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The Armenian candidate’s seat in Beirut I: Solomon’s Baby

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It is with great regret that I received the news today about the withdrawal of our charismatic Armenian Catholic candidate, Richard Koyoumjian, from the race in Beirut I.

Dr. Kouyoumjian has been involved in the Lebanese Forces for the past three decades. He enrolled during the days of Bashir and remained committed during the days of Samir by means of his involvement in the works and lobbying of the Diaspora in Washington D.C.

His candidacy unfolded naturally and his role seemed to fit like a glove. Not only did he represent the spirit of Ashrafieh and its Christian diversity, he also represented the young competent idealist that many Lebanese Forces supporters have been longing for recently.

However one big obstacle came in the way. It was the incumbent MP, Serge Tor Sarkissian, who was running again for the position. Regardless of what Ashrafieh represents for Serge or how good he is with his opportunistic skills, it seems that a deal had to be brokered in total fairness with the principles of the Cedar Revolution.

Not that Dr. Kouyoumjian did not represent the Armenians – in fact he succeeded in representing both Armenians and Non-Armenian Christians – but the unwritten agreement with the Armenians is that they choose their candidates just like March 8 Armenians get to choose their candidates.

Again, this doesn’t mean that the March 14 Armenians do not want Dr. Kouyoumjian. Instead we had to deal with a self-indulgent candidate who, throughout his 9 year tenure, did not learn, it seems, on the importance of compromising for the sake of the nation.

When the mature decision makers of the Lebanese Forces, more specifically Dr. Geagea and Dr. Kouyoumjian, realized they were facing a stubborn irresponsible person who had his personal interests at stake, they had to take a responsible decision.

According to the Ancient Testament, two women who were arguing over who was the true mother of a child, came to Solomon seeking his wise judgment. When he offered to divide the child in two with a sword, the true mother was revealed when she showed compassion and decided to give up the child rather than see him hurt.

Once again – and why should we be surprised? –, the Lebanese Forces conceded an important asset for the sake of the success of the Cedar Revolution. This should not at all reveal weakness but rather grandeur. The LF could have pursued the race for its own sake unilaterally – and even then, we would have had great chances to win. But being the true mother of the cause, it decided to sacrifice.

Dr. Kouyoumjian hasn’t left us as he has been appointed by Dr. Geagea as the LF’s official spokesperson for the elections. What happened today is something we shouldn’t be ashamed of but rather proud.

For the speech of Richard Kouyoumjian assuming responsibility of the decision with great nobility, please click on the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEtYoUh9EHA


Filed under: Bashir Gemayel, Critiques, Editorials, Elections 09, Information, Lebanon, Personal Opinions, Political
Posted by Eiffel on 05.21.09 @ 9:13 pm | 69 Comments

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  • 1. Che | May 21st, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    Long Live The Lebanese Forces in its leadership and infrastructure, which will resurrect Lebanon from ashes and the forces of the culture of death and illusion–aoun and sidi nasrallah.

  • 2. TA | May 21st, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    Eiffel,
    LF needs to reorganize itself and distance itself from Harriri and comp.
    They have four years to work on that, after which they can possibly and I hope get much more seats in the Parliament.
    Harriri’s and Sunni’s era is over.
    It has to end.

    I wanted to go and vote in achrafieh but now its not worth it anymore… I wont vote for aoun but also not for march 14.
    the candidates are despicable.pharaon… nadim ….
    Nayla possibly but thats it.

    khaye bada kess. ta tse3edneh eveything is dead..

  • 3. Mickel | May 22nd, 2009 at 12:55 am

    The LF decided to be the bigger man and make the sacrifices.

    But how come it’s always the LF who has to make the sacrifices?

  • 4. Rambo | May 22nd, 2009 at 4:02 am

    lame excuses. Why the LF didn’t pull its candidates in other places. How about Chouf for example, Ghattas Khoury is also insiting on running.

    The LF pulled the most promining LF. why not exchange Sheikh Farid Habib seat for example and keep Kouyoumjian?

    Why they didn’t exchange MP Zahra who is still proud of being a graduate of Huntington university (for those who do not know it is an online fake univeristy where for few dollars you can buy a degree)?

    It seems Sheikh Habib and Zahra can not bring the same price of a Dr. Kouyoumjian.

    The LF is not ‘im el sabeh … the Sabeh is ibn bayo Hariri and he is paying …. petro-dollar.

  • 5. Rami | May 22nd, 2009 at 8:04 am

    “a deal had to be brokered in total fairness with the principles of the Cedar Revolution.”

    HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA if the L.F continues like this,There will be no cedars revolution, ive concluded that officially Geagea is th most idiot leader in the history of the lebanese Forces. A good Leader shouldnt hve scarified Kouyoumjian, he shouldnt have sacrified ANY RUNNER FOR THE ELECTION, like Wehbi katicha… Or instead of scarifying the most competent candidate, he should have withdrawn someone like Eddy Abillamaa..
    He should have done like Aoun did in Jezzine, Keep being stubborn et QUE LE MEILLEUr Gagne!!

    Tab enno ma32oul Enno el Achrafye w terikha, ma 3anda mouracha7 3an el ouwet?!?! MA3OUL?!?!?! Ana sarle 20 sene 3etich be karm el zeitoun w ba3ed chi le sar, kel ahele el karm meste2in men el wade3…AYNA HYA AL KOUWAT AL LOUBNANYA?????WE serna na7na?!?! la, Lam nabka…wa lan nastamerr….
    We need to organize a new election inside the Lf, geagea’s days are over…what a weak leader…how come it’s always the LF who has to make the sacrifices?

  • 6. Elie.F | May 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 am

    Ma fi shi isme sacrifice.

    Geagea 2 days ago stated that he sent an agreement to the Armenians of 14 March which he saw it was a complete agreement taht would be good for Armenians,Cedar revolution and 14 March, let’s just wait and see.

    As for you ya Rami, man you never stop to fascinate me, “Geagea’s days are over”? and a weak leader as well?I hope it’s not the psychiatrist who told your father that.

  • 7. Antioch | May 22nd, 2009 at 9:14 am

    So we take it that Saad Alhariri is solomon in ur little story and ja3ja3 is the true mother??

  • 8. ashrafieh | May 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 am

    Sorry but i cant be objective but i am logical :D r.kouyoumjian should stay as a lf candidates.Ashrafieh is for Lf-ers.we have around 5000 voters.Why?we take this decision?this is not sacrifice.I dont want to add more but in Ashrafieh we dont have a candidate exept Sheikh Nadim that we support him till end.this is not fair.Hope Dr Geagea took the right step.
    Bashir 7ay fina and nabka wanastamer bidoun aw ma3 nouweb!

  • 9. danny | May 22nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Rami,

    I thought your psychiatrist had suggested you live in the groves of Zeitoon in the north…or…..
    Now you all see Dr. Kouyoumjian as the most competent or the best??? Why? on what basis?
    Anyway in politics as well as in life the big picture is the most important! To my understanding there was a disctinct possibility of losing that seat had the Armenian vote splinterred and the Tashnag candidate might have won (I am hearing of mass airlifts of M8 recruits to Lebanon while M14 has fizzled)….

    Also, the Armenian candiddate is Zahle supposedly is a pro LF…

    Anyway, we’ll see in 16 days….

    Rami (you are sounding so much as if you are from the dahiye ya ali), make sure you take your meds and stay off the sauce…

    Lakhayem

  • 10. Rami | May 22nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    الدكتور ريشار قيومجيان
    مواليد بطحا – كسروان 1962
    متأهل من راوية أبي يونس ولهما إبنتان – ساندرا وسابين.

    التحصيل العلمي:
    - شهادة البكالوريا اللبنانية – علوم إحتبارية
    المدرسة المركزية – جونيه 1978
    - شهادة البكالوريا الفرنسية – رياضيات وعلوم طبيعية – ثانوية القلب الأقدس Aix-en-Provence – فرنسا 1979
    - شهادة دكتورا في جراحة الفم وطب الأسنان – جامعة القديس يوسف – بيروت 1984
    - دبلوم دراسات عليا في طب عام الأسنان المتقدم وبيولوجيا الفم من جامعة ميريلاند في بالتيمور – الولايات المتحدة 1997
    - دبلوم دراسات عليا في السياسة الدولية – معهد السياسة العالمية – واشنطن 2008
    - يتابع حالياً تحصيل شهادة الماسترز في فن الحكم وشؤون الأمن القومي – معهد السياسة العالمية – واشنطن.

    المسؤوليات الحزبية الأساسية
    - محاضر في مكتب التوجيه – الشعبة الخامسة للقوات اللبنانية (1983-1984)
    - رئيس دائرة أطباء الأسنان في المجلس الصحي الإجتماعي للكتائب (1983-1985)
    - رئيس مصلحة الطلاب للكتائب (1986-1987)
    - رئيس فرع التقديمات التربوية في مؤسسة التضامن الإجتماعي (1987-1989)
    - مدير عام بيت المستقبل (1989-1990)
    - عضو المجلس السياسي للقوات اللبنانية (في الخارج) منذ تأسيسه العام 1995 حتى حله العام 2005.
    - أمين الإعلام في المجلس السياسي (1998-2001)

    محطات نضالية
    بدأ نضاله السياسي باكراً في صفوف حزب الكتائب منذ العام 1974 وتابع دربه المقاوم في صفوف القوات اللبنانية. اضطر الى المنفى الطوعي نتيجة الوصاية والإحتلال وغادر لبنان العام 1994 أسوة بالكثيرين من كادرات وعناصر القوات.

    That is why he is our best candidate.

    Ya di3an el chouhada
    we dont want GeaGea as leader of the L.F!!!!

  • 11. Rami | May 22nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Danny you are not a true L.Fer, you are one of those who follow geagea just for the sake of following him, you are one of those who support the L.F just because they have cool music and symbols, we should get ridd of you

  • 12. danny | May 22nd, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    wow…ali/rami/zeitoon,

    Whatever! again a sound advice to you: Stay off the zeitoon fumes! And that is Dr, Geagea for you you imbecile! You have not earned the right to call him Geagea!
    …Music, wine and women….Great.

  • 13. danny | May 22nd, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    Rami,

    If you think education alone can make a man…We will have thousands of them! So thanks for providing us with his biography!

    You are not even close to knowing what LF or DSG stand/stood for you miserable rat! Go back on the cot in your zeitoon groves and talk to your psychiatrist about your issues…

  • 14. LF_france | May 22nd, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    N what do you think,

    it must be kinda nice that people want to know your opinion ;)

  • 15. Michele | May 22nd, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Rami u r still consistent in ur stupidity; I must congratulate ur psychiatrist.

    I have a feeling that kouyoumdjian has been promised a post in the ministry hence the withdrawal.

  • 16. Rami | May 22nd, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    Hear Me Hear ME im Michele the oracle!

  • 17. Elie.F | May 22nd, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    Yi3ni ya reit kammal bil tirshee7 7atta shoof shoo kinto badkon t2alfo 3anno,w bishoo kinto badkon tittihmoo, Bouez was good but when he left 3aoun sirto t2oolo 3anno inno az3ar, and murr before him…

  • 18. Elie.F | May 22nd, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    نصرالله أشرف الناس وأطهر الناس في مهرجان المقاومة في الجنوب : نواب المعارضة هم نواب حزب الله و7 حزيران يوم لمحاسبة من يتآمر على المقاومة و سلاح المقاومة

    المسؤول الإعلامي في التيار الوطني الحرّ ناصيف القزي للأنباء : التحالف بين الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي والتيار الوطني الحر ليس أمرا غريبا. فالحزب القومي حزب له تاريخه النضالي، وهناك عناصر كثيرة تجعلنا متقاربين مع القوميين، ليس لمجرد تحالف انتخابي، بل سياسي وطني ايضا

    القيادي في حزب الله نواف الموسوي في حوار مع الشرق الأوسط: نسعى لتغيير النظام اللبناني، نظام الاستئثار والهيمنة والارتهان للخارج ونحن في المعارضة قادرون بالفعل على إدارة الحكم في لبنان

    Walla shi bisharrif, keep it up 3AOUNIS.

  • 19. Rony | May 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 am

    we are shocked by the withdrawal of dr.kouyoumjian, no doubt he is one of the best candidates. On the other hand, we have faith that dr.geagea took the correct decision. long live the lf.

  • 20. N10452 | May 23rd, 2009 at 7:06 am

    LF France,
    I think i’ve been clear on many occasions in regards to the LF stance in politics because it reflects its stance in the elections ..
    Uncapable of imposing its candidates
    Uncapable of negotiating its strategic alliance. ..
    Uncapable of running their own campaign except by attacking Aoun …

    Its all messed up and Kouwoumjian is one small example of all that ..

    And even though am kind of honored people like to hear my opinion, i wish 1% of those who read me do apply what i am saying or pass it along to the LF leadership before its too late ..

  • 21. Rami | May 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Say that to danny, or to michele N…

  • 22. danny | May 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    ya zeitoon,

    danny n michele are ‘impressed” by u ya batal…..

  • 23. Rami | May 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    10x :)
    but i don’t need your recognition anyways..

  • 24. Rony | May 23rd, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    why are u guys fighting about? we are on the same side? arent we?

  • 25. danny | May 23rd, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    leh ya rami…?? You do not exist without our recognition…ASK your psychiatrist!! I am certain it is a part of your “treatment”…

  • 26. Rami | May 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    Rony, we are not on the same side..
    We are the true L.Fers not like danny and michele,who only know a couple of songs and some slogans they repeat without understanding anything..
    it is true el cha3eb ghachim like the other idiot aoun said

  • 27. danny | May 23rd, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    Rami,

    You?? True LFer???(unless you think of yourself as a L(ousy) F(isherman)… Split personality ….time to go back to the cot in Jamil Seyyed’s shack and consult your psychiatrist…Tell him you are having serious hallucinations again!!

  • 28. Michele | May 23rd, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    Rami!! U r truly obsessed by me! N now u added danny to ur obsession!

    Im not at all flaterred as I don’t want a creep/idiot to go on obsessing on me, Arze n Doc were more than enough.

  • 29. Rony | May 24th, 2009 at 12:52 am

    Rami, samir geagea is lebanese forces, if u dont like his actions go find another political party. dr richard kouyoumjian who u are defending, himself accepted the withdraw announced by dr geagea, who are u to judge them.

  • 30. Rami | May 24th, 2009 at 9:08 am

    i ask the same question, Who are you Rony to tell me to go find another political party? by saying this you are demonstrating to me that you are not a true L.Fer, that you do not support the L.f, you only support a name, a person, a human,who came from ashes and to ashes he shall return, as for me i support a cause, i support a party, an idea a slogan that has been forged 30 years ago. Rony there are a lot of differences between you and me..but you are not different from the aounies who follow there leader blindly, as for me i will always stick with the L.F, and try to change from the inside,bring a new leader.

  • 31. Rony | May 24th, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Rami what im saying is that u must trust geagea, if he kept dr.kouyoumjian and torsarkisian didnt withdraw , 14 march will lose for sure beirut 1

  • 32. Rami | May 24th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    If Bachir was still alive would he accept that achrafieh doesn’t have a single L.F candidate???
    The only true L.F representative is George Forides

  • 33. paul | May 24th, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    g. forides or abou coco.

  • 34. Rony | May 24th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    without the withdrawn no one will have a chance, u will help the murderers of bachir and their allies getting into the parlement.

  • 35. sick | May 24th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    :D tabchu ba3dkun !! We love it !

  • 36. paul | May 24th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

    hehehe,hastar Rami,fada7t 7alak lkil 3irif halla2 innak 3aoune :P
    yalla meche l7al allah yir7am maoutek ya 2edame.
    sallim 3a abou coco iza chifto.

  • 37. Rami | May 24th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    Halla2 inta fada7et 7allak ennak mannak a true L.F, halla2 george forides sar aoune ya ma.stoul????? 3mol recherchetakk rja3 7kine
    ma bta3eref chi 3an terikh el ouwet…

  • 38. paul | May 24th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    ana manne lfer,w2inte hon bass ta t7ott FITNA…sar 3indo micho jihez amen w2istikhbaraat ;-)

  • 39. danny | May 25th, 2009 at 3:11 am

    N,

    long wait for moderation…#40

  • 40. paul | May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 am

    danny, lmishkle inno byi2ra bass ma myifham ;-)

  • 41. Rami | May 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    again and again paul you are proving to me que ” tu es un mouton de panurge”

  • 42. danny | May 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    ooops…Here come sour mental patient…Little rami wants to be LF er…We do not accept any acidic “fruits” like you…No Orange, Lemon or Lime….

    What’s the price of Zeitoon nowadays??

  • 43. paul | May 26th, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    Rami,tu es le aoune, ici…pas moi

  • 44. Rami | May 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    wow and a denying mouton de panurge! things are getting better and better paulita..
    come by Karem el zeitoun and ask for me, i have a surprise for you ;)
    (its in achrafieh baby ;) )

  • 45. paul | May 26th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    i will be glad Rami,i also have a surprise for you ;-) i need the complete address surely only if you are not afraid and if you don´t mind. ;-)

    (just the opposit Ramia,achrafiyeh is in karm lzaytoun ;-) )

  • 46. danny | May 27th, 2009 at 1:58 am

    paul my friend,

    You are talking to a guy who spends a few hours awake and with his psychiatrist! Go easy on him…He has a definite szchitso problem…He was fighting in the Jabal with el Khoury then moved to Akkar…Of course constantly keeping in touch with Jamil Seyyed’s psychiatrist…Now he wants to be in his virtual reality in Zeitoun groves or Karm el zeitoon or Zeitoonieh…He seems to be hungry!!! It’s the meds….

  • 47. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 10:09 am

    Paul for next time, try to think before writing anything..really man…just take this advice from me…its for your own safety..”if you don´t mind.”, i invited you Mr ;)
    and no Pauletta, karem el zeitoun is in achrafieh
    My house is in the street of “machewe hassoun” go there and ask i dare you.

  • 48. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 10:36 am

    Rami,i see you have some problems to undestand what i mean , try with excessive concentration,It’s worth trying ;-)

  • 49. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 11:54 am

    hehehe anyway pauleta, the challenge is still up
    do what you want to do
    dont forget the adress

  • 50. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    don’t worry Rami,i am faster than you think.

    why you call me pauleta , do you have some unattainable dreams? ;-)

  • 51. Michele | May 27th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    I didn’t know that Rami was into men; that explains his aggressivity towards girls.

    Paulino, not sure wether u should be flattered or disgusted but i have a feeling that Rami is so much into u.

    hmmmm, another issue that Rami should discuss with his psychiatrist. ;)

  • 52. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    non non non it is reality.
    Your gonna shock me if you tell me that you r a boy..im pretty sure your mama told me you are a girl :S

  • 53. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    btw, she told me now to tell you that shes gonna be late tonight, so you better lock the doors..

  • 54. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    she did not want to destroy your hope.

    Michele,what do you thik about this “non non non”? ;-)

  • 55. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    Rami, you should only believe what your mama say ;-)

  • 56. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    hmmm well im waiting for you in achrafieh,ill take you for a tour, i know the place as good as i know your mama’s pubic garden;)

  • 57. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    i should also tell her to use your shaving razor for tonight..DONT HIDE IT FROM HER OK?
    or you r gonna ruin everything :(

  • 58. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    ok Rami,
    everyone can read your filth now .

  • 59. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    hey man if you are annoyed or anything,i take back everything i said..im sorry..didnt think you were going to be hurt..

  • 60. Rami | May 27th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    *get hurt

  • 61. danny | May 27th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Ya paul and michele,

    Let go of this loser Rami…Anyone who has been reading his remarks will have a clear idea of his sewer rat mentality…Unstable…

  • 62. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Rami,not all people come from battery hens like you,maybe you hear such thigs daily that’s why it´s for you the normality.

    THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT. Honor your father and your mother.

    old Lfer???!!!

  • 63. paul | May 27th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    danny, you´re right .

    hopeless case.

  • 64. Rami | May 28th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    Hors Sujet Mr paul, Hors sujet. When bcharreh residents curse god(A*** brab rabbak) does that mean that they are not L.Fers??????think again,u cannot use god to affirm that im not an L.Fer
    Paul , since you felt hurt, im going to stop this war between u and me. just let everyone say its own opinion, and call a truce ok?
    TRUCE

  • 65. paul | May 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Rami,i will never insult your family if we have war.

    and about bsharre,you should ask them not me.

  • 66. paul | May 28th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    unless you want me to do it

    hehehe no chance.

  • 67. Rami | May 28th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    khalas man i told you, i take back eveything i said.
    mais g pa compri se ke tu veu dir a propo de bsharre “you should ask them not me.”

    unless you mean that they never say that, the you would be wrong because they always say it.

  • 68. paul | May 28th, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    Rami,surely it´s not ok when they say somethig like that but i am neither HA nor 2ikhwen mouslimin to defend god,and i am sure he dont need my help.

  • 69. Rony | May 30th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    الناطق الرسمي باسم الحملة الانتخابية للقوات اللبنانية ريشار قيومجيان ضيف شدا عمر في برنامج “أنت والحدث” على شاشة المؤسسة اللبنانية للإرسال الأحد 31-5-2009 في العاشرة والنصف ليلاً.



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