Comments on: Mr. Unity http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/ Blogging Lebanon since 2005 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Opening Up To Michel Sleiman | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7432 Opening Up To Michel Sleiman | The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:20:20 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7432 [...] • Back in August, I argued precisely for what Mr. Jumblat is doing today • I then Called Mr. Suleiman the inevitable candidate • I also shared an anecdote about him that a reader posted • In September I pinpointed the one word Mr. Suleiman likes to be associated with. [...] [...] • Back in August, I argued precisely for what Mr. Jumblat is doing today • I then Called Mr. Suleiman the inevitable candidate • I also shared an anecdote about him that a reader posted • In September I pinpointed the one word Mr. Suleiman likes to be associated with. [...]

]]> By: Bad Vilbel http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7431 Bad Vilbel Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:29:51 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7431 Didn't I warn you guys about this a few weeks ago? Look at how easily everyone is suddenly falling for it! All of a sudden, it's "He's no so bad." and "I wouldn't mind seeing him as President." Bleh. How quickly some of you forget. Didn’t I warn you guys about this a few weeks ago? Look at how easily everyone is suddenly falling for it! All of a sudden, it’s “He’s no so bad.” and “I wouldn’t mind seeing him as President.”

Bleh. How quickly some of you forget.

]]> By: Bad Vilbel http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7430 Bad Vilbel Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:27:41 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7430 Since he's so keen on unity, you think he'll UNIFY all the weapons in Lebanon under the banner of the Army? Or will he continue to support DIVISION of Army vs. "Resistance" ??? Heh Since he’s so keen on unity, you think he’ll UNIFY all the weapons in Lebanon under the banner of the Army? Or will he continue to support DIVISION of Army vs. “Resistance” ??? Heh

]]> By: Don Cox http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7429 Don Cox Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:37:33 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7429 I think a bit of unity with Israel would be more worth while than unity with Syria. There is no reason other than those farms (which could easily be negotiated over) for a constant state of hostility between Israel and Lebanon. Have Egypt or Jordan come to any harm from being at peace with Israel? I think not. I think a bit of unity with Israel would be more worth while than unity with Syria. There is no reason other than those farms (which could easily be negotiated over) for a constant state of hostility between Israel and Lebanon.

Have Egypt or Jordan come to any harm from being at peace with Israel? I think not.

]]> By: No to the generals http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7428 No to the generals Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:32:28 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7428 He is an undercover, in the closet Pro Syrian for God sakes. This is a remake of Lahoud's presidency guys, I can't believe you're not ALL seeing this. He is an undercover, in the closet Pro Syrian for God sakes.

This is a remake of Lahoud’s presidency guys, I can’t believe you’re not ALL seeing this.

]]> By: Solomon2 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7427 Solomon2 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:19:18 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7427 For those Lebanese who may assess the current crop of candidates by the question, "Who can smooth the Syrians and Iranians enough to stay alive yet betray them at the critical moment?" I'd like to point out that nobody has a bigger record of betrayal than the Syrian regime. They sacrificed a whole bunch of terrorists last year in a failed attempt to curry favor with the U.S., so who says they didn't pull the strings to create the Tripoli crisis and so as to elevate Suleiman to the point he can reach for the Presidency? No, I don't really believe this is the case. But given the Asad regime's record, I think it is a possibility. So I have held back on the cheering until the situation becomes less obscure. For those Lebanese who may assess the current crop of candidates by the question, “Who can smooth the Syrians and Iranians enough to stay alive yet betray them at the critical moment?” I’d like to point out that nobody has a bigger record of betrayal than the Syrian regime. They sacrificed a whole bunch of terrorists last year in a failed attempt to curry favor with the U.S., so who says they didn’t pull the strings to create the Tripoli crisis and so as to elevate Suleiman to the point he can reach for the Presidency?

No, I don’t really believe this is the case. But given the Asad regime’s record, I think it is a possibility. So I have held back on the cheering until the situation becomes less obscure.

]]> By: Ramzi S http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7426 Ramzi S Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:36:51 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7426 He can play middle ground as long as he can. But a time will come when he will have to choose sides. You are either for a country, a border, and only the weapons for the army (in other words what the West defines as the minimum requirement for a country) Or you are for a middle that gets you somewhere into eccepting accepting Syrian medling and the continuation of Hezballah's state within a state. I think he is bluffing one of the sides. And I think that side is non-other than the incompetent March 14. Remember how excited many in the country were when Lahoud came to power? And Lahoud was saying all the right things.. Dont look now but I think the Lebanese people are going to get duped again.. "You can fool some people some time but you cant fool all the people all the time" Bob Marley Unfortunately I dont think Bob lived in Lebanon.. He can play middle ground as long as he can. But a time will come when he will have to choose sides.

You are either for a country, a border, and only the weapons for the army (in other words what the West defines as the minimum requirement for a country) Or you are for a middle that gets you somewhere into eccepting accepting Syrian medling and the continuation of Hezballah’s state within a state.

I think he is bluffing one of the sides. And I think that side is non-other than the incompetent March 14.

Remember how excited many in the country were when Lahoud came to power? And Lahoud was saying all the right things.. Dont look now but I think the Lebanese people are going to get duped again..

“You can fool some people some time but you cant fool all the people all the time”
Bob Marley

Unfortunately I dont think Bob lived in Lebanon..

]]> By: Imad http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7425 Imad Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:12:30 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7425 The key sentence in your post Mus is "he exonerated the Syrians". That is a no no in my book. Any leader that wants to exonerate the Syrians is failing to acknowledge the reality that the Syrians are guilty guilty guilty. The key sentence in your post Mus is “he exonerated the Syrians”. That is a no no in my book. Any leader that wants to exonerate the Syrians is failing to acknowledge the reality that the Syrians are guilty guilty guilty.

]]> By: Dory http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7424 Dory Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:40:17 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7424 Truth in Lebanon is only revealed by the fools. Fanjieh clearly stated to marcel ghanem that mr sleiman is well respected by bashar el-assad as well as fares boueiz and both enjoy the highest esteem in the syrian regime `entourage`. In other words, Sleiman and Boueiz both are consensus presidential candidates. The Syrians will push for one of them, no boubt about that. Wether the lebanese in general like or dislike those two candidates is irrelevant! What is crucial here is that the lebanese army benefited from a `coup de main` from the syrian secret agents and intelligence who assisted the army in its fight against the terrorists. Why, were there assistance from syria? in my most humble opinion it is to facilitate sleiman`s non ending struggle and present him as the only savior who eliminated an islamist plot and not only that but you have to take into perspective the struggle with islamism in the middle east, Iraq and the region and that no country has declared victory over such phenomenon. Hey, Maybe the last visit of the commander of US army for mideast region is to acquire and learn some techniques until now foreign to the US warfare in Iraq against terrorism!!!!. Syria is saying its word wether to Lebanese or to the US. I am the key to the solution to all issues from Iraq to Palestine to Lebanon ending in the prospects of a peace agreement with Israel. This is well understood by the US official as well as by the french freshly elected Sarkosy. After all the Patriarch seemed to have goten the message, Either Sleiman or Chaos!!! `Mabrook`and you are still asking who will be the next persident?? Truth in Lebanon is only revealed by the fools. Fanjieh clearly stated to marcel ghanem that mr sleiman is well respected by bashar el-assad as well as fares boueiz and both enjoy the highest esteem in the syrian regime `entourage`. In other words, Sleiman and Boueiz both are consensus presidential candidates. The Syrians will push for one of them, no boubt about that. Wether the lebanese in general like or dislike those two candidates is irrelevant! What is crucial here is that the lebanese army benefited from a `coup de main` from the syrian secret agents and intelligence who assisted the army in its fight against the terrorists. Why, were there assistance from syria? in my most humble opinion it is to facilitate sleiman`s non ending struggle and present him as the only savior who eliminated an islamist plot and not only that but you have to take into perspective the struggle with islamism in the middle east, Iraq and the region and that no country has declared victory over such phenomenon. Hey, Maybe the last visit of the commander of US army for mideast region is to acquire and learn some techniques until now foreign to the US warfare in Iraq against terrorism!!!!. Syria is saying its word wether to Lebanese or to the US. I am the key to the solution to all issues from Iraq to Palestine to Lebanon ending in the prospects of a peace agreement with Israel. This is well understood by the US official as well as by the french freshly elected Sarkosy. After all the Patriarch seemed to have goten the message, Either Sleiman or Chaos!!! `Mabrook`and you are still asking who will be the next persident??

]]> By: Ali http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7423 Ali Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:29:31 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/09/03/mr-unity/#comment-7423 It seems so z. Hmmm I need to look into the history books and find a good successful army general who was a president in the arab world. Ow and please don't tell me Jamal abdul nassir. Bas you never know, it is true it never worked in past 30 cases, But it might be good this time. Anyone likes poker? wo yallah 3ala il batata It seems so z.

Hmmm I need to look into the history books and find a good successful army general who was a president in the arab world.
Ow and please don’t tell me Jamal abdul nassir.

Bas you never know, it is true it never worked in past 30 cases, But it might be good this time. Anyone likes poker?
wo yallah 3ala il batata

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