tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130675276562192399.post8030925890954019923..comments2023-10-05T14:24:44.565+02:00Comments on Lebanon Update: Recent history of Lebanon - Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130675276562192399.post-32521614066859168102007-12-16T19:28:00.000+02:002007-12-16T19:28:00.000+02:00your analysis is interesting and informative. if ...your analysis is interesting and informative. if i am to follow it, however, i would get the impression that the last thing syria would want is a catastrophic event like the assassination of rafik hariri. syria got what it wanted and only had to resist pressure. the assassination of hariri brought devastating pressure on syria and caused it to lose lebanon. a miscalculation on the part of syria? highly unlikely. then you have the attempt on marwan hamadi. possibly syria's work; sloppy but with a clear message. <BR/>far different m.o. than hariri assassination. in fact, syria has never been known to use suicide bombing as a means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130675276562192399.post-41618279038651951242007-11-06T18:02:00.000+02:002007-11-06T18:02:00.000+02:00"...with the possible exception of the large Shiit...<I>"...with the possible exception of the large Shiite community that saw a partner in Syria against western influences."</I><BR/><BR/>Can you explain what this means exactly? If I stop a Shia person on the street, and ask him what influence does Italy, France or the US have on him, what would he tell me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com