Mashnouq Says State Decisions 'Governed' by Weapons
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on Monday said "Lebanon's major problem" lies in the existence of illegal "weapons” and their effect on the country's state decisions, pointing out that a motion will be raised after the parliamentary elections to put these arms under the state's authority, Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Monday.
“A serious part of Lebanon's decisions are doomed to weapons, in addition to sectarianism. All other problems can be solved,” he told the daily, revealing that demands for a national defensive strategy to put the weapons under the state's control will be raised after the May elections.
On Lebanon's stability at the security level, the Minister hailed the security force’s strenuous efforts in maintaining stability, noting that “several regional and international circumstances have helped us maintain this stability.”
He pointed out that the British Interior Minister drew his attention to the fact that Beirut has not been subjected to any major security attack for nearly three years now, while the European capitals like London, Paris and Brussels were the most prominent.
“This is due, of course, to the cohesion of the security services, especially the Information Directorate which is doing a great job, the last of which is the liberation of a girl kidnapped from Bekaa, less than 9 hours after her abduction,” he said.
On developmental plans for the capital Beirut, he said: “We have taken great steps to achieve independent services in Beirut mainly in electricity, water, waste treatment and public transport.”
26 February 2018, 10:02
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Mashnouq Says State Decisions 'Governed' by Weapons
So you are admitting that all state positions/decisions taken so far are illegal and unconstitutional including your existence as interior minister.
Thank you!
26 February 2018, 16:23
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this is the way that Mashnouq welcome the Saudi envio.. waiting for his cheque. Nasty
weapons are to defend Lebanon's interest like Oil and Gas, that will benefit you too.
26 February 2018, 19:21
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He is not referring to Saudi weapons! He is not referring to Israeli weapons, though he is a columnist for the Israel backer, Washington Institute for Near East Policy. I have contempt for any Lebanese Muslim, including Hezbullah, who accommodates the racism of Article 24 of the Constitution which assigns half of Parliament to Christians. That's not a moralizing judgment. It's recognizing their foolishness in depriving themselves of a state based on public support.
26 February 2018, 23:55
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The IDF believes the Iran-backed Shi’a terrorist group will use massive barrages of short-range fire to enable its fighters to cross the border from Lebanon into Israel, according to Walla.
“I very much respect Hezbollah, but we’ve honed our ability to take the sting out of them,” Col. Manny Liberty — the commander of the IDF’s 769th Brigade — told Walla. “We have a number of surprises waiting for Hezbollah.”
Referring to the current situation along the Israel-Lebanon frontier, Col. Liberty said, “Hezbollah is present all the time, it is not hiding in the rear. We are seeing more attempts to create provocations…but Hezbollah is very careful not to stretch the rope.”
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