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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thanks Marc,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The grass root effort proposed would arise from the current situation. I see your point and you might be right, but I would only be willing to accept it once I spend efforts, on either helping to launch one, or on promoting an existing movement that fits the current need.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">If we go with the first option, a member of the LCM articles list, whom I won’t mention the name since I haven’t asked permission, has committed his company to set up the website (design and backend). If you would like to join the efforts please send me a private email.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P>Thanks</P>
<P>-Habib</P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>Marc Haddad <mhaddad@MIT.EDU></I><BR>To: <I>lebanon-articles@MIT.EDU</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [LCM Articles] Proposing an initiative (was Re: It's about time)</I><BR>Date: <I>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:23:48 -0500</I><BR>>I think we're missing the gist of Rabih's reply... without shooting down<BR>>anyone's ideas, but there are already several grassroots movements that<BR>>espouse<BR>>secularism/non-violence etc. (e.g. www.hayyabina.org -- the website doesn't<BR>>exist anymore which is a bit telling, the grass in lebanon may be<BR>>rotten at its<BR>>roots)<BR>><BR>>staying with the gardening theme, if we want to let a thousand flowers bloom<BR>>from the various ideas/arguments/fights on here, perhaps an invitation should<BR>>be sent to everyone about lebanon-discussions@mit.edu in
order to revive that<BR>>list?<BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Lebanon-Articles mailing list<BR>>Lebanon-Articles@mit.edu<BR>>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>