Berri Slams March 14, Says Opposition Acquired 'Bad' Behavior of March 8
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Speaker Nabih Berri lashed out on Wednesday at the March 14 alliance, pointing out that it acquired all the “flaws” of the March 8 camp and added to it its own “dreadful behavior.”
“Instead of cooperating and acquiring each others positive traits, the March 14 forces decided to take the March 8 camp's flaws and added worse behavior to them,” Berri's visitors quoted him as saying in comments published in An Nahar newspaper on Wednesday.
He stressed that the March 14 alliance's maneuvers led to a dead-end as its decision to boycott parliamentary sessions will not frustrate the efforts exerted by Prime Minister Najib Miqati and his government to go on with their tasks.
“This road will not lead anywhere and doesn't benefit the country in anything,” lawmakers quoted the speaker as saying in comments published in al-Joumhouria newspaper.
The opposition insists on the resignation of the cabinet as a key condition to resume any political activity with the March 8 alliance.
He pointed out that the cabinet “must” continue its tasks by following up the affairs of the Lebanese people on all levels.
Berri's visitors told An Nahar that the opposition's decision to boycott the national dialogue session “harms the country.”
The upcoming all-party talks are expected to be held on November 12, however, President Michel Suleiman is carrying out consultations with the Lebanese foes on the possibility of forwarding the date of the session.
In addition, Berri criticized Sunday's incidents in Beirut and across the country.
“Amid these conditions the cabinet should work harder despite the opposition's approach, until it backs down on its stances and resumes cooperation” with the government, he added.
Clashes broke out on Sunday after the funeral of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau head Brigadier General Wissam al-Hasan between mourners, mainly March 14 supporters, and the security forces near the Grand Serail.
Police fired in the air and used tear gas to drive back protesters who tried to storm Miqati's office.
Opposition figures have called for Miqati to resign and his government, which is dominated by pro-Syria parties, to step down.
The opposition has blamed Syrian President Bashar Assad for Friday's car bomb blast, which killed Hasan and several other people in the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood in Beirut.
They also hold Assad responsible for the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri, who was killed in a huge blast in Beirut.
Lebanon's political parties are deeply divided over the Syrian revolt, with the Western-backed opposition supporting the uprising and March 8 allies backing Assad.
24 October 2012, 08:57
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funny berri :)
when he closed the parliament for 2 years, it was not hurting the country :)
weel we have news for you: this is only the first step, more to come until you all discover you can do nothing and start killing each other.
when you cannot steal anymore you will loose interest in this cabinet.
when you can no more take actions contrary to naki bil nafs, you will go home, all of you, bunch of traitors.
24 October 2012, 09:00
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yes and you are one of the kings of the bad behavior of march 8. what have you done to repair the damage that you and your party have done in the past? we lebanese are tired of lawlessness and assassinations and corruption. worse behavior? perhaps you have forgotten closing parliament for one year, tent city, may 7, 10 assassinations, etc etc
24 October 2012, 09:03
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So, m14 won a majority in the last elections (with jumblatt) and they can't form a government? What kind of logic is that?
24 October 2012, 09:07
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an additional advantage to closing this parliament down:
when closed there is no more voting. no more voting means it does not make sense for m8 to kill our MPs to sway the votes. :)
goodbye hizbushaitan and iran.
the first decision of the upcoming government should be to ask for UN resolution 1701 to be applied on the syrian border, thus closing the syrian subject once and for all.
24 October 2012, 10:24
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Oh come on guys. Give the guy a break. He's been the head of parliament for ages and he now has to start working on his goodbye speech. It can be tough. I expect him to make quite a few "interesting" statements in the months to come. After his long tenure as head of parliament, he has got to go out with a punch.
24 October 2012, 12:01
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All Berri does is slam M14, but doesn't offer any real solutions. He should keep in mind that many in M14 feel betrayed by him too. My suggestion to him is to stop pointing fingers (almost all of his pictures have him doing that btw) and to actually try to find a solution. Berri has befriended and insulted every political person in lebanon anyway--so pretending to find a solution and then turning on it and claiming it wasn't his would not be hard for him to do.
He could also retire and run those gas stations I heard he owns in Texas--that would probably the best solution for Lebanon.
24 October 2012, 14:18
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Pawns in the game,
All they are is pawns in the game...
That could make a Scorpions song ;)
24 October 2012, 14:26
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Ya Berri, you must go also not only this pathetic government....I agree though that most M14 made a BIG mistake by agreeing on electing you speaker AGAIN...so berri please shut the hell up...
24 October 2012, 16:20
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Look who is talking... The most crooked creature in the land and one who wrote books on how to become a crooked politician and a thief of public funds... and a militia leader who did not disarm and whose thugs still commit mayhem daily on the streets of Beirut along with their cohorts hizbollah, SSNP, Al Baath, etc........
24 October 2012, 18:46
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the guy is mental. He should head an asylum not a parliament. What you're saying? he already does? ok then
