Thursday 14^th June 2007

 H.E. Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary General

United Nations

New York, NY

USA

 Your Excellency,

 -         Lebanon is in the grip of terrorist attacks

-         Democracy is on the verge of total collapse

 There can be no doubt now, that the Syrian President is fulfilling his threat of terrorism and of setting Lebanon on fire in order to destroy its democracy and any hope of self determination.

The proxies of the brutal and ferocious Syrian regime, like vampires, have immersed themselves in the blood of their victims whose only sin is their total loyalty to the sovereignty and independence of their beloved Lebanon, to the point of sacrificial offering and martyrdom.

No one in Lebanon is safe, not the army, not the members of parliament and definitely not the civil society who seem to be killed in large numbers every time a bomb explodes to assassinate a member of parliament and the Cedars Revolution.

So, who has the political muscle and physical capabilities that can stop this horrendous spate of terrorism gripping the innocent and honorable people of Lebanon?  The answer simply is, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

 In condemning the assassination of Walid Eido MP, his son and eight other innocent bystanders, The World Council of the Cedars Revolution calls on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take the following immediate measures;

 1) To protect what is left of the Lebanese parliamentary body, particularly those who are members of

    a duly and democratically elected government and parliament; and who are strong advocates of the  

    Cedars Revolution.

    The enemy is killing them off, one by one in order to create political turmoil in Lebanon and force

    the collapse of a democratically elected government. Only the UNSC has the capacity to protect

    them from decimation.

 2) To deploy UNIFIL under Chapter 7 along the Lebanese-Syrian borders with the clear direction of  

    stopping any and all arms being smuggled into Lebanon from Syria. It is absolutely crucial to any

    peace effort that arms smuggling from Syria to its terrorist proxies in Lebanon be stopped. It is

    equally essential that UNIFIL has the capacity and the charter of seeking and confiscating arms

    which are illegally placed in the hands of terrorist organizations throughout the whole of Lebanon.

    The valiant Lebanese army is fully occupied and stretched out beyond its capacity to fight this

    maniacal enemy. It needs all the help and support it can get.

 3) To direct Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, that as a democracy, it is incumbent upon the government

    of the day to hold bi-elections to replace both of the assassinated members of parliament, namely

    the late minister for industry, Pierre Gemayel MP and now the late Walid Eido MP.

    A session of parliament must be called by the speaker, in order to put into effect a motion for

    holding the two bi-elections.

    If the President and the Speaker of the house refuse to co-operate, it will become blatantly clear as

    to who is protecting the terrorists and who is impeding the course of justice and democratic process

    in Lebanon. In which case the UNSC must take immediate measures under chapter 7, to protect the

    democratic process in Lebanon.

The World Council of the Cedars Revolution

Joseph P Baini

World Council Chairman