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Under March 11’s Hood
February 20, 2007 · Mustapha Hamoui
The man behind the March 11 movement turned out to be a wealthy businessman. Can Merhi Abou Merhi help the Lebanese cruise to safety?
One of the people behind the March 11 movement read my post and offered an explanation. Here’s what he had to say about the movement’s goals and aspirations:
First of all i want to thank mustapha for publishing the idea of 11 March.
And for all the people that are afraid to trust us, they have the full right because nowadays we are suffering from this in Lebanon. But very soon everything will show up that 11 march will stay what it is right now. not neither personal goals nor any political achievements.
The man that came up with this idea was Merhi Abou Merhi. I think you have heard about him through the “Abou Merhi cruises” and orient queen and many other things.
So as I can imagine this man has a clean name in front of ALL Lebanese people. 11march is not a 3rd political movement after 8&14 no! its just a movement or gathering for the REAL Lebanese majority who got sick through all this political stuff. Tomorrow 11am the 11march movement will have an interview with different tv channels. it has already been published in many newspapers and also int he Arab world well known. for more information visit our website us to know more.
I would like to repeat again our goal is march 11 where we will gather at downtown Beirut to show the political people that at least 20% of the Lebanese people are sick of both of you..we are not against 8&14 where with them both but we want them to solve it and think of lebanon. 2weeks ago we have started with this idea and as i see now we have reached alot this shows the trust of the people to us and we know what we are doing is for the lebanese benefit. at the end i would like to tell all the guys that still think we are starting this way and than later we will change when we have a backup. i can only say sit back and watch what will happen. elections are coming up soon and NO ONE FROM OUR MOVEMENT SPECIALLY MERHI ABOU MERHI will have anything to do with it. and again i hope to have your support and i hope that you publish our website to friends and relatives so that this idea which is lebanon first with NO personal goals will gain what it should gain.
Thank you very much.
Atef Abou Merhi