What can I do?
Contact: the president of the United States, the two senators of your state, and your Representative at the House of Representatives.
Let them know that they should not allow war criminals such as Samir Geagea to enter the United States, and that planning to receive a convicted warlord in the White House is by itself a crime.
It is recommended to use to use at least one of the followings, using two is more effective: send an email, send a letter, send a fax, call in person. |
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Address of the President of the United States of America,
Mr. George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461
Email: [email protected]
Contact President George Bush via Web Form. |
You can compose your own letter, or print one of the suggested letters attached in pdf format:
1- Letter to Mr President (print, sign your name and address and mail)
2- Letter to Senators (print two, add the name of one senator to each, sign your name and address and mail)
3- Letter to Representative (print, add the name of your Representative, sign your name and address and mail) |
To contact your Representatives online:
Suggested Letter for email and online composition use (you can cut and paste)
The American Administration is set for an official meeting in March with a convicted Lebanese warlord, widely recognized for planning, ordering and committing war crimes that left permanent scars on the minds and bodies of thousands of Lebanese citizens. Mr. Samir Geagea was the leader of the “Lebanese Forces militia” during the Lebanese war that lasted from 1975 to 1990. His bloody history against the people and the national army of Lebanon has shaped Lebanon’s modern history, leaving behind thousands of widows, orphans, handicapped and displaced people, as well as destroyed public and private property. If for any reason Samir Geagea should be in the United States, it should be to stand trial for his war crimes against the families and friends of many Lebanese-Americans who either lived or witnessed the Lebanese war. As of 1994, Geagea was tried and convicted for four crimes – only a small portion of his long list of war crimes. He was convicted for:
1. The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Rachid Karami
2. The assassination of a former leading figure in the Lebanese Forces militia, Elias Zayek
3. The assassination of Christian leader Dany Chamoun with his wife and two young children (ages 5 and 7)
4. The assassination attempt against Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of the Interior Michel Murr
Geagea was sentenced to death for his assassination crimes, and the sentence was later reduced to lifetime in prison. Geagea only spent 11 years in jail, and was pardoned in a special bill passed by the Lebanese parliament on July 18, 2005. That "special pardon" included Geagea and a score of Al Qaeda-inspired extremists who were captured after conducting terrorist attacks against the Lebanese army and civilians in 2000-2001. Geagea’s release is perceived by many people as a cover up and distraction for the release of these Islamist extremists.
A leader of a relatively insignificant political party, Geagea holds no public official or representative status. This criminal and insignificant party leader holds no official title or position in the Lebanese government to be received by the Bush Administration or the Republican Party.
To grant a US entry visa to a convicted war criminal such as Samir Geagea, and to permit him to defile the land of the free is not only against US law, but is also an unacceptable deed, and a great insult to the American people and to the values inherent in the American Constitution. Criminals such as Geagea should not set foot on the soil of the United States, not to mention that of the White House or the Capitol Building. The eyes that enjoyed gazing coldly at the grief of hundreds of thousands of mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, grandfathers and grandmothers from all over the world, should never be allowed to look toward the home of the brave.
I trust that the Congress and the Administration of the United States will take the proper measures to put an end to this ill-conceived visit.
Sincerely yours,
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