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Tuesday 23rd
January 2007
H.E. Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary General
United Nations
New York, NY
USA
Dear Mr Secretary
General,
The World Council for the
Cedars Revolution (WCCR) is extremely concerned about the events and
developments in Lebanon today which have been perpetrated by the
pro-terrorist sponsor states, Iran and Syria through their terrorist
militias Hezbollah and other affiliated terrorist organizations.
Our information is that
Hezbollah terrorist groups comprising of women fully armed, dressed
in their cover clothing, joined their regular militias to block and
close all roads leading to the Airport in Beirut. This is definite
proof that Hezbollah is willing to use its arsenal against the rest
of the Lebanese Civil Society
It has become evident
that the Lebanese Army which is charged with protecting the whole of
the nation and the people of Lebanon, has now become split along
political and confessional persuasions; for a section of the army
has stood with the terrorists in blocking the roads and has refused
to re-open them for public use.
The World Council for the
Cedars Revolution as an NGO, has already initiated investigations in
conjunction with other NGOs on the ground in Lebanon, seeking to
find out who were the officers who refused to fulfill their
responsibilities and duties in providing safety and protection for
the people of Lebanon. The results of these investigations will be
forwarded to the respective authorities and to the United Nations
Security Council.
Once again we see an
opportunity for the Lebanese Army to demonstrate its loyalty to the
people of Lebanon, yet even at such a low level conflict the army
has demonstrated that it is not ready to accept the mantle of
national security. The inability or the lack of desire on the part
of the Lebanese Army to protect its civil society could be another
indication of the Army having bee infiltrated by Syrian and Iranian
officers. This is causing extreme tension once again for the people
of Lebanon who are calling for protective measures particularly from
the United Nations Security Council.
The WCCR has, since the
July 2006 War and UNSCR 1701, been calling for the mandating of UNSC
Chapter 7 for the stability of Lebanon and the protection of
democracy as well as the Lebanese civil Society. Today more than
ever before we are witnessing the beginnings of a new conflict with
terrorists attempting to overthrow a democratically elected
government and take the country to the brink of war once again.
We express in the
strongest possible means our desire for the UNSC to mandate Chapter
7 immediately and allow the UNIFIL forces to bring much needed
stability to Lebanon.
For and on behalf of the
World Council of the Cedars Revolution
Joseph P Baini
President |
