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| Generals can give orders, not rule! Tueni tells Suleiman |
| 2007-08-22 |
| Ghassan Tueni, publisher of An Nahar ridiculed in his weekly column Lebanon's army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman for being dragged into politics and tempted to head what he termed "military government." "We expect from the brave Lebanese army Â… to achieve victory in its war on terror at Nahr al-Bared instead of allowing those with suspicious intentions to tempt it to (lead) a military government," Tueni sarcastically exclaimed in An Nahar's a front-page editorial. He expressed fear that such a government would turn Lebanon into "dictatorships" just like Hosni al-Zaim's coup that overthrew democracy in Syria and Saddam's takeover of Iraq. "Oh! Our courageous army, Our wise and patient (army) commander, beware of being misled," Tueni pleaded. "You can give orders in war, but orders are (restricted) to the constitution when it comes to ruling Lebanon and safeguarding its identity, historical message, human rights and freedoms." Addressing Suleiman, Tueni said: "Devote yourself to bandaging the wounds of your soldiers Â… and worry about achieving civil rule. Â…Then there will be no room for criticism that the army is unable to protect its border and that the need to maintain 'civil' resistance will last forever with the help of divine power until Lebanon achieves independence and sovereignty," Tueni said in reference to Hezbollah. "Let the army be the only resistance. Only then that the army would be contributing to uniting the Lebanese, not by their military rule." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 there is a fine line between bravery and stupidty. Am I the only one who thinks it's a bad idea for a publisher to publically challenge one who is "attempting to head a military government". It might have been a good time to be a bit more diplomatic. |
| Posted by: Unutle McGurque8861 2007-08-22 11:55 |