March 14 Rolls up Sleeves to ‘Topple’ Miqati's Cabinet

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The March 14-led opposition would launch a National Council whose mission is to follow-up political developments, assess them and take the appropriate stance, a March 14 leader told al-Mustaqbal daily published Friday.

The leader, who refused to be identified, said March 14 officials who met at the Center House on Wednesday agreed on confronting the Hizbullah-led March 8 with all democratic means given that PM Najib Miqati's cabinet was formed due to the presence of illegal arms.

Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel didn’t attend the meeting for being abroad while head of the Lebanese National Bloc Carlos Edde was present after months of absence, the source said.

“The National Council would be launched soon,” he told al-Mustaqbal. “The Council will be made up of representatives from the March 14 parties, civil society and independents.”

“Its mission is to follow-up political developments and express point of views on all issues,” the official said.

The newspaper quoted informed sources as saying that March 14 was waiting for the “right political timing to launch the National Council.”

Meanwhile, the coalition’s sources ruled out that its leader former Premier Saad Hariri would return to Lebanon from Paris. However, Hariri is in continuous contact with March 14 members to implement a plan adopted during Wednesday’s meeting at the Center House “to topple” Miqati’s government.

“The plan would start during parliamentary sessions aimed at giving the vote of confidence to the cabinet and won’t end after the government receives the majority’s vote,” the sources said.

Comments 26
Thumb thepatriot 24 June 2011, 11:05

Shame on this government... they are here only because a few traitors turned their backs on the thousands of people who voted for them. They stole people's votes without the slightest bit of remorse. A government that does not exist by the people's will...DANGER!
The worst is that we have to cope with idiots like Sehnaoui who sends us sms telling us that he will be receiving congratulations... Pathetic!
Has anyone seen the banners in Ashrafieh... "Sehnaoui our saviour"... pathetic really... shame on them...

Default-user-icon Tonton (Guest) 24 June 2011, 11:17

What sleeves? These folks have been stripped naked. The only clothes they will be wearing are the striped uniform that outlaws wear in jail.

Default-user-icon Firdous (Guest) 24 June 2011, 11:57

My brothers and sisters of March 14, you have proven to be totally unqualified to do anything on your own. You have failed miserably in governing and your failure will be even more miserable in opposing. YOU ARE UNQUALIFIED, except when it comes to your pathetic propaganda and thuggery. In any case, you will also FAIL here. So, my brotherly advice to you, punks and punkettes, is to pack your bags and leave. This will be your only chance to escape accountability and justice. Good riddance.

Default-user-icon anonym (Guest) 24 June 2011, 12:20

mowaten : looool

seriously these m14 losers are the most hypocritical and the dirtiest players of all, instead of really shutting up and for once helping out the country as they always claim they care so much for, they need to just shut the fat lady singing the same old broken record, or sit aside with their thumbs in their mouths.

Default-user-icon Not so anonym (Guest) 24 June 2011, 13:58

Why should M14 shut up ?

Has Aoun ever shut up ? Has M8 ever let M14 exercice power without blocking any initiative ?

This is democracy my friend ! Live with it and accept the rules !

M8 was incapable of forming a government ! Will fail in setting it's goals, and will most certainly fail in achieving them because of the dictatorial mentality of your leaders and power games within M8 !

M8 is weak and will shatter to pieces because of all the mafia elements within it !

When M8 leaders and followers cannot have a debate about any political issue, they ask their opposition to shut up or they shut them up through murders and threats !

This is the people you are supporting !

Missing lisbona 24 June 2011, 14:40

now really...the fact that you keep posting articles about march 14 doesn't mean it will continue to exist...m14 belongs to the past...their deceived followers live in a different world, arguing that they still hold a majority...for god's sake...hizbullah, amal, fpm, junblatt, marada, suleiman, the tripoli block, the former sunni opposition...they all came together despite their differences and formed a new government. please get over it...all u've got left is mustaqbal with a popularity below 0, the sick salafists in tripoli and the hardcore right wing christians of the LF...

really, there is no future for the m14 scum...

Default-user-icon No so anonym (Guest) 24 June 2011, 14:55

It seems that M8 followers, especially Aounis forget the past.

All your arguments are brainfed through the propaganda machines of the media you are following.

You are so brainwashed that every single one of your arguments ignores the fact that they apply to the leaders you support.

- Corruption : all M8 leaders are as corrupted if not more than M14. Stealing $50B ? Most of this money went to your allies and Syria! All your allies constitute the biggest mafia in the country from weapons to drugs.

- M14 achievements : M8 has blocked every single aspect of the democratic process and are responsible for nothing happening.

- Weapons and rule of state in tripoli, what about Dahiyeh ?

- You protect Syria when you were getting beaten up/jailed by pro-syrians on lebanese streets asking for freedom and independence !

You are so brainwashed you cannot see the reality of the situation !

M14 doesn't exist because of it's leaders ! It exists because of the scum that it now ruling you sheep!

Thumb thepatriot 24 June 2011, 14:56

March 8 has been to power since the end of the war. What good have they done? What good has Mr Berry, or Mr Karami, or Mr Lahoud brought to this country.
Hariri made a lot of mistakes.
But at least, between 2005 and 2010, we have seen economical growth, diaspora returned or invested in Lebanon, Arabs invested in Lebanon, new projects were undertaken, investors injected funds in a country that produces nothing, and is in constant need for freshy money.
Who will invest here now!!??
Who will put a dollar in a country ruled by the collapsing Syrian Regime, and The Hezbollah dogs of WAR!!

Thumb thepatriot 24 June 2011, 15:00

@Firdous...
Rule...M14th ruled...??
When?? When M8 thugs installed the tents and closed the Beirut Central District?
When 14 figures got assassinated ?
When Hezbollah launched a war against Israel?
When March 8 Ministers resigned?
When Hezbollah almost created a civil war because M14 tried to fire an Airport Manager?
Where do you live man?? In DREAMLAND??

Thumb lebneneh 24 June 2011, 15:04

To March 14 and March 8 followers....just try to get an objective birds-eye view of yourselves...The leaders you follow made hate each other while they destroyed our country with there policies and politic....None of them really believes or understands what "a country" means...the proof? Most of us are writing these comments from abroad aren't we?! Shame on you all!!!

Thumb thepatriot 24 June 2011, 15:07

@lebneneh
Thanx for bringing us all to the light dude!

Missing lisbona 24 June 2011, 15:29

@the patriot
stating that hariri = economic growth is a fallacy.lebanon has always been a magnet for investment and a leading nation in terms of civil rights and freedom in a sea of ignorance.hariri, both father and son, exploited lebanon's potential for their own profit and gave the left overs to the lebanese people...how did the average lebanese profit from rafic or saad hariri's policies???? plz enlighten me!!! i'm not talking about the few companies who make some cash out of the construction boom in DT...i'm talkign about the average beiruti for example...i'll tell you what ur leader's did for us...they made it possible for us to become waiters and serve coffees to arab tourists and clean their shit for 600 USD/month...engineers, architects, pharmacists, journalists serving coffees!!! because in your lebanon, no wasta means no job.and so we had to leave!!!so stop lying!hariri brought misery to us and still portrayed themselves as saviours of lebanon...all they left is an empty DT

Default-user-icon Le Phenicien (Guest) 24 June 2011, 15:37

Poor' March 14 or what is left from them ///

Their " chef de file " and banker , is hiding in Paris . They are left alone without a leader and without finance !!!

They are trying to show their supporters , or what is left of them , in a sort of a Feu d'artifice , that they exist , when in reality , they are finished for good ..

The coming days , after the obtention of the confidence of the government by a large majority of at least 70 against 56 and 2 Blanc votes , all these barking remaining voices will vanish , and the so called march 14 and their Shaheed Rafik , will all be in the dustbin of history .... .

Thumb thepatriot 24 June 2011, 15:46

@lisbona
Well obviously, you do not have a clue what u are talking about. I am in the business, and I shall enlight you :)
- Lebanon has nothing to offer since the end of the war. The country survived because of the Billions of Dollars that entered the country due to Drugs, and weapons. Since then ... not much! No industry, no production, no exports...NADA!
- Hariri is not my leader, and he sure abused his power... but:
- He created an international Trust that put Lebanon back on the scene.
- He attracted lots of foreign investments (who can deny that).
- Your property dear lisbona, that was worth 5, is now worth 15.
- Salaries whent up (an Engineer, to take your example, made 500$/month in the early 2000, today he can make 2,500$ easy (my field).
- I don't really care about Hariri anyway, I just think that the other alternative will be much worst.
- Stop Blaming others for YOUR mysery.

Missing peace 24 June 2011, 16:22

let the m8 dream of this false sense of power... it all will collapse sooner than they think because they don t see that the world is changing, they think their assad or ahmadiblabla are invincible and shall live forever and corrupting them with their persian dollars...

let them rejoice poor old lads because their fall will be even harsher !

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 16:54

Patriot you are right my friend, you've answered Lisbona very well, Hariri is not my leader as well but like you said :
- He gave back trust to the Lebanese pound while it was continuously loosing its value against the $, gave more than 8 % interest to people so they can put their money in Lebanese pounds, thus giving back confidence in the Lira.
- He brought Riad Salameh , one of the best bank governors in the world, who managed to save more than 36 billion $ as Lebanese treasury, in case anything happens to Lebanon of your dear friend's holy wars and political unrest.
- He gave equal chances to christians and muslims, you can see that if you open up FUTURE TV instead of Manar all the time, christian anchors are present more than others, specially considering Manar, who doesnt have one anchor thats from another religion than chiites.
- He reconstructed Beirut downtown, Airport, built schools, hospitals, foundations in his name and financed by HIM not the state.

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 17:04

Hariri helped build up the MEA to be a great airline again, i travel a lot and i can tell you our MEA managed by CEO's close to Hariri , is one of the best airways around !, its service , quality, pilots, are exellent ! it is way better than any service right now on big well known airlines like Air France, American Airlines, Czech Airlines, KLM .

- I dont know if some remember, but my grand parents who are by the way CHRISTIANS , received helped during the elimination war from Hariri organisations who gave them bread, oil, water, and some needs, while our dear GMA was pounding Ashrafieh with big mortars .

- Who helped Aoun for the UN resolution 1559 , while Aoun was on the good side before turning nuts ? who went to see all the leaders of the world constantly ALTHOUGH he wasnt PM anymore in fall 2004 ??

- Who organised Paris 1, 2 conferences to continue building our country and make it better?

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 17:15

- In conclusion go check your facts lisbona and phenicien, SOLIDERE and i repeat if you think is a plan to steal LEBANON , well go ask GMA, who are big shareholders there? you will find many Aounists, and personally we know some, not politicians but people affiliated to your FPM and active members, and still you spread lies that Hariri is the one that is fueling up SOLIDERE alone.

- We have had 45 billion in debt, while Lahoud ,his son, Berri, Qanso, Abboud, Jumblat, took a big part of it, syrians as well, how do you think their generals have so much money abroad so as their president ?? at least half of it went to them and their allies, and what do you think m8 followers, that a bridge, reconstruction of downtown and airport cost 1-2 million $ ? are you stupid or what ? here in Canada , a simple small VIADUC ( like a small bridge ) of not even 50m is about hundreds of millions of $, you people have no common sense, you think all that reconstruction we had didnt cost billions?

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 17:26

Rafik Hariri's goal was simple, all this debt created , for all those purposes i listed before, would vanish in one case scenario he was planning but no one really understood :
- He was creating the 1559, to make the syrians leave, disarm ALL MILITIAS, and go check it on UN RESOLUTIONS, not only Hezbollah, but palestinians as well.
- He was waiting for the opportunity to negotiate diplomatically with Israel and the world and get back our lands. his goal was to eliminate our national debt of 40 billion in return for peace with Israel, and it would have been possible, he could have done it because of his influence world wide.
- Hezbollah and Aoun , on the other hand, only brought chaos, destructions, 10 billion $ war of DESTRUCTIONS in ONE MONTH not 15 years, calculate HOLY and DIVINE wars of Sayyed Hassan for more than one month...
- Illegal properties , illegal '' Mouraba3 amni '' outside state authority, illegal withdrawing of a criminal from the airport, May 7th,Samer Hanna, spies?

Default-user-icon Le Phenicien (Guest) 24 June 2011, 17:32

@ PACIFIER ,

You can tell stories as much as you want , no one will ever believe them anymore , this old record is broken , and its inventor and master in lies that runs the dark room of Koraytem ; Marwan Hamadé , is already in disgrace , like all the rest of the 40 thieves of Ali Baba .

Your " shahid " or so-called Saudi billionaire , that was barbecued at tha Lebanese ground zero , at the feet of Saint Georges the protector of Beirut !! was nothing but a thief and a professional one .

He appointed Riad Salamé that was a simple officer at Merryl Lynch in Paris , but in charge of his dossier that time , to be able to have free hands on the Lebanese pounds , and that's what happened facing the US dollar , if you remember ..

He arrived to Lebanon with only 800 millions US dollars , he died , he left 37 Billion US in cash .. Make your accounts haw much he made per year ..

The ticket to Beirut is the most expensive ticket imosed by MEA and its CEO MOhamed AL HOUT another crook .

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 17:42

- I am shocked that Aounist only talk about Hariri as an extremist i would like to ask them :
- Is Manar tv not extremist ?showing only what they want to show, and no western show, no news from abroad that doesnt benefit them , and specially no SUNNI OR CHRISTIAN ANCHOR? and on top of that all women wearing hijab, open up Future TV , and see the difference.
- Is Hezbollah composed of Sunnis, or Christians ? no, only Chiites. why, are the rest traitors ? i think more spies have been found among chiites than christians and sunnites.
- Hariri , unlike Nasrallah, doesnt talk about Saudi system as the best in the world on the contrary to Sayyed Hassan that praises all year long Khomeinei, and the Islamic republic . and i challenge ANYONE on this site to bring me some tangible proof of Hariri saying Saudi system is the best in the world and praising what they have and that they are a model.

- Aounist, you dont deserve someone like Hariri, you deserve the dirt and dust of occupied soils.

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 18:28

It is sad to see phenicien that you believe those lies, 800 million $, dont you know he owns companies abroad of telecommunication? just a simple example , go see our lebanese tycoon Carlos slim , with just mexican telecommunication networks , he is worth 72 billion, there are multi companies hariri owned abroad and that were working very well... and i dont know where you got the 36 billion, as far as i know, it doesnt exceed 10 billion.

- lets say you and me cannot agree about Hariri, im ok with that, it is democracy, but how about you, a follower of cheikh bachir , supposedly, accept that Hezbollah's autority is above the state's ? didnt cheikh bachir say that no militia allowed whether palestinian or lebanese ? wasnt he beginning to disarm the Lebanese forces when he came president because they werent needed anymore ? if we want to disarm palestinians we have to disarm hezbollah too, and they do not want that, as long as GMA is protecting their weapons .

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 18:35

ba3den phénicien, regardless of what is my opinion or not, GMA will never be Bachir , never ever not in this life or the next, Bachir was at the front of all battle with his soldiers, he died exploded with tens of his generals, and GMA? how about leaving his soldiers at the mercy of the same regime you are friends with now ?

- How about living la vida loca in Paris , spending and having fun , while supposedly Hariri was stealing Lebanon ?

- Why didnt he come back ? exile? since he is such a friend of the syrians and such a wise and great protector of Lebanon, he should have come back no matter what to Lebanon and stop your so called Hariri wahhabism and stealing of Lebanon.

- I will tell you why he didnt come back, because he was cutting a deal with the syrians after hariri died to come back cause before they wanted to kill him, he is a traitor , a thief , a bastard, a coward, a liar, and those who follow him will have a one way ticket soon like we did, nobody will help u.

Missing peace 24 June 2011, 19:13

well said pacifier, you shut the mouth of the so called phenician that has nothg phenician!
what does this phenician think of the maronites that hariri allowed to study abroad? he spits on them? did aoun do the same for his own community with the millions of dollars he has ? NO...
did aoun try to reconstruct beirut after the war even if we can not agree on the architecture? NO...he protects the arms of destruction!
didn t aoun say that hezb and syria were terrorists? YES!
dozens of examples are easily at reach to prove all that phenician says is a bunch of aounists lies just for propaganda ....

and he forgot all that aoun said about corruption and thefts in lebanon!!! as if before 2005 nothg existed for them!!!

i could trust the aounists if they accused not only hariri of corruption but many others from their own side! but here nobody raise his voice to accuse his "friends"...

they have a very short memory, proof of a lack of well functionning neurones....

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 20:24

Peace, i do not want to shut Phenicien's mouth, on the contrary, although we might disagree, i still respect everybody, but i just want answers to my questions. If GMA was such a superman, why didnt he come back before? if he was so strong as they claim he is , why didnt he stop Hariri ? why was he working with him for the 1559 ? why has he labeled before Hezbollah as a terrorist group? why did he hit them with big mortars during civil war ? why did he change position ? why did he flee to France like a pathetic worm and leave his soldiers to die ? to live another day? i would understand in honour, but he is living as the shadow of his new masters, rejecting his long time principles, Didnt he say most importantly that no person that had failed in the elections should be elected ? ( Gebran Bassil ) they say hariri bought votes, logically you buy votes from people that wouldnt vote for you, then from Aounist, so you are saying they are beeing bought, thus PROVING that you stand for nothi

Default-user-icon Pacifier (Guest) 24 June 2011, 20:32

Thus proving that people like aounist, that stand for nothing and can be bought, would fall for anything. good luck Phenicien with your new governement, i accept that the balance of power change although i am not ok with it, and i dont affiliate to anyone but to Lebanon only, but i dont like it when some people judge others and dont see what their own people are in reality, there are always bad sides and good sides of people, there is no honest politician in the WORLD, there were some and they were all killed because of that.

- I wish you luck anyway, because we all do love Lebanon although we fight each other maybe, but i just hope that you are right although i dont agree with you , because i dont want to see Lebanon burn again.