Why Would Anyone Want to be a Lebanese Politician?

Posted by Chris Keeler on July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

It has never been easy to be in Lebanese politics. And that may be the understatement of the year. For the past few decades, Lebanon has been split into those who supported the Syrian control over the Lebanese political system and those who were pushing for sovereignty. Since its creation in 1982, Hezbollah has been … Read more

Category Corruption, Democracy, Development, Hezbollah, Rafik Hariri, Saad Hariri, Sectarianism, STL, UN · Tagged with , , , ,

The Party of God and Bringing Down Lebanon

Posted by Chris Keeler on June 30, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Will Hezbollah be found responsible for Hariri's 2005 assassination?

So the big news today is the indictment of four Lebanese men by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) which was set up in 2007 to investigate the murder of then Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. This is big news, of course, because this initial indictment could spread to include senior members of both Hezbollah and … Read more

Category Hezbollah, Human Rights and International Law, Rafik Hariri, Saad Hariri, Sectarianism, STL, Terrorism, UN · Tagged with ,

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