

In his latest set of gems, the Syrian president explains to El-Pais what the best solution for Lebanon is.

To all those who think (yes I’m talking to you Mr. Orange Bandana) that Syria has left Lebanon alone, read what Mr. Assad has to say:
“What’s missing [in Lebanon] is a state in which all Lebanese consider themselves represented,” the Syrian president told El Pais. “If that’s accomplished, it will then be possible” to disarm Hizbullah.”
The only solution,” Assad added, “is if all interested parties have confidence in Syria. The Americans need to talk to us to understand us, to know who we are and what we want,” Assad said, adding that Washington “needs the Europeans to better understand the region.”
Code for: Once we control the Lebanese cabinet, we will hold the keys to peace in the region and you’ll have to talk with us if you want to disarm Hezbollah.
Hello, my name is Mustapha and I blog in The Beirut Spring about Lebanese society and politics. I started in February 2005 after the killing of P.M. Rafik Hariri.

I used to really enjoy reading your blogs as they where verry interresting……..now they are all biased………i feel that i’m reading the “future” newspaper…….why did u have to squeeze the orange bandana in here…..eventhough i agree with everything else uposted in here…….
It concerns me that this picture of the President looks frighteningly similar to that of my 3rd eldest Cousin.
I am quite certain he is not in the ME just now…
Because the orange bandana is giving hizbullah the legitimacy ya Ado.
Well abdulkarim it’s not the orange bandana that gave hizbullah the legitimacy…….if i have to remind you that hizbullah was squeezed with the jumblay’s,7ariri’s and lebanese forces croocks in the parlimentary elections………they where given powerful posts in the ministry…….and the ministerial pact just gave cover to hizbullah and his “resistence” to free chebaa and the lebanese prisoner…….what more hizbullah needs to be given legytimacy…….surely not an orange bandana…….i don’t think it can give him more than what the 14th february crooks gave it……….or is the orange bandana so powerful………coz if so than they should be the real majority,not the ones who stole it weeping like cowards over 7ariri seniors blood…………
I HAVE AN IDEA…
MAKE ASSAD AND NASRALLAH DO SOME GAY OIL WRESTLING WITH SINIORA AND GAUGES
THE WINNER GETS LABANON - AND SOME GREAT HEAD
I hate hizbullah and the orange bandana buy specialy hizbullah who the hack do they think to start a war in a small country like that specialy because of them many enocent civilians dide. So I say to u this hizbolla lets see u daying next bitch
did u know the orange guy is ugly why the hack did he chose orange why not pink or purple something to match that guy face
dudemaster…1 word…dude.
Back to insulting each other…. What is wrong with us? Assad junior can say whatever he wants, the Syrians will never get back to Lebanon. This is a promise from every orange bandana holder. Now Jumblatt and the Future mouvement might change their mind, thay have dealt with the Syrians before and might do it again. Moustapha: Why is a statement from a terribly isolated person deserves some room on your spot? The Syrians as well as Assad junior are history. The only way they can get back is over every FPM body w nikta 3ala el satir. I would like to add also that I agree 100% WITH ADO’s second comment. Nobody gave political cover for HA as much as March 14 did. For some reason I can imagine Hariri kid saying that he is ready to deal with the devil and not with Aoun. Think about it, he allied himself with HA against Aoun in the elections, he favored Emile Lahoud, his own father killer suspect, to having Aoun as president and finally he noticed that his popularity is endangered, he had to use one Iftar to reply to Aoun’s accusations. Mustapha, i doubt that this went unoticed by you. Now Hariri himself is taking charge of responding to Aoun, is he fearing him that much? Why everybody is blaming Aoun for where the country is and they have all the power and are doing nothing? what do March 14 lack? Aoun’s support?
anon, u mean “no’ta 3al sater” and not “nikta”. because nikit rasna inta wel orange taba3ak. kharabto el balad. go back to france and maybe we’ll sympathize with you more.
I am afraid that “a promise from every orange bandana holder” will do little in the face of Syrian Armour, Hezb rockets, and Iranian intelligence.
Those of us who actually fought or bled during the war have a deeper appreciation for power politics.
While I agree with the facts as stated by a few Anonymous posters, the conclusion they draw is false. All our “leaders” got us here through either duplicity or incompetence. Thank God for Bashar; he has plenty of both, and managed to alienate all Arab leaders.
Syria does not need to get back to Lebanon; thanks to Hezb, they never actually left.
Aoun is only a patsy in their game. His ideals may be laudable, but his actions betray them.
To anon who wants Aoun to go back to france………well why not,if kid saad 7ariri goes back to his beloved country saudi arabia,and geagea goes back to where he was and he belongs PRISON,and jumblat to hell,and nasrallah to iran,and all the other 14 february shitheads to a hell hole in the states or israel,and wahab,frangieh,karame and all the other traitors,to syria where all their affection lies………wouldn’t we have a better country……..
So explain something to me. You are so outraged about Bashar’s words, but you never seem to be bothered when the American ambassador advices your friends in the government (i.e. spoon feeds them, orders them, etc) on what to do next. Is this a case of internalization of Western racism, or is there more to it? Why the double standards? How is Bashar any worse or better than Bush, Chirac or Olmert? The way I see it, this last trio is interfering in my country’s business much much more than Bashar or Ahmadinajad. Do enlighten us. Is one form of foreign interference more to your liking compared to another? Is it classier? Do they have a better dressing sense? Do you prefer their accents? What is it?
When people run out of logical explanations for their failure they start using bad words and stupid comments like: “go back to France”. As a Aounist, this country is mine, and nobody, not LF, HA, AMAL, Future or Syria, can make me leave this country, So get used to the idea that we are here to stay. We are civilized and we accept the other as a partner in our country not a slave to the Kraytem, moukhtara, Iran or Syria.
The FPM are the ONLY party that has no affiliation with the outside, We will remain as such.
It would help if the junior Assad actually had a parliament which represented all the people of Syria, instead of lecturing and controlling them. However then you would not have a parliament for long since the government would not be run from parliament but from the religious authorities. He has to learn to run his own country, develop it and show that the Syrian people are cared for first and foremost. As for the Lebanese parliament - get these old guys (including the guys wearing any sort of headgear)out and onto the streets to help get jobs for everyone. Stop talking and start acting!
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Why so much trouble in a small country? In fact there are dozens of cities in the world that have populations multiple times greater than the whole of Lebanon and whose residents consist of diverse cultures as well as many more religious views than Lebanon can claim. And most of those residents are not firing rockets at or bombing their neighbors. Think for at least one minute.
In the last decade, in each of those years more than one million Mexicans and Central Americans (actually more than 12 million total) crossed the southern United States border without visas or came to visit and remained here illegally—in effect that is a daily invasion. Is anyone in the United States bombing those country’s embassies, placing bombs in their cars or on the buses that Hispanics ride or randomly bombing them in those neighborhood cafes and markets, or at their weddings, because they are Hispanic and illegally ‘occupying’ (favorite ME word) some parts of the United States? As a matter of fact, 16% of Mexico’s legal citizens now live here in the United States.
Heads up, Lebanese. The cornerstone of democracy is agreeing to disagree with negotiations and compromise. Oppression never works except to drain the intellectuals, wealthy, and skilled from a country (some Lebanese are my neighbors and a Lebanese heart surgeon saved my husband’s life, thanks), which unfortunately and all too often leaves mainly the corrupt, dumb, and dumber in charge of building an infrastructure. Independent armed militias are usually self-serving anarchists—the most obvious source of your troubles. Bottom line: Neither oppression nor independent militias are found in successful democracies. Exactly how many times do you intend to rebuild?
A message to all Lebanese:
Ths is my beloved son (Bashar), with whom I am well pleased; Listen to him ! Obey him as you’ve obeyed me in the past. He is your only hope, he’s your salvation. Verily I tell you, the time will come when we’ll be reunited again under one banner, one indivisible country, for ever and ever. Amen.
mustafa, who is tis man next to Rafik Harriri on the main page?
Andrey,
It’s Gebran Tueni
I’m 100% convinced that the Syrian regime is far more interested in controlling Lebanon than in regaining the Golan Heights.
About a month ago I finished reading Bill Clinton’s “My Life” and took the opportunity to copy and post the excerpts related to the high-level talks between the Israelis and Syrians on the Golan. After reading that, in my mind, there was no doubt. Check it out:
Clinton on Barak-Assad Negotiations
The Lebanese Bargaining Chip
hizbala kiss asss they suck bouuuuuuu
Hey check the comments on this post full of virus spam!
http://beirutspring.blogspot.com/2005/07/bad-apples-good-oranges.html
so why didn’t u post the pic of samir kassir mostapha next to jobran and rafic?
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