Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
leader MP
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
on Tuesday announced that he would not "defend" Premier Najib Miqati's government if the rival Mustaqbal
... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri...
Movement sought to topple it in the near future.
Asked about the views he shares with Miqati during an interview on his movement's mouthpiece OTV, Aoun said: "We agree with PM Miqati that Leb's security is interlinked with that of Syria. We will see if the Mustaqbal Movement will call for toppling the government, but we will not defend it."
"We will hold the thieves accountable, crimes have been committed. My conscience surpasses the political alliance. I was commissioned by the people and I'm defending people's money," he added.
Turning to the controversial issue of the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Leb, Aoun said: "Why would we put the entire (2012 state) budget on hold for the sake of the tribunal's funds which are worth $30 million?"
"There is bad performance in cabinet and I don't know why everything is stalled. The taxation system is wrong and comprehensive plans for everything, such as health and other issues, have been all shelved. I'm not a beggar, these are the people's rights," Aoun went on to say.
"How can (U.N. chief) Mr.
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
convince me that world peace is threatened because of the crimes that happened in Leb?" he wondered.
Slamming the United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
, Aoun said "throughout 63 years, we have not heard any outcry from the U.N. concerning the Paleostinian people and its plight,"
"Should human rights
...which often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
exist only in Syria?" he asked.
"The tribunal is 6-year-old, so why don't we wait for another six months to settle its constitutional status?"