be it Hiz with Iran/Syria, or Mar14 with USA/France…

now, I’m not saying they are both the same, however, the US is using Lebanon to pressure Syria on Iraq, and Iran is using Lebanon for it’s nuclear aims..

if you want to remove this international pressure, you need too stop the illegal money coming from Iran to hiz, and if Iran truely wants to help Lebanon, it can donate to the state like any other country…

second would be the weapons, but, I’m guessing when the money well runs dry, hez would be dropped like a dead donkey!

*determine the boundaries with syria
*diplomatic exchange with syria
*disarm the palestinian camps
*the international tribunal

Of course, a new electoral law is required. and disarming hizbullah will have to be decided in the parliament.

Agreeing on a comprimse president is nothing but a total win to HA. It’s time for the majority to act like one and elect one of their own.

Berri’s shameful behavior should stand as a stark reminder of how HA can not be trusted and will do anything to achieve its hellish agenda.

• Proposes changes to the culture of governance
• Commits to the implementation NOT adherence only of all international resolutions
• No reversal of any Seniora cabinet decisions
• Proposes the move of the country towards a nonsectarian system (according to Taef??)
• Commits to principal of “No guns except of the security apparatus”
• Hizballah gun issue. If Lebanese Law is implemented everywhere in Lebanon, irrespective of who’s “area” it is, HA weapons will not be used for blackmailing the Shiite population to vote for HA in elections.
• The president has to commit that all areas of Lebanon should be treated the same. Ex: Shiites areas should not get free hydro. Social services should be for all Lebanon, including where HA thinks it has dominance or exclusive rights. All people should be treated equally.
• Suggests the establishment of “ Charter of freedom and rights”
• BE PRESIDENT OF LEBANES PEOPLE.

Sunni: International Tribunal and some of what the Christians want
Shia: Guns and more guns
Druze: Please leave us alone in our mountains
Christians: Who are we?? Ok. Can we visit during the summer?

Sorry for being so facetious but this can not get any more frustrating and annoying for people of intellect trying to make sense. The latest blurt of wisdom from the Maronite bishops: It is everyone’s fault! Sorry guys are these guys drinking rancid wine?

I think I am going to tune out till November 24th and follow up later…Or pop pepsids

SOVEREIGNY! That’s it! EVERYTHING else is negotiable! Sovereignty NEVER can. and by sovereignty I mean FULL UNADULTERATED COMPLETE SOVEREIGNY. Which means:
1- No extra-Lebanese loyalties (Syrian, Iranian, Taiwanese, or what have you…)
2- No weapons, no laws, and no prerogatives above those of the State.
3- No political parties that dismiss and labor to abrogate the integrity and finality of the Lebanese state.

and those who don’t like this can suck a duck and take their candidates, their weapons, and their useless causes and liberation movements elsewhere!

Shou Fhemna?

You are spot on with the “sunni” bias point. There is however an underlying current. The problem with Lebanon is not the opposition! The problem is not Aoun or Syria. The fact is most of those matters can be dealt with swiftly if you actually had a government that was governing!

Instead you have a paper government with the sole stated ambition of finding the killers of Hariri. It has never ever been about lebanon for them and it is good that so many are now starting to realise it.

By the way, the next president of lebanon should not spend so much time in the pool since excessive exposure to sun can cause cancer! just look at the present raison sitting in the chair…he’s suffering from brain, tongue and jaw cancer! You can’t get worse than that:-)

Ayesh Lubnan

Can you explain to me how can someone believe both “The Trial for Rafiq Hariri is an Israeli and American Demand” and “The Truth for Rafiq Hariri is our sole request”?

I’m sure that the list you’re trying to build with this post will have its top three (not necessarily in this order” as such:

1. The trial
2. Hizbullah’s weapons
3. New election laws and a final interpretation of the constitution

Now, as for your Lebanese readers, your Sunni readers will vote for 1, your shia readers will vote for 2 and your christian readers will vote for 3. No offense guys, so don’t jump at my neck hysterically and act all hypocritically with cheezy comments.

Back to your conSENSUS president, I am wondering whether you are actually referring to a conSESSION president. I don’t think anybody is able to satisfy everybody at once; that was why democracy was created in the first place, to overcome antagonistic demands of citizens and to satisfy as many as possible to the at the expense of the least possible.

In Lebanon’s case, it is obvious that Hizbullah will NEVER give up its weapons, even if we get back Shebaa AND the seven villages (with all its impossibility, but let’s assume it for the sake of the argument of liberation weapons blablabla) and that Syria will NEVER release Lebanon, as it is the stronger neighbour who is not an enemy to us. The Palestinians will NEVER go back to Palestine (although I have to admit that Abu Arz seriously offered a brilliant and very funny suggestion of deporting them somewhere else more accommodating LOL)