Aoun denies insulting Muslim Sunnis

May 28, 2011 ⋅ 8:53 pm ⋅ Post a comment

Filed Under Aoun, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Muslim Sunnis, Shiites, Wikileaks

Free patriotic Movement FPM leader MP Michel Aoun rejected on Saturday a “provocative campaign” launched against him and denied media reports quoting him as allegedly insulting Lebanon’s Sunni Muslims.

“What has been said about me is unfounded…stressing that his political life was proof of his good ties with all Muslims. He said in a statement a statement issued by his office

He reiterated that he filed a complaint against certain media outlets for inciting “provocative campaigns” against him, a reference to a lawsuit Aoun filed against Al-Jumhuriya newspaper and former Justice Minister Charles Rizk.

On Friday Al-Jumhuriya newspaper published a WikiLeaks cable purportedly containing the minutes of a meeting between former US Ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman and Charles Rizk, with the latter quoted as saying that “Aoun told him that the Sunnis in Lebanon are ‘animals’ and ‘terorists’ and the “Maronite-Shiite alliance is the best way to confront the local and foreign Sunni threat.”

A spokesperson from the Sunni Dar al-Fatwa said on Thursday that the council “has commissioned lawyers to prepare a lawsuit against Aoun” over the WikiLeaks remarks.

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16 comments for “Aoun denies insulting Muslim Sunnis”

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Anonymous

He calls the Sunnis animals, yet he fights against Christians. What a filthy snake!
Anonymous

File lawsuits against the people who can’t seem to run the country properly and never try to fix infrastructure. (OH, wait … that would be ALL the politicians … hmmm … well, ok. Why should we worry about the endless name-calling? It seems equal on both sides, and also shows a measure of ‘freedom’. Wow.
Anonymous

when he was a general half of his soldiers were sunni,s i don,t believe he is insulting any sunnis just remember that aoun,s boss now is hezbollah and they are using him as a front man and they are hiding behind him , and they tell him what to say
actually hezbollah are the ones who have killed sunnis inccluding mp harrirri and they are planning to kill the rest of the lebaneese sunnis, with the help of ian and syria.

Anonymous

Josephphdman, “When Aoun was a general half of his soldiers were sunnis” That’s why he ended
up losing his own war against Syria and accordingly Christian Lebanese losing over 10,000 young
brave men. Ethnic war doesn’t spare anyone. All religions would end up losers. It is time for Lebanon’s
politicians to grow-up and direct their full loyalty to Lebanon not to Israel, Iran, Syria, etc…

Anonymous

I am Here to Congratulate “Cedars” Moderator of Lebanese Forces Forum and “Samaritan” Two Gays who came out of the Closet, And for their Nuptial Gay Agreement, They Got Married Yesterday 05/26/11.
The next step will be to adopt a Hungarian child, also known the Hungarians in Europe as Wonderer Jews, This to Match the corruption that exists at the Lebanese Forces Forum and the Invasion of Land, with People that Europeans don’t want to reduce Crime in EU.
Congrats!!!

Anonymous

I know what You mean, ”Cedars” the moderator and “Samaritan” Are two Homosexuals who roam free in the “Lebanese Forces Forum” they express without any regard despise for Christians, or any other ethnical group that is not Jew.

I don’t understand how this is allowed to them. this is the fault of the Administration.
“Cedars” has special preference for “Samaritan” and they been accused of homosexuality before.

Anonymous

Good Bye Lebanon..only an UPRISE and a REVOLUTION will save Lebanon from ceasing,what a bunch of corrupt politicians! it makes you wonder..what’s next?.
Anonymous

Good Bye Lebanon..only an UPRISE and a REVOLUTION will save Lebanon from ceasing,what a bunch of corrupt politicians! it makes you wonder..what’s next?.
Anonymous

General, affirmative …..
Anonymous

josephphdman you must be some sort of intelligence officer or have some sort of connection in the intelligence agency to be putting remarks like that . i mean you must have some really hard undisputable evidence to say that aoun and hezbollah are going to wipe out all the sunnis in lebanon. you idiot your nothing more than a loser who is addicted to religous sectarism. you do nothing but invoke hate and fear in the community. its lebanese citizens like you that divide a nation instead of uniting a nation. you must be really proud of the person you have become. give youself a pat on the back, well done IDIOT.
Anonymous

A sunni – Shia war in Lebanon would start with Victories and end with HA being ripped apart. For one the entire Sunni Arab population would not stand for it, the 400,000 armed Palestinian refugees in Lebanon would not stand for it and neither will Al-Quaida. HA knows that they can deal with Harriri or they can kill him and his support base and try to negotiate with the rest of the Sunni in Lebanon and the Middle East. In Lebanon the Christians would side with the Sunni since Aoun has no Support and the Israeli Army and western armies would probably make a move against HA if a Sunni – Shia was broke out. If the regime in Syria falls and it looks likely you can add another 18 million potential Sunni that are on our borders and have a taste for revenge…. A Sunni – Shia war is the last thing HA need now. Aoun is an Idiot so dont pay any attention to him.
Anonymous

Apparently Aoun is too old to remember anything. He is very aggressive and some times his
tongue is faster than his brain. We all know that Wikileaks Cables are true because they
recorded facts only and no one has proven that those cables were wrong. We do not need a
Christian leader to start a conflict between Sunnis and Christians. Maybe Iran and Hizballah
do not care, but all true Lebanese do. It works much better if Aoun has admitted to his “slip
of Tongue” and sincerely apologized.
Anonymous

reply to 316909
sunni,s shia,s war in lebanon hezbollah will invade the sunni,s area in one week just like they did last time and no one would stop them, saudi arabia will help only with money but the saud,s will not fight ,they are rich and sitting on 15 trillon dollars worth of oil and they are spoiled .actually they wo,nt even fight to defend themselves tha,s why they are paying the us to protect them , so foget military hep from saudi ,now as far as egypt when hezbollah invaded sunnis area few years ago killing sunni,s and destroying therhomes , none of thos country you are saying 316909 have come to rescue the lebaneese sunni,s ,they will be like the syrian sunni,s for 49 years oppressed ,killed , slaved . and humulated ,and the entire middleeast sunnis 100 millions
sitting and watching the 18 millions sunnis in syria massacered and killed and slaved , and done nothing about it .
what make you think they will come rescue only 1,5 million lebaneese sunni,s ,. i think if hezbollah run all over the sunni,s in lebanon its all over for them, they will be slaved and killed and humilated like the syrian,s sunni,s the palestinia,s will not dare intervene in the war because that will give israel an excuse and will come in and wipe them out , unless the rest of the lebaneese (druz, christians, and armenian) side along and help the sunni,s defend themselves . there is no safety door for the sunni,s and they will end up like the syrian sunni,s killed opressed humilted and slaved in thereown country.
Anonymous

Even if he didn’t insult Sunnis, I’m sure he’s insulted every sort of human being on the planet.
How? This way:

” ____ (insert name/religion/ethnic group/party) mab yousalloh la ta7t zinnareh”

Same catchphrase too…talk about a one trick pony
Anonymous

Even if he didn’t insult Sunnis, I’m sure he’s insulted every sort of human being on the planet.
How? This way:

” ____ (insert name/religion/ethnic group/party) mab yousalloh la ta7t zinnareh”

Same catchphrase too…talk about a one trick pony
Anonymous

as much as hate to defend the ex-General but i have to admit it is coming from a wikileak on the tongues of charles Rizk.
there is doubts left and right that Aoun has actually said this thing.

but again…there is no smoke if there wasn’t fire.

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