Aoun and his pro-syrian allies, Fight 'Dirty Linen' War with Opposition Leaders on Elections Eve
Electioneering fever has flared into a full blown 'war of dirty linen' as Gen. Aoun and his pro-Syrian allies traded propaganda barrages with Christian opposition leaders aligned with Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblat on the eve of the third stage of the May-June elections in Mount Lebanon.
"It's a free for all dirty linen flare-up," roared an 8-column banner-line across An Nahar's front page on Saturday, deploring the war of words that broke out on local TV screens on the eve of the so-called mother-of-all-election-battles in the Baabda-Aley district, the Kesrouan-Jbeil constituency and the Metn.
There were duels pitting Aoun against Nassib Lahoud, Carlos Edde against Aoun, Aoun against Saad Hariri, Dory Chamoun against Aoun, and Gebran Tueni against Aoun, challenging the General to accept a live TV debate with Qornet Shahwan legislator Fares Soaid.
Even President Lahoud has jumped into the fray, accusing Jumblat without mentioning him by name of setting Beirut aflame, burning the Mountain and plundering state funds earmarked for the repatriation of Christians Who were forced to flee their homes in the Chouf Mountains during the 1975-1990 civil war.
The government has taken extra security precautions to guard against violence in Sunday's elections in Mt. Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. Riot police patrols are already reported on the move in major population centers in the two hotly contested regions.
"It's a free for all dirty linen flare-up," roared an 8-column banner-line across An Nahar's front page on Saturday, deploring the war of words that broke out on local TV screens on the eve of the so-called mother-of-all-election-battles in the Baabda-Aley district, the Kesrouan-Jbeil constituency and the Metn.
There were duels pitting Aoun against Nassib Lahoud, Carlos Edde against Aoun, Aoun against Saad Hariri, Dory Chamoun against Aoun, and Gebran Tueni against Aoun, challenging the General to accept a live TV debate with Qornet Shahwan legislator Fares Soaid.
Even President Lahoud has jumped into the fray, accusing Jumblat without mentioning him by name of setting Beirut aflame, burning the Mountain and plundering state funds earmarked for the repatriation of Christians Who were forced to flee their homes in the Chouf Mountains during the 1975-1990 civil war.
The government has taken extra security precautions to guard against violence in Sunday's elections in Mt. Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. Riot police patrols are already reported on the move in major population centers in the two hotly contested regions.
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