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To:
ALL MEMBERS OF THE US HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES &
SENATE
Friday 20th of April
2007
Washington Bureau
Ref.
Hezbollah affiliates invited to US by members of US Congress.
It is utmost concern that we
bring to your attention the invitation to the United States of Lebanese
Government personnel connected with the Terror Group Hezbollah.
According to our sources in
Lebanon, US Congressmen have invited to the United States, this Saturday
April 21, 2007 and upcoming week; members of the Lebanese Parliament for a
democracy workshop. Unfortunately, 2 of the named: Ibrahim Kenaan and
Ghassan Moukheiber, are members of the Michel Aoun’s Bloc, a group that
has officially signed a memorandum of understanding with and lists
Hezbollah as their closest Ally.
Hezbollah is on the State
Departments list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). FTOs are
foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in
accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight against
terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist
activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.
We urge all involved to
disallow entry into the United States of anyone connected with terror
groups. We must not send a message on the one hand of labeling Hezbollah
and its affiliates as being a terrorist network and then on the other hand
inviting them to the United States to attend a democracy workshop. As
Secretary Rice has repeatedly stated, You can not have one foot in terror
and one foot in the democratic process. We must also be aware that Nabih
Berri who is the current speaker of the democratic government of Lebanon
was involved in the selection. Nabih Berri is being charged by the Cedars
Revolution as the main opponent to Democracy in Lebanon by closing the
Parliament and not allowing any general sessions to take place.
Nabih Berri’s Amal Movement has also been implicated in the 1985 TWA high
jacking in which U.S. Navy
diver Robert Stethem was murdered.
We must not allow any
information to be shared with groups that are planning our demise and the
demise of democracy in the region.
As President Bush most wisely
said we will make no distinction between the terrorists and those that
support the terrorists.
It should be made clear that
Ibrahim Kenaan and Ghassan Moukheiber because of their groups political
agreement with, constant communication with, sharing information with a
terrorist organization – Hezbollah; that their entry into the United
States for a democratic workshop will not be allowed and is not in the
Interest of Democracy in the Region and especially not in the interest of
the United States.
The World Council for the
Cedars Revolution is a partner on the side of the United States and its
friends/allies in this Global War on Terror. As such, we are very
concerned about Petro Dollars, Iran, and its allies Syria/Hezbollah
infiltrating all aspects of democracies around the world. We must
recognize that a war of ideas is taking place and we must act to stop this
spread of information warfare that can influence the decision makers of
today and tomorrow.
John Hajjar
US Director,
World Council for the Cedars
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