LEBANON: Faceoff Over Hariri Tribunal Could Drag Country Into New Conflict -- L.A. TimesMurder! Blackmail! Conspiracy!
Things are getting nasty in Lebanon as Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his followers show no signs of buckling under pressure from Hezbollah to withdraw support for the U.N.-backed tribunal set up to investigate the 2005 assassination of Hariri's father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The tribunal has been a polarizing factor in Lebanese politics since it began. Hezbollah and its allies are fighting to discredit it amid rumors that some members of the Shiite group will be indicted. Hezbollah maintains that several key witnesses gave false reports to mislead the investigation, a claim that has been backed by the Lebanese judiciary and Hariri himself.
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My Comment: Michael Young has more analysis on Lebanon's slow descent into chaos. The link to his post is here.
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