On the 23rd of February 1980, Maya Bashir Gemayel was assassinated by Syrian agents instead of her dad and fell as a Martyr with 3 of her comrades, Antoine Wakim, Nehemtallah Ghanem & Elias Lahoud.

May she rest in peace.
Bashir 7ay fina.

Proposed by DAN who will join us soon as a writer on the blog.

I never expected that I would need to write a post like this. But today’s time is not a time of silence anymore.

25 years ago, a 34 year old man made it clear to everyone: Even if the whole world supported a presidential candidate for Lebanon, if we Lebanese don’t accept him, he won’t be president. He said that over and over again, and made sure that the whole world gets the message.

This man was Martyr Bashir Gemayyel. Lebanon’s youngest President ever, who was elected in the middle of the civil war. A President who’s words still echo in my mind every now and then, and have been screaming in my mind every hour and minute of the political turmoil we’re living in this country these days.

Where do those words of Bashir stand today? Our Presidential elections have brought the whole world into our own backyard.

Countries from different continents and regions are speeding to name Lebanon’s President…based on “interests of super powers”. And whenever our impotent politians dare to name a President, they need to pass his name over to the world club in order to get its approval. It’s simple. All what is needed is the approval of the U.S, Iran, France, Pakistan, Malta, Mozambique, Cambodia, Seashells, Vanuatu, Ougu Dugu Islands, Tizi Ouzo tribes, the Eskimos, Laos, Uganda and a lot more that I can’t remember.

Yes, our President needs to be screened before starting his job. Even if the entire population wanted him, we’d have to wait for the entire world’s approval.

For the past 3 years, I’ve been watching the news and seeing embassadors, foreign delegates and representatives getting themselves a seat in our political process more than anytime before. Just last month, 328472394824876 foreign ministers from

I don’t know how many countries paid us a visit of “support” because they were “concerned” that we elect our President “within consensus” and “free of problems”.

And what are our politicians doing? Playing around like babies do in their Nursery class: attacking, counter-attacking, blaming, accusing, showing powers, crying, buying, selling, betting, gambling and everything else except protecting their own country from foreign interests, especially at times like these.

In a nutshell: Our days today desperately need a man like Bashir. The person has passed away, but his words are alive and strong. But how are we carrying them along? How are we voicing them out? How are we reminding everyone, including our own political amateurs, that “the President should be LEBANESE before being anything else?” How are we reminding the whole world that our president should be “Loyal to this country without any other?”

What are we doing, as Bashirists at most, and as concerned citizens at least, to sound our digust from what’s going on? To protect our own republic from becoming once again an international stage for a show of powers?? It’s sad to say that in the middle of this big chaos and humiliation we’re living in, which violates every single principle Bashir called for, Bashir’s supporters remain silent! Where is everyone??

Youmna Bashir Gemayyel, where are you?
Nadim, waynak??
Solange, our First Lady, you’re a Member of Parliament at least, where are your words going????
How are you using your position to voice out Bashir’s words??

WHERE IS BASHIR’S VOICE AT A TIME LIKE THIS!?!?

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Sheikha Youmna Gemayel, who is in charge of the BG clinic in Beit Kataeb Achrafieh (BKA), organized a free campaign for blood tests for children ( cholesterol, diabete, blood pressure), as well as scans for the ladies.

نظم مستوصف بشير الجميل الصحي الإجتماعي في الأشرفية حملة مجانية لفحوصات الدم للكشف عن أمراض السكري والكولستيرول وضغط الدم. كذلك أجرى فحوصات بالصورة الصوتية للسيدات. وأشرفت
الآنسة يمنى الجميل على الحملة حيث قامت باستقبال المرضى الذين وفدوا بالعشرات، والذين حصلوا على الأدوية المعالجة مجانا, وهذه الحملة هي الثانية بعد حملة ضد ترقق العظام التي نظمها المستوصف الشهر الماضي، وستليها حملات شهرية.

وسيشارك مستوصف بشير الجميل في الحملة الوطنية لتلقيح الأطفال التي تنظمها وزارة الصحة هذا الشهر والشهر المقبل في كافة المناطق اللبنانية.

وقالت الآنسة الجميل للمناسبة: “دورنا في المستوصف هو مراقبة صحة المواطن واستباق إصابته بالأمراض بإجراء الفحوصات وتقديم العلاج. لذا نقوم بحملات مكثفة من أجل حماية مواطنينا من الإصابة بأمراض مزمنة أو خبيثة. كما نسعى مع بعض المستشفيات للتخفيف من أعباء الاستشفاء للمعوزين والمحتاجين”.

( From the BG site).

Click on the picture to download the BG Booklet distributed on the 14th of September 2007.

Sometimes i truly forgot how great our history is as LFers …

Here is our amazing anthem, one i can never get bored of ..

One cannot but think of Bashir’s ascendancy to presidency on every presidential election .. how a 34 years old young man defied the whole world and imposed himself as the uncontested undisputed president and most importantly was loved and respected by a majority of Lebanese ..

Bashir Gemayel was VOTED president of the Lebanese Republic back in 1982 in one of the most critical situations in the Middle East, he put himself above all candidates, imposed himself as the sole candidate for all Arab countries to agree on, and Americans as well.

He did not believe in a president of compromise, he did not hesitate in mocking and blasting anyone who would come up with such a though, he even wen to call such a president a shitty one if elected.

“رئيس التحدي..ورئيس التسوية..هوّي الرئيس المرتّ..يلي رح يخلّي البلاد ترجع 6 سنين لورا..تتخبط بدمائها..وبكل محنتا..”

We needed a strong president and he was the man for the job, he made us believe in him, he made it clear to his opponents that there is room for a weak or sissy president and that all their threats will not stop him.

“على كلّن ما حدا يحطنا امام خيار..انوا او واحد مرتّ..او الله يستركن شو بصير..لأ لأ..واحد منيح او انتوا ألله يستركن..”

It was unquestionable that he negociate on our country’s destiny, that he accepts a lousy president that will do half the job ..

He was a politician of a different calibre, and regardless of what people say that Israel helped him become president .. He was leading the orchestra, neither Israel or Americans .. he made everyone’s interest meet Lebanon’s and made himself president without becoming anyone’s puppet ..

How far are we from Bashir ?? Who is gonna be our next president ?? chi wa7ad khrayyen as Bashir would say ???

ما بقا في مجال نجيّر لحدا..لمين بدنا نجيّر ؟..لواحد مرتّ..او لواحد خريّان ؟..يجيرولوا هنّي

Unfortunatelly Our next president will be from that calibre Bashir refused to even think of …

As you might have noticed, we added the BG 25 years logo on the right side.

Bashir 7ay feena.

Click here to check the pictures from the BG Official site.

I started this post 10 times already, yet never managed to finish it.

It is not that easy to talk about Bashir, no words are good enough to describe what he was for the Lebanese back then, for the Christians mainly. Even those who knew Bashir cannot be objective in talking about his person and his acts, most of those still drop a tear when remembering him … He was just too good to be true, and no one was ready to lose him ..

When you see ex LF-fighters who held Syrians in Zahle & Achrafieh, who confronted savages like the Palestinians, drop a tear and become vulnerable when mentioning Bashir .. When you see those who assisted Bashir in his ascendancy to power, great thinkers and intellectuals and politicians and governmental officials turn silent and weak when remembering Bashir ..

You realize how immense his loss was ..

I was at my friend’s place few days ago, and his father was telling us about the Zahle battle, about how they were bombed from all sides by Syrians and tired and exhausted, yet everytime Bashir would call them to check up on them, his tone and his words would get them all pumped up and refreshed and ready to fight thousands ..

Bashir always said he is not a great intellectual person, but he knows how to reach out to people and understand what they truly want, he knew how to put into words what people had in mind, his speeches were so straight-forward, so sincere, so beautiful ..

I have been listening to his speeches for years, yet i still get goosebumps ..

His speech @ Tele Liban is his most famous, but all of them without any exception are impressive ..

Now back to the essence, i have a request for all those who think “Bashir lives in them”, whomever they were, Lfers or Aounists or Kataeb or Ahrar or independants etc … Your actions today and everyday are what determine if you have any of what Bashir had in you ..

I am specifically addressing the Lfers here ..
Bashir made the LF, he founded it, formed it, organized it, imagined it, picked its responsibles, inspired its members ..
What is the secret behind the LF and its institutions that stun the world ??

Charles Malek put it beautifully by saying :

ما هو سر نجاح تلك المؤسسات الذي أدهش العالم؟ هو الأحلام الكبيرة التي كان يحملها الشيخ بشير، هو وضوح الرؤيا لديه والهدف، هو التخطيط الجريء البعيد المدى، هو الشجاعة والإقدام والتضحية ونكران الذات التي تحلّى بها، هو الثقة بالنفس التي تغلّبت على أي خوف، هو لحمة الرفقاء المتراصة المتماسكة، هو انضباطية الرفقاء بالنسبة للقائد، هو القيادة المصممة الحازمة، هو نظافة اليد، هو، بكلمة واحدة، بشير الجميّل ذاته، شخصًا وكياناً وروحًا، وهذه الصفات لا تنتقل بالتعلّم النظري كالرياضيات، بل بالعدوى الحياتية. وبقدر ما أعْدَى بشير رفقاءه وأتباعه بها، صاروها في كيانهم.

The secret was Bashir and the big dreams he held, the secret was his vision and goals, his bold and long-term planning, his courage, his determination and self-sacrifice, his strengh and self confidence, the bond he had with his comrads, his discipline and tough decisive leadership, his clean hands .. he had it all ..

His character was contagious and this is how strong leaders were formed within the LF .. and today it doesnt suffice to say “Bashir lives in us” but we should put his words into practice ..

Defending your leaders blindly is not what Bashir did ..
Acting like thugs is not what Bashir asked for ..
Involving yourselves in silly fights and dividing the Christians cause of a poster of flag is not what Bashir asked for ..
Compromising your rights over few silly seats is not what Bashir died for ..

And most importantly,
Following a person instead of an institution and acting like Dhimmists is the greatest insult to Bashir ..

And to be honest, i believe almost all parties and Christians are closer to dhimmist blind followers than to true Bashirists ..

So leave him alone, let him rest in peace, take out those false signatures and start listening to Bashir again & Again and put his words into practice and then he ll be revived in each of us ..

UPDATE : Full Bashir Gemayel’s mass is on now.
You can watch it by clicking on the picture below and listen to Sheikha Solange’s speech on the picture below it.

Click on the picture to listen to the speech:

Click on the picture to listen to the speech:

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6

Part 5 was interrupted by the evening news bulletin, and then LBC Europe stopped transmitting a few minutes later.

It seems that the broadcast of the news bulletin started again. I hope that LBC will retransmit Part 5…

LBC is retransmitting the remaining of part 5

Enjoy

The 25th Memorial of the Assassination of President-Elect Cheikh Bachir Gemayel.

Date: Friday, September 14, 2007
Time: 4:10pm - 7:00pm
Location: Church of the Miraculous Icon
City : Achrafieh
Country: Lebanon

I hope you all will be there, this is a very special occasion .. 25 years and it feels like he only died yesterday ..

Bashir Gemayel Avenue … At last !!

Did you ever imagine we would have a Hafez el Assad avenue in Lebanon before having a Bashir Gemayel one ???
It took us 25 years to get this great man an avenue ????

He should have the airport, the seaport, the parliament, every single monument in the country named after him …
Allah yisemi7na walla ..

Click on the picture to read the speech.

25 years, nothing have changed … Bashir’s words are applicable everyday, everywhere …

Click on the picture to read the speech.

رئيس التحدي..ورئيس التسوية..هوّي الرئيس المرتّ..يلي رح يخلّي البلاد ترجع 6 سنين لورا..تتخبط بدمائها..وبكل محنتا..

الرئيس المنقذ هوّي الرئيس يلي بيقدر يقدم على كل الأجرائات لأنقاذ لبنان…يمكن انقاذ لبنان ما يكون بمصلحة كل هالدول الكبرى..على الأقل نحنا بدنا ننقذ حالنا..وهنّي بيبقوا يدبروا حالن بغير طريق..

ما بقا في مجال نجيّر لحدا..لمين بدنا نجيّر ؟..لواحد مرتّ..او لواحد خريّان ؟..يجيرولوا هنّي

This is a compilation of the Bashir 25th anniversay as a president provided by a friend of mine.

False allegations have been circulating for years, on how Sheikh Bashir wanted to install a proxy regime for Israel in Lebanon and on how The Kataeb party is a fascist party and inspired from the Nazis…

There are many other allegations but those i read in a post done by Marxist From Lebanon on Matn elections. The post entitled Regarding Matn Elections: Insanity, Racism, Sectarianism .

I will start with The Kataeb being labeled as a “facist” party.
“Gemayel doesn’t hide it, he belongs to a fascist party (hence the name Phalange). “

The Kataeb were not forged in a facist way and were not inspired from Franco as some say. When Sheikh Pierre came to Lebanon after being exiled in Egypt, they start the Phalanges as a youth party that was interested in sports, and it was inspired from the Sokols, and indeed they kept working as a non-political entity for a quite a while before declaring the Phalanges a party.

As for Franco and Sheikh Pierre’s visit to Nazi Germany, he was impressed more by the organizational structure of those regimes, rather than the fascist ideology, and Kataeb’s original ideology, even though there was not really one, was closer to secularism than fascism.

I will develop further if needed, Sheikh Pierre had a “special” character and he was a bit imposing indeed, but he was loved rather than feared and he as a large group of advisors he listened to, we can debate his politics later on, i dont agree on lots of points, but to accuse Kataeb of being fascist is wrong.

As for Sheikh Bashir and the Israelis, this is a very long topic, but i will resume it for the time being saying Bash was always after a strong relation with the Americans, and was never willing to bow to Israel or any proxy regime, and even though he was capable of doing this puppet regime and ruling Lebanon and its muslims with a hand of steel, he refused and argued with the Israelis and went on his first visit to the KSA later on to prove

This man believes in his country, and believes he could unite his people under one banner, and he died for that idea ..