Pierre A. Maroun is Secretary General of the American Lebanese Coordination Council in Washington, D.C.: "Thus, we will be giving the Arab world a new and democratic "Lebanese face"!"

Pierre A. Maroun was part of the team that lobbied the US Congress and the State Department for an independent and sovereign Lebanon (see www.alcc-research.com).

WSN Correspondent "Broader Middle East" Manuela Paraipan interviewed Pierre A. Maroun exclusively.

WSN: The Lebanese people proved that they could stand united, but what comes next? The pro-Syrian government has resigned, but what will the opposition do next?

MAROUN: For over a millennium, the Lebanese people have lived together in peace and harmony. Lebanon was known to have been the only safe haven for the oppressed in the Middle East. Wars occurred occasionally, but only due to foreign interference and meddling in Lebanese affairs. The next step for the Lebanese is to follow the constitutional procedures. Now that Lebanon's president has accepted the cabinet's resignation, there will be parliamentary consultations to select a new prime minister, which in turn will form a new cabinet of national unity and then take the necessary measures.

WSN: What about General Aoun? Is he willing to return to Lebanon? Do you think he would cooperate with the Druze leader Walid Jumblat and the Christian opposition? ...more