WAKE UP CALL
By: Freedom Fighter
The Lebanese cannot wait for the world to liberate them. Our battle for
independence is ours only. It is not a picnic and yes it is a battle. For all
those who are "waiting" in Beirut and the Diaspora, we launch this wake up call.
After 10 years of Syrian occupation, the calamities in Lebanon have reached
catastrophic proportions. Needless to go here in detail about the miseries of
our homeland in all aspects; social, medical, economic, moral, political, and
ecological. The Syrian Ethnic Cleansing of Lebanon continues unabated and the
coming Middle East so-called peace will impose on Lebanon hundreds of thousands
of Palestinians.
Our Leadership in the Free Patriotic Current has fought valiantly and with all
means at its disposal to keep the cause of Lebanon known in all corners of the
Earth. But our leadership has had its difficult times too. From the days of the
Syrian invasion, to exile, to effectively house-arrest conditions and a ban on
public/mass political activities. The Liberation of Lebanon should not be the
responsibility of the few brave Lebanese who have chosen the path of right
against the Dark Syrian dictatorship. All Lebanese, everywhere are called to
action. Wherever you are, in Lebanon and outside, ask yourself; what can I do on
a daily basis, to help towards the liberation of Lebanon. Do not wait for
America, France, the United Nations, the Arab League, and certainly ignore the
Syrian-installed collaborators regime and political class in Lebanon.
Organize yourselves. Hhelp each other. Be a model of cooperation, acceptance,
compassion, and unity, even love. Collect private donations not to send them to
a far away centralized political body, but to spend in your communities on
fliers, brochure, books, web sites, and information dissemination about the
Syrian occupation of Lebanon.
Why do we stress the Syrian over the Israeli occupation? Because Israel has
already accepted UN resolution 425/426 and has been seeking the Lebanese puppet
regimes cooperation for months to implement them to no avail. While the Syrian
dictatorship continues to violently occupy and assimilate Lebanon and reject the
implementation of UN resolution 520, which requires its withdrawal from Lebanon.
It is easy to organize small groups of 3 to 5 people. We could have 1000 such
groups all over the world within months. We can communicate over the Internet
via this web site. Perhaps a number of Lebanese families in any small town in
the Diaspora can get together and establish a Lebanese cultural center. Put
weekly fliers out. Set up Lebanese food, music, and Liberation evenings. Teach
our children born in the host countries our language, history, and make them
proud of our cultural heritage and distinctiveness. Show the foreign citizens of
your host country videos about the barbaric Syrian acts in Lebanon. These videos
are available from the Council of Lebanese American Associations (CLAO
www.clao.com). Remember, the new Lebanon however is not an exclusive Maronite,
Shiites, Sunnite, or any other form of feudal/religious leaning. Keep politics
out. Care little about the shape of the future Lebanon; first we must have a
country before we can argue about its orientation or government.
Do not wait for the Free Patriotic Current to free you. Each and every Lebanese
is by default a member of the current. You will free yourself and our people. It
is up to you, fellow Lebanese and no one else. We cannot wait indefinitely while
Syria swallows Lebanon and erases our identity with 1.5 million Syrian settlers.
The fight has been so far Gandhi-like and peaceful. That is the honorable and
civilized way. But Syria is not England. England did not attempt to erase the
Indian identity and assimilate it, and did not bomb it incessantly for 15 years.
The Syrian dictatorship only understands the language of force as clearly proven
when it fell to its knees to Turkey, and by waging a cowardly war of attrition
against Israel which is killing the Lebanese and destroying our economy just to
liberate the Golan.
Fellow Lebanese, wait no more. Take the initiative. The Syrian war of aggression
against Lebanon has not stopped. It is continuing daily on all fronts. In
Lebanon, our people are being are arrested by the Syrian and by Syrian-trained
Lebanese security services for their Gandhi-like activities when they peacefully
distribute fliers decrying the Syrian occupation of our homeland. Let no one
fool you about the collaborators talk of democracy and freedom. Lebanon today is
a police state ran directly by the Syrian dictatorship. We are at war, defending
ourselves legitimately against an occupation power that invaded our homeland.
All Syrian military and economic (but not civilian) installations in Lebanon and
Syria should be fair targets for our Freedom Fighters operating in Lebanon.
Long Live Michel Aoun
Long Live Free Lebanon