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Hijacking the
Cedars’ March to freedom
Brussels
Oct 30th , 2005
A fallacy has
been promoted by Druze chieftain Walid Jumblatt , the Hariri family ,
their TV station and their other media outlets pretending that the
crowds of Lebanese that flocked to Liberty square on march the 14th
did so because they wanted to know the truth “Al Hakika” about the crime
perpetrated against ex- prime minister Rafik Hariri .
There is no doubt that the anger that
motivated one and a half million Lebanese to gather in downtown Beirut
was something more than the shocking crime . You didn’t need to be a
Lebanese genius to guess who the suspects were in instigating , planning
and executing this heinous crime . Judge D.Mehlis and his professional
team confirmed what we suspected then .Syria’s baathist Regime and its
thugs most probably had a hand in the murder of two Presidents of Lebanon
, the Mufti and other religious dignitaries , Kamal Jumblatt who opposed
the presence of the Syrian army way back in 1976 , the outspoken
journalists , polticians and other dissidents in Lebanon and Syria . The
same Regime most probably burned off Rafik Hariri and 21of his comerades,
bodyguards and other innocent pedestrians in a terrorist crime
reminiscent of the “Godfather” movie . Rafik Hariri was no Saint , even
though he was anointed as such by family and friends . The Cedars’
marchers had a message to convey to Hizbolla , the Amal movement and
other pro Syrian mercenaries who flexed their muscles a week earlier in a
demonstration they dubbed “ loyalty and solidarity with Syria” . Few
days after the murder of Hariri the father , Hariri the son was given the
political mantel to “ ..carry on his father’s project …” Saad Hariri is
a newcomer to Lebanon’s political arena . He needed a political mentor ,
Walid Jumblatt obliged . W. Jumblatt is an ex “warlord” who never denied
that he collaborated and profiteered for years from the same Syrian mafia
that probably assassinated his father Kamal in 1977 , and ruled Lebanon
in the most brutal and oppressive manner for 29 years . Walid Jumblatt
regretted in his eulogy to Syria’s mafia Don Ghazi Kanaan the” death of a
man who did a lot of good for Lebanon…” as usual Mr Jumblatt infatuated
us and he was short of wiping one or two tears from his eyes whilst
praising his old friend during that infamous press conference .
Upon the demise of his father the young
Saad Hariri a novice to Lebanese politics landed in Beirut in his
father’s private plane and entered the political arena from the “big
gate”. I meant Saudi money gate. He controls today the so called majority
of the parliament . He nominated the prime minister of Lebanon who
incidentally was employed by his late father and he appointed other
ministers and MPs . When he travels he is received by Head of States ,
foreign ministers and good old Kofi Annan . He declared the other day
from Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , that Hizbolla is his first and foremost
strategic ally . It was Hizbolla the Iranian sponsored party of Allah
that organised the March 8th demonstration to show loyalty and solidarity
to Syria’s baathist Regime , the Regime that is unofficially still accused
to be behind the liquidation of Rafik Hariri . Understanding this logic
really beats me especially when we hear that Saad Hariri has committed to
the international community the implementation of UNSCR 1559 sponsored by
the US and Mr Chirac and in which there is a clause asking to disarm all
militias in Lebanon . Hizbolla refuses to disarm and has always rejected
UNSCR1559 . Is it double talk from Saad Hariri or political duplicity
, time will tell . “ ..carry on Rafik Hariri’s project ..” Does Saad
Hariri mean the project to defeat all the other Sunni voices in Lebanon
by the power of the Greenback?? Is he going to carry on the project of
corruption , graft and bankrupting the State ? Will the free voices that
were forced into exile during Syria’s years of hegemony over Lebanon be
allowed to come back and contribute in rebuilding a new Lebanon based on
respect for human rights , freedom of expression , the right to a free
education , healthcare and social welfare ?? or will they find themselves
again in a jungle where they will be harassed by a neo- Syrian order .
Will they be discriminated against and deprived of their basic rights ?
These are questions that we are not asking for the sake of embarrassing
prime minister Siniora , we know that he is trying his best in walking
the tightrope and we must admit that he has been thus far succeeding in
his balancing act . We would like to hear from him on the case of our
comerades in the Lebanese Kurdish Democratic Party . We hear that the
Hariri clan is still pursuing a discriminatory policy vis à vis these
brave fellows . Their Leader Abdulkarim Meho cannot return back to Lebanon
due to a pending court order which completely ignores his right to free
expression .The case was doctored against him by the Syrian appointees in
the Lebanese courts when Lebanon was under Syrian occupation . Mr Meho was
one of the effective loud voices advocating from exile for Lebanon to be
free from Syrian hegemony. What about the three members of the “The
Guardians of the Cedars” party who were packed and put in prison (and
they still are) after they made a press conference in which they declared
that Lebanon should withdraw from the Arab League . Is this the type of
Democracy and Freedom that we were promised by George W . Bush ?
At this critical
juncture of our History , Lebanon needs Statesmen and politicians that
should be accountable for recklessness , blunders , corruption and greed
, nepotism and injustice . My humble advice to Mr Saad Hariri is to be
vigilant in his promising political career and to avoid the pitfalls that
his late father did not avoid willingly or could not avoid for a reason or
another. |
