The Blessing of Electricity, the Saniora Way
Source: Al-Manar TV, 24-1-2008
In the 21st century A.C, there are rulers who laud democracy and the rights of human beings, yet they practice the rule of kings in the 21st century B.C. A sample of these rulers can be easily found in Lebanon. Fouad Saniora, the head of unconstitutional government accuses the residents of Beirut's southern suburb and some neighborhoods in the capital of stealing electricity and then demonstrating against the blackout caused by overloading electrical posts. "We need to put (Electricite Du Liban) on the right track. We need to stop the systematic destruction of the capabilities and the equipments of this company. We need to stop stealing electricity. They steal electricity, the transformers get overloaded, they burst and then the people take to the street to say that there is blackout." This is how Saniora described the situation without giving evidence. Residents of Dahiyeh (Beirut's southern suburb) retorted saying that they still haven't forgot how their compensation money in the wake of the 2006 "Israeli" war was stolen. "We had hoped that the donations would help execute an adopted project to build a special power station for Dahiye, which still lacks finance," one resident said. Al-Manar quoted an official source in (Electricite Du Liban), who did not wish to be named, as saying that there are orders to cut the power in some regions in Beirut and the whole of Dahiyeh, for pure political purposes.
According to unpublished statistics by (Electricite Du Liban), the rate of collecting electricity bills in Dahiyeh is one of the highest across Lebanon.
Parallel to this, Saniora and his ruling bloc are turning a blind eye on violations by some February 14 figures.
Nayla Moawwad is the Minister of Social Affairs in Saniora's unconstitutional government. She has a son, Michel, and a daughter, Rima.
Michel, although he claims democracy, frequently criticizes 'those' who take to the streets for demands.
On one occasion, Michel said: "I know that electricity is expensive, but I also know that most of those who took to the streets to close the roads, did not pay electricity bills."
Neither Saniora, Nayla Moawwad, Michel Moawwad nor legal authorities have so far explained why Michel and his sister Rima did not pay since 1995 electricity bills worth LL 96,000,000 (authentic documents were shown in a report on Al-Manar).
Michel Moawwad is his mother's senior consultant and her manager. He also owns oil and dairy industries and supervises the Rene Moawwad (his father and late Lebanese President) institution. His sister Rima is the head of the institution's offices in the United States. She had played a significant role in cutting colossal trade deals worth US$ 33 Billion.
Both Michel and Rima have been refusing to pay (Electricite Du Liban) bills worth only US$ 61 thousand dollars, and they still enjoy the blessing of electricity granted by Saniora and his ruling bloc.
In the 21st century A.C, there are rulers who laud democracy and the rights of human beings, yet they practice the rule of kings in the 21st century B.C. A sample of these rulers can be easily found in Lebanon. Fouad Saniora, the head of unconstitutional government accuses the residents of Beirut's southern suburb and some neighborhoods in the capital of stealing electricity and then demonstrating against the blackout caused by overloading electrical posts. "We need to put (Electricite Du Liban) on the right track. We need to stop the systematic destruction of the capabilities and the equipments of this company. We need to stop stealing electricity. They steal electricity, the transformers get overloaded, they burst and then the people take to the street to say that there is blackout." This is how Saniora described the situation without giving evidence. Residents of Dahiyeh (Beirut's southern suburb) retorted saying that they still haven't forgot how their compensation money in the wake of the 2006 "Israeli" war was stolen. "We had hoped that the donations would help execute an adopted project to build a special power station for Dahiye, which still lacks finance," one resident said. Al-Manar quoted an official source in (Electricite Du Liban), who did not wish to be named, as saying that there are orders to cut the power in some regions in Beirut and the whole of Dahiyeh, for pure political purposes.
According to unpublished statistics by (Electricite Du Liban), the rate of collecting electricity bills in Dahiyeh is one of the highest across Lebanon.
Parallel to this, Saniora and his ruling bloc are turning a blind eye on violations by some February 14 figures.
Nayla Moawwad is the Minister of Social Affairs in Saniora's unconstitutional government. She has a son, Michel, and a daughter, Rima.
Michel, although he claims democracy, frequently criticizes 'those' who take to the streets for demands.
On one occasion, Michel said: "I know that electricity is expensive, but I also know that most of those who took to the streets to close the roads, did not pay electricity bills."
Neither Saniora, Nayla Moawwad, Michel Moawwad nor legal authorities have so far explained why Michel and his sister Rima did not pay since 1995 electricity bills worth LL 96,000,000 (authentic documents were shown in a report on Al-Manar).
Michel Moawwad is his mother's senior consultant and her manager. He also owns oil and dairy industries and supervises the Rene Moawwad (his father and late Lebanese President) institution. His sister Rima is the head of the institution's offices in the United States. She had played a significant role in cutting colossal trade deals worth US$ 33 Billion.
Both Michel and Rima have been refusing to pay (Electricite Du Liban) bills worth only US$ 61 thousand dollars, and they still enjoy the blessing of electricity granted by Saniora and his ruling bloc.
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