Jumblat Stresses ‘Urgent Reform’ in Syria, Rejects to Provide ‘Good Conduct’ Report
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Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat reiterated on Friday that he has advised the Syrian leadership to quickly implement reforms rather than cracking down on protestors.
In remarks to As Safir daily, he said: “The Syrian regime should adopt qualitative and urgent reform steps.”
“This is my advice but they are free in taking the appropriate decision,” the Druze leader said.
Jumblat’s remarks came after he dispatched Public Works Minister Ghazi Aridi to Damascus where he met with the assistant of the Syrian vice president, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Nassif, As Safir said.
The PSP chief also denied that he had changed his stance on Hizbullah’s arms, saying he holds onto his theory that the state should gradually absorb the weapons when the party decides on such a move and when the political and military circumstances are ripe.
But until then, the army-people-resistance equation remains valid, he said.
Jumblat stressed however that putting Hizbullah’s arms under the control of the state is a must and would lead to the full establishment of the state by giving it the right to make war and peace decisions.
Asked what he meant by telling an Egyptian TV earlier in the week that he had a gun pointed at his head, the lawmaker said he was speaking about the period when he was a member of the March 14 forces whose supporters were being targeted in bombing attacks.
“I was describing the difficult circumstances of the period between 2004 and 2008,” he told As Safir. “I didn’t intend to hint that I fell out of March 14 and moved to another position under pressure.”
He also rejected being forced into proving his “good conduct from time to time.”
“I am not in a position to sit at periodic exams or carry out blood tests to check my political choices,” Jumblat added.
30 September 2011, 07:55
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Jumblat is quite shrewd. he acts as and when the need arises. It's a trait few do have it to act befiore things becomes iuncontrollable and cumbersome. I do like his ways. However, I don't like the mood swing of Aoun whose moves are vindictive and irrational.
30 September 2011, 12:29
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but yes you do.
you and your coleagues in zionist information war department go to great extent to argue with anything i say.
in your posts i see a rabid fury so don't say you don't care.
30 September 2011, 15:06
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Double talking and position shifting leaders without accountability towards their constituents have led lebanon to disasters and are still inhibiting any recovery.
My fellow lebanese should stop delegating the thought process to non principled and opportunist politicians. How could those, who are supposedly the brightest people in the ME, follow like brainless corps these clan leaders.
30 September 2011, 23:21
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You see Mr Junblat if we put our weapons under the control of the state and give it the right to make war and peace decision we won't be able to wage war if Iran is attacked or Ayatollah Khamenei tells Sayyed Hassan to so Iran can use it as leverage for it's nuclear program.
01 October 2011, 08:55
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@tony faris
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@jabalamel: you and your colleagues in the persian information war deparment go to great extent to argue with logic, truth and common sense.
