DR. SAMIR GEAGEA'S REMARKS

CHAIRMAN OR THE LEBANESE FORCES PARTY

CEDAR REVOLUTION COMMEMORATION EVENT

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

March 13, 2008

Mr. Chairman,

Honorable members of Congress,

Members of the Congressional Staff,

Members of the Media and institutes,

Lebanese- American friends,

Distinguished Guests,

It is no coincidence at all that a freedom tale is being told at this place today, here in the United States capital, the freedom tale comes this time from Lebanon, the Lebanon of the Holy Bible.

It is a fairy tale about a small group of people who struggled and fought across the ages and time again to preserve their freedom in the face of the big Empires of time. And they did so, albeit with huge sacrifices.

And history repeated itself, and the tale came to life again at the end of the 20th century / the beginning of the 21st century. Starting at the dawn of February 2005, the Dragon stroke in despair, slaughtering our heroes: Rafic Hariri, Bassel Fleihan, Gibran Tueini, Pierre Gemayel, Walid Eido, Antoine Ghanem, and many others..

 Our ancestor’s soul was offended, and it blew again, taking a million people, a full quarter of our population, to the streets. And the dragon was vanquished once more, and Syria retreated its military might from Lebanon.

It is a fairy tale from the country of Cedars, where heroes abound. But this time, heroes from all over the free world participated, making the tale a victory for all mankind.

Thanks to you the American people, thanks to you the United States Congress, thanks to you Washington.

In the name of all Lebanese, we express our full gratitude to the American people and the American Government for their commitment and support to Lebanon.

Lebanon is the projection of the free world values into the Arab World. This is why it’s being confronted.

Lebanon is the hub of freedom in the area, this is why it’s being targeted.

Lebanon from the beginning was the “letter”. This is why it’s being aggressed.

But because this is who we are, we will continue to walk tall in the world, and to remain the freedom fighters in the Middle East.

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is an honor and pleasure to be among you today to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of our Cedars’ Revolution. I can assure you, assure the Lebanese people and all freedom-loving people, that we will not rest until the establishment of a free, sovereign, democratic, modern, and prosperous Lebanon. The road may yet be long, but our determination and perseverance will outlive this ordeal, and one day, we will all witness victory to our Cedar’s Revolution, Victory to the Lebanese People.

God bless America and Lebanon.

Thank you.