The
silencing of the voices of freedom continues in
Lebanon.
MP Walid Eido paid with his life the cost of his brave
opposition to the Syrian and Iranian criminal conspiracy
against
Lebanon. His
assassination is a part of the evil scheme to shift the
political power balance in favor of
Syria’s and
Iran’s
allies by physically eliminating members of the
parliamentary majority, members of the cabinet (council
of ministers) or the Prime Minister himself. And those
in the so-called Lebanese opposition are knowingly or
unknowingly playing in the hands of the regional
murderous regimes.
It
is no coincidence that MP Eido’s murder happened at the
time when a bombing of a Shiite shrine is aimed at
reigniting the Sunni and Shia strife in Iraq, when
extremist Palestinians are taking over the Gaza strip
and when battles are raging between the “Fateh Al Islam”
terrorists and the Lebanese army. Clearly, what happens
in
Lebanon is part
of the malicious plans of the regimes of
Syria and
Iran to
spread their regional clout in order to advance their
radical and destructive agenda. If they succeed, the
whole
Middle East will be in turmoil
rendering the war on terror more costly and difficult
and hindering any chances for global peace and
stability.
The
ominous threats of Bashar Al Assad and Ahmadinejad are
tragically materializing all over the region. This
reality should leave no illusions in the minds of those
who are still promoting to engage
Syria and
Iran as
peacemakers. These two countries’ gruesome regimes are
conducting, through their terrorist proxies, a war of
attrition against the forces of moderation in the Arab
World. Any time wasted in negotiating will give them
more opportunities to expand their areas of influence
and to violently eliminate any voice that opposes them.
An immediate action is needed from the
US,
Europe and the Arab World to
confront them with all available means and to completely
neutralize their menacing capabilities before it is too
late.
The
Lebanese
Information
Center believes that the
following measures need to be immediately implemented to
stop
Lebanon’s
plunge into complete chaos:
1.
The Cedar Revolution Movement and the March 14th
Coalition, duly elected in the majority, are to revive
the country’s democratic institutions, principally the Parliament
and the Council of Ministers to conduct the affairs of
the Nation. Specific actions include:
·
Opening legislative sessions;
·
Organizing By-Elections to replace the
assassinated MPs Gemayel and Eido;
·
Lifting the illegal blockade and sit-in from
downtown
Beirut and the areas
surrounding the Parliament and the Office of the Prime
Minister;
·
Holding the Pro-Syrian opposition, Aoun, Berri,
Hezbollah and Lahoud legally and morally responsible for
endangering Lebanon’s national security and contributing
to the wave of bombings and killings.
2.
The Government of
Lebanon is
to boost security and intelligence capabilities and
activities with the utmost urgency taking the following
steps:
·
shutting down Lebanese borders
with
Syria at
once and until adequate security measures are completed;
·
isolating all areas inside
Lebanon
which are outside state authority-the so-called security
enclaves- specifically Palestinian camps and Hezbollah
strongholds;
·
initiating a wide security
crackdown looking for weapons caches, suspects, and
establishing if necessary a state of emergency
nationwide;
·
targeting Syrian Regime
operatives and collaborators in
Lebanon with
enhanced monitoring, surveillance, house arrests...
·
accelerating all on-going
investigations with the detainees involved in the latest
terrorist crimes to uncover accomplices and plots;
·
requesting foreign assistance in
implementing the above steps.
3.
The friends of
Lebanon
worldwide, the Arab countries, and the International
Community are to instantly provide the necessary
assistance for:
·
pursuing the international
investigation into all the killings, bombings and other
acts of terror targeting the Lebanese;
·
implementing
the Lebanese Security plan, especially controlling borders
with Syria, monitoring pro-Syrian groups in Lebanon,
aiding the LAF and ISF with material and technology, and
providing military and security forces wherever the GOL
is in need. The United Nations Security Council should
be ready to expand the role and presence of UNIFIL to
ensure security and stability are enforced on the
Lebanese territory.
Meanwhile, we offer our deep condolences to the family
of MP Eido and to the families of all who have perished
in this gruesome act. We pray that all the Lebanese
resort back to their national conscience and unite
against their real enemies and that the international
community take immediate and effective actions to make
the late MP Eido the last victim in a long line of
martyrs of the bloody fight for Lebanon’s freedom.
© 2007
Lebanese Information Center – www.licus.org
