Qahwaji Says Army Will Not Allow Situation to Deteriorate
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Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji urged officials on Monday to end sedition in the country, saying the Lebanese are holding onto their government and army.
“The problem is with the political rhetoric which is the reason behind the sedition and the tension” among the Lebanese, Qahwaji told al-Joumhouria newspaper.
He stressed that the army will not allow the situation to deteriorate in the North or in any other area across Lebanon.
“The army is there to protect the residents not to attack them,” Qahwaji told the daily.
He offered his condolences over the death of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Merheb in Akkar.
Qahwaji urged everyone not to forestall the investigations and let the law take its course.
On Sunday, Abdul Wahed was shot dead along with his companion at an army checkpoint in the northern Akkar town of al-Kweikhat.
He was to make a speech at a rally that was scheduled to be held in Halba. The event was called off.
Military sources told As Safir newspaper that the army would “never shoot anyone without a reason.”
The sources noted that a soldier was wounded, and some vehicles were damaged, which means that there was an exchange of fire and the convoy included armed men.
However, a security official said on Sunday that the army troops shot dead Abdul Wahed when his convoy failed to stop at the checkpoint, while Mustaqbal bloc MP Khaled al-Daher said that army troops deliberately opened fire at the clergyman.
The army checkpoints are spreading across Lebanon and none witnessed a similar accident, the sources pointed out in comments published in As Safir.
21 May 2012, 09:26
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all seem to have realized the army is on the verge of breaking down, and they did not expect that.
that reminds me of suleiman frangieh in 75, who did not expect the army would break down.... his grandson is doing the same thing now.
let us hope they come to their senses and know how to manage what they did.
21 May 2012, 09:55
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God Bless our Army the only legitimate authority. HA and all PLO militias go to hell.
21 May 2012, 09:58
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The Army is the one helping the situation to deteriorate. Lets not kid ourselves, Lebanon has no real Army in any true sense. It cannot wage a real war. It's a loosely held group of sectarian interests and it will fall apart just as easily as it did in the 70's.
The only answer is partition. Lebanon is no country.
21 May 2012, 10:15
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once again cal down. the ones who are a state within the state are hizbushaitan and allies.
m14 inisistance on the existance of the state is what is holding the state together.
so stop your misinformation and calm down.
21 May 2012, 10:51
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Chiddelna 7alak geha there has never been any m14, farta abel ma tballish and last gathering showed it... Saro ydoubbo el karase abel ma yejo el 3alam so get a life and leave the army in peace
21 May 2012, 10:45
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Let’s hope people like DAher, Merehbi and Katicha would settle down shut their mouths and leave our beloved army alone. Do they even measure the consequences of a weakened army?!!
21 May 2012, 10:52
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Exactly!!!! They cannot understand the risks behing their silly acusations! Then they claim justice :)
21 May 2012, 11:16
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Ayya dreams ya sa7be? We are telling you that your accusations againts the army (with zero ground) will kill the country cos your followers have zero education...
21 May 2012, 19:15
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let's hope people like nasralah and hizzie thugs would stop killing our free men and trying to kill those who survived. That is the root of the problem, the hizzie weapons, you are being very tangential you should address the center of the problem.
21 May 2012, 23:34
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You seriously think hezb would kill innocent people just like this? Like seriously? :)
21 May 2012, 10:50
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Ma ma3'oul ya zalame chou hal 3alam! Now they are blaming the army! Tfeh 3a hek 3alam!
21 May 2012, 11:31
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The Lebanese army strength, integrity and unity should be the main purpose
and only Goal of All Lebanese citizens including Politicians and most importantly the religious Leaders of All Sects.
The death of any religious figure is deplorable, his death should lead to more unity similarly to the death of the late Rafic Hariri who united the whole country.
Moreover, Lebanon armed forces require more than ever the support of its Arab/neighbors friends, the western nations, the US and Russia to train, refurbish , and provide needed equipments/hardware to carry out its expanded duties on Lebanese territories. Let us all work towards peace and building harmony in Lebanon.
21 May 2012, 11:41
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FlameThrower... Dude I've been reading you're comments all over Naharnet for days now... You seriously need to get a life. I suggest you pop a Xanax Pill before veins start popping in your brain due to excessive pressure and borderline insanity ;)
21 May 2012, 12:10
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Most of the Lebanese enjoy being under the Syrian shoes, reading the above comments it makes me sick ,enough with your dumb comments let the army do there job.God bless the army ISF AND ALL TRUE lEBANESE PEOPLE THAT ONLY CARE ABOUT LEBANON........ Naharnet please post my comment
21 May 2012, 13:00
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Protect the army...it's the only national institution that exists one way or the other.
21 May 2012, 13:55
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L'armée est dans son droit d'abattre ceux qui tirent sur elle. Et peu importe que l'abattu soit un chef religieux, de parti politique ....etc. Avis aux amateurs.
21 May 2012, 19:34
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c est pour cela que l armee n'a rien fait hier soir pour arreter les incidents a tarik jdide...
21 May 2012, 23:36
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slash est super interessant! Il a un probleme de 'chiens' :) C'est assez amusant j'admets. Mais t'es completement a cote de la plaque mon gars. Tu donnes une reponse politique et completement decorrelee de la question. Le Phenicien t'a simplement dit que l'armee a probablement fait son boulot et abattu quelqu'un qui n'a pas respecte les regles... point final! Reponds a ca au lieu de parler de ta haine...
l'armee ne doit faire la difference avec personne, point final :) Arretons les conneries un peu!
A bon entendeur... salut :)
21 May 2012, 14:25
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The hell with M14 & the hell with M8 including their ministers & MPs.
It's a pity 99% of the Lebanese still believe in them. Never learned from their mistakes & Never will.God bless Lebanon
21 May 2012, 15:45
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Count on this. If it comes to it, and surely it may, Hezbollah will attempt to divide the LAF, if that is necessary to give aid and assistance to Assad. For Hezbollah, none of Lebanon is behind a red-line. It will sacrifice all of Lebanon, all of her people if this is necessary to preserve Hezbollah's interest in preserving its weapons as ordered by the IRG in Tehran. Nasrallah is under the orders of the man whose ring he has kissed.
If the Assad Regime goes down, with it will go Hezbollah's ability to be resupplied which means that rather than living on a river that sends it resupplies, Hezbollah will be stranded on an island, at the mercy of those who control the sea.
21 May 2012, 17:56
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Very interesting statement from Kahwaji. People get kidnapped at an eyesight form an army checkpoint (Joseph sader) , people get assassinated by army members, army steps back when the thugs are looting private property, on the grounds the incidents are part of
'political security ' ! Will the army only intervene against unarmed weak civilians because it cannot confront thugs who have become stronger than it is? Is that what is called political security?? Has the army become a manipulated tool in the hands of the hizb thugs ??
21 May 2012, 19:10
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"death to m14" you just confessed who is behind all the assasinations. Thanks a lot racist thug, this is why the civil war is starting.
21 May 2012, 23:32
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Amazing sense of observation realist! You caught the guy :) He is now responsible for the civil war? Have you read all what your 'friends' write? How they encourage hatred? Please give us a break :)
21 May 2012, 23:19
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@ Qahwaji, we are all for a FAIR army. But when Samer hanna was shot down by the divine resistance , what did the army do ? when Hezbollah was invading Beirut what did they do? When private properties in the south were flourishing one above the other what did they do? when the pro-syrians were supporting Bachar and shooting around what did they do? Yes i want an army, A FAIR ONE, that treats every piece of shit from any religion the same. Not going beating up christians, sunnites, and druzes but not daring to touch chiites affiliated to hezbollah. If the army persists protecting a portion of Lebanese and beating up another portion, we will witness the rise of past militias to create an equilibrum of power and the army will disappear. So i suggest qahwaji u should nut up or shut up.
21 May 2012, 23:24
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@ Flamethrower, you and slash are using words of hate, which is not the proper way. everybody has the right to support whoever he or she wants, but we should all support the idea that nobody whether syria-israel-iran-USA or others should play with Lebanon. And it is clear as daylight that there is a Syrian-Iranian-Zionist scheme looming over Lebanon. Israel wants to keep Bachar after the rise of extremists in Syria , and is not against him coming back to Lebanon, on the condition he cleans the north from extremists and stops the arms smuggling to Hezbollah. Iran wants bachar to stay cause it needs help againt a strike that is coming up. But i guess Bachar will take the Zionist proposition anyday , becauuse he has already lost a lot and Israel is impatient to destroy Iran. this is the big picture and lebanese are merely a tool ( well they want to be )..
21 May 2012, 23:40
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Soyons francs les amis. Ce qui fait chier M14 c'est d'etre en position de faiblesse. Ils ont la rage que M8 ont ete bien plus malins dans leur alliance politique. On l'a toujours dit on ne partage pas necessairement l'ideologie du hebz mais c'est notre allier. Et c'est logique d'etre l'allie du plus fort surtout qu'il n'a commis aucune corruption qu'on le sache. Il derange? Tant mieux! C'est mieux que l'indifference... Et puis il represente une part non negligeable de la population... Desole mais faut vivre avec :)
Alors laissez passer votre frustration et acceptez les faits, avancons pour faire avancer le pays :)
