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Bomb near Church, Attacks Kill 44 across Iraq

Ask the 16 Lebanese and Syrian nuns who were kidnapped from the mar taekla monestry in maalula if this comment in 2012 is reality? Ask the 2 bishops from Aleppo that have been kidnapped for over 9 months by al nusra if this is the reality on the ground. Ask the deacon/driver of the bishops and his family, was shot in the head fduring the kidnaping if this is correct. Ask the people of maalula who fled during the Islamist invasion, if the rebels that were beheading Christians who refused to convert and declared the end of crusader occupation, if they think the regime is responsible! Ask the head of the Anglican church... The archbishop of Canterbury, who today described the fate of the Christians in the middle east and the fact that christains are being targeted by al Quiada linked and supported Syrian rebels and Iraqi extremists!

Franjieh Rejects Extension of Suleiman's Term, Says he and Aoun are Candidates

Ziad baroud would be a great candidate. Unfortunately he will never be Presidant because he is non partisan (not political) and he can't be bought (too honest), by the powers to be, he will to be allowed... Or if he was elected by some chance, he would proberbly end up like Elias Sarkis! Not decisive or strong enough to deal with the mustaqbul and hezbollah conflict.

We need a strong leader that has the balls to truly put Lebanon agenda before any other. This requires diplomacy and foriegn connections but also the military connection. This leaves khawajie as the best candidate and with him a military coup of all institutions to clease us of the sectarian controlled and corrupt institutions.

Franjieh Rejects Extension of Suleiman's Term, Says he and Aoun are Candidates

Aoun maybe, but Franghie is too young and inexperienced. He is too partisan and too pro syrian. His family connection to the Assad family is too much and his grandfather, although he threw an ashtray at Henry Kissinger when he suggested that Lebanese Christians leave to Canada and allow the Palestinians to live in their place to resolve the Israeli problem...we cannot forget that he supported the Syrian occupation of Lebanon until the very end!

Franjieh Rejects Extension of Suleiman's Term, Says he and Aoun are Candidates

M11er... Where can u back up that claim that Aoun vetoed Ziad baroud? Ziad baroud was supported by the fpm and was the fpm's suggestion as a neutral interior minister! It was only a few years ago and already some are trying to rewrite history. Ziad baroud was often questioned and challenged by the fpm during his duty as a cabinet minister but this is what should be expected in a democracy.

Aoun often was seen as bias by defending him but also pointing out the reality that he was an honest person swimming amoungst sharks.

Politics aside... Ziad Baroud was too good for the dirty politics of Lebanon and he will still struggle today. One day he will have a great and popular role, but only after this dirty and joke of a parliament is finished.

Franjieh Rejects Extension of Suleiman's Term, Says he and Aoun are Candidates

FT... Your right about the expired parliament, but how is this challenged when the LF, mustaqbul, Hezbollah, amal, psp, and the rest of the current financed "independant" MPs have agreed to ignore the constitution?

My view is that only a military coup can realign and correct the Lebanese republic.

Franjieh Rejects Extension of Suleiman's Term, Says he and Aoun are Candidates

For those that have selective memories... Here is a link to ya libnan... A m14 site.

http://www.yalibnan.com/2011/03/09/another-rift-between-baroud-and-rifi-report/

Baroud resigned because ashraf Rifi refused to take his orders as his superior...the interior minister! He could not control the isf that was led by Rifi and the marytre Hassan.

The isf and intellegiance branch invaded the telecom ministry and held the telecom minister marwan Charbel hostage. Ziad baroud ordered them to retreat and they refused... Only leaving after the Prime minister intervened.

This was why he resigned. Because the mustaqbul followers in the government refused to obay his orders.

This is the truth and the fpm where only against him because the interior ministry needed some me capable of cleaning out the sectarian elements. Something Ziad baroud clearly couldn't do if they refused simple orders!

Pope's Mideast Visit has 'Political Dimension'

God speed ya Baba!

Please come to Lebanon and show us that Lebanon is not forgotten to the crazies that hate!

This is a pope that from the beginning declared his mission by taking the name from saint Francis of Assisi! The first pope to do so. This first means he is focussing about the poor! Against the pure capatalist that are poisoning the world. Just as "communism is evil, so too is pure capitalism" as pope John Paul 11 said. Peace and equality to all, less focus on what is wrong and more focus on what is right!

Bassil Postpones Oil and Gas Tenders for 3rd and 'Last' Time

What he did to the telecom ministry? He slashed the price of the mobile phone call by more than half. He changed the cell price from being the most expansive it he world to a more respectful cost. Its still expansive but it's alot cheaper than it was. At the same time, he increased the revenue the telecom ministry recieved, even though the hariri and jumblatt ministers for over 15 years did absolutely nothing but line the pockets of the political parties at the expense of the Lebanese.

He introduced adsl to Lebanon after it was apparently impossible as the telecommunication company that was in charge, Ogero,( that was ran by hariri company) refused to allow access to the adsl cable from Cyprus!

That was his telecom ministry that was interupted by parliament boycotts etc! Can u imagin what he could do without all the sectarian crap?

U can hate him because he is fpm or becoz he is aoun's son in law... But he is educated and productive. We need more like him.

U.S. Pledges $76 Million for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

banisitzeinab... some of the comments you make are so idiotic, that I no longer know whether to feel offended or sorry for you!

if foreign arms and fighters didn't invade syria than maybe the revolution would have succeeded through righteousness! maybe the syrian peoples could have voted and agreed on the freedoms newly offered by the baath regime and 100s of thousands of people could still be alive.

maybe $75 million would be a reasonable amount of aid if it wasn't over 1 million refugees in a country of 4 million people! imagine australia dealing with 6 million refugees or the usa receiving 30 million refugees in 8 months!

this is a humanitarian disaster of epic proportions in lebanon and the world is laughing! lebanon is a country that has 500,000 Palestinians, 70,000 iraqis and 1,000,000 syrian refuges in a country of 3.7 million people! thanks but no thanks. we dont need money, we just need the refugees to leave lebanon!

Gunman Killed as Army Arrests Abdullah Azzam Brigades Official in Western Bekaa

do what the amereicans do and freeze their assets for supporting terrorists! the day is coming when this will actually happen. the house of saud is seeing it's last few years. as happened to iran will happen to the Saud family.