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Syria and Iran are behind the firing of rockets on Israel

Elias Bejjani - 6/25/2007

All media reports circulated by news agencies on Sunday, June 18/07 covering the launching of Katyusha rockets from a Southern Lebanese-Israeli border village towards Israel's northern town of Kiryat Shemona, as well as releases and statements issued in this regard by the Lebanese Army Command, the UNIFIL forces, numerous Lebanese parties and politicians, all without exception stated that the identity of those militant elements who fired the rockets remained unknown.

To put matters into their correct perspective and witness to the truth, we from the LCCC (Lebanese Canadian Coordinating Council) would like to remind everybody that the identity of the men who fired the rockets is not unknown at all. On the contrary, it is well known to everyone, as well as the vicious andmalicious goals that have lead to this act at this particular time.

All media sources, Lebanese and UNIFIL officials, Lebanese politicians and parties, and regional countries etc. have with full knowledge kept a blind eye on the blatant fact that all armed Lebanese, Palestinian, Mafiosi, terrorist and fundamentalist organizations and militias based in Lebanon are financed, sponsored, run, and controlled by Syria and Iran, the two states of the axis of evil. Accordingly, the camouflage of this blatant fact is an insult to the intelligence and knowledge of both the Lebanese people and the people of the neighbouring countries. All should get out and free themselves from this hypocrisy and "Media Dhimitude" demeaning approach and mentality..

In my capacity as Chairman for the LCCC, and on behalf of its board and members, I strongly condemn the rocket launching crime as a blatant and serious violation of UN Resolution 1701.

The LCCC adamantly believes that both Syria and Iran are fully responsible for this savage act, as well as the so-called Lebanese opposition in all its members.

From the LCCC, we call for the following:

* A responsible, straightforward and firm stance by the Lebanese legitimate Siniora government. We request it submits an urgent official complaint to the UN Security Council and to the Arab League against Syria and Iran demanding serious and deterrent penalties.

* An immediate and detailed release by UNFIL shedding light on the rocket launching incident, especially that it took place from a Lebanese Southern village that falls under its joint control and jurisdiction with the Lebanese Army.

* Urgent and immediate field steps governed by an appropriate UN Council Resolution issued under chapter seven, and with full support from the free world andArab countries for the deployment of international deterrent forces on the Lebanese-Syrian borders in a bid to put an end once and for all to the illegal smuggling of men and weapons from Syria to Lebanon.

* Strong and immediate international and regional support to the Lebanese Army, beginning with the help by UNIFIL to disarm all militias based in Lebanon, Lebanese, Palestinian and Islamic fundamentalist, especially Hezbollah and the Syrian-Palestinian illegal military bases of Kusaya, Helwa and Naeme. All the security cantons that belong to Hezbollah as well as the 13 Palestinian camps must be freed from terrorists, disarmed and kept under the state's full control.

There is no doubt that Lebanon will not know stability, security and peace, and all its institutions will not resume normal functioning as long as the Lebanese-Syrian borders are not fully controlled by international deterrent forces operating under Chapter Seven of the UN.

Meanwhile, the Arab League delegation headed by the League's General Secretary Amr Moussa, which is scheduled to begin a mediation mission in Lebanon tomorrow, is strongly urged to take the matter seriously and to propose a non-biased and effective deterrent urgent applicable plan in a bid to safeguard Lebanon's integrity, sovereignty stability and independence.

The Arab traditional rhetoric stances of compromise, cajoling, appeasing and camouflaging of facts can no longer be accepted or tolerated by the suffering Lebanese people. The delegation ought to either witness for the truth and stand tall against the Syrian Baathist regime in a courageous and productive stance, or apologize, drop its mission and go back home.

In the midst of all Lebanon's ongoing agony, all hopes of salvation remain focused on the country's army.