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2008-09-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Hariri: Beirut will never again be a hostage to Hezbollah arms

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 "Saad Hariri declared after meeting a Hezbollah team on Wednesday that Beirut will never again be a hostage to Hezbollah weapons, ".....as long as I live! 5-4-3-2-----

Posted by AlanC 2008-09-26 09:28|| 2008-09-26 09:28|| Front Page Top

#2 MP Saad Hariri declared after meeting a Hezbollah team on Wednesday that Beirut will never again be a hostage to Hezbollah weapons, but should be under state-army control.

Im quite sure Mr Hariri is just as cynical about Leb politics as we are. What is he supposed to do? Having managed to bargain a promise out of Hezb, hes trying to make it worth 1 cent on the dollar instead of zero by waving Hezbs promise around in public.

Should he wait for the 3rd ID to rescue him? The IDF? The French army?

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-26 10:47|| 2008-09-26 10:47|| Front Page Top

#3 LH,

I'm sure you are right about Hariri's cynicism, what I don't see is what the upside of this bargain is for him and the rest of the Lebs.

Why bother in the first place?

Posted by AlanC 2008-09-26 12:46|| 2008-09-26 12:46|| Front Page Top

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