Dear Nader,
I am so angry,shocked, stunned &devastated at what's happening. I have
stopped watching the news or reading the newspaper several years ago since i
am very prone to depression from what's happening in the world.
Since I heard about the criminal unjustified war on Lebanon, i have had
sleepless nights and have gone into a silent phase where most of the time
when i hang out with friends, i simply do not talk or laugh as much as i
used to. I, too, type this email, with a tear in my eye so much wanting to
drop. All this while i am an Egyptian living in peace in Egypt. So I cannot
imagine how you must be feeling when you are in the heart of that war. I am
reallly proud of your courage and your outreach to help your fellow citizens
in your beloved country.
I don't know if this would be of any help to you, but this is all I can
think of at the moment. Can I use your exact words from your email in an
article in one of the Youth magazines in Egypt. I am responsible for the
Alerts section in this magazine. Also can you send me your photo?
Balsam, can you do the same too? Can you guys let any of your lebanese
friends who want to have their voices heard send me anything at all whether
it is info, personal thoughts, experience, ...etc??
I will have the whole Alert page dedicated to Lebanon.
i will also tell people how to help if they want to, by putting all the
details of the bank accounts in the magazine.
Hope this provides any help at all.
My prayers for you and all victims of war everywhere.

Nadia

All Being tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See
yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?--- Buddha



>From: Alintisar Pharmacy <alintisar_pharm@...>
>Reply-To: reachout_project@...
>To: reachout_project@...
>Subject: Re: [reachout_project] From Lebanon, with tears and rebellion
>Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 02:11:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Dear Nader,
>
> That is one of the most beautiful letters I ever received because it
>comes straight from the heart. I know exactly how you feel because I was in
>the same situation for 7 days in the 70s in Beirut.
>
> The scenario has been drawn in the send the day Hariri was murdered ,
>this is the goal they were aiming at and from there to march on to Syria.
>That is my humble opinion. To do that they will try to first crush the
>spirit of the gallant people of Lebanon. Like you I am sure that the
>Lebanese people will survive against all odds, Insh' Allah.
>
> All of Lebanon is in my prayers not only the friends I know there .
>
> With Love from Libya,
>
> Intissar
>
> PS can I forward you letter to people I know on the internet ?
>
>
>"Nader H." <anthnader@...> wrote:
> My fellow humans;
>
> From the heart of Beirut?with the sounds of missiles, explosions and
>people screaming, being the only background music for the past week?I am
>writing to you.
>
> Within less than 24 hours?a country that carried the secrets of a
>wonderful sea, strength of standing mountains, whispers of wide green
>trees? was turned upside down? leaving its appealing nature hiding below a
>dreadful artificial disaster zone.
>
> The same airport where we used to land in after every trip abroad..is
>now closed, bombarded, and on fire. The same bridges we used cross everyday
>around the country...the same streets we used to walk on everyday are now
>void, empty, risky..or a bunch of rubble.
>
> This is my Lebanon. It will always be my Lebanon: A flourishing country
>with strong, kind-hearted people that strive to make their dreams come
>true. Now, they're only seeing their dreams vanishing infront of their eyes
>in a matter of days.
>
> I am writing to you?with a tear in my eye so much wanting to drop...as I
>see my own country getting slowly demolished..bit..by bit...day after
>day..minute after minute. I only wish, that none of you...really none of
>you would ever experience this feeling. We've been expriencing it for the
>past week and until this moment..though it isn't new,it is still
>overwhelming. Eveyrday in Lebanon..is 9/11.
>
> Who started the conflict? Who's fault is it? This isn't the case.
>Civilians are dying on both sides. And no matter who's fault it was, no
>matter what happened...nothing justifies the gradual destruction of a whole
>country and paralyzing it from helping its own self. Nothing justifies the
>mass murder of citizens fleeing, using forbidden weapons. Nothing
>justifies butchering tens of families, new-borns, fathers, and elderlies
>per day (or is hour more precise),hitting ambulances transporting wounded
>citizens, massacring a whole nation ruthlessly, basically destroying my
>Lebanon, my one and only nation.
>
> As I see the thousands of foreigners fleeing,I call upon whoever is in
>Lebanon and reading this e-mail: Please be safe. The Israeli war machine is
>so evil, it does not make a difference between a civilian, a militant, an
>animal or a child, a church or a mosque. But we Lebanese are used to being
>resistant, strong and solid...never surrendering even in the most
>devastating moments. This is exactly what makes us proud.
>
> They can destroy our bridges, level our homes, massacare our people..but
>they can never crush our strong will to survive, florish and strive. They
>tried doing that in 1978, 1982, 1993, 1996 and 2000...they failed in each
>an every attempt. July 2006 is yet another date for them to fail once
>again. A date we will make sure they shall never forget.
>
> Proud to be Lebanese;
> Nader Houella
>Still Suriviving
>
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