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THE COUNCIL OF LEBANESE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
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Press
Release
Information Center
Washington DC and Beirut
August 17, 2005
RE: Gratitude Letter to
Secretary of State Rice.
Washington, DC – The World
Lebanese Cultural Union-North American Board
extended a letter of gratitude to the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice for her steadfast conviction, zeal and advocacy towards the shaping of
foreign policy, specifically towards ensuring the total implementation of
UNSCR 1559, which calls for the liberation of Lebanon, free of foreign
forces and dictatorships.
The WLCU North America Board,
acknowledged the necessity in ensuring the total
withdrawal of the Syrian presence in
Lebanon, and in recognizing and
calling for an end to Syria’s continuing influence and manipulation in
Lebanon’s politics. The Board addressed the fact that
Syrian intelligence personnel continue their stronghold
in Lebanon, specifically their infiltration within the Lebanese government
and their manipulation of the Lebanese political arena. The necessity of
continued, detailed and unyielding pressure on Syria, in addition to the
full and complete implementation of UNSCR 1559 was also focused on in order
to permit democracy to prevail both in Lebanon and throughout the Middle
East.
Additionally, the Board
appreciated Secretary Rice’s recognition of the right of the Lebanese people
to self-governance, and the necessity of disarming all terrorist and militia
groups in Lebanon.
The WLCU North America Board
reaffirmed its full commitment to the Bush Administration’s peace plan for
the Middle East as a whole, and Lebanon in particular.
Joane
Fakher
President
WLCU/North
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