تحفظ means reservation. Today 2 LF ministers Tahafazou (with reservation) on the new government manifesto. A manifesto that gave Hizballah the right to resist, stock and use weapons, …. Again it gave Hizballah the label of resistance.
After all this time, the LF threatening, the LF screaming, the LF shaking its finger in the face of others, LF leader Mr. Samir Geagea saying the resistance word will not pass, he will not accept Hizballah weapons, …. the record that we all heard in the past year. Let us not forget the wonder LF deputy, the hutington graduate Zahra and his daily media political ijtirar.
At the end the LF Thafadit (تحفض means put on a diaper) and not Tahafazit. Thafadit and didn’t resign.
This is another proof of the total collapse of the LF and its political leadership. After all these years of resistance and due to political deals done to free Geagea from prison, the LF thafadit.

“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now….
Oh, what a fall was there…
Then I, and you, and all of us fell down.”
–William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar,” Act 3, Scene 1.

Thank you March 14 leaders. We, the Lebanese people. We, the Million Lebanese (Men, Women, elders and Children) who kicked the Syrians out. We who handed to you a free Lebanon on a silver of plate. I should say Golden. We who handed to you the Cedars Revolution. We tell you thank you. Thank you for opening the door to Syria. Thank you for your ignorance. Thank you for allowing Hezbollah to Knock you down. Thank you for all your efforts. It seems the smartest one in you can’t match the IQ of a 4 years old kid.

You had us behind you, you had the US behind you, Europe and the UN. Syria had her back to the wall. Her allies in Lebanon had their tales between their legs. 3 years and you, the so called politicians and leaders of March 14, lost it all. Hezbollah is smart. March 8 is smart, but they didn’t win because they are smart. They win because your are a bunch of Feudal lords and proved to be nothing but ants in front of Syria and its ally.

I do not blame Hezbollah. Hezbollah is implementing his agenda. I do not blame Aoun any more. Hell he was defending Christians rights in Doha while you, you the damn so called freedom lovers, you the so called Christian representative of our struggle were defending Saad and his money. Shame on you. Shame on you. At the end of the day, Aoun looked like a hero and you looked nothing but servants to Sheikh Saad. You made Aoun look like a savior. You leaders of March 14.

As for you, the once upon a time who used to say “Amin el Mujtama3 Al Masihi Fawqa Kul I3tibar”, what should I tell you? I am ashamed to even address you with a single word. I thought after Doha, you will return to Maarab, after the hard lesson you got there, with a thought to go back to who you were once before you went to prison. When I heard you talking today, I knew for sure that there is no hope in you. The torch you once carried is turned off. You not only went on a tangent, you switched course and decided to stay there.

Allah Yirham Shuhade’na. Allah Yirham kil shab sa’at moudefi3 3an adiyeh ‘eman fiya.

Shakespeare wrote:

“If you have tears, prepare to shed them now….
Oh, what a fall was there…
Then I, and you, and all of us fell down.”
–William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar,” Act 3, Scene 1.

But march 14 are a herd of crocodiles, they do not shed tears. I stand with my fellow Lebanese shedding our tears on every thing we did since 1975 till today. We shed tears on our martyrs whom you have been killing day in day out.

Here were the LF and its leader stand, second class behind Hariri, Jumblatt and even Nayla Mouawad.

I waited few days to poast this video, hoping the hot heads will cool down. I agree with all of you what Nasrallah and Aoun did is wrong and they should be punished. Yet we tend to forget the other side of the picture. The other side is not innocent either. Check this short video of Future supporters how they insult religion and politicans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=859qEuoWpU0

Is this how we will build Lebanon?
 

I noticed in every LF deputies meeting I see Eddy Abi Lamaa sitting with them. He is not a deputy. why he is attending these meetings??

By Saying “kitlit al ouwet Al niyebiyeh” held a meeting and put him in that meeting, you are misleading the media, the people …. He lost the elections. He shouldn’t be part of those meetings.

Dr. Samir Geagea proposed a month ago an international force (around 20,000) to take over the South. Many politicians (Lebanese and International) are also backing up this solution.

Yesterday Al Zawahiri in his new tape said Al Qaeda will join the fight against Israel, the crusades, …. Hamid Al Ali, a Saudi Cleric, called for the support of Hezbollah. An Egyptian cleric, Al Qaradawi said that “Lebanese Resistance” (HA uses the name Islamic Resistance) is a true Jihad and Sunnites must support the Shiaa in this Jihad.

Imagine having 20,000 International troops in the South. We call the International troops, for Zawahiri, Qaradawi,… they are crusaders. 20,000 innocent soldiers thrown in Lebanon because the lebanese politicians can’t rule the country. Useless Lebanese politicans want an international force to do their job as well as the job of the Lebanese Army.

What we will have, my friends, is another playground for Jihadist movements. I know we have some already on the ground but with additional foreign troops, you will be giving these movements a big present.

The U.S. can’t do a thing against those Jihadists in Iraq. Syria is still pumping radical Muslims to Iraq. By introducing 20,000 foreign soldiers to South Lebanon, those Jihadists will be pumped to Lebanon.

The result will be more killings. This time, innocent international soldiers will die because our politicians can’t rule a country.

Why we should not ask for an international force? They have families, they have lives to live. They do not need to be slaughtered in the name of defending Lebanon democracy. A democracy Killed by our politicians after March 14. instead of moving Lebanon towards a true democracy, they brought it back to their old feudal system.

For the sake of mothers, sisters, wives, children and friends of foreign troops do not bring them to Lebanon. Let them enjoy their lives and freedom.

I blame the Lebanese people. Almost a year ago, the Lebanese woke up. They took the streets and forced the Syrian Forces to pull out of Lebanon. A few months later, they went back to sleep. By doing so, they allowed the traditional politicians and political parties to take over their revolution and cut it into pieces. The chance of turning Lebanon to a true democratic state was assassinated in front of their eyes and they didn’t budge. They watched the masquerade of “National Dialogue” unfold in front of them, they didn’t blink.

On the Christian sides, they were back to division LF vs. Tayyar. Both parties threw accusations at each others. Their supporters defended their leaders’ decision without even understanding those decisions. In reality, both group and leaders are the same. Both made the same mistakes. Yet, LF members and Tayyar followers didn’t see the tragedy of their leaders’ decision. One signed an accord with Hezbollah; the other entered a government that supports Hezbollah military actions. Both in a way or another politically covered Hezbollah. Result: War in Lebanon, 400 dead and counting, thousands of injured and displaced, total destruction. Same goes for the Muslim Lebanese, in a way or another; they also politically covered Hezbollah actions.

Here comes Mrs. Rice, ready to listen to the Lebanese factions. What do we as LF offer her? We offered her Mr. Adwan. He stood there next to Jumblat and Amin. I am sure both pitched their agendas. This is the “new” LF. We stood by others and accept to be a small player in all this.

What the LF should have done is go back to its original project. A project that had been circulating in the United State political circles as well as military and media. We should have presented her with our solution for Lebanon (I know many will say this is not the time or our solution has been dropped). This solution might be implemented all over the Middle East. Our project might be implemented all over the region, what do we do? We send Mr. Adwan; we drop the chance of presenting it. We drop our project. A week ago, I was reading a study about how federalism should be implemented in the Middle East. How federalism is the only solution for the region. What did we do when we had the chance to meet Mrs. Rice, we send her Mr. Adwan.

Some blame Hezbollah, others blame Israel. I blame the Lebanese people in general for letting go of their cedar revolution and in particular, I blame the Lebanese Forces for dropping federalism as a political project.

Hezbollah didn’t only take 2 Israeli soldiers hostages, but he took Lebanon hostage and gave it to its masters (Iran & Syria) as a bargaining chip. Do we Lebanese have a saying in all this? Did Hassan Nasrallah ask us, the Lebanese, if we agreed on such operation? He doesn’t care. He thinks he is untouchable and any decision he makes, we the Lebanese, must obey it. After all he is a Muslim religious leader and Allah path is the right one. He threatened every single Lebanese, right after kidnapping the Israeli soldiers, he asked all Lebanese to stand by his resistance or else. Or else, what? You will pull your Imam Ali sward and cut our heads?

Government: “The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.”

Why our “so called” politicians are silent? Until when they will keep playing this old record “the decision should be in the hands of the government”. Government!!!! Are you kidding us? This government been engaged in a national dialogue for almost a year and came out empty. This government has 2 Hezbollah ministers whom they didn’t inform this “government” about their military operation in the South against Israel.

This government still labels Hezbollah a resistance. How can they label it a resistance while it doesn’t even report to them? How they can label it a resistance while it calls itself “The Islamic Resistance”? Does this government understand that such resistance doesn’t believe in a country called Lebanon?

Sovereignty: “Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.”

This, so called government, has not authority or rule over an Islamic resistance in Lebanon. Yet this resistance is represented in government and in parliament. How a country can be sovereign if it has on its soil a military force that doesn’t take order from the government or the national army? How can Lebanon be sovereign if Hezbollah keeps its arms and decides on its own when to drag our country to war?

Democracy: “Government by the people exercised either directly or through elected representatives.”

Hezbollah, like any other Islamic group, joins the political democratic process and once they get what they want, they are the first to open fire on democracy. When they join the political process, we hear and read western media, analysts and politicians, (who lives thousands miles away and only know about these groups through books or the media) calling it a victory. They know nothing about how these organizations work. Do a small research and read what these westerners wrote when Hezbollah was engaged in the “democratic” elections in Lebanon. I was reading at that time and laughing. Now I understand how Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and other terrorist organization can beat the West. They play your game and at the end they shoot you and shoot democracy in the head.

Hezbollah doesn’t believe in democracy. There is no democracy in Islam. There is no democratic election under Islamic law. There is only Islam and the Umma.

A Lebanese politician said:”Hezbollah will prevail”. Ideologically, this leader is supposed to be on the opposite side of the political spectrum of Hezbollah. But he, like others is playing it safe. But if we really look into it, we noticed, even after September 11 and even of what is going in Afghanistan, Iraq, Indonesia, India, London, Madrid… The west still doesn’t get it. The west still thinks with reason they will win over radicalism. They still do not get it. Neither money, reason, houses, infrastructure … Will change a single thing. They will take your money, they will talk to you, they will let you build their towns and infrastructure but when you blink, they will stick a dagger in your back. What is more important of all this for them is simply … Islam. Does the west know what Islam is? No it is not the new last name of Cat Stevens.

بعد اللقاء وجه الدكتور جعجع التعازي الى عائلة “الشهيد” مؤيد العياص الذي قضى في حادثة الجاهلية متمنيا للجرحى الشفاء العاجل

Martyr? This guy is a martyr? Since when people who fight over a picture are Martyrs? Why bringing lower the level of martyrs. By doing so we are lowering our martyrs. A street boy who dies in a street fight with other guys is labeled a Martyr !!!! Since when? Why? Do we owe Jumblat and Hariri this much?

President Emile Lahoud on several occassions insulted the LF. Yesterday, he insulted its founder Cheikh Bachir Gemayel and few days ago its current leader Dr. Samir Geagea. On both occassions the LF didn’t reply. By not replying, the LF is sending the following messages:

1. Agree with Lahoud in both cases.
2. They are too weak to reply.

The founder of the LF, Cheikh Bachir was insulted and the LF didn’t even bother to reply. An instituition that snubs its past and its founder has no place in the future. The person who replied was Amin Gemayel. He should have stayed silent, it would have been better. In His reply Amin said Bachir Gemayel gave his life to Lebanon as well as Hariri. Amin couldn’t help it, he had to use his brother’s name and martyrdom to bargain with. The LF, from their side, they were no place to be seen. They might be seen in parties and fighting with the Aounist. The places where they should be seen and reply, they are no where to be found. If Bachir didn’t exist, would the LF have existed? Would all of us have dreamed about a free country?

In another occasion, Lahoud said Samir Geagea should be the last one to talk because he is condemend with the killing of Karami… What was the LF reaction? As usual, no reaction. Strange. How you allow such kind of talk with no official PR from the LF.

The Amnesty law was issued. The rifa’ are supposed to be cleared and allowed to go back to Lebanon. In reality, this is not the case. Many of the rifa’ are not cleared and if they return, they will be dragged to the Ministry of Defense. 

MP Adwan and all LF responsible said that the Amnesty law covers all LF members and not only Dr. Geagea. True many were cleared as we were told. 

Why then some rifa’ are not cleared? Who is holding their files? Who is working on clearing their names? They also have the right to return and see their families. 

They say an LF group including lawyers is taking care of the issue. When several rifa’ checked with the lawyers, the answer was “we did our job and the files are in hakim’s hands.”  

Hakim, the rifa’ outside want to go back home. Can you please move their files forward? Even if you do not like the political decisions many took while you are in prison, but after all there is a cause and years of struggle you shared together. Remember, you were away for 11 years from your parents. They are still away. They are still outside because they believed in you and the cause you carried. The minimum you can do for them is bring them back home.  

The Lebanese Forces and Dr. Samir Geagea messed it up big time in the past few weeks.
Two major events occurred in the past two weeks. The memory of Sayidat al Najat bombing and the memory of Zahle battle martyrs.

The Lebanese Forces and Dr. Geagea decision concerning these two events was wrong and somehow insulting (to the families and martyrs).

Sayidet al Najat Mass

The LF and in particular its leader Dr. Geagea should know the significance of such event. Few weeks prior to the Mass, the families of the martyrs traveled to Bchareh and invited Dr. Geagea to the Mass.

Dr. Geagea sent the head of the LF Students body to represent him. Sending “Spiro” (with all respect to him) to the Mass was an insult to the families of the martyrs. An event of this magnitude and what it symbolizes, we can’t send the head of the LF students to represent the LF. Not when Dr. Geagea is free.
When I asked around, I was informed that Dr. Geagea didn’t attend for personal security reasons. I would have understood and accepted that answer. But when I see Dr. Geagea, in Hariri’s memory, standing between millions and shouting “The sea is behind you and the enemy in front of you “ and a week later meeting Prime Minister Siniora to discuss the casino issue, I know for fact it is not a security issue.
It is, at least, a bad decision from the part of Dr. Geagea.

Zahle Martyrs
This passed weekend, the town of Zahle commemorated the Rifa’ who fell defending the town with two Masses. One organised by Al Kataeb (Amin Gemayel section) and one by those who fought the battle of Zahle (Joe Eddeh, Bob Haddad, Jaafari, Fouad Abu Nader, ….).
Amin Gemayel is playing politics, good for him, his Kataeb and what they are doing doesn’t concern me. The LF, decided not to participate officially in any of the Masses.
The first question came to my mind, why the LF didn’t do a Mass? Why it didn’t bring all factions together? The rifa’ who died in Zahle battle, died under the LF flag. The least we can do is to organise a Mass for them. Why we didn’t join the rifa’ who were involved in the battle of Zahle in their Mass?
Regardless of the history between Dr. Geagea and Fouad abu Nader, our martyrs deserve better. It would have been more respectable for the LF to join the Mass done by those who were directly involved in Zahle battle. After all, they were LF before many of us. For sure, they are still LF.
Another disastrous decision made by Dr. Geagea. Joining that mass would have brought the rifa’ close together. What happened to the motto “Lam al Shamil”?
The New LF is making major mistakes. On the long run, the only loser will be the LF.