From: ccav38@ccsun.strath.ac.uk ("I.Ballouz")
Subject: Re: Hariri's corporation
Organization: University of Strathclyde
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 10:50:38 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.133059.5387@ulrik.uio.no> eliedw@hedda.uio.no (Elie Dib Wardini) writes:
>In article <1992Nov6.160028.8148@ccsun.strath.ac.uk> ccav38@ccsun.strath.ac.uk
>("I.Ballouz") writes:
>
>Ibrahim, I do not need to give anybody a detailed account of my social
>situation in order to be heard, or prove that I have all reasons to be bothered
>with the social welfare of the Lebanese (If you want we can discuss this
>privately).
>
Of course not, I did not ask you to give an account of your humanitarian work.
I just thought (and I say it without provocation) that your extraordinary
"campaign of doubt" that you had waged did not show that you care about the
situation of the ordinary person at home.

By any standard, Hariri's nomination and his acceptance is a signal that we are
going into a new era in the country.
Whether it is possible to achieve the breakthrough is anybody's guess.
Needless to repeat the advantages of chosing Hariri as a PM.

However, you went into an extraordinary length in doubting his identity, his
motives...and at the end you wanted policies.
It is not of our system that several candidates compete and present policies
before they are selected for the premiership. You know that very well, yet you
wanted a precedent when you heard that Hariri has been nominated.

Please, don't play with words. I do read well and I understand well. 
If you still have some of your posts, perhaps it won't do you harm to revise
them and see what you were asking.

>I am very aware and concerned for the poverty that own country has plunged in. 
>I just do not think that the solution lies in a *PERSON*. YEs we need good
>poeple to run our policies. But we need policies.
>That is why, even if get a fellow of good renome as Hariri, we should still
>base owr judgements on policies and not the reputations of people.
>
Elie, it is one thing to change the political system so several candidates
can compete and get selected on their policies merits and it is totally another
thing to use the desire for change in order to cast the doubt on a man when
we are still applying the old tradition. As for now, the president has to use
his political judgement and nominate the PM. 

Yes, I agree that a person, any person, can not do the job. However, apply
this principal to everybody. You did accept B. Gemayel as a sole saviour,
some did accept Aoun as a seviour and I am not calling to accept Hariri as
the only seviour. I am saying give him a chance, support him so everybody is 
contributing to a better country.

>I hope that one day we will regain owr country and get a chance to present a
>plan for a better Lebanon.
>I hope that when that day comes we will be up to the situation and be able to
>be prepared for a better Lebanon with plans and policies that we have thougt
>through rather than go back to this: yes we trust Elie, so let him have his way
>buisiness.
>
Yes we do want change and we do want new system but we should not use the 
excuse for a change in order to worsen our situation.
As far as we have a tradition we are following, we make the best of it. 
It is your right to question any nominee and refuse him if he does not show
enough skills and will. Meanwhile, you think about and you work on for better
system.

I am sorry to say that I feel that you had used the desire for change in order
to wage the campaign of doubt and suspicion.
>
>> I. Ballouz
>
>elie wardini

I. Ballouz


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