Aoun Violated All the Red Lines by Targeting the Sanctity of Martyrdom
MP Michele Aoun”s accusations to slain MP Gebran Tueni of being "seasonal" merely reflect the general”s own mood swings, March 14 Forces said in a strong worded statement.
"Aoun is trespassing all the red lines of political, and even social, decorum by targeting the sanctity of death and the holy nature of martyrdom," the group said following a weekly meeting of its general secretariat.
The statement considered that the general”s tirade against the late Tueni "completely reveals a state of u-turns embodied in Aoun (and shows that) his unrelenting attempts to throw accusations at others are based on what he sees reflected in the mirror."
The Forces accused Aoun of committing "a hideous and unprecedented act" by targeting Tueni”s martyrdom and "his blood which was spilled in defense of Lebanon”s independence, freedom and sovereignty."
"He volunteered, on behalf of his new master, to belittle this martyrdom and to smear (Tueni”s) untarnished reputation," the statement said.
It warned that a persistent campaign of attacks against "the system of values on which social ties are founded" will lead to a "degeneration of ethics."
The statement concluded by saying Aoun”s "behavior has gone beyond mere political disagreement to form an ethical flaw which the country has never witnessed in its entire history, even during times of war."