tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post112170859118987332..comments2024-03-23T02:40:59.858-05:00Comments on The Lebanese Bloggers: A Sweet Day, A Bitter DayRajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625042447499335907noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1121769533207756462005-07-19T05:38:00.000-05:002005-07-19T05:38:00.000-05:00mustapha, your last comment re Aoun and the presid...mustapha, your last comment re Aoun and the presidency is fully true, and this is why aoun has been seen as protecting lahoud, while in fact he is simply (like the patriarch) trying to keep the face of the presidency seat that he is hoping to acquire. last thing he wants is to take on a seat that has no power and no respect left. and this is why, if you follow his speeches and interviews carefully, he seems to be constantly starting his sentences with "according to the constitution..."<BR/><BR/>on another note, yesterday here in london, an afghani ex-warlord now living in the UK was sentenced for crimes and torture he did in kabul 10 years ago, setting a precedent in a UK law allowing a foreign criminal to be prosecuted even for offences done outside the UK <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4693239.stm" REL="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4693239.stm</A>. Question is, if as the rumor is going, Geagea is now coming to London for treatment and to "live" a bit (i.e. finally enjoy his wife i guess), can he be prosecuted for his crimes done during the Leb war?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1121725771899027112005-07-18T17:29:00.000-05:002005-07-18T17:29:00.000-05:00Doha,Hariri's comment is part of a larger campaign...Doha,<BR/><BR/>Hariri's comment is part of a larger campaign by the parliamentary majority to establish the fact that you mentioned (that the previous governments did not have what lahhoud calls "a national unity government"). Hariri said it, Almustaqbal newspaper wrote it, Future T.V. Said it, Jumblat said it. This is all designed to put pressure on lahhoud who is now "mulling over" Seniora's proposal.<BR/><BR/>Also, Aoun said something else which was very important:<BR/>"The president can do whatever he wants, he can even submit a list of ministers to the prime minister". THAT, to me, is saying this: "i'm planning to be president one day and i am telling you from now that the presidency is a very important seat, so don't mess with it"Mustaphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677450720842640863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1121721626103717752005-07-18T16:20:00.000-05:002005-07-18T16:20:00.000-05:00what about karame's govt, or mikati's, or what abo...what about karame's govt, or mikati's, or what about christian representation for 15 years smarty rr?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1121713092598553092005-07-18T13:58:00.000-05:002005-07-18T13:58:00.000-05:00many times? when was hariri out of the government ...many times? when was hariri out of the government except for 2 years, 98-00? and during those 2 years the sunnis felt targetted and mobilized as a community to bring him back in 2000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com