March 8 Calls on Suleiman to End Presidency Era without 'Wrecking' Lebanon
The March 8 alliance urged President Michel Suleiman not to end his era with the formation of a government that would create a rift among the Lebanese, As-Safir newspaper reported on Tuesday.
According to a prominent source close to the March 8 coalition, “Suleiman shouldn't end his presidency era with a cabinet that would lead to confrontation and create further chaos in the country.”
The source accused the March 14 alliance of seeking to eliminate its participation in the new cabinet merely to “please the Americans who informed it that they will not endure any government that includes any Hizbullah member.”
On August 1, Suleiman rejected during a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the Lebanese army’s founding the boycott and paralysis of state institutions.
“We won't wait forever to form a national interest government that receives the confidence of the parliament,” the president said.
For his part, caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil, who is loyal to Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, accused some parties of clearly aiming at eliminating the participation of certain sides from participating in the new cabinet.
“We don't reject to participate in any formed cabinet but we are demanding to be represented according to our parliamentary size,” Bassil said.
He rejected any attempts to eliminate the participation of any party amid the “extraordinary conditions that the country is passing through.”
March 8 has asked for veto power in the new government and sought to name its own ministers despite the rejection of Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam.
Salam is seeking to form a cabinet divided equally between the Lebanese foes and the centrists.
over 10 years
Interestingly, it was Joe Ma3louf's discussion regarding Nicolas Fattoush's blatant theft that contributed to the program's cancelation.
over 10 years
Good to know I suppose.
over 10 years
I can't stand the March 8 coalition. Having an armed force that is not under the auspices of the elected government, by its very nature, is divisive and alienatory. It's comical how they believe that March 14 simply wants to please the Americans at any cost. I could give a crap what the Americans want. I want HA disarmed because it's best for Lebanon, regardless of whomever else shares this opinion. President Suleiman is inching his way toward become the greatest leader Lebanon has ever had. He's not there yet, but if he maintains his path of justice and patriotism, he will be. By the way March 8, his term will be extended, which will represent the final nail in the coffin of Aoun's dreams of ultimate power. Gebran Bassil and the other clowns will follow in turn.
over 10 years
No it's not, Miami.
It has some rough edges and splinters but nowhere near the level of devastation of most Middle Eastern countries. For a country who's surrounded by a country some 20 times its size embroiled in civil war, I'd say it's doing almost as well as it can.
over 10 years
wait wait--according to the aounists, march 8th doesn't exist and even better fpm was never a part of it.
over 10 years
No way, March 8. The great good-for-nothing corrupt president-by-parachute MUST and WILL achieve the Herculean task of removing the zeer from the beer wel sama zar2a, sha2a man sha2, wa aba man aba.
over 10 years
what does that even mean? This website's comment section makes me think a third of the Lebanese people are illiterate..
over 10 years
Minibash, you disappoint the Bash with your attitude. Is it too much huffin-n-puffin? I hope the Bash comes back from Israel very soon cause his house needs to be put in order ASAP. Perhaps, then, he can sort own who among the qudama are Syrian tools and who are not, minibash SIR.
over 10 years
Samiam ... Wait wait...ur so hilarious tell me when to stop drying for you. Firstly, the FPM are the original M14, secondly the FPM were the majority of the current M14 Grp for which u sympathise and support. Thirdly, the FPM was never and currently isn't part of M8. That said, and finally, the FPM have memorandums of understandings with Lebanese Political groups of which the biggest of them all in M8 is Hezbollah. Let me also remind you or rather inform you had it not been for this MoU Lebanon would have been demolished and a civil war would have occurred. Also let me remind you of the Palestinian arms which are infested in the camps and for which have contributed to all the wars against the state and the Lebanese army and people. When u free Lebanon of non-Lebanese arms such as those of the Palestinians and takfiris u will be granted the right to speak. Otherwise, go find a job you unemployed bored waste of space.
over 10 years
hahahahaaaaaaaa....
Funny!! not sure if you're being sarcastic or just a typical ignorant fool..i.e Aoune...
thank you oh Aoun our lord and savior for Keeping Lebanon safe... HAHAHAHA..
over 10 years
Wrecked is putting it mildly... another version of Somalia but a lot more chic... Nice cars, crooks smoking cigars, trendy night spots, etc... But rotten to the core... The ones that wrecked are Hizbollah to start with... common Knowledge!!!!
over 10 years
it means they are threatening to wreck lebanon even more if the power is handed overto march 14. march 8 is two terrorist organizations that need to leave lebanon at once.
over 10 years
now who do we get to protect lebanon from hizb iran?
over 10 years
threat and more threat from this Iranian terrorist militia and its allies.
well, let them do whatever they want, anyway this is what they are doing.
they want to go to war, let them, and we will see who will end up thrown out of the country.
the problem is that hizbushaitan thinks they can go unpunished all the time for all the wrong they are doing to Lebanon.
over 10 years
I've read a great deal about Palestinian camps both in the past and the present, in Lebanon and Syria. They have always been stepping stones for the emanating of instability and bloodshed. Stop making me anxious, the_roar.
over 10 years
A similar argument used to be made to justify the hegemony of the PLO. it was a preposterous lie then it is preposterous a lie now, but thank you for playing.
over 10 years
Well, now that's funny. March 8 asking someone else not to wreck the country!
over 10 years
Thank you HA, our saints, for keeping Lebanon safe and under YOUR protection. Thank you for the lovely image you give Lebanon. Thank you for having played a great role in preserving our respect and pride when traveling..
Thank you for so many things...
LOL
over 10 years
The March 8 alliance urged President Michel Suleiman not to end his era with the formation of a government that would create a rift among the Lebanese .............
Right now everything is harmonious and loving. Lets not mess this harmony up with a credible Cabinet that does not include M8 patriots.
“We don't reject to participate in any formed cabinet but we are demanding to be represented according to our parliamentary size,” Bassil said.
Let's have elections and then we'll see to it the creation of a government with accordingly sized representations.
In any case, I would wish for that avaricious reptile Nicolas Fattoush banned from reelection on grounds of gross conflict of interest. He's demanding some 2 BILLION in compensation for a lawful detention of a Quarry he owns. Enta Her excerpt with Sami Gemayel highlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6-Kdn3NZqo
( it says 400 million, it's now close to 2 billion ).
Nicolas Fattoush for those who don't know is seen on the far left of the image accompanying the article.