Cedar Revolution - Lebanon

April 2005
If the murder of Rafik Hariri was meant to strengthen Syria's position in Lebanon, it backfired spectacularly. For the first time, people are speaking out about the brutality of Syrian occupation.

"The Syrians deal like the old fashioned Soviet regimes," complains aspiring politician Gebran Tueni. "They rule the country imposing a reign of terror." During the Lebanese civil war, Martyrs' Square separated the Muslim west from the Christian east. But, for the meantime, both sides have united to rally against what they consider a sinister force in Lebanese affairs. "We all want the truth. We want independence. No secret service, no Syrian soldiers, no oppressive government," states Tueni. Lena Ghorayeb was only a small child when Syrian forces arrived in Lebanon. "They went into the house and killed all my family," she laments. Later, she was arrested, tortured and sexually assaulted for handing out anti-Syrian leaflets. But in Lebanon's south, where Hezbollah is the dominant force, people are quick to thank the Syrians for helping to restore stability. However, even Hizbollah acknowledges that it is now time for the Syrians to withdraw. "We are very keen on sovereignty," states spokesman Ghalib Abu Zainab. The challenge over the next few months will be to maintain this new spirit of unity and move on to a new era of nation building.

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[TheBillynab]

lebanon is an arab country, its a member in the arab league, and the language spoken in lebanon is arabic, you got to be that dumb to say lebanon is not an arab country. if your not lebanese do your research and if you are ask your parents what language they speak, stop being arogant and be proud to be an arab.

[bollyking2000]

RIP Hariri...hezbollah & syria fuck off from libnan

[lebanese996]

@MrMrRiip Okay so Egyptians speak arabic but the they are arabs because they were from the pharoes, Saudi arabia is not because half of the worlds they speak if NOT in the real arabic language and so on. Lebanon, Syria and Egypt as well as palestine and jordon, are the closest arabs. Dumb ass!

[496gonfishin]

Syria is nothing but terror and murder

[WinkyMaeve]

if you look at the location for the two top commentators.

neither of them are Lebanese.

90% of Arab videos on youtube have Israeli/zionist trolls like them on it.

[barney2x4]

What's the name of the tune, that's played several times throughout the documentary? Example from 22:35

[Phoenicianpartia]

Support the Phoenician heritage and the Lebanese land of the cedars

[bernardkho]

It is said that Jubran Tueini got assassinated a few months later.... may he rest in peace..

[MrMrRiip]

Does everyone that speak english is from britain where it usually came from. NO. SO Lebanon is not arabs. though there are arabs in lebanon.

[TheFlameoftheWest]

@daviddevall You're a idiot and a racist