From: wsaba@csi.uottawa.ca (Walid Saba)
Subject: Re: Walid Saba take a hike (was Re: the Dodger should take it easy)
Keywords: Easy big fellow -
Organization: CSI Dept., University of Ottawa
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 04:15:12 GMT

In article <1992Apr4.083149.6038@njitgw.njit.edu> elie@hdtv.njit.edu (Elie I.  
Mourad) writes:
> In article <1992Apr3.060509.2451@csi.uottawa.ca> wsaba@csi.uottawa.ca (Walid  
Saba) writes:
> >
> >The Dodger (who ever he is) replied to my article in a very 
> >angry tone. hmmmmmm . what could be the reason?
> >
> >I just have one thing to say:
> >
> >	Read what I said (esp. about the man in EXILE, and
> >	the problem we have becuase we have toooo many minds
> >	that are INFLATED) and get angry one more time !!!-
> >
> 
> Walid Saba, read about the Lebanese expatriates before praising Arab  
charity:!!

	If you have any sense of appreciation you would parise (!!)
	Arab support (financial support that is), instead of trying
	your hardest to ignore it, just becuase it is from the Arabs.

> 
> From a Leb-Net article:
> -----------------------
> .....
>    Former executive secretary-general of the World Lebanese Cultural Union
> (WLCU)
>  Nabil Harfouche, told IPS that "emigrants should be given the right to vote
> particularly in the light of the past 15 years of war." 


	This is a matter that is outside what I was talking about,
	and really i have nothing against (or pro- for that matter)
	to say about this subject.


>    Quoting Central Bank figures, Harfouche said that "revenues from emigrants
> amounted to $1.763 billion during the last three years. Thanks to overseas
> incoming capital, Lebanese who remained in the country were able to avoid
> bankruptcy on the individual and institutional level." 

	But Mr. Mourad, this is EXACTLY MY POINT. Lebanese income is
	from outside sources, and we should THANK and APPRECIATE the
	countries that are giving us the OPPORTUNITY to eran a decent
	living and support our people back home. 

	Why is it that Canada, the US, Australia, France, etc are too
	much appreciated (and I think they should be by the way) for
	accepting us and giving us a chance to earn a (good?) living,
	but when it comes to Arab countries the opprtunities that are
	given are simply brushed off, ignored, and denied???????

	Is it becuase of some SICKNESS and HATERED for Arabs???

	Whether you like it or not, we are but part of the Arab world, 
	and we will remain so till the end of time (unless we can move
	all our people (along with the nice ceders - too bad we do not
	make HONDAs- and take them somewhere beside France).

	As far as the expression "take a hike..." I can not comment,
	because I don't know how old you are (I might be accused of
	child abuse), and I don't know how competent and mentally
	stabel you are (it won't be a credit for me to answer in silly
	words anyway -) STICK TO FACTS AND CLAEN, POLITE ENGLISH or don't
	say anything at all - ANGER won't help you build your old-dream
	Libnan (the one Sa'eed Akel imagines when he has too much ARAK).

	We must use our minds not our (angry, and full of hate) emotions.
	Intelligent people MAKE THE BEST OUT OF THERE SITUATION. We had
	a bad civil war that was the mistake of (let us say) all factions.
	All conspired on the legal system, all sold their soul to outside
	forces (again let us agree all did). Now, a country who's own 
	people invite outsiders to kill their own people, must pay for 
	their SELLING OUT their national feeling of unity !!!! We did pay.
	How? We have MUCH LESS TO SAY about the state of the nation (and 
	i can not deny that). But how did this happen??? Who brought us
	here. 

	LET US JUST MAKE THE BEST OUT OF THE SITUATION by calling for 
	national unity (we just love to have 100 libnan in one). Also,
	we can not keep ignoring the fact that we must be part of our
	environemt, and must learn how to live with it. Old stereotypes
	that govern our INFLATED minds must be thrown away, and a new 
	open mentality must prevail. 


	Instead of replying by "take a hike..." I invite you Mr. Mourad to
	to suggest alternatives for our country (keeping in mind the reality
	of the situation, our old experience, our surroundings, etc.)


>    "They are the nation's saviours," he said, "but they are deprived of
> political rights." 
> 
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> Special thanks to the Lebanese expatriates!
>                         -------------

W S Saba