For some time now, many Internet sites, which claim to operate under the Aounist banner, have distorted the thinking and ideals of His Excellency, General Michel Aoun.

Eventhough for a certain period, we were in political disagreement and had different opinions with his Beatitude Cardinal Sfeir, the Maronite Patriarch, but at no moment have we derided him or lacked due respect for him, considering his moral position and all that he represents. We reject any disrespect for his person. We also reject and condemn Internet sites that deride any political figure, specially where tasteless and misplaced caricature is used.

Also the thinking of General Aoun has forbidden money as a promoter of thought, and all those who allow themselves to collect funds in any fashion are to be banned from Aounist groups. Also those who permit their site to become a propaganda for "Carole Dagher’s" book; "The Challenges of the General", a book which distorts General Aoun’s thoughts specially when it is prefaced by Ghassan Tueni. This book has been written to induce readers into error. We wish that this would be rectified.

Another aspect of sites that promote everyone else’s thinking except the thoughts of those who support an independent, secular, and proud Lebanon, free of all foreign occupation; Syrian, Israeli, and others.

We wish that these groups either enter our ranks, or disembark from the Aounist current today.

This is a severe point made necessary to keep the Aounist current’s purity and maintain its credibility.

The Trustees Of Free Lebanon