Cabinet may extend Aoun's term or name Qahwaji as acting chief
Cabinet might decide in Friday’s session to delay the retirement of Army chief General Joseph Aoun for six months or appoint military intelligence director Brig. Gen. Tony Qahwaji as acting army chief, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Qahwaji’s appointment would take place “in the absence of the defense minister and without a suggestion from him, and in both cases any decision will be subject to an appeal before the State Shoura Council,” the daily said.
“There will be a problem in the relation between the defense minister and the army chief should Qahwaji be appointed, which would have an impact on the military institution,” the newspaper added.
According to the state-run National News Agency, Cabinet will convene Friday at 12:30 pm at the Grand Serail.
13 December 2023, 21:14
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Cabinet may extend Aoun's term or name Qahwaji as acting chief, berhabsi yes, berhabsi no, ay dontino exactili, bat ay sinki soh. I wonder what hassin has to say about this. Come to think it where's hassin, does anyone knows? Anyone, anyone, anyone, hassin, hassin, hassin, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller?
14 December 2023, 01:19
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His Lordship Hassan finds himself in significant trouble. Hezbollah lost legitimacy in possessing an arsenal outside the State as it refrains from using it against Israel. Instead, this arsenal is wielded to hold all Lebanese citizens hostage—a tactic that was its primary objective. However, now the turbans are starting to fall which makes him extremely uncomfortable.
