Proposed by Nabil Salameh

اعتبر النائب ميشال عون أن “هناك احتمالاً من اثنين في تفسير الاشكالات الأمنية المتنقلة، فإما أن الذين يقومون بالمصالحات ليسوا جديين، أو أن الخلايا التي تقوم بالتخريب مرتبطة بجهات خارجية لا علاقة لها بالمصالحات التي تحصل”، لافتاً إلى ان “الوضع الأمني خرج عن سيطرة السياسيين”.
عون، علّق على حادثة بصرما، فقال: قد يقع أي حادث في الحدث والشياح وعين الرمانة كالحادث الذي حصل في الكورة نتيجةً طريقة القوات اللبنانية في لصق الصور الدعائية لنشاطاتها”.

Those Lebanese forces thugs….tttt…I mean who still believes this mad man???? Why is it that whenever there is any problem, we hear Aoun coming out to accuse the LF??? And then he boasts that he has no issues as to his popularity on the Christian scene….give me a break!!!!!

وأشار إلى ان قام بتأجيل جولة له إلى عكار بسبب الأحداث الأمنية، ولعدم وضعها في إطارالتحريض”، مشيرا إلى أن “اتفاق “الحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي” و”حزب الله” ليس تحالفاً سياسياً، بل هو تفاهم لتفادي الأساليب العنفية والتصادمية والخطابات المتشجنة بين الطرفين”.

Funny…he did not postpone because he was not welcome…nooo…because of the situation….shoots…

ورداً على سؤال، اعتبر عون أنه يوجه انتقاداته إلى رئيس الحكومة لأنه “إذا كان رأس الحكم التنفيذي يعاني من عدم الالتزام بالقوانين، فكيف بالباقي”؟ وقال: “إن “حكم رئيس الحكومة فؤاد السنيورة والخط الذي مثله منذ سنة 1993 هو حكم ارتجالي ولا يفكر إلا في المصلحة المباشرة، فهم يريدون كسر شركة الكهرباء ثم بيعها بسعر رخيص”.

Well…I don’t want to play defense attorney for Sanyoura but what is Aouns track record during his time as an interim PM??? Can anyone please do the comparison?

ورأى عون ان حرب العصابات ضرورية للدفاع عن لبنان في ضوء الإمكانيات المحدودة لديه، لافتا إلى ان الجيش اللبناني لا يملك مهمة هجومية بل دفاعية، وكذلك المقاومة”، معتبرا أن “من يتحدث عن وجود جيشين ودولتين فهو لا يعتبر أن المقاومة تقوم بوظيفة الحماية، وربما لا يريد الاعتراف بالوجود المسلح لها، فالمقاومة هي جيش الشعوب الفقيرة.

So now Guerilla warfare is necessary????????? How come he is blessing the right of HA to bear arms when he launched a destructive fratricide war back in 1989 just because he claimed that there could be only ONE ARMED PARTY in Lebanon and that was the Army????????????

وأضاف: المقاومة ليست حكراً على حزب الله، فلينضموا إلى المقاومة ويقوموا بمراقبة الحدود ضمن الاستراتيجية الدفاعية التي سنضعها ما داموا يتحدثون عن ضرورة مراقبة الحدود”.

When they change their name from “al moukawama al islamiya”…when they change their general secretary from Hassan Nasrallah … when they stop following “wilayat al fakih” then perhaps we could think of joining them…

وأشار عون إلى أن “من يريد تعطيل العملية الانتخابية سيُواجه بالسلاح اولاً عبر قوى الأمن، وإن لم يكف ذلك قد يلجأ البعض إلى الدفاع عن حقهم الديمقراطي بالسلاح فأي تعطيل للعملية الديمقراطية هو محاولة انقلاب على السلطة، وعلى القوى الأمنية المسلحة مواجهته”.
Amazing coming from an ex commander in chief of the Lebanese Army and from someone CONSTANTLY criticizing the way govt is run asking for a more “democratic” approach and whatnot….

عون اعتبر أنه قام بواجبه مع رئيس الهيئة التنفيذية في القوات اللبنانية الدكتور سمير جعجع بعد عودته من الخارج، وقال: “اتفقت معه على ان لا نعيد تجربة 1990، لكن شغلهم الشاغل إن كانت شعبية العماد عون نقصت أم لا، وأنا اقول عسى أن يجدوا لهم مكاناً ليترشحوا فيه عند الانتخابات

Etlino el ouwet

On a more serious note…this guy is more than due for retirement…truly he has been the achiles heel of the Lebanese Chrsitians from the very first day he decided to play politics and this dates back to the late 70s… from his days as a slave for hire to whomever pays more ….To those who were criticizing DSG’s actions and reactions to the current situation, I ask: what would you do in a similar scenario????? How do you go about practicing politics in such a messed up country?????

Nul ne conteste à Michel Aoun son droit à l’expression, ce droit fait partie des libertés fondamentales inhérentes à tout régime démocratique. Cela doit aussi être valable pour le Liban, même si sa démocratie n’est qu’approximative. Ce qui est contestable, en revanche, c’est cette volonté irrépressible du “Général” de dénier ce même droit aux autres et de glapir à tout bout de champ pour faire valoir sa propre vérité contre celles de tous les autres.
Son orgueil démesuré, sa susceptibilité maladive, sa méfiance excessive et la fausseté de son jugement, ne suffisent pas pour expliquer ses attaques récurrentes contre la presse et contre les journalistes. Lorsqu’il les prend pour cible, Michel Aoun procède d’une “logique” politique qui n’a strictement rien à voir avec la “paranoïa” dont on l’accuse
Loin de s’assagir après avoir stigmatisé une première fois L’Orient-Le Jour, il revient à la charge comme un roquet hargneux qui se laisse griser par ses propres jappements. Le comble, c’est qu’il feint de s’étonner que ses déclarations agressives aient pu soulever le tollé que l’on sait. Admettons que le journal en question n’ait pas pris les précautions nécessaires avant de titrer sur sa une que le capitaine a été assassiné “de sang-froid”. En toute logique, il revenait au Hezbollah, premier concerné par l’affaire, d’intenter au journal un procès pour avoir colporté des accusations infondées. Si le parti khomeyniste ne l’a pas fait, c’est qu’il savait pertinemment que son “chien de garde” en milieu chrétien allait se charger de la basse besogne !
Mais Le Général ne se contente pas de renouveler ses attaques contre L’Orient-Le Jour, il profite de l’occasion pour contester à l’armée le droit de survoler les territoires contrôlés par le Hezbollah, sans oublier au passage d’arroser Al-Mustaqbal, une feuille de chou qui a osé se solidariser avec le journal vilipendé.
“Nous voulons savoir comment l’hélicoptère est arrivé sur les lieux de l’accident. Nous souhaitons que le commandement de l’armée nous dise qui a donné l’ordre (de survoler le territoire) ? Quelle était la mission, quel était l’itinéraire ? ” Fichtre ! Un ancien chef de l’armée qui conteste à la même armée ses prérogatives les plus élémentaires. Décidément, le délire du Général atteint des paroxysmes inégalés

Par loyauté envers son allié, Michel Aoun a décidé de ne plus laisser passer la moindre critique dont le parti khomeyniste ferait l’objet. Celui-ci s’occupe de déblayer le terrain “chez lui”, à charge pour son fidèle valet de s’occuper des voix discordantes dans la zone qu’il considère comme sa chasse gardée. Le partage du travail fonctionne à la perfection. Le Hezbollah s’arroge le droit de faire usage de ses armes quand il le veut et contre qui il veut, le Général, quant à lui, se contente du rôle de père fouettard qui distribue les coups aux vilains garnements.
Le Général peut japper tout son soûl, 24/7 s’il le souhaite, mais il ne doit pas oublier que le roquet est connu pour faire du bruit, beaucoup de bruit, rien que du bruit !

Le patriarche Aoun

De grâce n’encombrez pas le chemin du palais présidentiel de Rabieh. Soyez civilisés et conformez-vous aux rendez-vous qui vous ont été accordés, sinon son excellence ne vous recevra pas.

Faites la queue, attendez votre tour, ne dépassez pas, ne devancez personne. Il n’y a pas de ligne militaire sur ce chemin, vous êtes tous soldats au service de son excellence, ou au moins, c’est ce qu’il vous considère.

Respectez l’emploi du temps : Lundi, mardi et mercredi de 10 :00 à 13 :00 et de 14 :00 à 16 :00. Son excellence vous accordera 5 minutes à chacun seulement.

Le rassemblement risquera de congestionner la voie au palais, l’horaire du général est très surchargé et sa patience est étroite. Alors patientez.

Ne soyez pas bouseux, ne venez pas entre 13 :00 et 14 :00. Le général aime savourer son déjeuner et se reposer après. Sa sieste est sacrée. S’il s’endort, il rêvera, et s’il réalise ses rêves il vous privera de vos sommeils, et que Dieu vous protège.

L’approche du général est très positive. Il s’est servi de son vocabulaire courtois, il n’a pas recouru, comme dans son initiative de secours, au langage des épigrammes militaires.

Il ne vous a pas limité sa disponibilité à 3 heures par jour seulement.

Remerciez Dieu parce qu’il vous a invités à concerter. Mais n’ayez pas l’illusion que les consultations engageront son excellence. Les concertations constitutionnelles obligeantes sont très prématurées à ce stade. Il n’est pas encore président. Tout ce qu’il veut maintenant, c’est jouer le rôle mais sans s’engager aux résultats. N’a-t-il pas le droit de jouer ?

Mais attention ! Vous êtes tous avertis : si les représentants de la majorité ne participeront pas aux convois qui embouteilleront la voie à sa résidence présidentielle de Rabieh, il ne considèrera que le point de vue des opposants qui vont emprunter cette voie massivement pour lui prêter allégeance, lui déclarer obéissance et acclamer sa sagesse, sa perspicacité et son ouverture à toutes les composantes du commun du peuple.

Le général n’a nullement promis de considérer les points de vue des loyalistes au cas où ils se présenteront. Alors vous êtes tous priés de ne pas mal interpréter les propos du général. Dans la langue de bois, la négation d’une négation n‘est pas nécessairement une affirmation. Cela n’est vrai qu’en Algèbre : proprement appelé aussi : La science des ânes.

Les américains, européens et arabes sont tous venus le concerter, personne n’a pu le convaincre, pourquoi se faire convaincre maintenant ?

Le général est un homme militaire et il ne fera que ce qu’il a en tête. Si cela vous déplait, vous pourrez cogner vos têtes contre le mur.

Les résultats des consultations ont déjà été publiés dans l’invitation même : « Le gouvernement est inconstitutionnel et illégal, Il a pris la charge de gouvernance en violant les coutumes, la constitution et l’entente nationale, en enfreignant l’expérience de la cohabitation multicommunautaire et en compromettant  le pacte national et le droit constitutionnel ». Croyez-vous vraiment que le général vous consulte pour vous demander conseil ou même vous écouter ?

Tout ce que le général veut, c’est devenir président, même pour trois jours et à deux horaires, l’avant midi et l’après midi, Il veut remplir le vide constitutionnel avec des invitations futiles qui feront de lui une référence.

Comprenez-le, ayez pitié de lui. La débilité est innée et elle n’est pas curable.

S’il est le patriarche politique des maronites, je serai si chanceux de ne pas être maronite. Cela m’épargnera l’incommodité d’être malvoyant, car le proverbe dit : « Dans le royaume des aveugles le borgne est roi ».

Aoun in january 1990, in January 2005 …and in 2006 sob7an li bi ghayir  click here

now come tell me he has not changed his stances…

وعد عونوس الحكيم قبل ترؤسه الوزارة عام 88 بالمحافظة وحماية القوات كما يحافظ على الجيش
أعلن حرب إلغاء دمرت المسيحيين والمنطقة الشرقية

وعد عونوس بطرد الجيش السوري من لبنان فأعلن حرب تحرير
فر عند هجوم السوريين عليه وامتد الإحتلال الى المنطقة الشرقية

عاد من فيللته الفخمة في باريس ووعد الناس بالحرية والسيادة والإستقلال
انضم الى جوقة العملاء والمرتزقة والخونة

وعد ببناء الدولة ومكافحة الفساد
عطّل انتخاب الرئيس ويهدد هو أو الفراغ والفوضى وتحالف مع أكثر الفاسدين

وعد بالعمل على إطلاق الأسرى اللبنانيين في سجون البعث
نكرهم وأصبح ينادي بإطلاق أسرى حزب الله

وعد بأن يكون علم لبنان فوق كل الأعلام
أصبح حلفاؤه الحزب القومي والبعثي والإيراني

وعد بأن لا سلاح سوى سلاح الشرعية
يدافع عن سلاح حزب الله

وعد بأنه لن يتكلم طائفياً
تحالف مع أكثر الأحزاب أصولية ويدّعي أنه بطرك المسيحيين

وعد أنه سيكون الرئيس
سيموت بحسرة وعده بدون أن يفي به…..حتى لنفسه

From al tayyar website:

CBN.com � Syria is a nation which is known to support terrorism, but for years its agenda of subversion in Lebanon, Israel, and elsewhere has gone unchecked. Now Congress may vote on the Syria Accountability Act. To learn more about the persecution of Christians, and the threats posed by Syria, Pat Robertson spoke with General Michel Aoun, the elected Prime Minister of Lebanon who was forced from power when Syrian forces seized control of Lebanon.

PAT ROBERTSON: Just think, Lebanon was a model country, a beautiful country, and the Christians elected the president. The Christians have roughly half of the population of Lebanon, it�s a little less than 50 percent now. But they are second class citizens, they�re being trampled underfoot by the Syrians, and nobody seems to be doing anything about it.

With me is General Michel Aoun who is the former prime minister of Lebanon and the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces. General Aoun, delighted to have you with us on The 700 Club, welcome. Tell me about Hezbollah. We hear about the terrorist group Hezbollah. What relation do they have to Syria?

GENERAL AOUN: Hezbollah is not a separate entity from Syria. It is under the Syrian operational control.

ROBERTSON: The so-called terrorist group is under the operational control of Syria?

AOUN: Yes, 100 percent, no question about that.

ROBERTSON: I understand that Damascus is the headquarters of a number of other terrorist organizations that have received aid and assistance from the Syrians. Can you tell us what they are, those other terrorist organizations?

AOUN: There are about 11 organizations of terrorism in Damascus. Among them, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the Democratic Front and the General Command Front of the Palestinians [Liberation Army], all of them are listed in the United States as classified as terrorist organizations.

ROBERTSON: I understand that there were estimated as many as 10,000 Katyusha rockets that were moved from Syria into Lebanon to reinforce Hezbollah against Israel. Is something like that the case?

AOUN: Yes, since Lebanon was occupied by Syria, they extended the base of their terror operations to Lebanon, and they are stationed in Syria, but they act from the Lebanese territory.

ROBERTSON: Bashir Assad [leader of Syria] made a shocking statement that you called into account. He said that all Israelis are combatants and therefore there�s no such thing as an innocent civilian in Israel. Could you comment on that?

AOUN: Yes, during the Arab Summit in Beirut last March, I think, he made this declaration that there is no civilian in Israel, all of them are military.

ROBERTSON: So you can shoot any one of them you want to as a combatant?

AOUN: He did not say it like that directly, but it means that.

ROBERTSON: All right. What happened and how did Syria get control of Lebanon? Lebanon was essentially a Christian country. How did they gain this dominance in the country?

AOUN: They first destabilized the country by opening the Syrian borders to the Palestinians and they came from Syria with the refugees who were stationed in Lebanon. Together they destabilized Lebanon and called it a civil war, but it was not a civil war.

ROBERTSON: Then they came in to stop the so-called civil war that they engendered?

AOUN: They created it. That’s what we call in military terminology “indirect strategy.” You make a problem and then you come to solve it.

ROBERTSON: What is the danger to world peace? We are engaged in a war on terror and yet the Syrians are in the United Nations Security Council how can that be?

AOUN: It�s a big contradiction that we have to solve in the world. Because people, the terrorist regimes, they are still, you know, having good stature in the world. And there are terrorist regimes like Syria that are generating terrorist organizations. Therefore, I propose a plan that first, to disarm the organizations; second, to democratize the regimes; and then to help them to develop their country.

ROBERTSON: What do you think of President Bush’s initiative to go against Saddam Hussein to help democratize Iraq? Is that a wise course or not?

AOUN: I would like personally to see that all of the United Nations resolutions be implemented. And if Iraq complies with these resolutions, maybe it would be a happy end for everybody.

ROBERTSON: Okay. What is happening to the Christians? When I was there in 1972, Beirut was the Paris of the Middle East, a beautiful city, and then little by little it�s been torn asunder. What is the role of a lot of the Christians now? What is being done to them in Lebanon?

AOUN: They are rejected as second class citizens and they don’t enjoy liberty and freedom. And they are threatened.
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ya general if you and your followers have forgotten history has not…

you claim to represent the Christians?

is this who the Christians want as leader??? –> click here

Is this what you preach ya general el rabieh???

is this what you aim at??

Shame

I hope those kids that follow you these days wake up soon and find out what you really are before the damage grows bigger to this already threatened community of ours.

French Foreign Minister Koushner’s reaction when Aoun told him that he doesn’t want to be President and he is only running as a sacrifice because the people want him and because he is the only one that can bring a solution for the current crisis

لحود تدخل لمنع بث الحوار مع جعجع
خفايا الصراع حول ال بى سى اللبنانية

إيلاف من بيروت: ما هي خلفيات إلغاء المقابلة التلفزيونية التي كان مقررًا أن تبثها قناة “أل. بي. سي” اللبنانية مع الدكتور سمير جعجع قائد حزب ”القوات اللبنانية” في لبنان مساء الخميس الماضي في إطار برنامج “كلام الناس”؟

قالت مصادر لبنانية مطلعة لـ “إيلاف” إن ألغاء بث مقابلة جعجع مع مقدم البرامج الصحافي مرسيل غانم، يكشف جانبًا من حدة الصراع السياسي القائم حاليًا في لبنان. وأضافت أن معركة رئاسة الجمهورية التي تحولت إلى جزء أساسي من هذا الصراع، دفعت برئيس الجمهورية العماد أميل لحود إلى التدخل شخصيًا لمنع الحديث المباشر مع جعجع رئيس الهيئة التنفيذية في “القوات اللبنانية”. ويعتبر حزب “القوات” من المكونات الرئيسة لحركة الرابع عشر من آذار صاحبة الأكثرية في مجلس النوّاب والساعية إلى الإتيان بأحد أعضائها إلى رئاسة الجمهورية.

This article was proposed by a friend - Cedrus Tutella and outlines his vision of the HA phenomenom in Lebanon…

HEZBALLAH: The COUNTER-SOCIETY

(Moujtama3 moudad)

It’s all in the name

Hezb-Allah. Two crucial components, intrinsic to the name. Hezb, as in “party,” as opposed to a militia, or an army, such as, say, Jaishallah. It was thus engineered from the start to be a movement with massive popular support, from which it would derive national and regional credibility and legitimacy. The Allah part is even more obvious. Guidance and orders are divine, and undivided obedience is a given. Hezballah, from a religious point of view, means “those who have chosen the path of Allah – unlike the rest…”

It’s in the flag too

A flag is the summation and summary of what one stands for. Hezballah’s mother entity, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, (Pasdaran) simply drew another version of its own for its successfully exported offspring. Let’s point out the analogies:

The Iranian sponsored Popular Resistance Councils. (PRC) But that’s another story. Or is it?

Threat to the nation

By imposing his paramilitary and fascist socio-religious model on an ever-expanding territorial basis, Hezballah constitutes a clear and present danger to our very existence. The threat is to the very inception of Lebanon, an entity in total antagonism with Hezballah’s religious tenets. Hezballah’s participants to politics are not religious men, as these are “above” the nation and its institutions, which they openly reject and deny, even ban from “their zones.” This is the concept of Dar al-Harb and Dar al-Islam, whereby Dar al-Islam is their world, and Dar al-Harb is… the rest, upon which they wage war until it is subdued and thus part of Dar-al Islam. Hezballah has already accomplished this agenda in Lebanon. It already controls its own Dar and is now moving in on the rest of us, into our Dar…

Hostile take-over

Since its inception, Hezballah, awash with unlimited Iranian cash and military support, capitalized on a Shia population which was extremely primed, due to its neglected and deprived situation, to fall for the flowing incentive, willingly or otherwise. All opposition was swiftly eliminated. Rival Shia party Amal soon reached the state of shadow ally. When the civil war ended, the occupying Syrian forces coerced all political entities in Lebanon to recognize Hezballah’s “special” status, and allow it to maintain its arsenal. Hezballah’s strength reached unprecedented heights under Lahoud’s shameful presidency, whereby the Iran’s militia forcibly replaced the nation and its institutions, applying its own rule of law.

Chosen path: war as an end, not a means to an end

No party should have an exclusive right to wage an independence war, or even to selectively fight one invader and hook its lifeline to another. But let’s assume this is all beyond us now. And Now is May 2000. The Israeli invader is out, and South Lebanon is free. The UN is handling remnants of territorial disputes and controversies. What is, then, the expected course of action for the valiant militia post-victory? Turn South Lebanon into heaven on earth, of course, an aim much facilitated by geography, and towards which most southerners were longing. Or NOT? Hezballah turned South Lebanon into one giant bunker, sinking billions of dollars in the process, and… postponed heaven until after death, which is where it belongs, they insist on “thinking,” and pursue their unending war agenda. The conclusion is clear.

Conclusion. A foreign mercenary force, politico-military amateurism, a hostage nation

On July 12, 2006, Hezballah, acting on obvious Iranian pressure, and betraying all promises of restrain made to both the government and the nation, launches a cross-border raid against Israel. We all know the results of this mercenary action. Despite the undisputed tactical success against the IDF, one is forced to recognize two things. The first is that the IDF never really intended to invade. If it did, it would have never bombed every single bridge and road crossing, all necessary communication routes for its entirely mechanized army. Hezballah, thanks to its drug smuggling network into the IDF, was quite aware that no mobilization orders were issued, for neither logistics nor reservists. No military intelligence activities were carried out either. Hence the words of being both surprised (by the intensive air raids) and ready (for the land invasion – it’s not coming!) The second essential aspect is that, in the Israeli strategic point of view, its Spoiling Attack was a total success, indeed a much better scenarios than victory against Iran’s militia. It diverted Hezballah’s total power against a much competitive neighbor and host nation which, once again, is a hostage nation. Hostage to a fascist counter-society with an alien and hostile agenda. For said counter-society, this is business as usual. They are not expecting any miracles this side of death. Hezballah smartly promised them something it doesn’t have to deliver. It comes after death.

Cedrus Tutela

The mighty General seems to have a very big penchant for forging history…

Because the Lebanese Forces was the first to take up arms when the time called for a fight, and the first to give up those arms when we saw a hope for peace settling on this land…

Because we have held the Christian cross on our shoulders along the long path to the ultimate sacrifice, not hesitating once to offer the dearest of what we had for the sake of this country.

Because the Lebanese Forces is an extension of a centuries old desire to stay on this land…

Because the Lebanese Forces was, is and will forever be an institution towards the future…

Because our resistance should never stop as long as we have not achieved the goals set forth, goals which include the consolidation of a strong and independent nation, free from all foreign intervention, a nation where we as Christians can live side by side with our Muslim compatriots on the same level, without thoughts of worry or fear, without any injustice or any inequality..

Because there are others in this country, who for reasons that have nothing to do with nationalism, or with the good of this land, prefer to wreck havoc and sow hatred, acting on external agendas and orders, or on personal dreams of grandeur and lust for power

Because, it is our duty as THE ORIGINAL resistance to do something for this country, to keep giving and never stop

Because we refuse to go back to the days where the gun was mightier than the pen and we refuse to immerse our country once again in the terrible bloodbath brought upon by war and because we refuse to have others settling their scores with our children’s lives and their innocent blood

Because of all the above, we at the Lebanese Forces have decided to shift our resistance effort onto something more constructive and thus came out with the Lebanese Forces Business Assembly (LFBA).

What is it?

Well it is a grouping of LF business men who are putting all their efforts together, forming a wall of resistance against the obvious plan to impoverish the Lebanese people, more specifically the Christians, pushing them to emigrate and leave this country.

Those men, who in the past held a gun in defense of their lands, today hold the pen and their businesses and aim at forming a safety net for their less fortunate brothers in order to help them survive those rough and tough days.

The image of the fierce fighter holding a gun, an image our enemies have long capitalized on keeping in the collective memory of the people in their nonstop effort to marginalize the Lebanese Forces, will soon be replaced by that of the educated business man opening up new business opportunities and investments to bring a long lost prosperity to this country.

As an example of their efforts, the LFBA will be hosting the very first Regional Congress in Cyprus this December. This congress aims at bringing together LFers from all over the globe to network, to communicate and to encourage each other to expand their horizons.

This should have a positive impact on business men based both in Lebanon, as it would open for them new ventures, and those based abroad as they would get a chance to give something back to their beloved country by investing in it.

The congress will also host a multitude of speakers from different economic domains who will attempt to present an accurate picture of the current economic situation in the country after the terrible tragedies that have not ceased to fall upon it.

I believe with this congress, the Lebanese Forces is turning a very important page in its history and proving to the entire world that it is always up to the challenge, be it a military one or an economic one.

It would be good to see other parties do the same instead of coming out with fiery speeches and useless rhetoric in an attempt to escalate things further into chaos

On a humouristic note:

Open an excel file.

Enter any date.

Right click the cell and choose format cells. Notice the example given: 14^th March J

Union Libanaise Culturelle Mondiale

Objet : Droit de réponse concernant l’article “Liban, Pays des Esclaves…”

 de Dominique Torrès publié dans Le Monde le 11/10/2007

Chers amis,

Chers compatriotes,

Nous vous informons de la lettre que nous avons adressée, dans le cadre du droit de réponse, au journal le Monde et  à l’émission « Envoyé Spécial » sur France 2,  suite à la publication le 11/10/2007 de l’article de  Dominique Torrès sur les employées de maisons au Liban intitulé “Liban, Pays des Esclaves…”, sujet qui a été repris dans un reportage diffusé dans « Envoyé Spécial » le jeudi 18 octobre 2007.

La même lettre a été adressée aussi au quotidien libanais l’Orient le Jour pour informer les libanais de notre réaction.

Nous Signalons que beaucoup de compatriotes ont réagi aussi ce qui a poussé les journaux concernés à ne publier que des extraits.

(ci-joint une copie conforme de la lettre)

ULCM

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A l’attention de Mme Dominique Torrès,

Chère Madame,

Nous avons lu avec la plus grande attention votre  article publié dans le journal Le Monde daté du 11/10  sur les employées de maisons au Liban, sujet  qui a été repris dans un reportage diffusé dans l’émission « Envoyé Spécial » sur France 2,  le jeudi 18 octobre 2007.

Si l’on peut être légitimement choqué par les agissements de certains employeurs de jeunes étrangères au Liban, il est inacceptable d’amalgamer tout le Liban et les libanais à ces agissements scandaleux et de plus réduire le Liban à la seule pratique de l’esclavage contemporain.

L’ULCM déplore l’exagération et l’inexactitude de l’article cité ci-dessus et tient à préciser les points suivants :

-         Si certains faits relatés sont réels, ils ne concernent nullement l’ensemble des 200000 employées de maison travaillant au Liban et plus d’un million d’ouvriers Syriens, égyptiens et iraquiens…Ces quelques cas ne permettent pas de généraliser comme le fait l’auteur contrairement à toute déontologie journalistique.

-         Beaucoup de contrevérités sont évoquées comme le salaire qui, contrairement à ce qui est écrit, atteint 300 dollars ce qui représente un peu plus que la moitié du salaire moyen d’un libanais employé de banque par exemple.

-         Toutes les employées de maisons ont obligatoirement la couverture sociale alors que celle ci n’est pas assurée à tous les libanais eux-mêmes.

-         Le nombre de ces employées augmente de plus en plus ce qui veut dire que la situation de ces gens n’est pas aussi mauvaise comme l’article essaye de montrer.

Ainsi  nous affirmons que ces actes sont loin d’être des habitudes libanaises et que nous sommes sûrs que dès l’installation d’un état de droit, ils disparaitront.

En attendant, nous vous invitons à publier notre réponse selon le droit qui nous est réservé car soyez sure Madame nous luttons comme vous le respect total des Droits de l’Homme au Liban et nous sommes conscients que nous allons y parvenir bientôt.

Veuillez agréer, Madame, l’expression de nos sentiments les plus respectueux.

Roger Hani     Président de      l’ULCM France        

 Nibal Moussa          Président du Comité     de la Communication   

Georges Abi Raad         Secrétaire Général  Mondial de l’ULCM  

 Antoine Menassa   Vice-Président  de l’ULCM

On a short trip down memory lane, I came across those two videos, each from an era but both revolving around the same subject: aoun’s false propaganda…I must admit the man has evolved in his techniques but nevertheless, still uses the cheap style of attacking blindly whoever does not agree with him…

The first one was shot in 1990, and allegedly depicts Hamid Keyrouz Casern and drugs said to have been seized in there by the army…reviewing this today shows the sheer childish nature of whoever made this up as the fakery is obvious and the directing of the entire movie is not even worthy of a B series film… the kid they interview is obviously terrified and has been beaten…the “interrogator” is putting words in the “suspects” mouth…no positive ID is made of the “suspect”…pfffffffffffffff….typical syrian style arrest…

The second movie is more recent and takes apart a lie aoun invented to divert the attention from his massive flop during the infamous January 23^rd black Tuesday… 

Till when will this man keep lying to the people and when will he stop to realize that each one of his lies adds another nail to the Lebanese coffin… 

Movie 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0T7xiqTvHo  

Movie 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj8QnnxNz-0

ماذا فعل “حزب الله” يوم 13 تشرين الاول 1990 ؟ تقرير من اعداد حماة الارز سؤال جيد يستحق ان تعرف الاجابة عنه …

ماذا فعل “حزب الله” يوم 13 تشرين الاول 1990 سؤال خطير يجيب عنه احد القياديين من مساعدي الوزير الراحل الياس حبيقة، الذي كان حليفا للنظام السوري في لبنان والذي دخلت وحداته مع القوات السورية الى المناطق الشرقية، لكنها لم ترتكب المجازر كما فعل هذا الجيش السوري،

 ولا قامت بنهب الكنائس والبيوت كم فعل حلفاء ميشال عون من عناصر “حزب الله” . قبل الاجتياح اتخذت القيادة السورية مقرا لأدارة العمليات في الضاحية الجنوبية في احدى صالات السينما القديمة، وجرى الاتفاق بين الضباط السوريين وقيادة “حزب الله” ان تتول وحدات الجيش السوري عملية الاجتياح والهجوم، على الوحدات العسكرية التابعة للجيش اللبناني في حين تتولى ميليشيات “حزب الله” عملية السيطرة على المناطق الشعبية المسيحية الآهلة بالسكان ومنع اي نوع من المقاومة الشعبية لقوات الجيش السوري. اعتبارا من صبيحة 13 تشرين الاول وبعد صدور الامر من العماد ميشال عون اللاجئ الى السفارة الفرنسية، الى قوات الجيش بتلقي الاوامر من اميل لحود ووقف اطلاق النار. وبعد ان اوقفت قوات الجيش اللبناني اطلاق النار، ودخول السوريين الى قصر بعبدا ووزارة الدفاع وقيامهم بتنفيذ المجازر واعمال النهب والتصفية.

 اخذت ميليشيات “حزب الله” بالدخول الى المناطق المسيحية من كل مناطق الضاحية الجنوبية المتاخمة لها وخصوصا الى سقي الحدث وغاليري سمعان وكفرشيما وبعبدا وبعض احياء الشياح وعين الرمانة المسيحية قرب مستشفى الحياة. واستنادا الى شهادات الاهالي ورجال الدين المسيحيين والراهبات في مدارس المنطقة والمستشفيات، فقد قام عناصر ميليشيات “حزب الله”، بأقامة الحواجز الطيارة واعتقال المواطنين واخضعوهم للتحقيق الميداني، كما قاموا بنهب البيوت في كل الاحياء التي دخلوها، اضافة الى سرقة المحال التجارية التي تمكنوا من خلعها والسيارات وكل ما وقع تحت يدهم. واستمرت ميليشيات “حزب الله” في التقدم واعمال النهب والسرقة الى ان وصلت الى منطقة كنيسة السيدة في الحدث، حيث تصدى لها هناك العناصر المسلحة من قوات حبيقة التي كانت قد دخلت سابقا مع القوات السورية المهاجمة وارتدت شارات صفراء وبيضاء مميزة لكن الشعور المسيحي لدى عناصر حبيقة تغلب على الاوامر الصادرة لهم. ويتذكر كل اهالي منطقة بعبدا وسكان الحدث وحي الاميركان واحياء غاليري سمعان،

 المعارك الطاحنة التي دارت بين قوات حبيقة وميليشيات “حزب الله” وللتاريخ فأن ما قام به شباب الحبيقة في تلك الايام من مواجهة عسكرية ساهم في انقاذ المسيحيين من مجزرة كبيرة وهائلة كان يقوم بها “حزب الله” عن سابق وتصور وتصميم بعدما اباح لهم الجيش السوري نهب المناطق المسيحية وسرقتها واسكات اي مقاومة شعبية مسيحية. والمسيحيون في تلك المنطقة يعلمون هذه الحقائق جيدا ويدركونها ولن ينجح ميشال عون بسياسة الكذب واللف والدوران في التعمية على الحقائق، فلولا مقاومة شباب الحبيقة ومبادرتهم الى التصدي بقوة السلاح وبشراسة الى مسلحي الخميني لما نجا مسيحي واحد في تلك المنطقة من شرور “حزب الله” وزعرانه الذين ارادوا الافادة من الفرصة التي وفرها لهم هرب عون وتخليه عن مسؤولية مقاومة الاحتلال والدفاع عن شعبه.

بيروت في 15 تشرين الأول 2007

Yes you read properly.

No your eyes are not deceiving you.

The Lebanese Forces have been training since March.

The decision was taken at the level of the leadership and executed on the ground.

More than hundreds of people attended the training sessions which were quite successful.
The initial kick off for the training was given last year in September, during the Martyrs mass in Harissa when DSG said:

“halla2 wa2et al moukawami al siyessiyi al fekriyi al selmiyi…yali bit2oum 3al feker mouch 3al swarikh, 3al kelmi mouch 3al rsasa…”

The training sessions were not carried out in total secrecy in some terrorist camp in the Bekaa but rather in the open and in front of every one…

The name given to the trainees was not “saraya al moukawami” or some other resonating hypocritical name but rather “al jami3a al sha3biya” – the popular assembly.

The attendees were not instructed in how to blow up a car or make a home bomb but rather in the history of their country, in the politics that lead us to where we are today…in the intricacies of theology and the ramifications of multiplicity of sects…

To those that find it strange that the Lebanese Forces should be engulfing themselves in academic training whereas other factions were arming themselves, I will quote a famous saying: “the pen is mightier than the sword”…and to each time its weapons of defense.

Today, the war, the true war, is fought on the psychological level and not on the battle field…a wrecked economy can cause a massive exodus of skilled Lebanese therefore creating a massive gap amidst them and bringing Lebanon’s enemies one step closer to re-occupying the land…

and this is the war being raged on us by Syria and its allies in Lebanon…a psychological economic war of attrition…

Another defense wall that has been setup is the Lebanese Forces Business Assembly, a grouping of Lebanese businessmen who come together in order to form a solidarity chain…in an attempt to provide each other with enough sustainability in order to keep running and avoid leaving this country…

Ever since his arrival at the helm of the Lebanese Forces, DSG has made it a point to build on solid bases.
Eleven years of civil war had taught him that a society built on military strength, on the number of weapons it possesses, on the readiness of its citizens to die for such and such person is a society doomed to fail sooner or later.

He knew that the key to continuity laid in providing the Lebanese society with alternative means to sustain themselves…the key laid in education and a broadening of horizons …

He realized that the Lebanese Forces came from nowhere else but from the people and thus a strong and resilient people ultimately meant a stronger LF.

This same realization is what causes the Popular Assemblies to be revived once more and the LFBA to be setup…the desire to make the society more robust and more resilient to the ill meaning attempts of other factions in the country which do not wish to see a strong nation emerge from the ashes left by Syrian occupation.

It is sad indeed that other factions in the country, who consider themselves as reformative factions, should choose to engulf in the dirty world of weapons and military training (not to mention at the hands of people who do not believe in the existence of the Lebanese state in the first place).

It is sad indeed that those people who instead of considering ways of building and rebuilding are today studying plans to wreck more havoc in the fragile Lebanese body…

I guess the saying is true indeed: ma bi so7 illa al sa7i7…

From a book by Fadi Toufik entitled: بلاد الله الضيقة ,الضاحية اهلا وحزب

Its a communique by Hezbollah’s Student Recruiting section, and how they view it as pro-western and therefore bad.

Now, I truly wish our Aouni friends would read these books to see what they signed up for in the famous MoU, nd perhaps they can ease up on accusing M14 of Islamizing Lebanon

Al Massira article attached…enjoy