Geagea Says He’d Think Twice before Meeting with Rival Maronite Leaders Again
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said he would think twice before attending another meeting of the country’s Maronite leaders at the seat of the patriarchate in Bkirki.
In an interview with al-Joumhouria daily published Monday, Geagea said: “The first experience wasn’t encouraging.”
He said personal attacks against him confirm that the leaders are not serious in Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s attempt to start a reconciliation process.
“When the conferees do not respect their pledges and cross the limit of political differences to attacks on the personal level, I would think twice about the possibility of participating” in another meeting, Geagea said.
He was referring to a meeting held in Bkirki in April between him, Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel, Free Patriotic Movement chief Michel Aoun and Marada movement leader Suleiman Franjieh.
Another conference between the rival Maronite leaders and lawmakers was held last month with a call to safeguard Lebanese land and achieve an equal division of posts between Christians and Muslims in state institutions.
Geagea denied that he would host a meeting of March 14 leaders at his residence in Maarab, and stressed that his absence from the last Bristol conference and the dinner thrown by the president in Amsheet wasn’t deliberate.
He said he didn’t attend both events for being abroad.
On President Michel Suleiman’s invitation for national dialogue at Baabda palace, Geagea said: “We support dialogue on condition that it becomes serious.”
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is defending the status quo while the March 14 forces are demanding quite the opposite, the LF chief told al-Joumhouria.
“Things couldn’t be straightened up in Lebanon with the presence of a defense strategy outside the Lebanese state,” he said, stressing on the need to put Hizbullah’s arms under the control of the state.
“When we agree on this, we go to the dialogue to see how to reach a deal on this process,” Geagea added.
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You attacked the new government claiming they have all robbed the government to make money (although most of them have not been in government ever); the response was the members of government do not have a place in the Cedars or fortress in Maarab such as yourself.
In return, you had a panic attack on air in a press conference, which was quite amusing.
This is the same way in 2007 when Bkerki issued an honor pact, General Aoun and Sulieman Franjiyeh signed it within 2 days and you refused to do it.
Have you slaughtered enough Christians ya geagea? Retire before you go back to jail where you belong.
over 12 years
Geagea's problem is Al Rahi. PERIOD. Al Rahi proved to be fair and balanced, not a destructive one-sided anti-Christian "patriarch" as his predecessor was. In any case, Geagea is nothing but a Hariri Christian Sunni, i.e. the lowest of the low.
over 12 years
Looks like Geagea was right, you March 8thers can only resort to personal attacks and insults. Typical.
over 12 years
Stop referring to Gaega's past!!! Your leader thugs all participated in the civil war. Your history is not better than his. At least, the man is honorable enough to move on. He is perhaps the only politician who deeply believes in Lebanon. Aoun the other day stated his future and the future of this country belongs with Syria and Iran and Hizbullah.
Q: Is Berri's past and present, Nassrallah past and present, and Jumblat's past and present better than Gaega? Stop focusing on personal issues, and criticize the man's politics. To me, he is the "Rock of Lebanon". I like the man and respect him.
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Not even a hundred times GEAGEA. Just a matter of time for Aoun to be the main loser.
over 12 years
The first meeting a Bkerki was useless as expected.
We all new that Aoun & his allies could not make any pledges in terms of respecting your political opponents and not resorting to personal attacks. But he's not in control of his own policies. These come from Hizbullah/Syira. Plus, he doesn’t have self control when he gets in front of the journalists.
He reverted back to his venomous attacks & lies not too long after the meeting and he attacked Dr. Geagea and the LF.. An institution that gave 15,000 martyrs in the defense of our land.
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hakim is not under the control of farsis or wahabies,he is the ROCK OF BILAD EL ARZ.,continue ur couragous path and dont look left and right at our "political shabiha".
over 12 years
Since when was Aoun a Maronite? I thought him a Jehovah's Witness, and maybe now he is a Twelver since he worships at the altar of the Twelver and his money.
over 12 years
The only comment that will fit is the saying of RIP President Camille Chamoun quote "Man yujarib al mujarab 3aklahu mukharab" unquote how can somebody discuss any issue with another person when that person is a puppet guided by many Masters,, would like to ask how many times Mr. Le General ( Friend of our Mr. Le P.....) changes opinions per day how many times he lies per second ,, last lie was the promise he gave to the Christian to preserve their rights where does he stand on the issue of the General security issue , Mr. Le General reminds me the Columbia add with the small puppet having his face inside the gramophone,,,
So please consider you people who are posting just to post even you are not really convinced by what you are saying or and blinded ...
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As for Mr. Bob the emigrant to Luxumbourg (start by correcting Luxembourg) it is so easy to fight with binoculars from distance ,, so please stay were you are and let Lebanese suffering inside Lebanon Judge the doings and saying of their leaders.......
over 12 years
i have met the fat bob, he is one large syrian bootlicker
over 12 years
get a life people.
over 12 years
LF never pitty'd the fool and we are not about to either! where in hell was the so called the general of retardness Michel Aoun when the Phalanges, A7rar and then LF were cleaning up the garbage from that other reatrd Sleiman Franjiyeh the president when he promised people to sleep with their doors open, and fear nothign and no one to awaken then next mroning on a massacre of a christian town. more that followed after and before. What the hell was the retarded general Michel Aoun thinking about when he launched the infamous liberation war in mid day when all children were still in schools. WHAT ARE YOUR STUPID GAINS ya RETARDED GENERAL MICHEL AOUN? you displaced most of christians outside lebanon you ill retarded crazy prick! enough is enough. very easy for a decision to be taken as ( AL AMROU LI) but very damn hard to build a country with morons and retards such as March 8 morons. don't taint history with retardness. nobody is perfect, but refused is your stupidity and ignorance
over 12 years
It seems like the civil war never ended.Same issues different year. Move on, get rid of the dinosaurs highjacking our country.
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I read this on a site and pasting it here, if this is what defenders of Christians do, I would hate to see what enemies do.
1977 - Robbing of the Ports and areas under their control.
1978 - Killing of their chief ally in the north,Tony Franjieh, his wife, 3 year old daughter and dozens of his supporters
1980 - Attacking their allies the Ahrar and slaughtering their militia
1983 - the Mountain war against the PSP that resulted in the mass migration and slaughter of Christians and thus building a case for cantonisation.
1984 - Internal coup against the leader Fouad Abou Nader; the heavy taxation and terrorising the people they were mean to protect begins.
1985 - the war of East Saida that resulted in the mass migration and slaughter of Christians and thus building a case for cantonisation.
1985 - Internal coup against co leader Elie Hobieka
1986 - Assassination of Lebanese Army Brigadier Khalil Kanaan for disrupting their drug trade
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Part 2,small extract of the crimes
1986 - The dumping of toxic waste in Lebanon in return for large sums of money from European companies resulting in a high rate of cancer & leukaemia in Lebanon.
1987 - Invasion of their allies the Kataeb & occupying their offices in the Eastern areas
1989 - First war against the Lebanese Army
1990 - The War of Annihilating the Legitimate Government to help the Syrians dominate the free areas.
1990 - The shelling of Baabda in coordination with Syrian jets.
1990 - The killing of Danny Chamoun, his wife & 2 children aged under 10.
Lebanese Forces Comm&er Ghaith Khoury & his wife as she was recovering in hospital from the killing of her husb&; other Lebanese Forces comm&ers Elias Zayek & Samir Zeinoun; or the kidnappings, the rapes, the heavy taxation on checkpoints & street killings & thuggery.
The killing of Monsignor Khrieche.
The last time the Lebanese Forces fired a bullet against a non-Lebanese (Syria) was the battle of Zahle
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Phenicien bi sharafak get a life
over 12 years
Considering that Dr. Criminal's brain (or lack of it, actually) lies in his buttocks, once his left buttock thinks, and the next time his right. That makes it thinking twice. An then you wonder leich bi 3omra ma zabatet ma3o
over 12 years
Strange how a supposed Lebanese born like M. Aoun seems ignorant of the primary basics of Lebanon and Lebanese, especially ours Maronites: Unlike Iran and Saudi Arabia, Lebanese are by genes definitively inconciliable with Islamist Shia/Sunni Fundamentalism, historically, psychologically, culturally, mentally, economically and finantially, etc. As well as and unlike Syrians, inconciliable with mono-clan totalitarianism. How could a M. Aoun figure for just for one second that Lebanese will become Shia fundamentalists or an inert mass subdued by a such an Assads clan! I think here lies the main point of fracture between him and a historical leader and fighter for Lebanonship as Dr. Geagea, knowing that both are from people middle-class. How could M. Aoun be so lacking a basic amount of culture! There probably lies the reason for him becoming what is commonly called a traitor. M. Aoun is much more a pitiful victim than a culprit. But for all that, it does'nt clear him of his crimes.
What Geagea doesn't know is that no other Maronite leader would want to sit or meet with him anymore ...Not even His Beatitude Patriarch Al-RAÏ . This is the truth .