Nadim Gemayel

Nadim Gemayel
A Splash of Light Engulfed by Feudal Darkness
"The beginning of the end will come if we are divided upon ourselves. We should overstep all petty considerations. The enemy’s only weapon consists in breaking our ranks and pitting us against each other... Let us rise above selfishness and partisan politics, and be one single united party, the party of Lebanon." - Bachir Gemayel	Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Bashir Gemayel "The Dream" A Strong Lebanese Government Only a strong government will be able to restore stability to Lebanon and secure the withdrawal of all foreign forces: PLO, Syrians, Israelis, Iranians and the UNIFIL. Total Syrian, Iranian and Palestinian armed forces withdrawal from Lebanon is prerequisite to the strengthening of a central Lebanese government. Bashir Gemayel categorically rejected the notion of a weak and compromising President. For Gemayel, the concept of a strong government was based on the following: A democratic, sovereign state guaranteeing equity and security for all citizens in all of its institutions. A Lebanon with a strong and duly elected Parliament; an independent, impartial and truthful media; a better education for all Lebanese; an honest judicial system; and above all a strong and dedicated Lebanese Army to maintain law and order and defend the country against foreign aggression. A Lebanon that will no longer permit private militias to exist but will make that all foreign forces will leave its soil. A government that will unite the Lebanese into one, undivided people. A strong Lebanese government needs a strong Lebanese Army. With a strong army, Bashir believed, Lebanon would have no need for foreign armed presence on its soil. the Lebanese people, Moslems and Christians, those of the South or of the North, have demanded that only the Lebanese Army be empowered to protect them. Such an army would not only need to be re-equipped and strengthened through a program of military draft but most importantly would need strong leadership within its ranks, increased motivation and a sense of national duty. Gemayel expressed strong confidence in the ability of the Lebanese Army, under the proper leadership, to extend Lebanon's sovereignty over the entire country. The Lebanese Army's main problem was not its inability to defend Lebanon; rather, it was the lack of leadership and firm decision by a civilian government. As for the militias, all of them must be dissolved either by being integrated--man and materiel--with the Lebanese Army itself or by giving up their military role and returning to the daily tasks of civilian life. In this context, Gemayel repeatedly pledged that following the evacuation of foreign forces from Lebanon and with an order from the new government, the Lebanese Forces would cease to exist. posted by Rampurple @ 8/20/2003 12:26:00 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Bashir Gemayel
"The Dream"

A Strong Lebanese Government
Only a strong government will be able to restore stability to Lebanon and secure the withdrawal of all foreign forces: PLO, Syrians, Israelis, Iranians and the UNIFIL.
Total Syrian, Iranian and Palestinian armed forces withdrawal from Lebanon is prerequisite to the strengthening of a central Lebanese government. Bashir Gemayel categorically rejected the notion of a weak and compromising President. For Gemayel, the concept of a strong government was based on the following:

A democratic, sovereign state guaranteeing equity and security for all citizens in all of its institutions.

A Lebanon with a strong and duly elected Parliament; an independent, impartial and truthful media; a better education for all Lebanese; an honest judicial system; and above all a strong and dedicated Lebanese Army to maintain law and order and defend the country against foreign aggression.

A Lebanon that will no longer permit private militias to exist but will make that all foreign forces will leave its soil.

A government that will unite the Lebanese into one, undivided people.

A strong Lebanese government needs a strong Lebanese Army. With a strong army, Bashir believed, Lebanon would have no need for foreign armed presence on its soil. the Lebanese people, Moslems and Christians, those of the South or of the North, have demanded that only the Lebanese Army be empowered to protect them. Such an army would not only need to be re-equipped and strengthened through a program of military draft but most importantly would need strong leadership within its ranks, increased motivation and a sense of national duty. Gemayel expressed strong confidence in the ability of the Lebanese Army, under the proper leadership, to extend Lebanon's sovereignty over the entire country. The Lebanese Army's main problem was not its inability to defend Lebanon; rather, it was the lack of leadership and firm decision by a civilian government.

As for the militias, all of them must be dissolved either by being integrated--man and materiel--with the Lebanese Army itself or by giving up their military role and returning to the daily tasks of civilian life. In this context, Gemayel repeatedly pledged that following the evacuation of foreign forces from Lebanon and with an order from the new government, the Lebanese Forces would cease to exist.

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

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