I will never subsribe to this ridicolous Feb14 line that you Mustafa espouse.

The Taif constitution allows the Shites 20% of Parliaments seats. These are the Pro-Syrians that you refer to always. They will never have the numbers to control the Parliament or Government nor will they ever have the numbers for veto.

In order for veto, the votes of the C&R bloc led by the FPM are needed. This is where the propoganda for 2 years has portrayed the C&R as Pro-Syrian. Mustafa time for honesty on this issue and for you to admit that the C&R bloc will never do the bidding of anyone ther than Lebanon.

If you want to take the reality that the C&R are not Pro-Syrian into account, then explain to us how Syria can control Lebanon again????

If you want to keep to the line that the C&R bloc are Pro-Syrian, then you are masking a much bigger internal Political agenda in which the FPM are seen as an enemy.

Please go beyong the simple and hard to believe slogans and explore Lebanese politics in a deeper way.

Anonomous, you don’t like the idea that the FPM is allied to Hizballah, like the 14th Feb was until last year, that is your business.

Why don’t you try and explain, leaving the propaganda that the FPM is pro-Syrian in the rubbish bin it belongs in, how “Pro-Syrians (Shites)” will take over Lebanon. I asked Mustafa to explain this seriously, leaving the FPM pro Syrian lie aside.

good article by Michael Young. Straight to the point.

To Jihad Haddad, you’re criticizing without giving any alternatives. And no Aoun is not an alternative. Aoun is the problem. I do not believe Aoun to be Pro-Syrian. I think that is a ridiculous claim, but Aoun needs to put a stop to his ambiguity. Since his return to Lebanon Aoun has been very vocal about not accusing Syria before the end of the results, yet he thinks the majority in the government don’t deserve this luxury. he throws accusations left and right (all without any proof), but when someone points the finger at Syria, he takes offense somehow.

So you can’t be surprised if some think he has become Pro-Syrian. Aoun neds to understand that the people that respected did so because he had principles. When he allied himself to Hezballah, that was the beginning of the end for him. And don’t give me the “but the M14 ppl were allied to Hezballah back then”. Some people (most I think) expect much more from Aoun then we expect from the current government. But he showed us that he is no better.

SO what is the option left? Neither the orange loving Napoleon, nor the the truth fielding thief. I hope a real independant comes forward and sends both of these march 14th march 8th people back to their village.

Jihad,
In response to your second comment. I am not saying that HA shouldn’t be allied with Aoun. That’s their choice and they have their agenda. All the Lebanese should be allied together. I’m for us all being united regardless of religion. But to say C&R/Aoun are not playing into the Syrian agenda is a joke and a lie that C&R are telling the rest of us. Who benefits with what Aoun is doing? You didn’t answer my question. How are the Lebanese benefiting from all these conflicts, fears, unease, sit-ins, MP refusals to meet, and Anti-Syrian murders. As Leb Christian said, Aoun refuses to go against Syria who is the obvious one with these targets! By the way, they were the ones (Pro-Syrians) who voted his party in after Pierre’s murder (he had a news conference with them). If Aoun still had any Lebanese patriotism left in him, he would put his personal dictatorship dreams aside, and meet with the majority (M-14) – who are also Lebanese, by the way, just like HA, remember? Or would that simple act be too honourable for Aoun?

To support Sam’s assertion that Aoun is a psychopath, check out this Youtube clip (only 35 seconds). Would you vote for this man as President of Lebanon?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXxWZe5tOU&mode=related&search=

There are many more clips…but remember this sick man would represent you and all of us if he won. Remember Hitler?

It’s Aoun on one side, against all Lebanese Christians put together. Not bad for the FPM.

I think Aoun should retire, and his FPM should take over. It has a well founded movement, well educated followers, and the Lebanon’s most intellectual among its peers (very Obvious at USJ, which is probably the only university which has fully support for one Lebanese movement).

I think Michel Aoun will be remembered as a decent chap which also avoided a civil strife by moving in with Hezbollah, even though most of his followers despised him for it and realized later on that it was not all that bad of a move, but got the whole world which criticizes Hezbollah, criticizing him. Not an easy task he made, but prevented a much larger problem.

Finally, I beileve the FPM shoudl restructure, bring out its outspoken charismatic leaders to the torch now and make a strong Christian Lebanese movement which represents as much as the Future Movement represents out of its community and Hezbollah represent out of its community. The sum of all us, makes Lebanon what it is. Diversity is the spice of life.

Opposition followers should understand that by obstructing the election of a new president they are to blame for all the problems that will follow. M14 will accomplish their civic duty and show up to every election session. The obstructionists will be those who will refuse to come. By the way, the absence of consensus is not proper grounds for not attending.
Eventually the duty to elect a president will prevail even through a 50+1% election.

Jester,
Watch out when you say that Aoun “avoided a civil strife by moving in with Hezbollah”. As this is interpreted as either a bogus claim or a complete indictment of HA’s intentions in Leb.

Il n’y a pas de fumée sans flamme. It is not about hatred, it is about criticism. Shia Lebanese should be loyal to Lebanon First and stop being puppet for Iran ambitions.
Druze did the same mistakes with English and Soviet, they were wrong. Maronites did it with French and Israeli and they were wrong. Sunnni did it with Egyptians and Palestinians and they were wrong too.
The main problem in Lebanon is Lebanese loyalty to foreigners! Otherwise, the annoying syrian neigbour could have been much better handeled.
Enjoy Kibbé Nayé, but don’t dream about Wilayat El Faqih too much, it will have an alcohol effect on you.

You are right in many cases. One thing you forgot to mention is that there are law firms that practice ebt settlement as well. So whats the difference for one a law firm can keep the collection agencies off of your back, two they are alot more reputable than your standard ?debt settlement company? they must compy with the bar association of their state. However you are right there is no such thing as clumping all of these debts together this is just not the case. But the creditors do speak much differently to a professional negotiator than they do with the average consumer and can usually get a very nice settlement
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