Posted on 07/25/2006 11:45:35 PM PDT by M. Espinola
Many Lebanese expatriate groups have roundly condemned the Hizbullah, Iran and Syria. Some of them are also calling for Israel to press ahead in its military campaign.
The Lebanese Canadian Coordinating Council (LCCC), a coalition of organizations in Canada, has released a statement laying out its vision of what measures should be endorsed by the world community at an international conference on the ongoing warfare in Lebanon. The conference is to be held in Rome on Wednesday, pursuant to a recommendation issued by the United Nations Security Council on July 21, 2006.
Among the measures the LCCC is recommending are the dispatch of international combat forces to Lebanon, armed with the full authority and sufficient firepower to implement all clauses of UN resolution 1559. This would include the to mission to "disarm the Hizbullah group and the Palestinian organizations, and prevent and intercept the transfer of weapons to them from Iran and Syria."
Another agenda item the LCCC called for is "a resolution by the United Nations condemning Syria and Iran, holding them responsible for the escalation leading to the catastrophe that has befallen Lebanon, and making them liable for the damages incurred by the Lebanese people and the costs of reconstruction...." LCCC also seeks to establish an international commission of inquiry "mandated with the task of determining Hizbullah's legal responsibility for the events leading to the cycle of violence inflicted on Lebanon today...."
The LCCC also warned all Lebanese against "the deceitful calls aiming at surrendering to the will of the fundamentalist Hizbullah group and the dictates of its financiers and sponsors in Damascus and Tehran.... To remain silent over their crimes or to turn a blind eye to their practices, violations and threats is itself an act of treason to the nation and an unforgivable crime."
In addition to the LCCC, the press release was endorsed by eleven Lebanese groups from the USA, Europe and Lebanon itself. The LCCC represents the Canadian Lebanese Human Rights Federation, the Canadian Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement (FPM-Canada), the Phoenician Club of Mississauga (PCOM), the Canadian Phoenician Community Services Club (CPCSC), the Canadian Lebanese Christian Heritage Club (CLCHC), the World Lebanese Cultural Union-Canadian Chapter.
The Lebanese Foundation for Peace (LFP), an international organization of Lebanese Christians, issued a press release last week that called upon Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "to hit them hard and destroy their terror infrastructure. It is not [only] Israel who is fed up with this situation, but the majority of the silent Lebanese in Lebanon who are fed up with Hizbullah and are powerless to do anything out of fear of terror retaliation." The LFP also said that "thousands of volunteers in the Diaspora" are "willing to bear arms and liberate their homeland from [Islamic] fundamentalism," with the logistical support of Israel.
In an interview with Israel National Radio's Tovia Singer, former South Lebanese Army officer, and leader of the Guardians of the Cedars militia, Etienne Sakr ("Abu Arz") called on Israel to press ahead until victory in its offensive against the Hizbullah. He said that, while Lebanon can be rebuilt, Israel must not allow the Islamist elements in the country to survive the war. To do so, he said, would repeat the mistake of the 2000 IDF withdrawal from Southern Lebanon. At the time, speaking before the Knesset, Sakr charged that Israel had "made heroes out of Hizbullah."
Another well-known expatriate Lebanese individual calling for Israel to win the war in Lebanon is Brigitte Gabriel, founder of the American Congress for Truth, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating radical Islamic fundamentalism in the West. She compared the current destruction in Lebanon to a painful operation aimed at removing a cancerous growth, which will hopefully release Lebanon from the "hijackers" - Iran and Syria. To that end, Gabriel said, the roots of the Islamist movement in Lebanon must be completely destroyed.
In an interview with Canadian Christianity.com, LCCC head Elias Bejjani, a Maronite Catholic, said that Israel "had no choice but to act, if you understand their situation and point of view." Furthermore, he said, "I'm not sure Israel is targeting civilians. Hizbullah moves from one neighbourhood to another. According to reports we have heard from Christian villages in south Lebanon, Hizbullah come into the villages and fire their rockets; then they run away. And these villages pay the price."
What I don't understand in this entire fiasco is why the Lebanese Government is not taking advantage of this situation to properly arm and train his army to rid Lebanon of Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria once and for all. Then Lebanon will also be rid of Israel one and for all.
Someone in that Govt. needs to grow a pair or otherwise get the hell out the way.
It won't. Its front pages are all already filled with the story that some Lebannese organization in america is trying to sue Rice and Rumsfeld.
This isn't going to go over well with Israel hating Kofee Anus ..er- Anan. But, with all Lebanese groups including those inside Lebanon condeming Hizbollah , Iran and Syria, They have no choice but to listen while the TRUTH for once is told.
If the UN would have had the resolve to enforce resolution 1559 in the first place all these years, and the Carter and Clinton admin had the stones to do likewize instead of ignoring the build up of arms by these terrorist countries, we wouldn't have this problem today.
It's because Hezbollah controls the Lebanese government, perhaps not visibly, but by terror.
Fat chance. But they are right. It's what needs to be done. Unfortunately good and innocent people have to die in order to impose what should be the natural order - peace, respect, cooperation and mutual benefits.
That was two weeks ago. Two weeks ago the Syrians were being forced out, but dragging their feet, and the Hezzies were fat and happy.
Now the IDF is in the house, and the Lebanese PM should be wise enough to see the oppporunity.
The Lebanese government, as well as the army, has been seriously infiltrated and intimidated through assassination and political treachery:
"Hezbollah’s plan for the Lebanese Army is to drag it to a fight with Israel, as a way to destroy it. For the past 16 years Syria and Hezbollah have penetrated the Lebanese Army and installed their followers at various positions. For example, the command of the southern command, the officers in charge of the southern suburb of Beirut, the Murabb’a al amni (security zone for Nasrallah) and many offices in the second bureau are in the hands of Shiite officers linked to Hezbollah. Syria’s allies including the Hezb and Amal can count on 20% influence within the institution. The commander in chief, General Michel Sleiman is neutral, with possibilities of shifts to either side. The head of the military intelligence, a Christian, follows Lahoud's orders. The power map inside the Army keeps changing, but at the core of this institution, most officers are pro-Lebanese, close to the West. If Hezbollah pushes the regular troop into battle against Israel, the Army may split."
Did you see that lady on O'Reilly? She current answer a single question. She was looney.
couldn't, not "current"...whew, it's late.
They won't, but it's nice to see, here; nonetheless.
I saw her and it was all I could do, to keep from throwing something at the T.V. screen. She was dreadful!
She kept talking about how bad Israel was and that's why she was suing Bush. Stupid. Israel is a sovereign country - we can't control it.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=2&cid=1153291993055&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
7/26/06
The IDF was still encountering Hizbullah gunmen who were shooting from inside mosques, hospitals, and schools.
"They take advantage of the population," Assulin said.
"But the IDF has high moral values and does its best to avoid harming anyone uninvolved."
These folks speak from experence. They have seen Islamic oppression, up close and personal. God Bless not only the USA, but Isreal, and Lebanon.
I agree, "God Bless not only the USA, but Israel, and Lebanon."
We can only hope enough people are able to read this story here and from it's Israeli source.
Like the Times, they only print the stated leftist agenda.
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