Monday, December 15, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
All the Hoodlums of Lebanon's Political Establishment Find Consensus...Against Aoun
All the pro-Syrian dogs of the Lebanese political establishment, who themselves were collaborators with the Syrian occupation, and who recently discovered they were anti-Syrian AFTER Syria withdrew from Lebanon, have finally something in common: They hate Michel Aoun for becoming like them: A pro-Syrian collaborator.
It is as if they want a monopoly on collaboration with the dictatorship in Damascus. They alone, after making millions off the back of the poor Lebanese people by making deals and paying bribes to the Syrians for decades, want to deal with Syria. So when Michel Aoun, Syria's former enemy, turns into a pro-Syrian lover, they get angry, they get jealous, they feel that someone is taking their place in the line to kiss the ass and the feet of Bashar al-Assad.
At least Aoun's collaboration with the Syrians appears to have some backbone: He dared ask the Syrians about the Lebanese prisoners in Syrian jails. They, on the other hand, from the consensus Maronite pimp in Baabda - Akrut President Michel Sleiman - all the way down to every jackass Sunni, Greek orthodox, Shiite asshole - they visit Damascus and come back with glowing praise for the dictators, but get nothing for their own country or people in return. Sleiman, for example, visited and returned empty-handed on the issue of the Lebanese prisoners, giving the Syrians instead all that they wanted. Ziad Baroud, one of the rookie spineless ministers in this "consensus" government, also visited Damascus and came back with his tail between his legs, telling his Lebanese countrymen that the issue of the prisoners "was not on the agenda". This is exactly what Rafik Hariri and all the other pro-Syrian collaborators whom Syria bombed or assassinated used to do before their buddies and masters the Syrians killed them in Lebanon since 2005.
Before, during and now after Aoun's visit to Damascus earlier this week, here is the list of Syrian collaborators who are complaining about Aoun's "interference" in their honeymoon with Syria. Remember: These are the people who worked on their knees for the Syrians for close to 30 years and whose mouths are still smudged with Syrian fecal matter:
- The head of the Lebanese Option Group (LOG), Ahmad al-Assaad, has criticized Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun for undertaking a visit to Damascus this week. Until Ahmad al-Assaad manages to convince 95% of his Shiite constituency to drop Hezbollah, he should keep his mouth shut.
- In Germany also earlier this week, consensus Maronite pimp Michel Sleiman criticized Aoun for his visit to Damascus and advised foreign heads of state (i.e. the Syrian dictator) to deal ONLY with the Lebanese head of state. How much more pathetic can this President be to have to beg other heads of state to deal with him? He was appointed Lebanese Army Chief by the Syrians in 1990 after they completed their takeover of the country. Sleiman owes his entire political and military career to the Syrians. He wants their undiminished love. He cannot tolerate others to kiss ass to the Syrians.
- Deputy Speaker, the Greek Orthodox asshole (like Michel Murr and his baby Elias Murr) Farid Makari indirectly criticized Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, calling on him to adopt policies and choices that protect Lebanon from the “greedy,” instead of vindicating the system and facilitating “their” interference in Lebanese affairs... in veiled reference to Aoun's visit.
- MP Michel al-Murr (the aforementioned Greek Orthodox asshole) said he wished there had been coordination between Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun and President Michel Sleiman on their foreign visits. “Since Sleiman is a consensus president; he negotiates on behalf of Lebanon and he can establish good relations with Iran and Syria,” Murr said. The genius of this man (Murr) is that he made millions of dollars in kickbacks from the Syrians and their associates during the occupation. For example, he would change zoning laws for just 24-hours, long enough to allow his friends to purchase public lands, then revert the law back to prevent anyone else from doing the same. This is how many illegal resorts were built on Lebanon's public beaches, or how hundreds of thousands of illegal Syrians were given the Lebanese citizenship...thanks to Michel Murr and his baby Elias who now heads the Defense Ministry... Ya ayneh, ya delle...ya toqborni ya Elias... The Murrs by the way hail from the town of Bteghrine, where it is rumored there are still cave-dwelling neanderthals whose brain has yet to catch up with that of homo sapiens.
- Democratic Gathering MP Antoine Andraous - a lackey of Druze feudal lord and former warlord Walid Jumblatt who killed tens of thousands of Lebanese Christians during the Lebanese War - responded to comments made by Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun in Damascus, and said that it was the Syrian regime that should apologize for all the difficulties and tragedies it had caused in Lebanon.... This is from a man whose boss worked for the Syrians, called for Syria to annex Lebanon, and never stopped from praising the Syrian occupation between 1975 and 2005. If anyone should be apologizing, it is not the Syrians, but Jumblatt and Andarous and all the other dogs of Lebanese politics for all that they have done to their people.
Hanibaal
It is as if they want a monopoly on collaboration with the dictatorship in Damascus. They alone, after making millions off the back of the poor Lebanese people by making deals and paying bribes to the Syrians for decades, want to deal with Syria. So when Michel Aoun, Syria's former enemy, turns into a pro-Syrian lover, they get angry, they get jealous, they feel that someone is taking their place in the line to kiss the ass and the feet of Bashar al-Assad.
At least Aoun's collaboration with the Syrians appears to have some backbone: He dared ask the Syrians about the Lebanese prisoners in Syrian jails. They, on the other hand, from the consensus Maronite pimp in Baabda - Akrut President Michel Sleiman - all the way down to every jackass Sunni, Greek orthodox, Shiite asshole - they visit Damascus and come back with glowing praise for the dictators, but get nothing for their own country or people in return. Sleiman, for example, visited and returned empty-handed on the issue of the Lebanese prisoners, giving the Syrians instead all that they wanted. Ziad Baroud, one of the rookie spineless ministers in this "consensus" government, also visited Damascus and came back with his tail between his legs, telling his Lebanese countrymen that the issue of the prisoners "was not on the agenda". This is exactly what Rafik Hariri and all the other pro-Syrian collaborators whom Syria bombed or assassinated used to do before their buddies and masters the Syrians killed them in Lebanon since 2005.
Before, during and now after Aoun's visit to Damascus earlier this week, here is the list of Syrian collaborators who are complaining about Aoun's "interference" in their honeymoon with Syria. Remember: These are the people who worked on their knees for the Syrians for close to 30 years and whose mouths are still smudged with Syrian fecal matter:
- The head of the Lebanese Option Group (LOG), Ahmad al-Assaad, has criticized Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun for undertaking a visit to Damascus this week. Until Ahmad al-Assaad manages to convince 95% of his Shiite constituency to drop Hezbollah, he should keep his mouth shut.
- In Germany also earlier this week, consensus Maronite pimp Michel Sleiman criticized Aoun for his visit to Damascus and advised foreign heads of state (i.e. the Syrian dictator) to deal ONLY with the Lebanese head of state. How much more pathetic can this President be to have to beg other heads of state to deal with him? He was appointed Lebanese Army Chief by the Syrians in 1990 after they completed their takeover of the country. Sleiman owes his entire political and military career to the Syrians. He wants their undiminished love. He cannot tolerate others to kiss ass to the Syrians.
- Deputy Speaker, the Greek Orthodox asshole (like Michel Murr and his baby Elias Murr) Farid Makari indirectly criticized Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, calling on him to adopt policies and choices that protect Lebanon from the “greedy,” instead of vindicating the system and facilitating “their” interference in Lebanese affairs... in veiled reference to Aoun's visit.
- MP Michel al-Murr (the aforementioned Greek Orthodox asshole) said he wished there had been coordination between Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun and President Michel Sleiman on their foreign visits. “Since Sleiman is a consensus president; he negotiates on behalf of Lebanon and he can establish good relations with Iran and Syria,” Murr said. The genius of this man (Murr) is that he made millions of dollars in kickbacks from the Syrians and their associates during the occupation. For example, he would change zoning laws for just 24-hours, long enough to allow his friends to purchase public lands, then revert the law back to prevent anyone else from doing the same. This is how many illegal resorts were built on Lebanon's public beaches, or how hundreds of thousands of illegal Syrians were given the Lebanese citizenship...thanks to Michel Murr and his baby Elias who now heads the Defense Ministry... Ya ayneh, ya delle...ya toqborni ya Elias... The Murrs by the way hail from the town of Bteghrine, where it is rumored there are still cave-dwelling neanderthals whose brain has yet to catch up with that of homo sapiens.
- Democratic Gathering MP Antoine Andraous - a lackey of Druze feudal lord and former warlord Walid Jumblatt who killed tens of thousands of Lebanese Christians during the Lebanese War - responded to comments made by Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun in Damascus, and said that it was the Syrian regime that should apologize for all the difficulties and tragedies it had caused in Lebanon.... This is from a man whose boss worked for the Syrians, called for Syria to annex Lebanon, and never stopped from praising the Syrian occupation between 1975 and 2005. If anyone should be apologizing, it is not the Syrians, but Jumblatt and Andarous and all the other dogs of Lebanese politics for all that they have done to their people.
Hanibaal
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
New evidence in Hariri killing
U.N. investigators find new evidence in Hariri killing
Tue Dec 2, 2008 3:50pm EST
By Patrick Worsnip - REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. investigators probing the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Tuesday they had found new information that expanded their list of suspects.
Their report comes as U.N. efforts to bring Hariri's killers to justice gather pace. Last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that a special tribunal to try the case would be set up in The Hague on March 1.
The report, authored by chief investigator Daniel Bellemare of Canada, also said his Beirut-based team found fresh clues to where the suicide bomber responsible for Hariri's death came from, although it gave no further details.
Hariri and 22 other people died in a car bomb explosion in Beirut on February 14, 2005. Some anti-Syrian Lebanese politicians have said Syria was behind the bombing, a charge Damascus vehemently denies.
The assassination sparked a worldwide outcry that forced the withdrawal of Syrian troops that had been in Lebanon for nearly 30 years. The U.N. probe and tribunal remain sensitive issues in Lebanon, where tension between pro- and anti-Syrian camps runs high.
The report for the Security Council is Bellemare's second since he took charge of the investigative commission this year. His first, in April, said a network of individuals planned and carried out the killing.
The latest report said the commission "has identified new information that may allow the commission to link additional individuals with this network." Other information reinforced the view that members of the network also were linked with other political attacks in Lebanon.
LIKELY MOTIVE
Investigators collected additional soil, sand and water samples from states in the region and used radioactive isotopes to try to determine where the bomber came from.
"The results of these activities help to identify the possible geographic origin of the suicide bomber," Bellemare said, without elaborating.
Investigators have said a likely motive for the killing was the role of Hariri, who became a prominent critic of Syria, in support of a 2004 U.N. resolution demanding that Syrian and other foreign troops withdraw from Lebanon.
The original head of the U.N. investigation, Detlev Mehlis, implicated senior Syrian officials in the case, but his two successors, including Bellemare, have not repeated the charge and no suspects have been publicly identified.
Bellemare, who will also be the chief prosecutor in the case, played down expectations that the start-up of the tribunal in The Hague would mean that indictments naming alleged perpetrators would be issued immediately.
Further investigations would be needed, he said.
Ban said in a report last week that preparations for the tribunal were well under way, including recruitment and training of staff, preparation of premises for the court and the raising of sufficient funds to meet the budget.
Ban said he had selected international and Lebanese judges in the case, but would not announce their names until necessary security measures were in place.
The current mandate of the investigation panel ends on December 31 and Bellemare requested that the Security Council extend it until February 28 to ensure a smooth transition to the tribunal.
(Editing by Stacey Joyce)
Tue Dec 2, 2008 3:50pm EST
By Patrick Worsnip - REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. investigators probing the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Tuesday they had found new information that expanded their list of suspects.
Their report comes as U.N. efforts to bring Hariri's killers to justice gather pace. Last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that a special tribunal to try the case would be set up in The Hague on March 1.
The report, authored by chief investigator Daniel Bellemare of Canada, also said his Beirut-based team found fresh clues to where the suicide bomber responsible for Hariri's death came from, although it gave no further details.
Hariri and 22 other people died in a car bomb explosion in Beirut on February 14, 2005. Some anti-Syrian Lebanese politicians have said Syria was behind the bombing, a charge Damascus vehemently denies.
The assassination sparked a worldwide outcry that forced the withdrawal of Syrian troops that had been in Lebanon for nearly 30 years. The U.N. probe and tribunal remain sensitive issues in Lebanon, where tension between pro- and anti-Syrian camps runs high.
The report for the Security Council is Bellemare's second since he took charge of the investigative commission this year. His first, in April, said a network of individuals planned and carried out the killing.
The latest report said the commission "has identified new information that may allow the commission to link additional individuals with this network." Other information reinforced the view that members of the network also were linked with other political attacks in Lebanon.
LIKELY MOTIVE
Investigators collected additional soil, sand and water samples from states in the region and used radioactive isotopes to try to determine where the bomber came from.
"The results of these activities help to identify the possible geographic origin of the suicide bomber," Bellemare said, without elaborating.
Investigators have said a likely motive for the killing was the role of Hariri, who became a prominent critic of Syria, in support of a 2004 U.N. resolution demanding that Syrian and other foreign troops withdraw from Lebanon.
The original head of the U.N. investigation, Detlev Mehlis, implicated senior Syrian officials in the case, but his two successors, including Bellemare, have not repeated the charge and no suspects have been publicly identified.
Bellemare, who will also be the chief prosecutor in the case, played down expectations that the start-up of the tribunal in The Hague would mean that indictments naming alleged perpetrators would be issued immediately.
Further investigations would be needed, he said.
Ban said in a report last week that preparations for the tribunal were well under way, including recruitment and training of staff, preparation of premises for the court and the raising of sufficient funds to meet the budget.
Ban said he had selected international and Lebanese judges in the case, but would not announce their names until necessary security measures were in place.
The current mandate of the investigation panel ends on December 31 and Bellemare requested that the Security Council extend it until February 28 to ensure a smooth transition to the tribunal.
(Editing by Stacey Joyce)
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Backward Arabs
Arab World Trails Shamefully Behind
By RAJA KAMAL
Associate dean, Harris School for Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
Published: December 01, 2008 - Middle East Times
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States was indeed a historical event. This coming January, an African American, the son of a Kenyan immigrant, will become the leader of the world's most powerful country. The election of Obama is proof that the United States remains the land of opportunity. As Obama implied in his victory speech in Chicago, even those who hate the United States will need to bite their tongues and acknowledge this fact.
Since Obama's birth in 1961, much has changed in the United States. Yet none has been more profound than that which occurred in 1964. During that year, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. Many would argue that the rights granted in this statute paved the way for a minority like Obama to integrate into the American dream and climb the ladder of power.
Between the 1960 election of President John F. Kennedy, the country's first Catholic president, and the 2008 election of President-Elect Obama, the first African American president, the citizens of the United States have elected eight ideologically different presidents - representing the evolution and maturation of the nation.
This is democracy in action.
Yet, during the same period, the Arab world seems to have remained frozen in the past. Leaders in the Arab world do not want to encourage any changes that would threaten their hold on power. The leadership of Libya and Syria are two sad examples.
Colonel Muammar Gadhafi has ruled Libya since 1970, when Obama was nine years old. The results of his leadership have been dismal. This oil-rich nation has not used its resources to serve the needs of Libyans, present and future.
Although Libya has the highest per capita GDP nation in Africa, the vast majority of the people have not benefited from the nation's oil revenues. It is estimated that 30 percent of Libyans are unemployed. Colonel Gadhafi and his cronies have squandered precious resources on the acquisition of military hardware and the promotion of terrorism in the Arab world and beyond.
The senseless murder of those on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, is just one example of Libya's promotion of terror. One can only imagine the benefits to the long-term development of the Libyan people if the resources used for military hardware and terrorism had been invested in education and national infrastructure.
Yet, the healthy Gadhafi, whose family is entrenched, will likely watch the next four U.S. presidents come and go.
Syria is another sad example. The Assad presidents (father and son) have ruled Syria ruthlessly since 1971 when Obama was 10 years old. The survival of the regime was and continues to be the primary goal of the Assad family. The country's resources are used maliciously, at home and abroad, to pay for the family's sophisticated intelligence apparatus which is key to propping up the regime.
In addition, Syria has been the important link between Iran and Hezbollah's leadership in Lebanon. Despite the varied and substantial natural and human resources in Syria, the economy has consistently performed anemically with around a 10 percent official unemployment rate. Most international economists believe the real rate to be much higher.
Beyond needed political and economic reform the Arab world has a very poor human rights record. For years, Human Rights Watch has published reports detailing the ongoing human rights abuses.
Recently, Sudan has often been in the press because of the government's atrocities against its citizens in the Darfur region. In Yemen, Nujood Ali, a 10-year-old girl recently sought a well-publicized divorce after being forced by her parents to marry a 30-year-old man who raped and abused her. It is an appalling story that should outrage the entire world. Nujood was deprived of her childhood and innocence. It is disgraceful that the Yemeni government would allow these marriages. Urgent reforms must be enacted and enforced to save future Nujoods.
Change must happen.
The election of Obama has the potential for global, not only local, change. Leaders in the Arab world should heed the global enthusiasm for his leadership and the change he represents. If they want to retain their hold on power they have no choice but to take a fresh look at the reforms needed in their own countries. If not, they increase the risk to their own nests – at some point soon they may very well face their own formidable movements for change.
By RAJA KAMAL
Associate dean, Harris School for Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
Published: December 01, 2008 - Middle East Times
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States was indeed a historical event. This coming January, an African American, the son of a Kenyan immigrant, will become the leader of the world's most powerful country. The election of Obama is proof that the United States remains the land of opportunity. As Obama implied in his victory speech in Chicago, even those who hate the United States will need to bite their tongues and acknowledge this fact.
Since Obama's birth in 1961, much has changed in the United States. Yet none has been more profound than that which occurred in 1964. During that year, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. Many would argue that the rights granted in this statute paved the way for a minority like Obama to integrate into the American dream and climb the ladder of power.
Between the 1960 election of President John F. Kennedy, the country's first Catholic president, and the 2008 election of President-Elect Obama, the first African American president, the citizens of the United States have elected eight ideologically different presidents - representing the evolution and maturation of the nation.
This is democracy in action.
Yet, during the same period, the Arab world seems to have remained frozen in the past. Leaders in the Arab world do not want to encourage any changes that would threaten their hold on power. The leadership of Libya and Syria are two sad examples.
Colonel Muammar Gadhafi has ruled Libya since 1970, when Obama was nine years old. The results of his leadership have been dismal. This oil-rich nation has not used its resources to serve the needs of Libyans, present and future.
Although Libya has the highest per capita GDP nation in Africa, the vast majority of the people have not benefited from the nation's oil revenues. It is estimated that 30 percent of Libyans are unemployed. Colonel Gadhafi and his cronies have squandered precious resources on the acquisition of military hardware and the promotion of terrorism in the Arab world and beyond.
The senseless murder of those on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, is just one example of Libya's promotion of terror. One can only imagine the benefits to the long-term development of the Libyan people if the resources used for military hardware and terrorism had been invested in education and national infrastructure.
Yet, the healthy Gadhafi, whose family is entrenched, will likely watch the next four U.S. presidents come and go.
Syria is another sad example. The Assad presidents (father and son) have ruled Syria ruthlessly since 1971 when Obama was 10 years old. The survival of the regime was and continues to be the primary goal of the Assad family. The country's resources are used maliciously, at home and abroad, to pay for the family's sophisticated intelligence apparatus which is key to propping up the regime.
In addition, Syria has been the important link between Iran and Hezbollah's leadership in Lebanon. Despite the varied and substantial natural and human resources in Syria, the economy has consistently performed anemically with around a 10 percent official unemployment rate. Most international economists believe the real rate to be much higher.
Beyond needed political and economic reform the Arab world has a very poor human rights record. For years, Human Rights Watch has published reports detailing the ongoing human rights abuses.
Recently, Sudan has often been in the press because of the government's atrocities against its citizens in the Darfur region. In Yemen, Nujood Ali, a 10-year-old girl recently sought a well-publicized divorce after being forced by her parents to marry a 30-year-old man who raped and abused her. It is an appalling story that should outrage the entire world. Nujood was deprived of her childhood and innocence. It is disgraceful that the Yemeni government would allow these marriages. Urgent reforms must be enacted and enforced to save future Nujoods.
Change must happen.
The election of Obama has the potential for global, not only local, change. Leaders in the Arab world should heed the global enthusiasm for his leadership and the change he represents. If they want to retain their hold on power they have no choice but to take a fresh look at the reforms needed in their own countries. If not, they increase the risk to their own nests – at some point soon they may very well face their own formidable movements for change.
Sign Petition for Lebanese Expats to Vote in 2009
Like it used to do under the Syrian occupation, the Lebanese government has does not want the Lebanese expatriates to vote in the upcoming 2009 parliamentary elections.
Without the money that the expatriates send to Lebanon, the country would have collapsed long time ago. But the Lebanese government does not want our vote because we vote for the right reasons not because we are held hostage.
The vote of the expatriates will revolutionize the politics as usual in Lebanon and will change the course of things in the country.
Tell the Lebanese government what you think by signing this petition (the petition below is in many languages - use the language of the country where your embassy or consulate is located):
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French version
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Chers Compatriotes
Il est plus que jamais crucial de signer la pétition ci-jointe pour faire
entendre la voix des citoyens libanais résidants à l¹étranger.
Il est urgent d¹agir en adressant la lettre ci-jointe à votre consulat ou
votre ambassade par fax ou e-mail (pour les coordonnées voir lien
ci-dessous), et en transmettant ce message au plus grand nombre de
ressortissants.
http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ara/embandcons.asp
o<-------------------------------------->o
A l'attention des représentants des autorités libanaises:
En tant que citoyen libanais je me joints aujourd'hui à la requête de
milliers de mes concitoyens pour exiger notre droit fondamental de
participer A LA PROCHAINE ECHEANCE ELECTORALE DE 2009 sans attendre celle de
2013. Dans une véritable démocratie, la décision appartient au peuple et le
vote de chaque citoyen doit être pris en compte. Nous sommes las d¹être
ignorés et traités comme des citoyens de deuxième catégorie. Le soutien
sans faille des libanais de l¹étranger, notamment au niveau économique et
financier, devrait compter quand il s'agit de faire prévaloir leur droit
fondamental de vote, sans refus ni délai.
J'EXIGE MON DROIT DE POUVOIR VOTER EN 2009
Nom , date, adresse et signature:
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English version
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Dear Lebanese expatriate:
It is crucial more than ever that you sign this petition in order to
maintain an active voice as Lebanese citizen living abroad.
It is urgent that you take action and fax or email the following letter to
your consulate or embassy (for fax numbers and email addresses please click
on the link below) then forward this message to your email list:
http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ara/embandcons.asp
o<-------------------------------------->o
Dear Lebanese Representative:
As a holder of the Lebanese nationality and passport, I join today thousands
of Lebanese expatriates in demanding our fundamental right to vote IN THE
UPCOMING 2009 ELECTIONS and not as late as 2013. In true democracy,
decisions are in the hands of the people, and the vote of every citizen
should count. We are tired of being talked down to and treated as "passive
partners" in the rebuilding of Lebanon. The Lebanese expatriates constitute
a vital part of Lebanon¹s economy and financial health, and should be
granted their fundamental right to vote without further denial and
procedural delays.
I DEMAND MY RIGHT TO VOTE IN 2009.
Name, address, date and signature:
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Versão portuguesa
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Caros compatriotas,
Mais do que nunca é crucial assinar a petiçao abaixo, para fazer ouvir a voz
dos cidadaos libaneses residentes no exterior.
Tem que agir com urgência, dirigindo a carta em anexo, por fax ou e-mail, ao
Consulado ou à Embaixada no país de residência (para as coordenadas, ver o
link que segue), assim como transmitindo esta mensagem para o maior número
de libaneses de sua área.
http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ara/embandcons.asp
o<-------------------------------------->o
Atençao representantes das autoridades libanesas :
Na minha qualidade de cidadao libanês, junto-me hoje ao requerimento de
milhares de libaneses emigrantes, para exigir nosso direito fundamental de
participarmos AS PROXIMAS ELEICOES LEGISLATIVAS DE 2009, sem esperar as de
2013. Numa verdadeira democracia, a decisao pertence ao povo et o voto de
cada cidadao deve ser levado em consideraçao. Estamos cansados de sermos
ignorados e tratados como cidadaos de segunda categoria. O apoio sem falha
dos libaneses do exterior, notadamente no plano econômico e financeiro, deve
ser levado em conta quando se trata de fazer prevalecer seu direito
fundamental ao voto, sem recusa nem prazo.
EXIJO MEU DIREITO DE VOTAR EM 2009
Nome, endereço data, assinatura
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Versión española
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Estimados conciudadanos,
Hoy más que nunca resulta crucial la firma de este llamamiento
para que la voz y la opinión de todos los ciudadanos libaneses residentes en
el extranjero se haga oír. Es de una total urgencia actuar enviando la carta
adjunta al consulado o la embajada de vuestro país de residencia por Fax o
E-mail, sin olvidar transmitir este mensaje al mayor número posible de
libanesas y libaneses residentes en el extranjero.
o<-------------------------------------->o
A las autoridades libanesas y sus representantes.
Estimados, señores:
Como libanés, me uno hoy a la petición de miles de mis conciudadanos
residentes en el extranjero para exigir que se respete nuestro derecho
fundamental al voto y así, poder participar en los próximos comicios
electorales de 2009 sin estar obligado a esperar aquellos de 2013.
En toda democracia que se precie, la decisión pertenece al pueblo. Por ello,
el voto de todos y cada uno de los ciudadanos libaneses, residentes o no en
el Líbano, debe ser tomado en cuenta.
Estamos hastiados de ser considerados como ciudadanos de segunda categoría.
El apoyo incondicional de los libaneses en extranjero, en particular, el
apoyo económico y financiero, debería ser considerado a la hora de hacer
valer su derecho fundamental al voto, sin rechazo, ni plazo alguno.
EXIJO MI DERECHO A EJERCER EL VOTO EN 2009
Nombre, Apellidos, dirección, Fecha y firma:
Without the money that the expatriates send to Lebanon, the country would have collapsed long time ago. But the Lebanese government does not want our vote because we vote for the right reasons not because we are held hostage.
The vote of the expatriates will revolutionize the politics as usual in Lebanon and will change the course of things in the country.
Tell the Lebanese government what you think by signing this petition (the petition below is in many languages - use the language of the country where your embassy or consulate is located):
-----------------------------------------
French version
-----------------
Chers Compatriotes
Il est plus que jamais crucial de signer la pétition ci-jointe pour faire
entendre la voix des citoyens libanais résidants à l¹étranger.
Il est urgent d¹agir en adressant la lettre ci-jointe à votre consulat ou
votre ambassade par fax ou e-mail (pour les coordonnées voir lien
ci-dessous), et en transmettant ce message au plus grand nombre de
ressortissants.
http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ara/embandcons.asp
o<-------------------------------------->o
A l'attention des représentants des autorités libanaises:
En tant que citoyen libanais je me joints aujourd'hui à la requête de
milliers de mes concitoyens pour exiger notre droit fondamental de
participer A LA PROCHAINE ECHEANCE ELECTORALE DE 2009 sans attendre celle de
2013. Dans une véritable démocratie, la décision appartient au peuple et le
vote de chaque citoyen doit être pris en compte. Nous sommes las d¹être
ignorés et traités comme des citoyens de deuxième catégorie. Le soutien
sans faille des libanais de l¹étranger, notamment au niveau économique et
financier, devrait compter quand il s'agit de faire prévaloir leur droit
fondamental de vote, sans refus ni délai.
J'EXIGE MON DROIT DE POUVOIR VOTER EN 2009
Nom , date, adresse et signature:
----------------------------------------------------------
English version
---------------------
Dear Lebanese expatriate:
It is crucial more than ever that you sign this petition in order to
maintain an active voice as Lebanese citizen living abroad.
It is urgent that you take action and fax or email the following letter to
your consulate or embassy (for fax numbers and email addresses please click
on the link below) then forward this message to your email list:
http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ara/embandcons.asp
o<-------------------------------------->o
Dear Lebanese Representative:
As a holder of the Lebanese nationality and passport, I join today thousands
of Lebanese expatriates in demanding our fundamental right to vote IN THE
UPCOMING 2009 ELECTIONS and not as late as 2013. In true democracy,
decisions are in the hands of the people, and the vote of every citizen
should count. We are tired of being talked down to and treated as "passive
partners" in the rebuilding of Lebanon. The Lebanese expatriates constitute
a vital part of Lebanon¹s economy and financial health, and should be
granted their fundamental right to vote without further denial and
procedural delays.
I DEMAND MY RIGHT TO VOTE IN 2009.
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Versão portuguesa
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Caros compatriotas,
Mais do que nunca é crucial assinar a petiçao abaixo, para fazer ouvir a voz
dos cidadaos libaneses residentes no exterior.
Tem que agir com urgência, dirigindo a carta em anexo, por fax ou e-mail, ao
Consulado ou à Embaixada no país de residência (para as coordenadas, ver o
link que segue), assim como transmitindo esta mensagem para o maior número
de libaneses de sua área.
http://www.emigrants.gov.lb/ara/embandcons.asp
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Atençao representantes das autoridades libanesas :
Na minha qualidade de cidadao libanês, junto-me hoje ao requerimento de
milhares de libaneses emigrantes, para exigir nosso direito fundamental de
participarmos AS PROXIMAS ELEICOES LEGISLATIVAS DE 2009, sem esperar as de
2013. Numa verdadeira democracia, a decisao pertence ao povo et o voto de
cada cidadao deve ser levado em consideraçao. Estamos cansados de sermos
ignorados e tratados como cidadaos de segunda categoria. O apoio sem falha
dos libaneses do exterior, notadamente no plano econômico e financeiro, deve
ser levado em conta quando se trata de fazer prevalecer seu direito
fundamental ao voto, sem recusa nem prazo.
EXIJO MEU DIREITO DE VOTAR EM 2009
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Versión española
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Estimados conciudadanos,
Hoy más que nunca resulta crucial la firma de este llamamiento
para que la voz y la opinión de todos los ciudadanos libaneses residentes en
el extranjero se haga oír. Es de una total urgencia actuar enviando la carta
adjunta al consulado o la embajada de vuestro país de residencia por Fax o
E-mail, sin olvidar transmitir este mensaje al mayor número posible de
libanesas y libaneses residentes en el extranjero.
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A las autoridades libanesas y sus representantes.
Estimados, señores:
Como libanés, me uno hoy a la petición de miles de mis conciudadanos
residentes en el extranjero para exigir que se respete nuestro derecho
fundamental al voto y así, poder participar en los próximos comicios
electorales de 2009 sin estar obligado a esperar aquellos de 2013.
En toda democracia que se precie, la decisión pertenece al pueblo. Por ello,
el voto de todos y cada uno de los ciudadanos libaneses, residentes o no en
el Líbano, debe ser tomado en cuenta.
Estamos hastiados de ser considerados como ciudadanos de segunda categoría.
El apoyo incondicional de los libaneses en extranjero, en particular, el
apoyo económico y financiero, debería ser considerado a la hora de hacer
valer su derecho fundamental al voto, sin rechazo, ni plazo alguno.
EXIJO MI DERECHO A EJERCER EL VOTO EN 2009
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