One cannot but remember Selmen Smeha on the 7th of August of every year, for the courage this man has shown on that day, and for the one and a half years that he spent in jail, and the commitment he has shown throughout this period and even till now, despite the ingratitude from many responsibles, high responsibles. ( i wont bother naming).
On that day, i was supposed to be at the Masla7a, but ironically i had an appointment that day and couldnt make it to the political sessions being given, however most of my friends were there and as i was passing by Antelias, i spotted the black rios but didnt pay much attention as we got used to seeing them whenever there is an LF event or meeting.
The LF students office was always full, and always busy and lots of young LFers coming and going, Selmen had done a spectacular job under the toughest circumstances, a job no other LF student responsible has done till now.
On that 7th of August, The Security forces stormed the LF office, and started arresting students and treating them like animals, beating them and dragging them and then damaging the office, destroying the posters on the wall( Even the patriarch’s poster), and taking away all documents they needed.
Hundreds of students were beaten and taken away, including one of my good friends, and spent at least two nights in the worst conditions in jail, ( i will try getting testimonies from friends of mine).
As for Selman, he wasnt at the office at this time, yet when he heard about the storming, he rushed there and started asking what is going on ? and when he saw the guys being taken away, he asked them to arrest him as well since he is the person in charge of this office and those guys.
Others would have ran away, but he didnt and was jailed.
I salute him and all the comrads who got jailed in this day, Toufic el Hindi, and the two journalists Antoine Bassil and Habib Younes. You are true LFers, and you will always be.
Note that it was Michel el Murr who ordered the arrest back then.
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1. Delta | August 8th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
tahiyeh ilak selman
2. John | August 8th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
What’s the story behind him leaving the LF?
He was one of the very few LF public figures that I thought were worth listening to
3. Lopa | August 8th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Where was El-Hindi when he was arrested?!? Was he with the students?
Where is Selman Smeha now from Lebanese politics?
4. FILOV | August 8th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
فريق الثامن ينفذ المخطط السوري لقيام حكومة تعطيلية ولمنع الاستحقاق الرئاسي وبالتالي الدخول في مرحلة من الفوضى الدستورية
مبادرة بري لتقطيع الوقت ولمنع الوصول إلى الاستحقاق الرئاسي
جعجع: ادعو افرقاء “7 آب” للعودة ومواصلة ما بدأناه والانتخابات الرئاسية هي الحل الوحيد ونقبل بنتائجها ان اتت لصالحنا ام لا
جعجع وخلال لقائه في معراب قواتيي زحلة، اثر الانتهاء من “دورة الجامعة الشعبية”، انتقد ما نقلته “تلفزيون المنار” في تحليلهم لإنتخابات المتن، حيث اعتبرت ان النائب العماد ميشال عون اجترح معجزة في هذه الانتخابات، فرد بالقول: “بين النصر الإلهي في تموز الماضي والمعجزة لهذا العام والبؤس الذي نراه في لبنان، أشك بان يكون لأي من هذه الأمور علاقة بالإله او بالسماء او بالقداسة أو بالانتصارات”.
5. N10452 | August 8th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Here is why Selman left the LF …
موقف سلمان سماحة
منذ بلغ سن الرشد إنضوى سلمان سماحة في القوات اللبنانية وبدأ نشاطه العسكري كإحتياطي للعسكر النظامي، وتدرج في المسؤوليات كطالب ملتزم في القطاع الطالبي حتى تحمل مسؤولية رئاسة مصلحة الطلاب تسع سنوات بدأت في تشرين الثاني 93 و لغاية ايلول 2002 ، حين قدم استقالته من رئاسة المصلحة، وتحول الى قواتي بلا مسؤولية تنظيمية. سبب الإستقالة حسب قوله هو عدم قدرته آنذاك على خوض المعارك على الجبهات الخارجية والداخلية في آن واحد. “ففي موازاة الحرب التي كانت تستهدف الحضور القواتي، كانت مصلحة الطلاب حينها القطاع الشعبي القواتي الوحيد الذي استطاع تأمين هذا الحضور وبلورة خطاب قواتي مقاوم رافض لسياسة الرضوخ لامر واقع الاحتلال السوري و ترجمة هذا الخطاب قولاً وفعلا، لكن في موازاة ذلك برزت مواجهة أخرى، داخلية، تتمثل في محاولة وضع اليد على القطاع الطلابي، وترويضه. وعشية الإنتخابات النيابية الأخيرة، كان سماحة سباقاً في إطلاق مبادرة من أجل مصالحة قواتية شاملة، تمكن الجسم القواتي من مواجهة الاستحقاقات بشكل افضل، كما تسهل خروج جعجع من السجن، والانطلاق في عملية اعادة بناء القوات كما يحلمون جميعاً. “لكن لم تؤخذ المبادرة وكان ما كان ”.
ويُسر سماحة بحسرة أنه بعد خروج جعجع من السجن، ورغم امتعاض كثيرين من آلية استقبال جعجع للقواتيين في مقر اقامته في الارز، تخطى كل الاعتبارات، وصعد اليه وقدم التهاني له بالسلامة، وفقاً للطريقة التي ارادها جعجع. ولتأكيد رغبته في طي صفحة الماضي وإرادته فتح صفحة جديدة، صافح وقَبَلَ كل الرفاق هناك، حتى الذين كانوا وما زالوا حسب قوله يرمونه بالسهام
6. Shadow | August 9th, 2007 at 8:52 am
He should be back , really we need him these days . All these guys Toufic hindi and all others rife2na should be back . What was good in Matn election that all Old Kataeb and current kataeb worked all together w ken fi moussalaha . We need same thing for LF specially with guys like salman smeha and others.
Wehdetna hiyeh Ouwetna bi ghad nazar ghaltet mine .
Now we are seeing things between LFers that bi kel hayeta massaret .
7. Rodge | August 9th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Salman and all the loyal guys to our cause should be back and embraced under the LF, in order to work united for Lebanon.
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