 By: Colonel Fayez Karam (Translated freely: By Elias Bejjani) Since Lebanon was established, its people have been exposed to different wars targeting their existence, beliefs, identity, principles and righteous virtues. Wars that serve the interests of big powers in a world of pragmatism and civilization. Wars that took different forms but always justified by expansionism ambitions of surrounding and neighboring countries. These barbaric wars and in spite of their devastating effects and masked forms have failed to blind our eyes from seeing the truth. We are always able to identify their real causes and courageously recognize those criminals behind them. Foreigners and collaborators join forces and step in every time we come close to achieve our national aspirations or are successful in overcoming our internal differences and problems. These evil forces interfere under the disguise of various fake grounds to assault our people and drag them back to isolation, fanaticism, internal wars, hatred and fear from each other. Lebanon presently is living a new version of these camouflaged wars. We, the Lebanese fight, without knowing who is the enemy, exchange obscenities with each other without being aware of the reasons and behave in a fanatic manner without the slightest knowledge of fanaticism components. For all these reasons we ask: Who is our enemy, and who are we fighting? First of all we are fighting ourselves. Why? because we became addicted to subservience, cajoling and appeasement. We use national language as a vehicle to get in office, and than, as officials, practice separation, fanaticism, discrimination and segregation. We carry a slogan of principles and virtues, but in reality we practice favoritism, napotism, and apartheid. Secondly, we are fighting the neighboring countries. Our acts in this domain are extemely opportunist and selfish; We over-smart each other in deception and adopt stances that supersede acceptance and submission; We give priority to concerns that override subservience and collaboration;. We accepted to be cheap tools to serve foreigners interests; We offer our services for occupants and put ourselves and every thing we represent and able to mobilize for sale; We offer the invaders with all they need to divide and enslave our people and control our country; We lobby for betrayal services to convince the occupant of his success in maintaining his occupation ...through us. The third fight is with our convictions and beliefs. We call for a state of law and practice favoritism; We call for a state of institutions and exercise tribalism; We call for equality and encourage unfair privileges; We call for security and peace and legalizing crime by issuing licenses to Mafias, militias and gangs to carry and use weapons; We call for justice and govern with double standards; We call for good institution management and practice corruption and protect those who commit all kinds of management atrocities. Our forth fight is with knowledge. We feel comfortable with ignorance and conceal it by our silence; We think, talk, love, behave, display and even resist in accordance to style and fashion; We demonstrate extreme distinction in education, openness and conduct as individuals, and portray ignorance, subservience and isolation as groups; We are mobilized by drums, attracted by slogans and moved by batons; We are fascinated by titles, classified by images and committed by dependency. These models of fight could be turned into means of national unity and reform if we deal with them wisely and patriotically. It is proven fact that no victory is achievable for any cause without the efforts of its heroes. Faithful courageous people determine their national objectives, learn how to achieve them, provide means needed, work hard and struggle till victory is attained. Our unity, loyalty and devotion safeguards and protects Lebanon's sovereignty and independence. Internal wars, subservience and collaboration will keep Lebanon under occupation and our people enslaved. Long Live Free Lebanon |