In Lebanon, Criminals Honored, Suspects Condemned
Source: Al-Manar TV, 7-5-2008
This is the rule of Fouad Saniora's US-backed unconstitutional government under which criminals are honored and promoted and suspects are condemned even before conviction.
Who can forget the notorious Marjeyoun 'Tea Party' that took place when the resistance fighters bravely confronting "Israeli" aggressors in the July 2006 war against Lebanon?
Back then, the ruling bloc that was claiming "adherence to Lebanon's security and sovereignty," was not provoked by the footage of the infamous party whose hero, brigadier general Adnan Daoud , was honored after the war and promoted from colonel to Brigadier General 'because he prevented a massacre in the Marjeyoun barrack. Hospitable Daoud conferred honor upon the "Israeli" unit that occupied his barrack and ordered one of his soldiers to serve tea to its members.
Then acting interior minister, Ahmad Fatfat, justified Daoud's promotion saying that the Lebanese judiciary has not yet decided on the matter, although the incident is recorded on camera.
In the eyes of Saniora's ruling bloc, Daoud deserves to be promoted but Brigadier General Wafiq Shqeir, in the same eyes, deserves to be removed from his post as the head of Beirut's international airport security body.
The ruling bloc acted against Shkeir based on information provided by MP Walid Jumblatt that Hizbullah was monitoring runway 17 with a camera on a container. Hours after Jumblatt's claims, Shkeir was removed from his post by an unconstitutional decision taking during a gathering of Saniora's ministerial bloc.
Between the infamous and documented tea incident of Daoud and the undocumented case of Shkeir one truth can be concluded: there are double standards by pro-ruling bloc authorities in dealing with internal security issues.
This is the rule of Fouad Saniora's US-backed unconstitutional government under which criminals are honored and promoted and suspects are condemned even before conviction.
Who can forget the notorious Marjeyoun 'Tea Party' that took place when the resistance fighters bravely confronting "Israeli" aggressors in the July 2006 war against Lebanon?
Back then, the ruling bloc that was claiming "adherence to Lebanon's security and sovereignty," was not provoked by the footage of the infamous party whose hero, brigadier general Adnan Daoud , was honored after the war and promoted from colonel to Brigadier General 'because he prevented a massacre in the Marjeyoun barrack. Hospitable Daoud conferred honor upon the "Israeli" unit that occupied his barrack and ordered one of his soldiers to serve tea to its members.
Then acting interior minister, Ahmad Fatfat, justified Daoud's promotion saying that the Lebanese judiciary has not yet decided on the matter, although the incident is recorded on camera.
In the eyes of Saniora's ruling bloc, Daoud deserves to be promoted but Brigadier General Wafiq Shqeir, in the same eyes, deserves to be removed from his post as the head of Beirut's international airport security body.
The ruling bloc acted against Shkeir based on information provided by MP Walid Jumblatt that Hizbullah was monitoring runway 17 with a camera on a container. Hours after Jumblatt's claims, Shkeir was removed from his post by an unconstitutional decision taking during a gathering of Saniora's ministerial bloc.
Between the infamous and documented tea incident of Daoud and the undocumented case of Shkeir one truth can be concluded: there are double standards by pro-ruling bloc authorities in dealing with internal security issues.
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