Todays mass was a superb event and maybe one of the most critical since our leader Dr. Samir Geagea was wrongfully imprisoned 9 years ago. The atmosphere surrounding the affair was so incredible and vital that it was even attended and celebrated for the first time by the Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir who gave an admirable speech about our leader during the ceremony. Sethrida Geagea, Samir Geagea's mum, his sister and many distinguished politicians attended the mass including all the Qornet Shehwan Gathering members but not the ex-president Amin Gemayel. Also attending the mass were all of the previous Lebanese Forces commanders and all the influential Lebanese Forces leaders of today.

During the mass the Patriarch gave an exemplary speech saying that "Samir Geagea chose to lose freedom and stay in Lebanon while he could have gained freedom by leaving his country". He also stated that "Hakim always dreamed about a better Lebanon and that he had always and still is sacrificing for it". He said that "Lebanon will never be wealthy without freedom, without telling the truth, without fairness and without love". The Patriarch closed his speech by saying that the way Lebanon is now, is not the right way, especially since Samir Geagea and many others who are in prison could have been in power now if they had sold their causes.

Sethrida Geagea also gave a speech starting off by saying that the Hakim is sending a "salut" from his jail cell to the Patriarch who is holding all the problems of the country now and to all the Lebanese Forces members who are always ready to sacrifice for their country to "revive the torch". Sethrida said that "It's easy to numerate the nine years which the Hakim has spent in jail, but it is distressing when we know how much the sacrifices are big for Hakim, and also for his family and the Lebanese Forces members". She ended her speech by asking in the name of Samir Geagea, all the Lebanese Forces members and from Bkerki "The greatest Lebanese house of all the Lebanese people", she asked one more time to have a real "mousalaha" and a real "wifak" so that our leader will be free.

Today was a great day, and hopefully will lead to the freedom of our leader, Dr. Samir Geagea.

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