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The following is a cry for help from a dear friend of mine, who
like most Lebanese living in Lebanon are enduring the barbaric attacks
by Israeli air and naval forces. Please forward this to as many people
as possible in order to convince the international community to
intervene and end this bloodshed and massacre and promote peace.<br>
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With hope, <br>
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Philippe <br>
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"Dear all,</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Many thanks to all of you who asked about me and
showed their support. I really appreciate it and need it to cope with all the
destruction and death surrounding me. I need your support to stop the mass
massacre that my people are facing as a result of the Israeli attacks on my
country that have been non-stop for 4 days. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">My country is under attack with a level of
aggression that I have not seen in my entire life. Barbaric acts against
civilians, with no attention paid to the difference between children, women,
elderly, and the handicapped on one hand, and fighters on the other. Everybody
is a target for the bombs that are falling on us like black rain, like fire
balls, from military planes that have not left our air since Wednesday July 12<sup>th</sup>, 2006. Their
horrific noises have deafened our ears. Children's cries of horror are tearing
our hearts. We asked for the international community's help to broker a cease
fire. They did not care. All they care about are their regional interests.
Israelis did not stop the bombs! Did not stop deaths! Continued their mass
destruction! We are under attack without hope for an end…</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The aggression is not only against people, but
against infrastructure. All the bridges, tunnels, roads, electricity plants,
fuel tanks, IT networks, water dams, and every other aspect of infrastructure
has been or is being destroyed. Thousands of people have been displaced. We are
currently helping people to settle in schools and other public facilities, and
trying to supply them with minimum survival amenities. The entire relief effort
is through personal initiatives since there is not yet an aid organization
helping with the crisis.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">It all started 4 days ago, when Hezbollah took two
Israeli soldiers as hostages. We as Lebanese citizens condemned this act. We
were surprised by this military operation. We did not want war, but they did not
ask us. We Lebanese people are tired of war, we want peace. Too many loved ones
have died over 20 years of wars. I was born in war, grew up in war, lived
through wars, through Israeli occupation, through assassinations, through
horror, through displacements, and I had enough, we had enough, Lebanese people
had enough, Lebanon had enough! Enough Destruction….enough!</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Unfortunately, two Israeli hostages were taken and
three were killed, an operation which I am deeply sorry that we could not stop.
But does this justify a barbaric attack that has up until now killed at least
160 people, injured hundreds, displaced thousands, and ruined an entire country?
Israel bombed today a bus with 21 women and children fleeing from their village.
Innocent people, running for their lives, not terrorists, not military people
but women and children were burnt. Today
Israel bombed
three such buses! The international community remains silent…</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">This summer was our summer. We were happy to show
our beautiful small country to the entire world after we have been rebuilding it
for 15 years. We invited friends, family, business people and promised them a
lovely time. We were so proud of what we accomplished. In four days Israel
shattered our dreams in an unbalanced, crazy, sad, barbaric act of aggression;
high-tech military planes high in the air bombing unarmed and defenseless people
on the ground. In 4 days, Israel destroyed our country, killed our people… Blind
Unjustified Aggression! </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">We are under siege! We are under attack from the
air, from the water, and from land. We are cut off from the entire world,
without any form of aid or support. Medical and food supplies are limited.<span> </span>Hunger is already creeping into those
villages that have been isolated from the rest of the country. Injured people
are stuck under ruins. Lebanon is officially facing a humanitarian crisis.
Please help us in spreading the word. I and all Lebanese people need your
support. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Thank you very much for your help!" </font></font></p>