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10 Things You Can Immediately Do For Lebanon And Its People

In these days, the darkest of Lebanon since its inception, there are some very important things you can do to help the country and its citizens. It is incumbent upon us to remember the dead--and the living. Below are some of our ideas. Hope you will act upon them.

1. Write to your Congressman and Senator (and to government representatives outside your district or state) and express your opinion about their statements and activities regarding terrorism in general and Lebanon in particular. Support those who support a Free Lebanon while make sure that you regard the Hizballah "freedom fighter" connotation stance as support of terror. Support HR 4483 and S 2215.

For the U.S. House of Representatives: 
Contact your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives.

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

For the United States Senate:
Contact your Representative in the U.S Senate, 107th Congress
http://www.senate.gov/
 
2. Read very frequently the Middle East Intelligence Bulletin at www.meib.org and learn the ins and outs of what's happening in there along with the dealings of every single Lebanese and Syrian personality on the scene.
 
3. Watch for media bias and write letters to the editors of EVERY newsletter, cable TV show, radio program or newspaper in your area--not just the "biggies," --and educate them that the "Syria is providing stability for Lebanon" rhetoric is not appropriate to describe the situation imposed on Lebanon with the calculated terror and intimidation unleashed upon the Lebanese by Syria, Iran and their Hizballah proxy. 

4. Shop for Lebanese products. At this time, when Lebanon's formerly flourishing economy is being destroyed, you can help. LebanonFreeShop.com www.lebanonfreeshop.com/ is one such site. Other sources can be found as advertisements in the major Lebanese newspapers online such as Naharnet http://web.naharnet.com/default.asp  and others.

5. Buy the book, "Ending Syria's Occupation of Lebanon: The U.S. Role" (i.e: Report of the Lebanon Study Group) http://www.meforum.org/research/lsg.shtml and give it to your children, friends, business associates. These days, the book makes the perfect house gift.

6. Reach out to more people (if you're Lebanese reach outside the Lebanese community) by sending articles that will educate them about topics of Syria's occupation of Lebanon, the spread of Militant Islam and what it means to our world.

7. Thank President Bush for his courageous stance against terror and his brave move in freezing the Hamas funds in the USA. Mention that he has your support for expanding this policy toward other Jihad and terror-related organizations, such as Hizballah. Demand his needed and urgent support of Lebanon.
 
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax:     (202) 456-2461
Email: president@whitehouse.gov
Vice President Dick Cheney's Email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov

8. Visit Lebanon. Yes, pack your bags and travel to Lebanon. Attempting to keep normalcy, our fellow Lebanese  are conducting their everyday lives at home, at work, in the street. They go to concerts, and yes, discotheques. They eat at restaurants and get together at coffee shops. But they need you to come and show solidarity. You will be touched and delighted to find out how much Lebanese love their homeland and are determined to get the Syrians out of their country. 

9. Get involved with organizations and join you voice to other for greater impact or translate your opinions into actions. Go to lectures and attend organizations' meetings of organizations such as the U.S Committee for a Free Lebanon, Inc. www.freelebanon.org , the Lebanese Foundation for Peace www.free-lebanon.com  , the Lebanese Forces www.lebanese-forces.org/, the Council of Lebanese American Organizations www.clao.com , the Lebanese Information and Research Center for the Middle-East  http://www.lebanese-information-center.org/  and the Guardians of the Cedars - National Lebanese Movement - http://www.gotc.org

10. Light a memorial candle, pray, keep in your thoughts those who make Lebanese walk proud.

 

 

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