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Cay!oonfing [0[ Peace

I figlit for Lebanon to beco-
me free and independent-
and sovereign. I fight for the
sovereignty of Lebanon. We
want the 10,452 sqriare kilo-
met'es of Lebanon to be
oirs 100 per cent.

Q: This statement makes
me think about Bashir
Gemayel and his slogan.

Yes, he was a fi'iend of inine
at tl'ie time: the maityr
Baslm. (Editoi'ial note: he
was the youngest elected
Lebanese president who
was killed soon after liis
election)

Unfoilunately, iii 2006 and
2007 we have got orirselves
into trouble. Tliere were
attaclcs iii July and August
2006, and Lebanon was
bombed-biidges, buildiiigs.
earlier that you had to ge, my mission is to defend
For more than fifteen years
change car several times Lebanon-it is a patriotic
we have been reconsti'ucting
when you are in Beirut message. At tis moment,
Lebanon and now Lebanon
because of death threats. I'm travelling to defend tl'ie
was liit again. We always
Was this the situation image of Lebanon.
liave to start from zero. We
during the last war?
are unhappy! And yet, in
Ihavemyreaders, andevery
Lebanon we have total liber-
In fact, several joru'iialist, morning I receive e-mails
ty! We can do whatever we
like Gebran Tueni, were asking where I am...
want and we are free to say
lcilled, aiid all joru'iialists are
whatever we want-in tlie
afi'aid. Dning tbe period of Q: Why did you accept to
press, my drawings.
"voitiire piggys" [booby- take part in this exhibition
Lebanon equals 100% free-
trapped cars] we liad body- on Peace?
dom-but democracy nil.
guards, and we liad to clian-
ge cars. Not only me, but tlie I want peace. I liad an exhi-
Q: When you say this in
editors, the politicians. Tliis bition iii Lebaiion entitled

yotir drawings, do you (4ct
is wliat we liave beeii liviiig "La Paix inacMv6 au Liban"
into trorible?
ru'ider ruitil ahnost today- [Tlie iiicomplete peace in
tlus fear tl'iat somebody will Lebanon]. We liave to conti-
Eveiy day I get the
put a small amount of explo- nue, I liave to contiiuie ...
message orit m my
sive under yorir car. Who are and I am sire that we will
caitoons. I ain a super revo-
these persons, tliese tei-ro- one day live in peace, witli a
Lutionai'y iii my drawings. I
iists? Nobody knows. puge iipii.
attack aiid I'm at war and
Ever since the assassiiiation
liave been so for years witli
of Hariri iii 2004, we liave
my pen. And it works veiy
been waiting for tlie wyihv.stavmtoons.com
well. I'm prorid of my pen
Intei'national Tribunal to
and today my caitoons are
iiivestigate-and we are still
seen everywliere tlianks to
wattuig.
tlie Inteinet. It is easier
Q: So you continue your
today tlian in earlier years. I
fight?
can dispatch my message all
We have to! Who sliorild we
over tlie world iii a couple of
leave Lebanon to? To the
tnuuttes.
tei'rorists? For whom? That's
tlie problem. I have a messa-
Q: Jean Plantu said
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