Kahwaji warns: The Lebanese army is a red line

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Lebanese Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwaji revealed that implementation of a security plan is underway in Beirut , the north, the east and south Lebanon.

Kahwaji said the “military-security plan” covers, apart from Beirut, sensitive points in the north, the Bekaa and Sidon as well as the Beirut-Sidon coastline.

The plan, according to Kahwaji , coincides with appeals to religious leaders to take the initiative to spreading calls for the adoption of “moderation in speeches.” It is not clear if the plan includes Hezbollah stronghold in Dhahia, a southern Beirut suburb.

Kahwaji , in remarks published Friday by As-Safir newspaper, believed the Lebanese people do not want to “move backwards.”

Lebanese, he said, “cling on to the State and the Army. But the problem is with some rhetoric which sometimes is the cause for tension.”

Kahwaji warned against any attempt to target the military in an effort to achieve “political and media objectives and gains.”

“The army is a red line and we will not stand handcuffed,” he warned.

Kahwaji assured that the situation in southern Lebanon is “quiet.”

“There are no fears of an Israeli offensive. The military continues to shoulder its responsibilities — defending the country against any Israeli threat or aggression,” Kahwaji stressed.

“There are no indicators that regional conflicts may affect Lebanon,” Kahwaji said yesterday during a meeting with command chiefs and unit commanders at army headquarters in Yarze , adding that linking disputes between Lebanese people with sedition is a danger we will not allow to happen.

“The army will strongly confront any attempts to stir discord or put our own citizens at risk under any circumstances,” he warned.

Tension escalated in Lebanon after reports said that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) will soon issue its indictment into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Last July, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that the tribunal is “an Israeli project” that will indict Hezbollah members. Nasrallah accused Israel of being behind Hariri’s assassination but refused to provide the evidence to STL to support his claim.

There are fears that, should the court indict Hezbollah members, it could lead to clashes similar to those of the 2008 May Events.

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7 responses to “Kahwaji warns: The Lebanese army is a red line”

  1. guss043 Avatar

    Good ,let see in case the Iranian brigade attack Sunni or Christian neighborhood,or the Airport what r u going to do , we cross our fingers and hopefully nothing will happen . Let see this emblem you have ,” Sacrifice ,Honor and Loyalty ” where it will stand this time if it is attacked, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, do or die , or this country exist or just scrap it all together !!!!!!!!!!

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    Anonymous

    Good ,let see in case the Iranian brigade attack Sunni or Christian neighborhood,or the Airport what r u going to do , we cross our fingers and hopefully nothing will happen . Let see this emblem you have ,” Sacrifice ,Honor and Loyalty ” where it will stand this time if it is attacked, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, do or die , or this country exist or just scrap it all together !!!!!!!!!!

  3. josephphd Avatar
    josephphd

    makesure you protect the airport from the terrorests send a strong 5000 unit arm forces of your soldiers to defend the airport
    if the terrossist are going to invade the airport again while you stading still and watching;people are going to laugh at your army this time for sure
    airport is very important for your economy corporations who wants to do buissiness with lebanon if they think you got terrossist at your airport they wo,nt come and lebanon lose a lot of buissiness
    do,nt be shy this time anyone is going to invade your airport hit them hit them hard ;defend your country that is your job ;wake up and do it
    a country without an airport is like a car without an engine
    do,nt forget to keep a good relationship with the un and ask for more help and support

  4. josephphd Avatar
    josephphd

    makesure you protect the airport from the terrorests send a strong 5000 unit arm forces of your soldiers to defend the airport
    if the terrossist are going to invade the airport again while you stading still and watching;people are going to laugh at your army this time for sure
    airport is very important for your economy corporations who wants to do buissiness with lebanon if they think you got terrossist at your airport they wo,nt come and lebanon lose a lot of buissiness
    do,nt be shy this time anyone is going to invade your airport hit them hit them hard ;defend your country that is your job ;wake up and do it
    a country without an airport is like a car without an engine
    do,nt forget to keep a good relationship with the un and ask for more help and support

  5.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    makesure you protect the airport from the terrossit send a strong 5000 unit arm forces of your soldiers to defend the airport

    if the terrossist are going to invade the airport again while you stading still and watching;people are going to laugh at your army this time for sure

    airport is very important for your economy corporations who wants to do buissiness with lebanon if they think you got terrossist at your airport they wo,nt come and lebanon lose a lot of buissiness

    do,nt be shy this time anyone is going to invade your airpor hit them hit them hard ;defend your country that is your job ;wake up and do it

    a country without an airport is like a car without an engine

    do,nt forget to kep close relationship with the un and ask for more help and support

  6. josephphd Avatar
    josephphd

    dear general israel has no intention to attack lebanon or the lebaneese people
    the few time that israel has entered lebanon they were chasing foreign militias palestinians and syrians and other foriegners who used leban land to attack israel ; israel had to enter lebanon for self defense
    if you keep your country under controle and maintain peace israel will never attack you
    the lebaneese people are not israel problem israel see hammas, ahmadinjidad and asad as her problem not lebanon
    most of l these stories by ha about israel are fabricated so they can have an exuse to bring tons of weapons into lebanon and the purpose of those arms as they say to fight israel its mostly lies ; what the persians and the serians taught them to say
    ;
    the truth is they know they ca,nt defeat israel ; all these arms and weopons they brought inn ;so they can dominate lebanon and create a sister persian state that was their original plan
    but thier plan failed because the rest of the lebaneese are resilient and making impossible for the conspirators to prevail

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    Anonymous

    dear general israel has no intention to attack lebanon or the lebaneese people

    the few time that israel has entered lebanon they were chasing forign militias palestinians and syrians and other foriegners who used lebaneese land to attack israel they had to come in for self defense

    if you keep your country under controle and maintain peace israel will never attack you

    the lebaneese people are not israel problem israel see hammas, ahmadinjidad and asad as her problem not lebanon

    all tese stories by ha against israel they fabricated so they can bring tons of arms into lebanon and the purpose of those arms as they say to fight israel its mostly lies that the syrian and the persian told them to say ;

    the truth is they know they ca,nt defeat israel ; all these arms and weopons they brought inn ;so they can dominate lebanon and create a sister persian state

    but thier plan failed because the rest of the lebaneese are resilient and making impossible for the conspirators to prevail

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