- Press Release -
Media & Public Relation Office
Washington DC -
January 26, 2007
ALC statement on the Hezbollah Riots in Lebanon
Last week, Lebanon witnessed yet another
destructive episode of violence orchestrated by the
terrorist group Hezbollah and their pro-Syrian allies
and aimed at overthrowing the democratically elected
government of Lebanon.
These Iranian and Syrian-backed factions terrified and
disrupted the lives of peaceful Lebanese by blocking
main roads, setting fire into cars and property, and
physically assaulting civilians and attacking students
in universities.
The toll was 7 murdered civilians, hundreds of
injured, and millions of dollars in damage to public
and private properties.
The ALC condemns these deplorable acts of terror in
the strongest possible terms, and we present our
condolences to the families of the victims and our
wishes for a quick recovery to the injured.
At the same time, the ALC:
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States that blocking the streets of an already
injured and mutilated country and inciting
divisiveness amongst its population can only serve
the enemies of Lebanon. It was obvious that these
riots were not, as claimed, intended at improving
the living conditions of the Lebanese but rather
aimed at destabilizing Lebanon so as to become an
easy prey for the Iranian-controlled and
Syrian-supported Hezbollah.
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Urges the Lebanese to stand in support of the free
and legitimate government of Lebanon and against the
seizure of power by Hassan Nasrallah, Michel Aoun
and their cohorts in the pro-Syrian camp, who are
undermining Lebanon’s Sovereignty to serve the
regimes of Teheran and Damascus.
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Demands that the Lebanese army and the internal
security forces fulfill their duty in protecting the
citizens' rights to move freely about the country
and attend to their businesses and in preventing the
rioters from closing roads, attacking civilians and
destroying private and public property.
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Appeals to the US Government and the United Nations
Security Council to exert effective and strong
pressure on the regimes of Iran and Syria in order
to stop their blatant interference in Lebanon and
to immediately cease the arming and financing of
Hezbollah, in accordance with the numerous UNSC
resolutions in that regard, or start facing major
sanctions from the international community. The
friends of Lebanon in the world should stand ready
in these difficult times to defend Lebanon’s freedom
and democracy from the attempted coup by the radical
regimes in the Middle East and their subversive
agents in Lebanon.