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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Towards Freedom and Peace in Lebanon
March 11, 2005 --
Fellow Lebanese,
Whereas in our previous declarations we have:
1) Demanded a thorough investigation to reveal the powers behind former PM
Al-Hariri assassination
2) Called for the accountability of all Lebanese officials in charge of
security and peace on February 14, 2005
3) Welcomed the resignation of PM Karami and his cabinet
4) Reiterated our demands for a complete and immediate withdrawal of the
Syrian troops, intelligence agents and security forces from Lebanon,
And in light of the redeployment of Syrian troops in Lebanon and the
re-nomination of Mr. Karami to head a new government in Lebanon,
We reaffirm our previous declarations, acknowledge and demand the
following:
1) The need for an INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION to reveal the
culprits in Al-Hariri assassination and the accountability of all Lebanese
officials in charge of security and peace on February 14, 2005, REGARDLESS
OF THE OUTCOME OF INVESTIGATION.
2) The need for an immediate and COMPLETE withdrawal of ALL Syrian troops,
intelligence agents and security forces from Lebanon into Syria.
3) An expansion of the mission of the UNIFIL to cover the Lebanese-Syrian
borders.
4) We salute all the Lebanese people who continue to express themselves in
peaceful demonstrations under the Lebanese flag; we affirm to all, that
the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon are a
non-negotiable ceiling and the unifying theme under which all Lebanese
must come together and operate.
5) The coming together of all Lebanese around the resistance movement,
under international law, ended the Israeli occupation of Lebanon in 2000.
Today, we call upon all Lebanese to come together once again around the
independence movement, and under international law, to end the Syrian
dominion.
6) We call upon the Syrian establishment in Syria and Lebanon to fully
comply with international law and release its grip on the political life
in Lebanon.
7) After decades of controversial Syrian military presence and
interference in Lebanese affairs, it is essential that all Lebanese work
together and diligently put an end to the political, military and security
residues of the Syrian dominion and its impact on life in Lebanon. We call
on them to negate all form of foreign interference in internal Lebanese
affairs.
8) We believe that a neutral, secular and democratic Lebanon, in peaceful
coexistence with its neighbors, is a guarantee for its viability as a
sovereign state and a final nation for its citizens of all sects and
creeds.
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CITIZENS FOR DEMOCRACY IN LEBANON
For More Information Contact Democracy in Lebanon at:
Internet: citizen@democracyinlebanon.org
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