Chamoun: Hizbullah Must Surrender its Arms

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Leader of the National Liberal Party MP Dory Chamoun, urged Hizbullah and all other armed factions in Lebanon to surrender their arms to the Lebanese Armed Forces after their proven ability to protect the country following the Costa cafe incident, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

“Hizbullah and every faction outside legitimacy must surrender their weapons to the Lebanese army because it is has proven successful in protecting Lebanon. Confidence of the Lebanese in their army and its performance is mounting,” said Chamoun.

Commenting on the suicide attack attempt that was foiled by the security forces and army, Chamoun said: “The foiled suicide attempt in Hamra and the continuous success of the army and security forces in missions like that one, raise the morale of the security elements. It makes them more active in their fight against terrorism and reassures the Lebanese.”

On Saturday, the Army intelligence agents arrested a would-be suicide bomber at the Costa cafe in Beirut's Hamra district, one of the capital's busiest areas.

A man wearing an explosive bomb belt was detained by authorities after entering the crowded cafe on the main street of the bustling district.

Sources said the man was being followed by security forces, who have stepped up foot patrols in the neighborhood in recent weeks.

An army statement had said the operation was a joint effort with the Intelligence Branch of the Internal Security Forces.

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Comments 66
Thumb Puppet 23 January 2017, 09:33

I have so much respect for the Leader of the National Liberal Party MP Dory Chamoun, for urging Hizbullah and all other armed factions in Lebanon to surrender their arms to the Lebanese Armed Forces.

Could not write this tribute without mentioning Dactor Geagea by name and his Lebanese Forces for saying the same thing on several occasions, for having serious concerns on the policy statement, and for assuring us the Cedar Revolution is still alive and well.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 12:21

"Hizbullah and every faction outside legitimacy"

nice try chamo, but hezbollah is not outside legitimacy, whether or not your israeli fanboys agree or not is irrelevant.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 13:01

Nonsense .... It is a militia that usurped the authority of the state by using force. A better description of it is the Iranian occupation force in Lebanon.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:02

ye yea, i know the israeli version of that story, but as i said above, it's not relevant.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 13:08

Iranian Mowaten ... I can care less what you and Israeli supporters want. Israel is more than happy to continue having failing states around it who will not progress or amount to anything.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:12

You know what israel is happy to see? The so called "revolution" in Syria where arab and turkish monies and blood are financing the destruction of the last arab secular nationalist state and slaughtering its people.

On the other hand, a strong resistance in lebanon, which kicked it out of occupied land and is denying it any hope of re-entry, is not among the things israel is happy to see.

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 23 January 2017, 13:49

hezbollah is an iranian owned and operated sectarian militia that is outside legitimacy and international law. They are an iranian tool and you are their shoe laces.

Thumb galaxy 23 January 2017, 14:36

if the iranian paid mouthpiece says it is not relevant, it is not relevant just like his whole existence.

Thumb galaxy 23 January 2017, 14:55

the army command confided in the iranian shoe flamethrower and informed him of what they fully understand.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 15:02

FT and Iranian Mowaten ... Spare us the nonsense. The path to building a strong state is well known. It is by building the institution of governance and not by having militias answerable to foreign state. As for Syria, many can be rightly accused of participating in destroying the country but chief among them is a criminal regime that refused every chance to peaceful resolution and the mullah regime in Iran. To this day, they are working hard to sabotage any resolution that does not guarantee them victory.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 15:09

The military command and the political establishment fully understand that the Hizb is willing to immerse Lebanon in a civil war rather than surrender its weapons to the state

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:31

"building the institution of governance" doesnt mean anything habboub. get down to earth and stop throwing random words you think are impressive, nobody is fooled

first thing we need to do is guarantee our survival and territorial integrity, before speaking of governance and dreaming we're Switzerland.
With israel to the south and wahhabi-funded hordes of terrorists to the north and east, and the pervasive foreign influences at all political levels (for some reason you obsess about Iran, but somehow fail to see the much more intense pressures from US/France/UK/KSA to name a few, and the stranglehold they exert on our decision-making abilities) were do not have the luxury of your falsafeh.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:33

we* do not have the luxury of your falsafeh

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 15:40

Building the institutions of governance may be falsafeh to uneducated people like you. But it is the key ingredient to building successful and democratic states. Perhaps, you should take a course in political science about governance. If we do not build strong institutions, then we are doomed.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:48

It doesnt mean anything concretely, it's words thrown in the air. Unless you tell me exactly, realistically what that would mean in your "educated opinion" and how one would proceed step by step, or stop wasting my time.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:50

"institutions" "sovereignty" "independence" ... so many words you and your farateen puppeteers like to throw in the air right before they run to the saudi and US embassies to get their instructions.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:51

without a plan & concrete, tangible measures, all this discourse is nothing more than populism

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:52

*demagoguery

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 16:01

your plan so far:
1- disarm hezbollah
2- we have no idea but we'll figure out later, providing we still have a country and we're not turned into gaza v2.0

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 16:05

Irani Mowaten .... Here is one: (1) strengthen the army by emulating either the Swiss or Israeli conscription models. This can go hand in hand with banning of all militias in Lebanon (2) strengthing of the investigative arm of the police to better control crime coupled with an independent ombudsman to oversea any violations (3) the streamlining of the multitude of security and intelligence agencies we have in Lebanon (4) reforming the judicary by simultaneously making them more accountable but also independent of the political authority (5) ban foreign money in politics and the list goes on .... The first two are the most important items as nothing can happen without them.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 16:11

Populism and demagoguery is what you are offering: sloganeering about resistance and accusing anyone that does not accept the arms of a foreign-funded militia to be an Israeli collaborator or stooge. What do you offer the Lebanese people? A contining conflict!! At one point, those opposing your arms may form their own militia? What is then?

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 18:03

here is why your plans are words in the air:
1) we already have a conscription and military service system it's not like the swiss or israelis invented anything, what we lack are funds to pay for weapons, equipment, wages, trainings etc. to follow your comparisons, the swiss are extremely rich and the isrealis are living like ticks on the back of the USA. Whatever we do, we need some outside backing or else the scales wont be balanced.
2)"strengthening" is a nice and easy word, but how do you do that? more men? more high tech equipment? same problem as in 1), how do you fund it? and how do you make sure your ombudsmen are independent and not henchmen of one or the other zo3amas? how do you make sure they are not wasta enablers?

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 18:05

3) streamlining? the US has over 18 security agencies and more military branches, we have the army, the ISF and the general security, with each their area of expertise. and streamlining often means trimming down manpower, which is already in direct contradiction with your points 1) and 2)
4) "simultaneously making them more accountable but also independent of the political authority" again, that sounds good, but how do you do that? i left my magic wand at home, do you have yours handy?
5) your points 1) and 2) require big funds, where do you expect to get them if not through foreign aid (whether saudi, american, french, british or iranian)?

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 18:09

you ask me what resistance has offered the lebanese people? you mean besides liberation of lebanese soil from isreali occupation, shielding from terrorist hordes and dissuasion of isreli bombing? humm i dont know, let me think on it

Thumb Mystic 23 January 2017, 12:32

Charmoun wants this disarmament to leave Lebanon open to attack, get rid of the Resistance weapons means giving into Israeli demands and surrender.

This is Israels biggest dream, and these people and others we well know still follows Zionist agendas.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 13:04

Will still be better than having an Iranian occupation force usurping the authority of the state. If the Mullah party is keen on making Lebanon strong, has it occurred to them that having a military akin to Switzerland is the answer and not having a militia who reports directly to an apocalyptic cult in Iran.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 13:12

Of course it did, but that will weaken their hold on the country and God forbid make it impossible for them to storm Beirut again when they do not like a government policy.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:16

"a military akin to Switzerland" lol wtf are you on ya clown? how about we get a Starship Enterprise to defend ourselves? it's probably as realistic as your parachuted comparison, and more more efficient, theoretically speaking.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:18

not to mention the last time there was a war anywhere near switzerland it was WWII and they submitted to nazi power, serving as their bank for stolen gold.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:19

is that what you want for lebanon? submitting to zionazi rule and storing in our banks what they loot from the people around us ?

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:20

ps: "militia who reports directly to an apocalyptic cult in Iran." dude, take it easy with those shrooms, you're hallucinating.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 14:55

Iranian Mowaten ... You show yourself to be the clown. Switzerland built a people's army where every able citizen is trained and regularly retrained. This has made small Switzerland an unappetizing victim to much larger powers (cost versus benefits calculations). Prior to that, Switzerland was not much different than Lebanon with its constituent parts participating in futile sectarian and ethnic conflicts in Europe.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 14:57

You have two options: either Iran is ruled by an apocalyptic cult or is ruled by harletons who use religion to further their own ends.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 15:05

The military command and the political establishment fully understand that the Hizb is willing to immerse Lebanon in a civil war rather than surrender its weapons to the state.

Thumb Mystic 23 January 2017, 17:01

ZionistDemocrat, you should know that it is treason to utter support for Israeli occupation of Lebanon right?

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 17:21

Another lie by the Mullah brigade

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 January 2017, 17:21

Another lie by the Mullah brigade

Missing cedars 23 January 2017, 13:35

Hezbollah arms are like Ba'ath party in Syria, this is how they run countries for many years by intimidation, kidnapping and killing anyone who does not abide by the Ba'ath party.
If you are not with the Ba'ath or Hezbollah then you are automatically Mossad or Saudi.
The Lebanese army is fighting for all Lebanese citizens, those who kidnap Risha and those who terrorize hamra, on the other hand the militias have their own agenda drawn from outside Lebanon the state you live in. If they are not loyal then no money or power is drawn in to them.

Missing cedars 23 January 2017, 13:39

How about we see in TV the Lebanese IDs of those who kidnapped Saad Risha with the ak47 similar to Omar assi.

Thumb Mystic 23 January 2017, 17:04

So why disarm a group that would weaken the Lebanese Army? How will do you think the Lebanese Army would withstand an Israeli attack.

With the Cessna planes that the U.S were so nice to give us? Should they take on F-16 planes.
Atleast with the Resistance to backup the Lebanese Army, we would have a chance to make hard ground attacks on Israeli cities, as they will bomb ours in Lebanon.

Thumb EagleDawn 23 January 2017, 14:03

lol @mowateh

"hezbollah is not outside legitimacy"

try saying that again after you sober up from your captagon and cocaine cocktail.

Missing humble 23 January 2017, 10:37

Ebola has divided the country and destroyed the most beautiful and precious living together.

If this is the will of Iran, what is the will of the Lebanese????

Thumb gigahabib 23 January 2017, 11:03

Aww, still sad that Lebanon wasn't turned into a Nusra emirate?

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 12:17

humble: nobody wants to live with you, you can blame it on hezbollah if it makes you feel better, but the truth is it's because you're a stinking sectarian scumbag.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:03

terro isnt there a goat that requires your undivided attention right now?

Thumb galaxy 23 January 2017, 14:34

yes your sister.

Thumb the_roar 23 January 2017, 15:09

sister & mother comebacks? & they lol ..

no wonder they run to report FT & Mowaten, they simply own them.

best they can do is reply with your momma or sister

LMFAO now go find that goat

Thumb gigahabib 23 January 2017, 15:22

Getting backed up by their own alter-egos.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 15:22

that's as good as they get lol, never too far above the gutter.

Thumb EagleDawn 23 January 2017, 15:28

lol @mowateh, dont take yourself too seriously, nobody does.

Thumb the_roar 23 January 2017, 15:33

who said anything about serious?..he simply owned your BF & your other BF's tried to salvage it with momma & sister comebacks..

Just laugh eagleyawn...Mowaten simply owned your BF with wit.

Its not serious ,but rather entertaining wit.

Thumb liberty 24 January 2017, 03:42

the night security guard from tehran has a new job as cheerleader for his alter ego the filthy iranian.

Thumb the_roar 23 January 2017, 11:13

He also has more supporters, right?

lol@ ice-norma-terro etc etc with all his BS paid agenda

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 12:19

common-sense-o-meter according to nusrats = how anti-hezbollah he is

those goons only live for one thing, and spend their existence obsessing over hezbollah. it's kinda sad and also fun to watch them squirm :D

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 23 January 2017, 13:45

still traumatized by ice-norma-terro?

Thumb the_roar 23 January 2017, 15:13

You & norma indeed.....no one doubted it!

as for smelling & licking, we never doubted you do that either.

Thumb the_roar 23 January 2017, 11:15

Dori chamoun & his three supporters likes to they are relevant & will make a statement sure to get airtime somehow.

lol@ dori & his three supporters.

Thumb _mowaten_ 23 January 2017, 13:04

oh you mean he is a "son of"? unfortunately, lebanon is not a monarchy like your saudia, being the "son of" doesnt mean anything with regards to politics. you can tell it to your saadoun as well.

Thumb galaxy 23 January 2017, 14:56

but son in law is perfectly acceptable lol.

Thumb the_roar 23 January 2017, 15:15

If he has the backing of the people sure...does DORI have the backing of the people? oh & three people doesn't count.. pffttt.

Thumb liberty 24 January 2017, 04:14

not only flamethrower is a despicable iranian troll but he also is an attorney certified by wilayat al faqih.

Thumb enterprise 24 January 2017, 05:23

yep flamethrower does just about anything on this forum except sell popcorn.

Thumb Southern...... 23 January 2017, 14:05

"Chamoun: Hezbollah Must Surrender its Arms":

but if he's smart enough , he must give an alternative of how to prevent the Israeli hostility....the LAF as a regular army and especially when its capacity is limited won't serve but it helps.... therefore, the resistance is here to stay and to be re-enforced, whether some like it or not.

Thumb enterprise 24 January 2017, 05:32

not only here to stay but will only be shia and owned by iran.

Thumb gigahabib 23 January 2017, 15:25

The Chamoun family was wiped out by Geagea's boys, yet this guy is the only member of the family who still supports Geagea. Should say something about his ethics.

Thumb shab 23 January 2017, 18:20

and here again they always defend the filthy murdering militia