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Editorials By: Deputy Prime Minister Issam Abu Jamra
Biography: Gen. Issam Abou Jamra was born in the town of al-Kfeir, south Lebanon, in 1937. He joined the Lebanese army in 1956 and graduated from its military academy as an artillery officer in 1959. In 1990, he was promoted to Major General (Liwa’). He attended military courses in France and the United States (the last of which was a General Staff course in Kansas in 1980) and was awarded several military decorations. He received a university law degree in 1984. During the course of his military career, Abou Jamra attained high-ranking positions such as the Secretary of the Army Commander in Chief, Commander of the Second Artillery Battalion, Commander of the Second Brigade, Commander of the Seventh Brigade, Inspector General of the Defense Ministry, and member of the Military Council between 1984 and 1990.
Abou Jamra served as Deputy Prime Minister in the interim military government headed by Gen. Michel Aoun from 1988-1990 and was in charge of six ministries. After the Syrians invaded east Beirut in October 1990, Abou Jamra and Aoun stayed at the French embassy for ten months, along with Gen. Edgar Maalouf, before leaving for exile in Nice, France. Abou Jamra is an active leader in the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), the main nationalist opposition group in Lebanon.

Year 2005
Jails' Gates will open (E) 23.4.05
Release from Minister Abu Jamra addressing the judicial false accusations against General Aoun & members of his Cabinet, Army officers & others (A) 2.2.05
Minister Issam Abu Jamra Calls on the Beirut Regime to amend its unlawful decrees against General Aoun's Transitional Cabinet members (A) 2.2.05
The District (Al Qada) is the best electoral constituency law for Lebanon. 22.1.05
Assad's Fear & Lahoud's confusion. 13.1.05
Minister Abu Jamra addresses Mr. Hussain Al Hussain's Trojan initiative (A) 5.1.05
Love for Lebanon, or for Syria (A). 2.1.05
Love for Lebanon, or for Syria (E). 2.1.05

Year 2004
Minister Abu Jamra addresses the Palestinian PM,s request for opening an embassy in Lebanon 9.12.04
Leaving on Syrian Soldier in Lebanon, Leaves it authority under the Syrian Hegemony. 8.12.04
A non Lebanese Demonstration in Lebanon (E). 1.12.04
A non Lebanese Demonstration in Lebanon 1.12.04
The half, half opposition 23.11.04
Authority between Damascus & the UN Council. 2.11.04
A setback & a Lesson 20.10.04
Syria, Algeria & the Syrianized Lebanese. 11.10.04
The Shy & Lame Ostrich (A). 7.10.04
Minister Abu Jamra Denounces Merwan Hamede's Syrian Assassination (A) 4.10.04
Copying the enemy is forbidden, while cunning the international will is not acceptable 16.9.04
Let Minister Franjia be assured !! 13.9.04
The letter can be read by its title. 8.9.04
The Authorities of the president between Al "Taef" & Damascus 2/12/1998
Where is Riad Al-Soleh ? 4.9.04
The Annoying Nasir Kandil (A). 1/9/04
Is there real men among Lebanon's MP'S ? 29.8.04
The Syrian-American Tug of War. 23.8.04
The Syrian - American game in Lebanon. 20.8.04
The Syrianized Lebanese (A) . 15.8.04
Constitution amendment under the current status quo is fruitless (A) 3.8.04
Interview with Minister Issam Abu Jamra (A) AlHorra TV 17.6.04
What if Dr. Hoss would utter the truth all the time. By: Minister Abu Jamra 16.5.04
What did the FPM achieve in the elections? 8.5.04
Minister Issam Abu Jamra: In Syria the magic has turned on the magician (A) 28.4.04
Minister Abu Jamra asks the Lebanese Judiciary about General Aoun & his government's alleged case 3.4.04
Learn Democracy from the French-Spanish role model. 30.3.04
S.O.S: Free Syria from its Lebanese Jail. 21.3.04
Sectarianism is fought by giving back all the immigrants their Lebanese citizenship 26.2.04
Minister Issam Abu Jamra's interposition with "Kalam Al Nas" T.V show (A) 24.2.04
Dear Lebanese: Wake Up !! 29.1.04

YEAR 2003
Lebanon's Sovereignty shall be achieved, but when & how. 14.12.03
The Lebanese President's power between Al-Taef & Demascus (A) (first published on 2/12.98) 23/11/03
Before it is too late. (A) 20/10/03
Are the Beirut regime puppets that stupid? (A&E) 26.9.03
Igniting Walid Jumblat's memory 24.9.03
Khaddam's national ambitions. 22.9.03
Our response to why the FPM participated in the Aley-Baabda elections (A) 18.9.03
Participation in the BI-election is a means of fighting the "Taef Accord" & its people. 22.8.03
Questions waiting for answers. 8.8.03
Long live the deprived, to hell with electricity. 7.8.03
The Lebanese loves freedom. 2/8/03
Is there any hope ? 28.7.03
Pressure Syria and Lebanon Reacts. (E) 16.6.03
Syria ventes out in Lebanon. 16.6.03
Taef constitution is not the solution. 9.6.03
The Lebanese majority did not ask Assad to enter Lebanon (English). 27.5.03
The Lebanese majority did not ask Assad to enter Lebanon (Arabic). 26.5.03
Cheating the international will won't work. 13.5.03
Oh, My God !!!. 5.5.03
Another May 17th (Arabic). 3.4.03
Lebanon: Carrying the cross, suffering the pain (Arabic). 25.4.03
A Message of Understanding, not of Challenge (English) 5. 4. 03
SA Message of understanding, not of challenge (Arabic). 4.4.03
At the end, justice prevailed.(Arabic) 22.3.03
Minister Abu Jamra comments on the Syrian Redeployment (English) 19/2/03
Minister Abu Jamra comments on the Syrian Redeployment (Arabic) 19/2/03
America in the Middle East (English). 12.2.02
America in the Middle East. 9.2.02
Minister Abu Jamra ridicules Beirut's authorities response in regards to the assault of his son (Arabic) 29.1.03
Lebanese Security assaults Minister Abu Jamra's son (Arabic-English) 27.1.03
The fig leaf. By: Minister Issam Abu Jamra 11.1.03

FOR YEAR 2002
The Vacation of His Excellency the General (English)! 30/12/02
The Vacation of his Excelleny. 29.12.02
Open letter to Mr. Nasri Salhab. 23.12.02
The illusion of majority in Lebanon (Arabic) 26.11.02
Judicial sword with open mockery options.
Minister Abu Jamra responds to Elias Murr's false accusation (Arabic). 29.10.02
Minister Abu Jamra responds to Elias Murr's false accusation (English). 29.10.02
Chirac & Syria in Lebanon (Arabic). 21.10.02
The agitation of terror (Arabic). 26.9.02
For history & those with amnesia (Arabic). 13.9.02
What Saterfield need to present to the Congress (Arabic). 9.9.02
In commemoration of 9/11 :Allegiance to the Nation through return to our roots. 8/9/02
What does saterfeld want? 5/9/02
Sept 11- Salvation & self review. 4/9/02
Is it a Coup d'etat ? 26/8/02
Qornet Shehwan & Lahoud !!. a 24.8.02
Walid Jumblat's credibility. 22.8.02
To those who call for unity & integration with Syria. 19.8.02
Hariri, an international broker. 17.8.02
Syria & "Taef" imposed the imbalance in numbers & weapons. (Arabic) 14.8.02
Subservience, Murder, Cleansing & Exile (English). 9.8.02
What does Walid Jumblat want? 9.8.02
Syria in Lebanon: Subservience, Murder, Cleansing & Exile. 8.8.02
Minister Abu Jamra: "Elias Hrawi is a big ignorant& a liar (Arabic) 22.7.02
Why did Mr. Dejerjian visit Syria? 16.1.02
The ostrich between the eagle's claws. 1.1.02