Mr. Ambassador Lebanon This is Me

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1. 1. Canadian Lebanese Human Rights Federation / Arabic Articles

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   Published on: 3/9/2002   Last Visited: 6/25/2004

   Are they still rotting in the Syrian 5 stars prisons ? You accuse the US of violating people's right and sovereignty and you also accuse them of violating international legitimacy . Why on earth the state of emergency is still in force in Syria since 1963 ? Why internal opposition is banned and retaliation against families of Syrian dissidents living abroad is still commonplace in your country ? Why are you still suppressing the Syrian Kurdish minorities ? Why have you been wrecking havoc with Lebanon since 1973 ? Haven't you stolen enough tens of billions of dollars from our country to finance your WMD arsenal?
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   The Syrian thugs were left unchecked to plunder Lebanon's resources , hold a free country hostage and blackmail with their terrorist proxies the whole world. Do me a favour dear , inform your boss that the clock is ticking . He is in the crosshair . His manoeuvring tactics have been exhausted . He is not left with too much yime , neither Europe nor China and certainly not Cuba will be rushing to his rescue.
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   Can anybody guess Lebanon's real debt figures? If the officially published debt stands today (as they pretend) at $33 billion, why do we keep hearing in the local press and from other unofficial sources that the real debt has already surpassed $40 billion? Why can't we have anaccurate figure on Lebanon's GDP?
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   When I say long, it means for half a century, and I focused mainly on the arrangement made by the Americans in March 1976 to allow the Syrians troops to center Lebanon and camp on its territory for more than 30 years, and the need that the Americans showed now that Syrians should leave Lebanon under the pressure, we have to admit it what we called Lebanese lobby, and we are proud of that. Skepticism make us a little bit douting hat Americans, who believed in interets more than value and idea may reach an agreement with the Syrians, because both have more interest in Lebanon But what I stressed on in my article this time is that our people in the lobby would go straight to the Shebaa issue and convince he Americans to talk to the Israelis in order to end the occupation of Shebaa, regardless of its identity, with the Syrians or Lebanese. We want both Syria and Israel to leave our land. If the Americans believe to do it, it will be a triumph for our people, and we, from that point may hope as you mentioned that "high ranking officials and congressmen stressed also among other things on the fact that the full restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity was in the interest of the United States".
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   quote- "in the event Syria complies with two demands that concern the security of Israel and one demand that concerns the US occupation of Iraq the restoration of sovereignty of Lebanon mentioned in the Act would be put on ice because this does not relate to the American interests nor does it relate to the US national security interest .." unquote. For the sake of the record may I draw to your kind attention that Section 4 paragraph 5 of the Syria accountability Act presented to the 108th congress under HR 1828 IH states the following : -The full restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty ,political independance and territorial integrity is in the national security interest of the United States. Furthermore , allow me to refer you to the May 2000 document ( precursor of the S.A.L.S.A ) "Ending Syria's occupation of Lebanon : The US role" prepared by Mr Ziad Abdelnour and Dr Daniel Pipes and co signed by over 30 scholars , US government high ranking officials and congressmen stressed also among other things on the fact that the full restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty , political independance and territorial integrity was in the interest of the United States. http://www.meforum.org/research/lsg.php. we would highly appreciate your publishing this reply in your esteemed Newspaper
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   Lebanon never was an Arabic country and the Lebanese in general are not Arabs. The Arabs were invaders who like many others invaded and occupied Lebanon for a certain period of time.
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   Lebanon. Why so much fast about being Arab?
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   The Syrian appointed Government is finding it hard to strip out the citizenship from somebody who has claimed to hold it for 10 years albeit fraudulently . I am sure that when Lebanon regains its sovereignty and Independence the local judicial system will find its fair procedural mechanism to address this serious national impasse . Let's have faith and hope that one day true justice will again prevail in the land of the Cedars . Only then ,The corrupt politicians , other traitors and their "brethrens" will have to pay in a way or another the price of their misdeeds .
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   I was going through the embassy website, the section about culture, and was surprised to notice that you declare that "Lebanon has an Arab culture colored by Western influences". This is a manipulation of the realities and history, Lebanon is an "Arabic-speaking" multi-cultural country with Phoenician heritage and Mediterranean (Western) influences. The Arabs are among many that passed by our country and left their marks. In your listing of these civilizations, "Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and Ottomans" you have missed to mention the Arabs before the Ottomans. Stating that our culture is Arabic helps only to dilute Lebanon's specificity and reinforce the image that people have of Lebanon as being an Arab/Islamic country (65% of people surveyed), a country with deserts (45% of people surveyed) and petrol-rich (28% of people surveyed). The starting point of documented Lebanese history and civilization is certainly Phoenician colored by the many civilizations that passed by since that time. Looking forward to work with you in order to improve and promote the genuine image of Lebanon, we look forward to seeing the necessary steps to amend these misleading information has been taken.
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   Some 150 persons from 32 nationalities participated in that survey about Lebanon's image.
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   To appease the Arabs, our Christian political leaders were unfaithful to our identity when they accepted this caption in the 1943 constitution: Lebanon has an Arab vocation. I wouldn't be surprised if within a few years the current corrupt Lebanese Christian politicians (or their sons and daughters) will rubberstamp ­ for 30 silver quid ­ the Arab Islamic Republic of Lebanon.
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   Thanks Elias, I am fine and hoping to visit Lebanon and Turkey in a couple of months .
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   I am sure that one day, Lebanon will be back an independent and free country.
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   Face it . Wheather in Europe , the US or in China , the Syrian presence in Lebanon does not appear to be on the "radar screan" of any major government . Not because the cuase is not worthy, but because there are more pressing issues for these leaders to deal with . There needs to be somoething in it for Syria to leave Lebanon , and this needs to be recognized . Don't know what that could be . Money, few acres of land, less casualties or more realistically, better economy to feed their miserable masses and lay off Lebanon.
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   Today , in your desperation you have made it easier for us to convince the western world that change must come soon to Lebanon. Although a number of judges in Lebanon have all our sympathy for being subjugated to all kinds of pressure and at times to outright threats however, we always maintained that being sworn as a judge confers to whoever takes this oath the required immunity that protects him against outside interference. The rule of Law shall prevail anytime and anywhere and shall be applied even-handedly on everyone no matter how high his position is within the political sphere or other places. If and when the stress of pressure or even threats start to wear him down , the judge should show nevertheless the resolve and determination to carry on serving justice . It is regretful to say that some Lebanese judges have preferred to abet the corrupt Lebanese political system instead of exposing its lies and vicious manoeuvres. I am sure that you agree with me that human dignity is inviolable, it must be respected and protected . You do agree with me I am sure that torture is inhumane and prohibited and so is the case with degrading treatment or punishment . You know very well judge H.madi that torture and degradation of human dignity has been common place for many years now in the Syrian and Lebanese jails . Do I have to remind you that freedom of thought, conscience and religion is sacrosanct in today's world ? Do I have to remind you judge H.Madi that the right to freedom of expression shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and import information and ideas without interference by public authorities and regardless of frontiers ? Did you know that the freedom and pluralism of opinions shall be respected especially through the Internet ? you may be aware of all of this … You and some of your colleagues may be aware of a lot of other wrongdoings committed by Lebanon's Prosecutor-General Adnan A doum and some other Lebanese judges who became rich through corruption. And yet , you still find the time to indict people who exercise their basic rights in telling the truth and exposing corruption in high places . The Syrian regime over thirty years of occupation of a "sisterly" country called Lebanon committed atrocities that are reminiscent of the ones committed by Pol Pot and Saddam . I will refer you to two website addresses that elicit the dates and crimes committe