March 14 Slams ‘Unbalanced Confrontational Cabinet’
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The March 14 forces dubbed Premier Najib Miqati’s cabinet a “confrontational government” that will seek to consolidate itself against the repercussions of the indictment that will be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
A high-ranking March 14 source told An Nahar newspaper published Tuesday that “the government of Hizbullah” was formed “given the critical situation in Syria.”
The coalition’s sources also told al-Joumhouria daily that the new cabinet will not survive.
“It has been booby-trapped since its formation with seven Sunni ministers and five for Shiites … the bomb has been placed to allow Hizbullah to say that the government is unconstitutional,” the sources said.
Al-Mustaqbal movement sources had a similar point of view. They described Miqati’s government as the “cabinet of Jisr al-Shughour and the government of confrontation,” in reference to the northern Syrian town where the army is pursuing alleged armed gangs.
They said that the improvement of the Sunni representation of the northern city of Tripoli “doest not absolve the cabinet from its imbalance.”
The sources were referring to Miqati’s decision to include both Faisal Karami and Ahmed Karami in the government.
Another March 14 party, the Phalange, stressed that Miqati’s cabinet is incapable of confronting the latest developments. “It is a crisis project more than a solution project,” the party said in a terse statement.
Lebanon is now "hostage" to Syria and Hizbullah following the formation of the cabinet, said March 14 General-Secretariat Coordinator Fares Soaid.
"We denounce the formation of this government and state that Lebanon is a country now being held hostage by the Syrian regime and Hizbullah," he told Agence France Presse.
Soaid said the opposition would formally issue a press release this week stating its stance from the cabinet.
14 June 2011, 09:06
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Reality check: Aoun and Hizb want to defeat US in Lebanon. Since Miqati cabinet is actually an Assad/Ahmadinajad cabinet with few useful idiots; then US, Europe and Saudi Arabia should stop all support of this cabinet imposed by Basij arms that has same legitimacy as Assad regime in Syria. If Iran with its pure money borrows at 16% despite its billions revenues from oil and gas, let us see what credit rating and interest rate Lebanon deserves when controlled by Assad and Hizbollah. Hizbollah actions have already caused the exodus of all western firms with their good jobs. Leb entire economy risks collapsing in few months as Leb may default on its public debt. Hizb/Aoun/Beri have an established record of using government agencies to control permitting and economic activity as in Syria and Iran to favor businesses politically aligned with them. This is called influence peddling or political mafia, the highest level of political corruption. Lebanon has entered its darkest period!
14 June 2011, 09:06
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Look at the picture of these insignificant puppets. Are they clapping? Are they praying? Who are they fooling? Useless failures led by the imbecile Saad Hariri.
14 June 2011, 09:18
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regardless, HA and FPM cannot keep alienating the sunni street. They need to reach out, else it might come back to bite all Lebanon in the butt. As they make Hariri weaker, there will come a point when the sunni street will turn to the muslim brotherhood instead.
14 June 2011, 09:19
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ya Gebran sons, please spare us your preachings, only time will tell what it brings.
14 June 2011, 10:05
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@urotherside: The Sunni street is already now with the current Billionnaire/Prime Minister.
By the way, I love the choice of the article picture by Naharnet. They look like they are in a funeral. LOL
14 June 2011, 10:39
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The days of Hariri Mafia & Co. SARL are gone for good. Clap, pray, cry and lament all they want. The khawanas and thieves will be dragged to the guillotine, one by one.
14 June 2011, 11:45
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mowaten don't smile for to long your beloved Syria is on the verge of civil war and when Assad is dragged from his bed in the middle of the night and cut into Ham slices as the Syrians did to so many Lebanese, all your beloved M8 will be on the run to Iran.Thank you
14 June 2011, 13:21
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Come on March 14 this is not a confrontational cabinet..,STOP your old story..All Lebanese should be very proud of such cabinet. This is really zzzz best. Honestly what did M14 did ever do when they held cabinet..definetly nothing, they just brag day and night...
