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THE COUNCIL FOR THE CEDARS REVOLUTION TO MEET IN THE US CONGRESS
Washington DC, May 17, 2006
The World Council for the Cedars Revolution (WCCR), an INGO representing
activists from the Lebanese Diaspora and Lebanon's civil society will be
holding its first Congress in Washington on Capitol Hill this Thursday,
May 18. The WCCR, headed by Joe Baini from Sydney, Australia will examine
"the state of the Cedars Revolution, one year after." Officials from the
International Lebanese Committee for the Implementation of the Cedars
Revolution will also co-sponsor the Congressional event. The latter is
co-sponsored by US Congressmen Daryll Issa from California and Tom Feeney
from Florida. The spokespersons for the meetings said "the main subjects
to be addressed are the following:
1) The Syrian-Lebanese borders:
According to our NGOs inside Lebanon, European and Lebanese MPs and other
observers, Syrian occupation forces are still present inside the Lebanese
territories despite the so-called full withdrawal announced by M Bashar
Assad of Syria. We have conducted an independent investigation in April
and May 2006 and have the evidence that Syrian military presence still
occupies parts of Lebanon. We would like to submit this evidence have the
audience listen to witnesses.
2) The
Hizbollah organization:
Our NGOs have noted the rejection by the Lebanese civil society of the
armed Hizbollah organization, which despite UNSCR 1559, still maintains a
terror network and an army inside Lebanon, which threatens not only
Lebanese freedom and security but also regional and international
security.
3) The Lebanese army
Our NGOs would like to brief you about the aspirations of the Lebanese
civil society and the Lebanese Diaspora to see the United States and the
international community supporting the Lebanese army to recover all
Lebanese territories and disarm all militias including the terrorist
organizations.
4) Lebanese Democracy
Our NGOs wish to share the aspirations of the Lebanese around the world to
see Lebanese democracy grow and develop. We also wish to share the
concerns by the Lebanese civil society and Diaspora regarding the campaign
of Terror aimed at Lebanon's politicians, journalists and intellectuals.
The World Council for the Cedars Revolution is an INGO in support of
Lebanon's Cedars Revolution and the ILS Committee 1559 is an INGO
representing Lebanese communities around the world and inside Lebanon
working on insuring the implementation of UNSCR 1559
The spokespersons also announced that a joint delegation of the World
Council of the Cedars Revolution and the Committee 1559 will be received
at the US State Department, the Department of Defense and will hold
meetings at a n umber of Washington Think Tanks. The joint delegation
include more than 20 members from a variety of countries and from Lebanon.
Among the leaders of the joint delegation: Joe Baini, President, Tom Harb
Secretary General of the Committee 1559, Michel Douaihi from
Australia, John Hajjar and Anis
Karam from the US, Dr. Rachid Rahme from the UK, Mr Joseph Saouk from
Sweden, Mr.
Sami El-Khoury from Ecuador, M George Chaya from Argentina, attorney
Claudia Chater from Brazil,
Toni Nissi, Joseph
Sokhen, Kamal El-Batal from Lebanon, Col Charbel Barakat from Canada,
Attorney Joanne Fakhre from the Caribbean, and Mrs Nina Rahme representing
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