Monday 12^th March 2007

H.E. Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary General

United Nations Assembly

New York NY

USA

Your Excellency,

Re - Deployment of UNIFIL on the Lebanese/Syrian Border

It is becoming increasingly evident that the Spirit of the endeavors of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) towards a lasting peace for Lebanon is gradually waning and being marginalized by a clever and calculating Hezbollah / Syrian / Iranian axis.

Has the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) lost the will to fully implement its own resolutions 1559 and 1701?

Have the coalition members of UNIFIL lost the desire to effectively implement those resolutions instead of simply becoming observers, being brushed aside by Hezbollah/Syrian/Iranian military which are carrying out their operations of illegal arms supply from Syria to terrorist organizations on Lebanese soil?

 Is Hezbollah re-arming itself for another onslaught against Israel and/or perhaps against the Civil Society of Lebanon? Who can trust them one way or the other?

 The questions are being asked, can the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) deliver on effective implementation of its Resolutions?

It was the United Nations Security Council’s ineffectiveness and inability to take decisive action which ultimately led to the United States attack on the forces of evil in Iraq.

 Or, are we once again seeing the theatrics of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) being played out in a major performance of showmanship, when in fact there is very little substance in delivery?

Will this hesitation and indecision lead once more to the destruction of Lebanon and the dismemberment of the fabric of Lebanese civil society which has been severely tested over the last thirty years by the covetous enemies of Lebanon’s sovereignty?

 The Lebanese government has clearly indicated the following;

-  That it wants the Lebanese / Syrian border protected against the supply of illegal weapons   

   to terrorists on Lebanese soil.

- That the Lebanese government is either unwilling because of fear of further assassinations  

   or unable through lack of capability to protect its own borders.

- That the Lebanese government wants and needs the Unite Nations Security Council (UNSC)

   to mandate chapter 7 as an integral feature of resolution 1701 and deploy UNIFIL to protect    

   its borders with Syria.

   Nevertheless, it does not have the courage to formally make this request because of the fear

   of more assassinations and military reprisals by a ruthless Syrian regime.

 Clearly Lebanon needs the support and the protection of the United Nations Security Council in order to be able to fulfill its obligations under resolution 1701.

In the absence of a formal request from the government because of the above stated reasons, it becomes incumbent upon the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take the necessary decision and mandate chapter 7 forthwith. Hesitation can only pave the way for another civil war.

 Owing to a complicated political structure which can and has brought people from different political persuasions together in a ministry, it has created a situation in which not all ministers are loyal to Lebanon or to the Cedars Revolution. Such a person is the minister for defense Mr. Elias Murr who survived an assassination attempt on his life. However, we must not forget that he is planted and supported in his ministry by the Syrians. He no more represents the wishes of the Lebanese government than Hassan Nasrallah. He has recently traveled to the United States; and in meetings with United States authorities and the United Nations Security Council members, he has informed that the Lebanese borders with Syria are controlled and protected.

 The World Council for the Cedars Revolution (WCCR) hereby extends an invitation to an UNSC delegation to jointly inspect the borders with Syria and let us show you thirty six (36) different locations where Syria enters Lebanon with arms supply on a daily basis. Then you can determine first hand the intentions and motivations of an irresponsible person who purports to be the defense minister for Lebanon.

That should not be surprising to anyone, for he is the son-in-law of an unconstitutional president, whose presidency has survived purely by the tyrannical support of the Syrians.

 Defense minister Elias Murr knows only too well that the Lebanese army has been infiltrated by Syrian and Iranian officers who are paving the way for daily deliveries illegal arms from Syria to Terrorist organizations in Lebanon including Hezbollah. He knows only too well that the only chance for success in protecting the borders is by deploying UNIFIL to do the job.

 Minister Murr has been reluctant to protect the Lebanese border with Syria. That is a blatant act of disloyalty to Lebanon’s sovereignty. He along with others backing his agenda have obstructed every effort to establish a United Nations court to try the suspects in the assassinations of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and others. They have created a constitutional crisis in order to alleviate the pressure off Hezbollah for the surrender of its arsenal to the Lebanese army.

 The World Council for the Cedars Revolution (WCCR),  in representing the wishes of many millions of Lebanese throughout the world hereby calls on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take immediate, crucial and effective measures of mandating the UNIFIL with chapter 7; and controlling this ungodly dilemma before Lebanon falls victim to another civil war.

 The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) bears the responsibility of protecting the people and sovereignty of a nation that is a founding member of the United Nations and which is deeply in need of effective help now.

 It would be a tragedy of enormous proportions to allow Lebanon to become a second Iraq.

The World Council of the Cedars Revolution

Dr Rachid Rahme                        Senior Executive Officer                                                                Lebanon

Col. Charbel Barakat                  Intelligence and Security Director                                                    Canada

Eng. Toni Nissi                           UNSCR 1559 Coordinator                                                              Lebanon

Dr Anis Karam                           President World Lebanese Cultural Union WLCU                               USA

Eng. Fadi Bark                          Secretary General World Lebanese Cultural Union                               USA

Attorney John Hajjar                 Chairman International Relations WLCU                                              USA

Attorney Claudia Chater           Legal Advisor UNSCR 1559                                                                 Brazil

Sami Phares                               President Machrek Council (Middle East Minorities)                   Lebanon

Attorney Joanne Fakhre           President North American Continent WLCU                                    USA

Lahez Haddad                            WCCR Council Executive Officer                                            New Zealand

Kamal El Batal                          WCCR Human Rights Officer                                                          Lebanon

Roni Doumit                                WCCR Coordinator                                                                          Europe

Elias Saouk                                WCCR Coordinator                                                                           Sweden

Joseph Sokhen                         UNSCR 1559 Officer                                                                         Lebanon

George Chaya                          Media Coordinator, UNSCR 1559 Officer                                       Argentina

Snr Eng. Eblan Farris               WCCR Communications Director                                                           USA

Sami Khoury                          Former Consul General of Lebanon                                                    Ecuador