Fletcher Meets Aoun, Voices Optimism in Lebanon’s Future
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British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher stated on Thursday that the international community is obligated to support Lebanon, especially its stability.
He voiced his optimism in Lebanon, saying that the country will witness stability.
He explained that Lebanese refuse to return to the unrest that had marred their past and therefore they will ensure the security of their country.
He made his statements after holding talks with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun in Rabieh.
In addition, Fletcher expressed interest in cooperating with the Lebanese people in order to establish a promising future for them.
Regarding regional developments, the ambassador noted that the region will witness changes and challenges, voicing however an optimism in the future because of the people’s attachment to their respective countries.
22 December 2011, 18:37
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This sounds like a generic statement read out of a politics 101 textbook
22 December 2011, 20:59
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He added, We in the UK have the strongest respect for people of color overcoming their innate limitations to assume their proper role in the World Order. Where would the finest London hotels be without their Lebanese chamber-maids and other sanitation personnel? We look forward to working with the French government as Lebanon continues to update, upgrade, and modernize.
Asked about voting rights and "one man, one vote," Fletcher reflected on his years in the SAS where he'd seen many a colleague lay down his life so that a wog had a bit of peace to have a cup of tea.
Seriously here, I understand that the British pioneered the use of the term "haji" which is used universally by US troops in Afghanistan (and had been in Iraq) to refer to Arabs, Afghans, or any miscellaneous local or strange-looking person. The usage dates from the time the "three English colonels ran Iraq" (to use "Lawrence of Arabia's" description).
