"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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NEWS AND ARTICLES / HABERLER VE MAKALELER

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Ashraf Rifi takes on Al-Akhbar- Al-Akhbar

An opinion piece published by Al-Akhbar's editor-in-chief Ibrahim al-Amin Monday chastising Lebanon's president for standing against Hezbollah has triggered a row with Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi.
Rifi, the former head of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF), and who is closely aligned with the Saudi-backed March 14 Movement, called Monday night on the state prosecutor "to take necessary legal actions" against both Amin and Al-Akhbar for slandering President Michel Sleiman.
Amin responded Tuesday with another piece ridiculing both Sleiman and Rifi which was quickly rebuffed by the ex-police chief over Twitter.
The conflict arose after the publication of Amin’s piece titled “Lebanon Without a President,” in which the newspaper chief accused Sleiman of “moral treason.” Amin has repeatedly attacked Sleiman after he called for disarming Hezbollah late last year.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ashraf-rifi-takes-al-akhbar