Comments on: Future TV In Bsharreh

By: Lebanese Future Broadcasting Corporation | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:46:26 +0000

[...] • A few days ago, I wrote that I was skeptical of the new Future TV channel • In July of 2005, I spoke of the difficulty of rebranding Dr. Samir Geagea to Future TV’s core audience • In November of 2006, I followed up and covered Al-Arabiya’s documentary of Dr. Geagea, which I thought was a remarkable success. [...]

By: Vox Populi - Agent Provocateur

Vox Populi - Agent Provocateur — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:20:00 +0000

“The security of the Christian people is above all other considerations” (quoted)

I don’t think that this statement is ‘out’ for Geagea because he’s never going to approve a decision that jeopardizes his community’s security. But he (hopefully) won’t have to be faced with such a decsion. There’s no reason why the new government is going to threaten the security of christians. You can work with other communities and promoting reconciliation without undermining the security of your community.

Also, Geagea will not try to become a national leade. He never intented to be a national leader. In fact there is no ‘national leader’ in Lebanon. Some leaders such as Marwan Hamadé, Saad Hariri and Michel Aoun are positively considered outside their community but that’s all you can get in today’s Lebanon.

By: Hussein

Hussein — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:35:00 +0000

Guys,
I don't know about your idea of a "National Leader".

To me, it is a person who appeals to the people as citizens and tries to change their sick secterian mentality.

Those who appeal to secterian constituencies might be leaders, but certainly not NATIONAL ones.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:13:00 +0000

Conspiracy theory Lebanese are the worst Lebanese. And I heard from my aunt’s friend’s brother’s classmate that the Isreali’s have placed these “conspiracy theorizing Lebanese” among us to decrease our collective inteligence. And it’s working!

By: Abdel Khaleq Qahtan

Abdel Khaleq Qahtan — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:09:00 +0000

- Mustafa,

thanks for your clarification

- Anon., Doha & Co.

i shall restrain from replying- as in the ancient Arabian story of the passing caravan cum barking dogs on the loose

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:26:00 +0000

Quhatan or whatever his name is a moron and just another pathetic Lebanese conspiracy theorist.

Your inability to reason intelligently and present any real ideas on these blogs are now obvious. I am willing to bet you are a failure in you personal life as well, as all conspiracy theorists tend to be.

By: Doha

Doha — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:40:00 +0000

Faris Soueid said yesterday at the airport something I believe is true: that Geagea entered prison as a sectarian leader and got out of it as a national persona. Soueid criticized on the contrary those who were national leaders and now have become sectarian leaders (and I believe he was alluding to Aoun.)

By: Mustapha

Mustapha — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:09:00 +0000

The Beirut Spring's censorship policy can be found Here.
The previous comment by Mr. Quahtan was censored because of abuse of language.
Fortunately, he has reposted the same ideas in softer language. He is most welcome.

By: [ j i m m y ]

[ j i m m y ] — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:59:00 +0000

what’s the censorship story and why is everyone unleashing their critics on mustapha ?

By: Kamal

Kamal — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:32:00 +0000

I am sure that you realize that deep inside: You are completely ignorant on the Samir Geagea issue, hence the relative but impressive decrease in the quality of your posts.

Please Mustapha, refrain from posting in such a case. You owe it to yourself, and to faithful readers like myself.