GEBRAN TUENI

(Gebran Ghassan Tueni)


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Syria and its Terrorist Lebanon Proxy Hezbollah were trying to control Lebanon. Syrian troops had been stationed in Lebanon at the request of Hezbollah , which had a narrow plurality in the parliament but did not control the Lebanese Army. Most Lebanese who were not Hezbollah supporters opposed their Islamic fundamentalist approach and their denial of any rights to Christians, Jews, Druse or other minority communities which and been a part of Lebanon long before Hezbollah even existed. They also resented Syrian troops occupying Lebanese soil and intimidating the politicians. This letter started a groundswell to end the Syrian occupation. Gebran Tueni became the de facto leader opposing Syrian occupation. Syria then instructed Hezbollah to assassinate Tueni which they did in 2005. It took another 5 years for the United Nations investigation found that it was Hezbollah operatives that were the assassins.


Syria and its Terrorist Lebanon Proxy Hezbollah were trying to control Lebanon. Syrian troops had been stationed in Lebanon at the request of Hezbollah, which had a narrow plurality in the parliament but did not control the Lebanese Army. Most Lebanese who were not Hezbollah supporters opposed their Islamic fundamentalist approach. They also resented Syrian troops occupying Lebanese soil and intimidating the politicians. After Tueni publicly blamed Syria, the Syrian leadership then instructed Hezbollah to assassinate Tueni which they did in 2005. It took another 5 years for the United Nations investigation found officially that it was Hezbollah operatives that were the assassins.


Assad and the Syrian rulers not only committed international crimes against the Lebanese, but in 2012 started murdering thousands of their own Syrian people who lived in areas which had people critical of the regime.


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Gebran Tueni
Gebran Tueni
  • Born: September 15, 1957
  • Died: December 12, 2005
  • Nationality: Lebanese
  • Profession: Journalist, Politician, Businessman

Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of daily paper An Nahar, established by his grandfather, also named Gebran Tueni, in 1933.