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• 1. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 11:13 am

  I just don’t understand why the media and some politicians are linking the explosion to Suleiman’s visit…how does this relate?

• 2. Ado | August 13th, 2008 at 11:46 am

  Rima,
  The media and some politicians will start analyzing and speculating this bombing,and linking it to a certain category,everyone from his political point of view,Oppsition will start linking it to Soleiman’s visit,and start accusing Israel and the Us,the Majority will accuse Syria,Iran and Hizbolla,
  And we are sick of these anylizes that lead to nowhere but confronting the lebanese against each others,
  We need an unbiased investigation,with public and clear results….and to stop the analizing crap….

• 3. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 11:50 am

  From the naharnet
  12:22pm LBC: A bomb, targeting a vehicle belonging to a Fatah member, exploded in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon. No casualties were reported.

  I agree Ado with you 100%, this is Lebanon for you.

• 4. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am

  Silvana
  Sorry what do you mean?

• 5. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

  I mean that after all these events that occur, all we get is accusations and counter-accusations and analysis from our politicians, however no real answers. We have yet to recieve any answers for many tragic events that happened in the past few years. In Lebanon anything is plausible whether it is a foul Syrian game or Fatah el Islam avenging their comrads in their so-called ridiculous quest.

  If you mean in regards to Ain al-Hilweh bombing, I find it sad and laughable that is all. I doubt the connection but then again.

  It is interesting what Saad Hariri said though according to Naharnet
  “12:25pm MP Saad Hariri called on the security forces to stop the rearming of terrorist organizations in Tripoli and to curb infiltration into Tripoli.”???!!!

  Also Aoun’s pearl of wisdom as usual ” 12:48pm FPM leader Michel Aoun said the Tripoli bombing was “the result of accumulated neglect” and warned against rearming in the north.”… Well let him stop his allies from using their weapons as a source of threats and asserting their power.

• 6. Stallion | August 13th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

  i don’t think that a public unbiased investigation is feasible at the moment. the reason is because a lot of internal polititians will be found guilty and it will link to many previous bombings and assasinations which will probably send more than half the so called zou3ama to jail.
  tripoli bombing could be a message to sleiman not to visit syria. i know that many politicians do not want him to visit syria. they are happy with the current bad situation in lebanon because it gives them more power .
  and please rima , do not mention to us ur predictable analysis that HA did the bombing to make sunnies fight sunnies and all that crap . and then at the end say tfeh 3a hal sha3eb el khayen welghasheem (as u normally do).

• 7. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 12:21 pm

  Well to tell you the real truth, after writing my commentI do not understand what is happening in my country AT ALL, but I hope this will end soon… I hope all of these that died and are imprisoned in Syrian jails will not have sacrificed in vain… I will go back to reading the comments a7san

• 8. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

  Stallion

  well that is my opinion…

• 9. N10452 | August 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

  HA cannot operate that easily in Tripoli, its either Syrian intelligence or Jihadists ..

  And the rational assumption is that JIhadists are after it, considering the place, the circumstances and the history of the army- jihadists ..

• 10. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

  stallion,
  I was just suspicious of what Arze said previousely about nuking tripoli…and tfeh is not an indecent word…it is just a lebanese way of expressing disdain….

• 11. Stallion | August 13th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

  isn’t it silly of u to think that arze is a moukhabarat and he is a traitor etc just because of a word he said (or typed) ?
  come on rima grow up please and stop assuming that the majority of lebs and christians (who by the way do not share the same opinion as urs) are traitors just because they refuse to follow ur march 14 brilliant politicians (ta ma n2ool shi teni) .

• 12. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

  We blame Politicians for analyzing and accusing, while we are doing the same thing.

  I repeat it once again, we are living in a country where everybody can do everything they want, we have more than 50 Intelligence institutions working in the country without any restriction, we have some 18 sects, more than 25 security zones, weapons and arms are everywhere, all the countries can interfere with our internal affairs, each community is living with hatred towards all the others, no one is accepting the other’s opinion, people are living in a total mess, and we have 3 million political analysts between the age of 3 and 100.

  Please everybody, stop accusing each others, think deeply in every word u’re saying, and don’t listen to Politicians and act by everything they say.

  The truth is we have 2 neighbour states (Syria and Israel) that are doing everything to turn our life into hell, and we have other states (Iran, US) that are using us to score points, while the others (mainly some Arab countries, Egypt, Jordan and Syria again) are benefitting from the circumstances to increase their economy and tourism.

  Everyone is allowed to have his opinion, and we should respect that, but only if it is his own, not the opinion of a so called leader that he follows blindly.

  Mine is against Syria, Israel, Iran, Aoun, Lahoud, Berri, Hizb, and 8th of March in General, and with 14 March (mainly the LF) in terms of spirit, ideas and objectives, but not in practice.
  the moment they change their principles, I will not support them at any moment.
  I believe in the priniciples of that movement, while I don’t believe in any bullshit of the 8th of March, this is my own self opinion, regardless what any leader says.

• 13. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

  You know what Rima?

  You do not need to explain yourself to Stallion, he is in no position to preach to you about respecting others’ opinion, he said worse. He can keep his patronising self-righteous indignation to himself, and guess what tfee 3ala Arze for posting such a silly comments.

  Ya stallion (Johnny Bravo), atleast respect that this article is about dead Lebanese and save your petty argument against Rima for later.

• 14. paul | August 13th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

  arze is certainly not the perpetrator,but this shows how dangerous are such expressions,an example which everyone should take it seriously.

• 15. Stallion | August 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  rodge i really admire ur principles but can u please explain to me what exactly are ur principles when it comes to march 14 gangs arguing against the bayen el wizari and then voting in favour for it?
  also, can u please explain to me what are ur principles exactly when it comes to the number one march 14 leader jombi change of his opinions every day? i mean, se3a march 14 says they refuse to go to 2009 elections with the presence of ha weapons and then jombi says they have no problem with it. please define which principles of march 14 u follow because obviously they are not all one thinking.
  also, please tell me what exactly are ur principles when it comes to ur hakim saying before doha agreement that they will never agree to 1960 elec. law and they will never give opposition 1/3 of gov seats and a lot of negativity and then at the end of the day march 14 agrees to the opposite and not only that … ur hakim says it’s because of him that christians now have a better elect. law .
  i mean, where are the principles in all that? i can’t see any march 14 principles at all.

• 16. Stallion | August 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

  silvana i don’t think that rima needs anyone to defend her.

• 17. Stallion | August 13th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

  silvana do u realise that lamma betbaz2ou via the internet all what will happen is ur keyboard and monitor will be full of ur bze2? hehe grow up.

• 18. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

  I was not defending her, I was pointing out your hypocracy about respect while a lot of your posts show otherwise. You need an excuse to attack her and single her comments out for some unknown reason…..

  Cheers

• 19. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

  Rodge,

  Hats off to you as usual

• 20. Silvana | August 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

  Stallion it is not nice when a grown man recycles jokes, it is sad

• 21. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

  Silvana,
  Thanks as usual, and I assure you all my respect for you in return.

  Stallion,

  Do you understand what is the meaning of Priciples, and what is the difference between principles and practice???

  I don’t think you know the difference, because if you do, I doubt that you were still believing in Aoun and his insanity.

  Politics is about stances, while patriotism is about principles. If Jombi changed I assure you I will not support him at all.
  The priniciples are being with Lebanon free, master of his own destiny, not with Syria or Iran or others. Priniciples to live in peace not in war, to love eac others, to have a whole country for everybody, not to be forbidden from living or walking in any area. the principle of building a country not a place to be sold.
  Lebanon the freedom of speech, freedom of thinking, talkimg, writing etc…

  At least these are the announced principles of 14 March movement.
  Not thank you Syria
  Not war war war and always war
  not security zone forbidden to all
  not tahhir ni3ak etc…
  not the country were everybody are described as traitors if they are not with Hizb or Aoun or Syria
  etc… I think you have the same principles, but u’re contradicting urself in practice.

• 22. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  Back to the main topic.

  I’m convinced that the ones who are doing these attacks are not the Salafists, Jihadhists, Qaeda or other Sunni extremists, It is not their style.

  Can someone tell me why in all these attacks we didn’t see any suiciders???
  why not in Lebanon, while in all other countries they are making suicide bombings??? Of course not because they are afraid to be accused, they don’t care, but because they are not doing them, or at least they are not the planning side. we should search elsewhere fro the mind behind that

• 23. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

  Stallion

  Shou jeyeh trabinni houn…hil ani ok?

  Please N I want to know whether this site is LF or sthg else…I am fed up with parasites injecting their own rubbish on this site…if it is manbar for the 8th March to put us down and accuse us of being followers of that and followers of this I want to know?

  Then since when Tfeh or kleib is a profanity …it is a blog not jaride rassmyieh

• 24. N10452 | August 13th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

  Rima,
  It definitly is an LF blog and it always will be

  Unfortunatelly Lebanon is getting filled with parasites more and more everyday and that is not something i can handle ..

  They are free to express themselves as long as they stay within the limits and i have deleted many replies including foul language and insults and disrespect to Hakim ..

• 25. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

  Rodge

  Good post…but unfortunately Lebanon is divided between pro-lebanon and anti-lebanon and what Husseini did is a protestation from a high rank shiaa politician against the de-lebanization of the shiaas…Personally I think that sectarianism is a myth only el ‘zuaama’ are sectarians… people just follow…As a Christian, I feel much more in line with Husseini, Ahdab and moderate sunnis than Aoun and Co.

• 26. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

  Thank you N…it is not an easy task to be a moderator…

  It is sad because by their comments they are distracting us from communicating and analyzing some currents news and issues…But I think time for me to ignore their comments…Cheers

• 27. Michele | August 13th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

  I think Rodge u have a point!!! I think the ones who committed it are the same ones who did the bombings in the other regions the last couple of years!
  I mean the timing is really an indicator!

  Lek ya Rima, how many times do i have to tell u to ignore that Mule??!!! The only one he replies back to, is u, cz u r z only one who thought he was worth doing so!!! Everytime u reply back to him u r boosting his lost EGO.
  Manno ghashim we wala 3omro 7ayefham!!!

  Bravo Silvana, ma assarté fi!!!

  However i have strong doubts that Arze n Stallion are z same person!!!!

  Going back to z subject; Allah yer7am kell hal mawta!!!!!

• 28. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 2:46 pm

  by the way, I know that Suleiman and el Murrs have close ties and elias el murr is an antisyrian and anti-ha so that means that Syria/HA are not happy with any new military appointments…that tells me that Syria could behind the issue sending a message to the army…why not?
  I initially think fateh el islam is a syrian creation…

• 29. Rima | August 13th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

  just another thought…I do beleive that despite all the limitations put upon the army…the only real militray threat to HA is the lebanese army coz it consists of a lot of Sunnis, christians and Druzes and maybe many anti-HA, their loyality is definitely towards the army because firstly it is their source of life …so I don’t agree that the army will Tikossim if they challenge HA coz it is not like the 1975 50% muslims against 50% christians…it is a different scenario right now…So the weakening the army is the first step before swallowing all Lebanon…what do yu think?

• 30. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

  Rima,
  Don’t let Stallion or whatever put you down. U’re doing a great job in beating him with debates, but you don’t have to reply on every single bullshit he’s saying.

  Stuck up with ur good ideas, and leave him with him misery, someday he will wake up, but hopefully it will not be late for him.
  People in Lebanon are subject to daily pressure and influence, I think it is the case of Stallion, but people who are iving abroad, like you and me, as well as Michele, Paul, Mickel and others, tend to see things as they really are, because we are free in our quest for information.

• 31. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 3:42 pm

  In respect for Doc or Ali,

  I would add him to the list of the people I mentioned living abroad and who are free in their toughts, since despite all the differences with him, I’m sure he’s well convinced in his ideas and isn’t under any influence, except maybe being a Shiite

• 32. Doc 1559 | August 13th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

  It is sad to hear the way our politicians are talking about the ROADSIDE bomb in Tripoli. Guys, it is a roadside bomb , does anyone out there knows how to deal with this kind of explosion? Do they even know in how much trouble the lebanese are from now on??? The Americans themselves are having nightmares dealing with these bombs on the battle field, allah y3in al gesh chu bado yssir fi iza hayada houwe al mawel al jdid.

  I know for fact that the killers will never be captured, but it is so obvious that the ones behind this crime are the extremists. This is the only possibility and anything other than that is a political bankruptcy!! 2inoh, How come ahdab and all the14th of march leaders are not considering these facts and tend to blame syria and hizbis for everthing? Most importantly they dont even wanna talk about al qaeda period!! SHAME ON THEM.

  I only hope this is not the beginning of a new Iraqi war style bombing that will continue to reach the Christians and Shiaa areas! I know for fact that HAers will be able to secure their areas at anytime and any price , but what about our christians brothers? Who is going to protect them against 7izeb al da3wa and other terrorist groups??? NOw you know why HA wont let go their weapons.And Now you know why we’re living in a ZOO where the strongest always survive.

  Today’s crime was a wahabi crime. Was a saudi crime. yalla N10452 , why dont you write HARIRI F%^^& off?

• 33. Son of Ehden | August 13th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

  This is sad. Our country has 4 million people or so and we’re all political analysts, yet we’re all stupid. Pity the nation that elects the same politicians that ruined it for decades. Baladna balad may’ouss minno. No hope for our country. I get so mad and pissed listening and reading people defend the leaders in Lebanon. Ya haram 3a hel balad.

• 34. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

  Doc1559,

  Please can you explain to me on what basis you considered the crime as Wahabi or Saudi crime? I’m not saying the contrary, It could be, but no one can be sure.

  I pumped a question here, can you answer it and tell me why we didn’t see any suiciders in Lebanon, despite the fact we’re seeing them in Iraq, Saudi, US, Europe and elsewhere. why not in Lebanon??
  I assume because it’s not them, it’s another party, and i’m not accusing anyone here.

  The problem now is that You shiaas, and Sunnis have reached a level of hatred between both sides, that even you couldn’t expected it.
  I have Shiaa friends who are saying the same you said, in return I have Sunnis friends who say the contrary.
  We’re stuck between both of you, stuck between extremism at both sides, but the difference is that we have a moderate party among Sunnis (Future), no matter what you will accuse them, while in return we are not able to find any moderate big party among Shiaas.

  You know the way u’re asking who’s gonna protect the Christians is not innocent, maybe you would sugest that HA could protect us. No thx, we can protect ourselves, and we have the will and the ability to do so, but it helps if you take ur deposit Michel Aoun and put it in another community, so we can organize our community and areas like we used to be before this man came to Politicis and destroyed everything.

• 35. paul | August 13th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

  another excuse for HA to keep his weapons.

• 36. Ado | August 13th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

  Guys all of you stop accusing here and there,we’re only adding fuel to the fire…If you want to analyze the bombing,everyone’s got a good reason to do it,begining with Syria and not ending with Islamist….The army should lead an investigation and tell the results and stop covering people,let it uncover anyone who’s involved I MEAN ANYONE….
  As for the Islamists,i’m a sunni from Tripoli,and believe me it sickens me to see those fundamentalists hang around and are armed and dangerous,we don’t need them in Tripoli,i don’t want my son raised in such environnement….To hell with the politicians who suck up to them for electoral purposes….

• 37. paul | August 13th, 2008 at 7:51 pm

  Ado

  l7amdillah 3assalemeh.

  kam wa7ad sar 2ayillak inno ken ba3do chi meri2 min honik abl l explosion

• 38. Rodge | August 13th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

  I don’t know how such a silly and stink comment of this fake Ouwetge could get through the moderation terms.

  But on the other hand, It’s important to show people the real level of those thugs the 8th of March Pro Syrians boys.

• 39. Mickel | August 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

  This ‘Ouwetje’ must be Ali Ammar under an alias; same thuggish language, pointless propaganda, and disrespectfulness.

• 40. Bassam | August 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

  Doc 1559

  Very good point. What I like about you is your own logic and the way you carry your views.

  You have raised a very good question here: Who is going to protect the christians ?

  Yisslam timak .

• 41. Doc 1559 | August 14th, 2008 at 4:02 am

  Rodge

  The problem, of course, is that you are so much into the western media and no longer able to manage between the good and the bad…. Anyway I am going to answer your question :

  There is no reason yet for these extremists to blow themselves ya kbirna inta. For them, suicide bombing is the last card to play. Those militants don’t understand any language except the language of force. The reason they’re not commiting suicide yet bcoz they’re free to operate anywhere they want at any time they like (i.e today’s bomb). The only time these guys kill themselves(blow themselves) is when they have no other way around to attack and spread violence. They have to be stuck in the corner b4 they start sending their wives and sons to blow us up. They have to be in a painfull situation (iraqi-afghan situation) before they attempt to kill themselves and 7ALIYAN YA RODGE , THEY ARE SO COMFORTABLE in 3mo hariri’s hands , balke bijubulou kam sout bi tripoli? A little history to prove you wrong habibi, fatah al islam blew themselves fighting agaisnt the leb army , they also blew themselves fighting agaisnt the ISF in one of the apartement in tripoli… , walla nssit 2ino al gesh attalo MSSAL7A KEN LEBISS 7IZEM NESSIF bi 3yn al 7ilwe few months ago? Indeed, you are living aboard…

  Rodge, you’re not stock between the muslims.Sunnis and shiaas have been fighting for centuries , this is nothing new habibi. What’s new is that you are so behind on building your own society and now became as divided as the Muslims are. Face it, facts scare you, so you go with a lie as if it were truth. Then, why should anyone trust or believe ANYTHING you say?

  At last, HA will not protect you from any further attack ya rodge. They are not a security forces to go after such duty. That is what you need to know. Your racist tactics are as old as the hills. Aoun is here to stay and if you dont like it , keep yourself where you at. I am not a racist and you know it, but you have to understand that GMA is not only a christian leader, he is a lebanese leader and this is why I stand behind him. This is what bothers you the most, i know 3mo rodge. It hurts.

• 42. Doc 1559 | August 14th, 2008 at 5:21 am

  I agree with ADO.

• 43. Rodge | August 14th, 2008 at 7:00 am

  Doc or Ali,

  I don’t know why u always seem sarcastic when you reply to my comments, using words like 3mo Rodge and Mr. Rodge and khaweja etc…

  Can’t you reply from peer to peer, I’m not ur little nephew or the son of ur neighbors, I told you many times that you can’t reach the level of knowledge and information and connection I have in politics, so spare me your accusations of me “so much into the western media and no longer able to manage between the good and the bad”. I’m not the one living in the US and running from their TV stations to watch Manar or OTV. I’m perfectly into all media, this is my field and I refuse to hear such things from you anymore.

  Regarding the debate, ok I’m gonna be staisfied with ur justifications about the suicide thing, but why they are not claiming responsibility of the bombings. they have no problem in that elsewhere.
  I hate those extremists, I hate everything about them, but to be fair, we should recognize that they fear nothing, and of course they don’t fear the Lebanese security authorities.
  As for Hariri, it is typical fro you to accuse him in this issue, which proves that u’re the racist since you’re putting all Sunnis in one status, which is not the case.
  As for Aoun, you have ur opinion and I have mine which is based on facts and experience, while urs is based on talks and promises and bullshit of this madman.
  Read some history, and please use other TV channels, you have a lot in the US and in Lebanon. Manar, OTV and Jazeera are not the only ones, get out of the Orange yellow room, life is full of colors.

• 44. Doc1559 | August 15th, 2008 at 4:09 am

  Rodge

  How are you today?

  To beginn with, I always reply PEER TO PEER and sometimes I go over the limit. Plz,get your info straight before critizing me. The trouble with most of you is that you would rather be RUINED by praise than saved by criticism.

  I just dont understand you anymore rodge!! Your ego is flying so high these days. Did you even review your comment # 34 ( eventhough i dont review mine most of the time), who the hell you think you are my freind? I cant reach your level?!!! GGG, no wonder why you guys are in trbs.Kilkon fahmenin w ma7dan ahfam minkon..Allah ykhalik bil hal hime heke mindalna in power

  FYI, OTV and al manar are not my favorite tv stations. I dont even watch them (ma 3inde yehon)w ma bade yehon.

  Back to your argument, I am not accusing hariri here. I am just making a point of view bcoz the same ppl attacked your agcrafiyeh are now attacking the army.These are not the sunnis in general , these are the wahabis ONLY! As far racism, you know better rodge, I am not racist and i challenge you to find one racist comment by ali1559.

  At last,lemme tell you something bud : where there is a will, there is a way. We will be here now and 4ver and we’ll also find the WAY to connect with you and the rest of the lebanese ppl. ma 3jabak khalik bil khalij rodge, honik fik tfashit 3la al khalijiye w hine ra7 bissad2ouk la2inon bi7ibo al chab al lebneneh aktar ma bi7ibo al DJEJ.

  Thx

• 45. Doc1559 | August 15th, 2008 at 4:13 am

  Rodge

  The simple question is the hardest question to answer. Why arent they claiming responsibility??? One day we’ll all know , trust me, bass ma tkhabe wijak then, mitel ma khabet wijak after the daw7a agrement … Rodge 50% of your predictions were wrong

• 46. Rima | August 15th, 2008 at 11:17 am

  Doc shou ousstak nezzil fina…shou nehna we shou intou…you should get your priorities right my compatriot: I AM LEBANESE FIRST I AM ANYTHING ELSE AFTER THAT…I think whoever relies on external factors to yitmarjal ala ahel baladou baddou yidfaa el taman…teh iranian mullah will dry one day…politics and alliances will change soon…ya jammaet shoukran souryia boukra bitssirou jammaet barra souryia…kil zalem illou yom…anyway if what HA are looking for is to transform Lebanon into an islamic republic and convince all of us to comply with their rules…eh ken ghayroun ashtar…

  At this point, someone like hussein el husseini and shmessel din represent my political ideas more than any other leader…if you understand what i mean…

  As el matal bi oul: boukra biyoukloub el sihr ala el sa7er

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