7th of September 2007

 Open Letter

 H.E  Nabieh Berri,

 Speaker of The Lebanese Parliament

and Members of The Lebanese parliament

Beirut, Lebanon

 RE:  The Profile of the Next President of Lebanon  Must Implement UNSC Resolutions

 Dear Honorable Speaker and members of Lebanese Parliament,

Lebanon, as a multicultural society, is uniquely positioned as the only nation in the Middle-Eastern Arab World with a constitution that guarantees democratic rights and principles. These democratic rights are now in grave danger as a result of years of foreign occupations, the presence of armed militias and terrorist organizations and a huge Palestinian refugee population that has harbored terrorist groups sworn to the destruction of democracy. Therefore, the next President of Lebanon must adhere to the following principles.

1)      The next President of Lebanon must be selected from those who put their lives on the line and participated as stakeholders in the Cedars Revolution on the 14^th of March 2005.

2)      The next President of Lebanon must declare, before selection and nomination, to be completely clean and without any ties to the Syrian and Iranian regimes, nor any other regime; and must not have any association with their proxy terrorist organizations in Lebanon, such as Hezbollah. 

3)      The next President of Lebanon must demonstrate, before nomination and election, total opposition to Syrian/Iranian occupation of Lebanon and must be prepared to defend Lebanon at all costs.

4)      The next President of Lebanon must be totally committed to the full implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1559 and 1701 within the six year Presidential term. Such a commitment includes disarming all militias and terrorist organizations on Lebanese soil. Negotiations and terms of disarmament shall be within a framework as determined by the United Nations Security Council.

5)      The next President of Lebanon must present a blueprint for the implementation of UNSCR 1680 which will finally, permanently and effectively establish the Lebanese – Syrian border demarcation and insist on an exchange of Ambassadorial representation for each country.

6)      The next President of Lebanon must be willing to follow up and ensure that Justice is carried out and prosecutions executed upon those who are found guilty of assassinations of Former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and others.

For and on behalf of the World Council of the Cedars Revolution

Joseph P Baini                                    Tom Harb

WCCR/ Chairman                              WCCR/ president

For the World Council of the Cedars Revolution

Dr Rachid Rahme                 Secretary General                                                                                            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            Director/ WCCR                                                                                                 USA

Attorney Claudia Chater      Legal Advisor UNSCR 1559                                                                               Brazil

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                                                                Equador