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2005-09-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Report: Syrian defector aids in Hariri probe

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-06 09:29|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...Safi, who had previously directed the office of General Ali Khalil, Syria's former intelligence chief, had supposedly been convinced to defect from Syria's ranks by US and Saudi intelligence services....
If this is true (I have doubts), then the Saudis have decided to actively encourage the fall of Assad Jr.

Posted by mhw 2005-09-06 11:01|| 2005-09-06 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 then the Saudis have decided to actively encourage the fall of Assad Jr.

Hariri was a close friend to the Saudi royal family, this from Wikipedia:

Somewhat later, in 1978, Hariri became a citizen of Saudi Arabia as a reward from the Saudi royal family for the high quality of his entrepreneurial services, and became the kingdom's emissary to Lebanon. Hariri then went on to become Saudi Arabia's leading entrepreneur, acquiring Oger in 1979, and founding Oger International, based in Paris.

It's not business, it's personnel.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-09-06 11:22|| 2005-09-06 11:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Hariri was a major producer of concrete. I bet he knew the Bin Laden family pretty well.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-06 11:40|| 2005-09-06 11:40|| Front Page Top

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