Jumblatt: The Syrian People’s Revolution will Prevail

February 22, 2012 ⋅ 11:01 pm ⋅ Post a comment

During a demonstration on Wednesday in support of the the Syrian people, Progressive Socialist party leader leader MP Walid Jumblatt declared his support for the Syrian revolution.

Jumblatt said: “Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt prevailed, and we are a part of this Arab Spring and the Syrian people’s revolution will prevail.”

According to New TV , in addition to Jumblatt, the Minister of social affairs Wael Abou Faour, and MP Akram Chehayeb participated along with members of al-Mustaqbal and March 14 forces in a demonstration in solidarity with the Syrian people.

The demonstration took place at the garden of Samir Kassir square in downtown Beirut.

Al-Jadeed also reported that a “counter demonstration supporting the Syrian regime took place in Downtown Beirut, prompting the security forces to separate between the two demonstrations in order to prevent any clashes.”

Jumblatt on Monday had described the regime’s promise of reform as a “joke”, slamming major powers’ support for this “charade” where it has supplied the regime with arms, intelligence, and naval vessels.

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20 comments for “Jumblatt: The Syrian People’s Revolution will Prevail”

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Anonymous

Unlike in Tripoli, the security forces arrived before either side could start shooting … hmmm

http://www.ibmodel.com/ Bad Ass

I was not able to reply to your question on the other article. I think less corruption is best

Anonymous

Good show, I hope other leaders copy him. I can forgive him for his wishy washy behavior for this show given his fellow leaders are hiding theirs muzzles under their arms; like Mikati taking a neutral role being an unaceptable excuse. Did they forget mikati and others wish for when the Syrian bombs were falling over their heads back in the lebanese civil war?
http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

A man with balls… Stay the course.
Anonymous

Wow Jumblatt plays the tides well, but honestly respect to him for his speeches lately.

Anonymous

the reason I cant come to opening up to him is because of how much I respected him at one point. we invested allot of hope into him and his position all to be let down yet again…Its like having your wife run off with your dirty pos neighbour, how many times will you take her back with open arms as though nothing happened? come on guys, its time to hold our politicians to a degree of accountability.

Anonymous

how long before Jumblatt has a change of heart again? now when the tides are turning on Assad he’s quik to make bold statments but when the country needed him most he flopped like a coward and gave the other side the upper hand (the Syrian regime side). Luckily for Lebanon there are some true patriots who wont ever waiver in their support for Lebanon, no matter how tough the circumstances. I will with hold my opinion on Jumblatt for now…

http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

When he sways (oh I like this word ) he sways under pressure… However, one should respect his resolve at making things right… In an interview he called all the Lebanese politicians criminals and should be brought to justice including himself… At least he is honest with his opinion even though he does not act like he thinks because of the regional pressures. He knows his people do not have a chance against a full HA attack specially without munition. That being said we Christians and specially the Maronites did not come to his rescue when the thugs moqaawemoun of HA attacked his towns. We stood there watching and from a close vicinity. We should have attacked HA while they were attacking him. bass we do know our Lebanese addage: kell miim iido elo.

Anonymous

I thought his first speech at the cedar revolution was one that sealed the deal. things were said that could not be taken back (or at least i thought) and for that I was proud of him and proud to be Lebanese, but as we all know he did shift. That is why I cant fully give him the respect he may deserve at this time. what he says now seems like it cant be taken back but Im afraid that he will flip again if pressured.
Anonymous

Neither did the Druze help us in 1976 in Damour despite the fact the whole village voted for Jumblatt. Same how the Druze kicked out 50,000 Christians in the Chouf in 1983 most of which still did not return till this date, and most of the Maronites in the Chouf supported Jumblatt. How can you expect the Christians to fight when our hate is divided amongst LF, Marada, FPM, and SSNP if the Christians got involved we would probably kill eachother due to the fact 50% support March 8 and the other 50% support March 14. As far as i go if i was Druze, i wouldnt even waste my life for a Jumblatt. How can you respect a man who switches like that? The 50% of Lebanese cheer when he has a pro- March 8 speech. The other 50% of Lebanese cheer when he has a pro-March 14 speech. What a joke how people believe this guys bullsh*t. None the less i respect his attitude towards the Syrian people.
http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

I do not believe that the Christians of the March 8 stand a chance against the Christians of March 14 because the LFs are hardened from the civil war and they can kick ass. That is unless the army gets involved and takes side. On the second point, I am with you but tit for tat will never end the animosity that has been brewing for hundreds of years except during the Maan dynasty when we were allies. All what I am saying is that during the civil war, the Druze, and not all of them, were at war with the Lebanese Front. we wen’t to their strongholds and attacked them. The Syrians played us all as did the Israelis who protected them while arming both sides. Now we have a different alliance. The Druze mountains were attacked by HA thugs and they were cornered. They ran out of munitions. At least we could have given them weapons. We did nothing. We should have for once stopped at being “us and them” and stood by them and fought by their side. They would have never forgotten that. I strongly believe that skirmish was postponed to a different time in the future. The civil war is going to happen sooner or later if HA won’t give up their weapons for the sake of the state. We will have to take their weapons by force unfortunately because, like the PLO before them, they did not learn from history that no Lebanese will submit to Tyranny.

Anonymous

first bullet on the mountain from hezboshytan he will go back supporting assad scum or go skiing and break his leg!! or day dreaming about STL!!

http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

Great Mr. hero behind a keyboard… I never saw you standing with him holding a placard with support of the Syrian people. At least he is doing something about it. When he does something wrong I am the first at criticizing him… At least give the man credit when it’s due.

Anonymous

im not saying he is doing something wrong but he is doing it late. and no action he is still supporting the rubish cabinet of hezboshytan and he is the one who let them take control by nominating the pet miqati.oh by the way im not a hero behind a keyboard im just a normal person like you and i am sad of what happening to his brothers and sisters in syria(are you ?)

Anonymous

This man has no shame. Seriously I dont know how he gets away with it.
Anonymous

The reason I respect this guy is because he switched (or swayed like how Hannibal likes to say), in order to save his people!… The Druze were saved many times during the civil war because he knew who to side with at the right time… He didn’t care if he’s being mocked or laughed at, what he cared about is that he’s saving his minority… As a Christian, I would have wished that our leaders had saved us the trouble of entering in every single conflict that sprouted in Lebanon by being politically wise, instead, because of their stubbornness we paid the price heavily… Although one cannot forget the crimes committed by Jumblatt, but one thing is sure, he protected his own like how a lion protects his cubs… For that, I respect him…

Anonymous

protecting his people while letting down everyone else? thats the problem with Lebanon, everyone only cares about their own and not the country as a whole…There is no way to spin his cowardice into something positive, how did he save his people by doing a 180 and siding with M8 in the last vote, or did he only save himself? as long as Lebanese politicians cave in to pressure and fear from the regions bullies and oppressors we will never free our selves from the same cycles.

Anonymous

Fadi my dear, you are right, the ideal situation would be if every politician had it in his heart to think about what’s best for Lebanon as a whole. But the situation 3al ared (hic et nunc) is different, and that’s why everyone tried to protect ONLY their side. What I’m sad about is that our leaders (speaking as a Christian), promised us protection but instead used us and abused us for their own “personal” interest leaving us only 2 choices, migration or uncertainty. Our problem ya Fadi is that we are not humble enough to admit that we don’t have the maturity to run our own country, and I say this with an aching heart, because when I see how our politicians (all of them!) address each other on TV, it’s REALLY embarrassing… Although I have strong faith in the new generation from all the denominations in Lebanon to snap out of the current situation, my conclusion remains that nothing is going to save us, except what saved us through the ages, which is our faith in God. He’s the only one who is not going to disappoint us.
Anonymous

I agree with you, our faith in God will carry us thru the tough times. Also what we need is our leading officials to be accountable to their words and promises, accountable to Lebanon first and its people’s. Out with the liars and sell outs, all these corrupt individuals must be weeded out even if it means offending their following.