On February 27, 1994, a bomb exploded in the Church of Sayyidet Al Najet (Our Lady of Deliverance) in the locality of Zouk killing 9 worshipers and injuring many( it is known that syrian did it to take off the amnesty on Geagea)
16 February 2012, 08:42
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On March 23, 1994, the Lebanese government ordered the dissolution of the LF and Geagea's deputy Fouad Malek was taken into custody. Geagea was arrested on April 21, 1994,He was deprived of access to media and the outside world and was only allowed to see his wife and close relatives. All of Geagea’s conversations were monitored and he was barred from talking politics with anyone! Did you ask yourself why he was deprived from all this ?
16 February 2012, 08:47
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The lebanese army is forbbiden because of whom ? you will not send weapons to a country where the most powerfull army in it is considered as a terrorist grp by all the major powers in the world, and it was an treaty with Assad in the 80's and 90's when USA was backing up and giving the green light to Syria in Lebanon! so cookie when you want to blame USA for that, see what was the context before and blame Syria and Hezballa too, they are not saints as they pretend to be !
16 February 2012, 11:39
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forbidden by the US to be armed. and that, way before the 80's because lebanon once invaded israel when the zionist state was still young. if the US truly wants lebanons' interest (which idiotic M14 believe) it would allow our army to have its pre-civil war arsenal (fighter jets, navy and anti aircraft weapons) so that hezb's weapons become obsolete and meaningless. and as mowaten pointed out, it's not about the weapons, it's the people using them: outgunned and technologically outpaced by israel, hezb still managed to destroy over 50 IDF merkavas.
and i dont have the time to read your 15 paragraph nonsense. get a life will you?
16 February 2012, 08:48
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The lebanese army is forbbiden because of whom ? you will not send weapons to a country where the most powerfull army in it is considered as a terrorist grp by all the major powers in the world, and it was an treaty with Assad in the 80's and 90's when USA was backing up and giving the green light to Syria in Lebanon! so cookie when you want to blame USA for that, see what was the context before and blame Syria and Hezballa too, they are not saints as they pretend to be !
15 February 2012, 18:38
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Qassem Qassem What Arrogance! AND Hypocrisy ...30 years the syrian Baath party never fired a single shot to reclaim the Golen, (Assad has layers over layers of Mukhabarat all watching each other and everyone else. They Betrayed even HizbAsslah by giving up the location of its general in Damascus to the Zionist. your leaders in Iran helped the Zionist and USA in Iraq... Hassen said '...we will never turn our weapons inward...HAAA!!!'
Please tell Assad to demarcate the borders... You will never agree to that ...Israel keeps you guys in Business... HizbAsslah is nothing short of a cold blooded murdering machine...Mafia....!!!
AND Qassem I wonder what you'll do if IRAN tells you to jump... of course you'll jump, you'll just ask 'How High'
15 February 2012, 21:24
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I agree that the lousy Syrian regime have not done much to fight Israeli aggression. But, at least they did not embrace the criminal Condi Rice after Israel committed massacres in Lebanon in 2006. M14 and their supporters are the lowest of the low and do not have any future in Lebanon (Maybe NAHANET will surprise me and print this comment).
15 February 2012, 18:40
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Man He looks like a Mafia guy ... NO no he looks like Darth Vaders Master...
15 February 2012, 19:07
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of course (: you want him to wear a suit and tie so that you like him and think he's a 'good guy'... for you, good guys wear suits and bad guys have beards and wear turbans. all the time :D
15 February 2012, 19:23
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Berri wears a suit and tie, and is as much of a terrorist and traitor. Stop defending the dictator bashar and his terrorist gangs, all thir days are numbered, tic toc tic toc .......
15 February 2012, 20:00
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Beard and Tubans, make me sick....
What's under this turban?
A bomb?
16 February 2012, 09:23
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Even if this guy wears the best hand made suit it will never hide the fact that he and his family are among the biggest drug lords in Lebanon. Stop your idiotic comments ya Flame before you burn the last shred of credibility that you have towards yourself (if that ever existed). Hizbelmafia are scaring us from a big ogre when they are the ogre itself.
15 February 2012, 18:55
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m14 bets on changes.... The others bet on stagnation and pourrissement de la situation. This dude is rotten and let's not be afraid of saying it, a terrorist.
15 February 2012, 18:56
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Look Naiim habeebeh, you are obviously obsessed with betting dude you see it everywhere, betting this, betting that, betting the other thing now you're even accusing others of doing it, stop lying to yourself you and get yourself into a gamblers anonymous program - don't be shy open with "Hi my name is Naiim and I'm a compulsive gambler" also I thought gambling is frowned upon by the Iranian cult you belong to. BTW Naiim what's the over/under on Hassin seeing direct sunlight before next Easter (Orthodox)?
16 February 2012, 06:31
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the filthy zionist media scum hallucinate something about gamblers and also, he hallucinates about iranian cult
16 February 2012, 13:52
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I can't really blame you jabalamel or your parents for that matter, your brain damage and hallucinations are obviously caused partly by constant sampling of your Baalbek bumper crop but mostly by too many celebrations Iranian cult style using iron rods applied violently multiple times to naked skull. Tekrar bi 3alem l hmar as the saying goes, that's how your elders have learned to use shock absorbers in the form of a turban (see picture above) to soften the blows. My advise to you instead of Just Do It! to Just Say No! to the Baalbek bumper crop and the Iranian cult style celebrations.
15 February 2012, 19:13
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Gabby to Qassem: Stop betting on the past.
ASSad is falling and you are screwed.
16 February 2012, 05:34
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Gabby, I know you are sure that ASSad is falling. But if I remember correctly, you had been predicting that the fall was going to happen on the Saturday of every week since 2005. Now I want to believe your predictions. But is your confirmation that "Qassem is screwed" a fact you hope will happen or a fact that you are sure will happen or you simply are predicting that it will happen? You didn't tell us about your predictions regarding how Lebanon will deal with Israel. Shall we try a no-fly zone through the UN or equip our glorious ill-equipped army with anti-tank missiles? Thanks buddy. Keep up the ... whatever ... work that you do.
16 February 2012, 08:55
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well you blame gabby who is a normal citizen for his predictions , while you got an orange and a yellow leader pretending that everything is already done in Syria !so go get a life loser !
16 February 2012, 11:18
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@slash, where did you get the picture of my hairy butt? But doesn't it look cute, though?
16 February 2012, 12:59
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@slash, if you follow Gabby's comments over the years you can pretty much conclude that Gabby is far from normal. He is paranormal! I am not sure if this is one of the great benefits of following Dr. Samir Manfalouti the world-class clairvoyant whose almost weekly predictions are yet to have even one of them materialize! But perhaps like Nostradamus, they are meant for future centuries! Even the Guinness Book of World Records has a section about Dr. Manfalouti. Mind you, though, the picture they have of him dates back to when he made the Syrian Occupation's groin his crib.
16 February 2012, 13:06
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slash, the correct expression is: come on man, MAKE an effort. So my friend, make an effort by stopping the shit (your expression) that comes out of the picture of Jameel's hairy butt and go work on your English. Using foul language will not improve your life, but using proper English definitely will.
16 February 2012, 13:25
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and it is just for empty people like you to comment, it is called a service to humanity ;)
15 February 2012, 19:16
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I as an Iranian say this sheikh the sooner you com to understand the better for you and the Lebanon that Iran,s Regime can,t pay you any more because are in a deadly crease and need help itself!
Be wise and listen me! your day is over! can you! understand this!
15 February 2012, 20:00
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naim kassem is one of the hijackers of lebanese shia, as for samahat el shaikh kassem shouting about tens of years...bla bla bla..just look at syria bashar and hassoun a year ago,and observe them now,if u dont see the difference ,excuse me to tell u that u are blind and at best shortsighted and panicking.
15 February 2012, 20:02
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the filthy zionist scum calling himself aragorn is today in raving lunacy. he can't post anything less than 5 times.
15 February 2012, 21:18
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Hezbollah is not really a Lebanese political organization because it always acts on orders from Iran's Wilayat al Faqih.
16 February 2012, 06:32
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the filthy zionist media scum hallucinate about our glorious resistance taking orders from iran
16 February 2012, 08:57
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yes, Hassan said it armed from syria and iran, financed by syria and iran, and your obedience goes to syria and iran, so Jabal you are not trully lebanese political or armed (as you prefer) organization
15 February 2012, 21:58
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This guy is a nut head. What business does he has in politics. He's a religious guy and he should be in his mosque praying not hurling insults here and there. I think he lost his mind because he knows full well that he and his hassounah had a few days to go. There tricks would not hold water. They will all be brought down once the regime in Syria collapses. there lifeline of weapons will stop and they would be left with rusty weapons that couldn't be used. I can't wait to see this day coming to laugh my heart out at this guy. He's like Sahaf of Iraq when he was bragging about the Americans. Back then I was laughing my heart out because he was funny like this Qassem is.
16 February 2012, 00:42
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Gabby to Qassem: Pay your electric bill. Your whole community is seen a metweili beggars that are bankrupting the country. Your government is a laughing stock. Aoun is worse than even the Hezz part of the government. No one cares what you say.
16 February 2012, 12:48
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@Gabby, I didn't know that MP Qabbani is a metwelli beggar and that the beggars of Hariri Mafia are metwellis who bankrupted the country!
The more you read Gabby, the more you ask yourself: shouldn't Naharnet be prosecuted for employing children as bloggers, especially the mentally-challenged ones?
16 February 2012, 01:51
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How about practicing what you are preaching Mr. Qassem and stop betting on Iran and the Syrian Regime.
16 February 2012, 04:51
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It seems that Mr. Kassem's gang is the one placing bets on regional developments, especially in Syria. Again with the transference on to others his own actions.
I would place my bets on freedom as the path to the future. Slaves yearn to be free; truth cannot be suppressed but moves alway toward the light of day.
Kadeem is a merchant of lies. Lies, unless artificially sustained, die to the truth.
16 February 2012, 05:25
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Qassem go back to the sewers dine with Hassouni and Sharon, we all know you are friends , seaking unstability for Lebanon since 82. and one day we will cut your fingers that you love to put forth and threaten us with, and make you eat them. your days are coming,
16 February 2012, 06:33
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the filthy zionist media scum hallucinate about some changes that are coming and some running also
16 February 2012, 06:34
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the filthy zionist media scum would like to kick a prominent figure in our glorious resistance, but is unable to do so, so he just barks on naharnet comments section
16 February 2012, 06:35
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the filthy zionist media scum writes letters to the prominent figure in our glorious resistance, a letter full of hallucinations that qassem surely won't read at all
16 February 2012, 06:36
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the filthy zionist media scum have p.s. on his hallucinating letter.
16 February 2012, 06:53
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ya jabal habal...nothing is filthy except your farce militia you call resistance...and keep calling us Zionist as much as you want as you have nothing else to say...as if we care...we will never bow to your iranian master...on our dead bodies...if you want a fight ..bring it on...we either die or live free..."هيهات منا الذلة"...does this mean anything to you?...at least stick to what you claim you believe in!
16 February 2012, 09:36
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Naim,i can understand your naive supporters i:e Aoun and Franjieh been so gullible,but surely you can see that the game is up in Syria,It would be interesting to see what contingencies plans you would have in place if any.You and your so called allies recent behavior demonstrate one thing and that is your are very nervous.
16 February 2012, 11:33
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Mouwateen?
Where is your dignity when it comes to Syria s violation of lebanon?
Don t you thing that those who were slaughtered on the hands of the syrian army deserve some respect?those who had their properties destroyed?money robbed on the syrian checkpoints?i am a lebanese like you my friend,i personally did not suffer any harm on the hands of israeli army,but still consider israel as an enemy as they destroyed and still willing to do so.It was the Syrian army who killed half of my family,and they are the ones who bombed achrafiye ,ain el remeneh,tripoli deir el ahmar baabda etc etc
So maaleh my friend,less hypocrisy would be better.
16 February 2012, 14:39
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So what is the deal now? we wait to Assad falls Hariri comes win the elections in 2013 and rule the country captures the assassins then we we will have our peace...Sounds good! but can you tell me how he will apply that on ground if Assad falls? Or in case Assad didn't fall what next?
16 February 2012, 15:18
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good question sophia , first of all the syrian hegemony over lebanon will truly end and things will go straight by themselves ! do not worry about that ! but a change and reform preaching anti corruption slogans and siding with a country that stole yours for more than 30 years killed your economy is not a change and reform, it is just a movement trying to build a state by old fashioned slogans :)
17 February 2012, 07:52
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if you can brainwash people to believe in mahdi coming back on a white horse you can easily brainwash them that bashar is a good guy lol. To this dude kassem, the dead in syria are sunis and the killers are alwais so the revolution is a conspiracy, it is really that simple. This dude is a school teacher, never been to any advanced country in his entire life, never been to jounieh and arz mountains either. All he knows is that sunis are evil cause they killed hussein so they deserve to die and in the future israel will be their ally after the sunis take over syria. Read history and you will find that out
