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STOP Solidere

Posted by N10452

The St.Georges hotel issue has been ongoing for years now, but lately a huge sign saying “stop solidere” was hung on the Hotel building, so i thought of bringing that issue back.

Most of the people blame Hariri for the 40 billion dollars debt, while they disregard or dont know about the real harm i blame him for.

First of all, to set things clear, most of the debt is due to Syrians & Shiites ( HA & Amal ) and not Hariri as most claim.

Solidere was founded and supported by a law voted in the parliament that allowed it to purchase any land in Beirut Downtown ( which was destroyed back then), and indeed, land owners were forced to sell their lands for its actual price ( its lowest since Beirut was destroyed) in return of shares that they were unable of selling except for Solidere owners.

Solidere borders were @ Starco Bab Idriss almost and so St.George was too far and they have no rights whatsoever to acquire it ..

Years after Solidere was founded, land owners who now had shares were screwed again, when Solidere decided to enlarge its capital, to sell more shares, yet kept the same number of shares for those poor land owners who barely benefited from anything now ..

The problem with St.Georges is that it has a seaside and the right for a seaport, which is a huge one and that Solidere wants to acquire, but they have no right to do so, and have been annoying since then the owner of the St.Georges.

This story is one of many, it just happened that this man has enough money and can handle Solidere .. i was discussing this issue with friends today and one told me that a relative of his as well was being pressured to sell his building ( he was also wealthy), and he refused but was annoyed a lot.

I dont quite understand this attitude, thats what i blame Hariri most on, this monopoly he was after, not theft or corruption, but a monopoly over everything in Beirut by any means necessary.

The man is dead now, may he rest in peace, and i doubt anyone will be accounted for those actions, but at least let us stop them once and for all.

The Hariri memorial is being built on the St.Georges side while there is an empty spot on the right ..

You can find more info on this issue on Bloggingbeirut ( from which i took the picture as well)

Here are few extracts :

Aggressions
All summer Solidere has purposefully installed ropes along our border to stop people from arriving to the St George Beach
Attack Guards by nightA few days ago Solidere attacked our guard during the night
Why would they come like thieves in the night if they were doing something legal?

We would like today to build the St George Hotel to be a candle of remembrance for Mr Hariri too, and for my friends who have died, five of them, whom I have spent a life time with.
I call upon those who care to stand with us and unite for justice to prevail and not allow an employee from some company to take us both for a ride.

The road was closed for 2and a half years in front of the St George Hotel there was nothing we could do to open it and it only did harm to the St George Hotel no one else.
I said once: Is it acceptable to have the road closed for ever?
Someone answered: Mr Hariri was an extraordinary man!
But he was a man! And we are all men!

Solidere has lost money for many years and now that it has began to make some it is taking it away from the country and the shareholders and the Lebaneese people.
Is this not a crime?
But
La hayata liman tounadi

Filed under: Editorials, Lebanon, Political
Posted by N10452 on 10.20.07 @ 2:26 pm |

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21 Comments. Add your own...

1. LF Forever | October 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pm

I agree 100%.

A city like Beyrouth cannot be owned by one family! Look at the Mosques in DT (don’t forget Hariri’s idea was to islamize Lebanon too, like HA). It look like we are in Mekke! Without doubt Lebanon is for all Lebanese and not for Hariri Family only, that during the war, nobody even dare of them to come to Beyrouth.
Beyrouth went to Hariri 3ala tabak min dahab.
I am supporting St gorges and we should help this business man to have the right to work as much as Solidere.
2. paul | October 20th, 2007 at 7:05 pm

I would like to know more about the opinion of the LF about this case in general, or about such “sharks” like Solidere.
3. Charbel Gharios | October 20th, 2007 at 7:12 pm

we as Christians are split btw two radicals and btw a souni-chiit regional conflict. let us unit to be heard or we will as always be followers
4. Your future | October 20th, 2007 at 7:41 pm

Fata7 al islam militia ( FM-mourabitoun branch) :

http://www.vcoderz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10345

No wonder anymore …..
5. Your future | October 20th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

N, be a man and post it ….
6. LF Forever | October 20th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

Charbel Gharios,

You are right.
7. libanon | October 20th, 2007 at 8:26 pm

“Hariri was not corrupt”
How ignorant can a person be
8. libanon | October 20th, 2007 at 8:46 pm

how did a poor man like rafik hariri become the seventh richest man in the world

-First he sold his wife to the saudi king and so he became a millionaire
-Then he saw this rich little country lebanon and and decided to steal everything in it
-But of course he couldn’t steal anything while the few inconviniences like the constitution and majlis el kada2 where in his way
-So he made the taef accord to get his syrian freinds into lebanon who would then stop all institutions
-Then his syrian freinds appointed him prime minister
-Then he started forcing the goverment (when it was in most need of money) to take loans from him and then immediately pay him back with 400% interest(legal theft)
-And so his billions started rolling in and his castles and and lavish mansions kept on increasing

yes berri was corrupt as well but he recieved his money from rafiq hariri who was the center of corruption.
tears, poems,and a memorial about him won’t change the facts
9. Fred | October 20th, 2007 at 9:02 pm

LF Forever, you are becoming PC Forever
PC: Parti Communiste
10. JoseyWales | October 20th, 2007 at 10:05 pm

Relax guys (in comments section).

Not everything is a stupid moslem-christian thing, damn it. Even in Lebanon.

You sound like those who see a zionist conspiracy everywhere.

This is about Solidere, monopolies and abuses, period.
11. LF Forever | October 20th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

Fred,

Go PC yourself. and Parti Communiste! is when one man control, like Putin and Allah Yerhamo MAO. no?
12. mikel | October 21st, 2007 at 1:32 am

Your future

Please prove to me that these guys are Hariri supporters (other than the mourabitoun shirts and the Hariri picture).

Second, if they were real, how can you prove that they faught with FAI?
13. N10452 | October 21st, 2007 at 9:59 am

Fata7 el Islam militia ?? wou Mourabitoun ?? loool ..
You got ur head pretty mixed up my friend ..

But am interested in knowing where those pics came from … i am cute sure you added the FM logo, so obvious of you, but mourabbitoun were formerly initially by Sunnites & Palestinians during the war but they did not last much .. ive seen some mourabitoun flags during 14M demos but i think they r pretty divided now ..

Since you have so much info, send them to the army or ISF ..
14. paul | October 21st, 2007 at 10:38 am

…aou 3tioun la GMA yi3roudoun 3almanar.
15. Mohammad | October 21st, 2007 at 11:11 am

Your future,

Waw, those are Fat7 el Islam!!!!! Lek sho mahdomeen Fat7 el islam without beard and mostach and one of them has half a beard (SAKSOKEH)!!!! Haydol Fat7 el Islam MODERN One of them is carrying a weapon which is heavier than him Wlak those people in the picture cannot HURT a chicken

You know, you make me laugh as I can see that you are afraid of your SHADOW!
Grow up!
16. Mohammad | October 21st, 2007 at 11:44 am

libanon,

My advice to you is to stop watching MANAR TV as it is hurting your logic and IQ!
17. N10452 | October 21st, 2007 at 12:09 pm

And your future,
I am a man without u telling me and i am quite sure of that .. but thanks anyway.
18. Mohammad | October 21st, 2007 at 4:02 pm

Here is the link of the original photos without FM logo (before being edited with photoshop by FPMers) Nice try Aounist, but for the second time you failed to BULLSHIT!

http://www.facebook.com/photo_search…66720&view=all
19. fadi | October 23rd, 2007 at 1:17 pm

Mohammad

Can you please re-link as I can’t seem to open it

God Bless HARIRI

God Bless GEAGEA

God Bless JUMBLATT

God Bless MARCH 14

God Bless LIBNAN

May Allah put NASRALLAH and AOUN in there graves
20. Mohammad | October 26th, 2007 at 2:29 am

Fadi,

you just need to have an account on facebook and then you can see
take care
21. Moon | August 12th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

If forcing people to sell their properties (by the force of arms if necessary or by demolishing their buildings over their heads) is not corruption at its best……what is?