It should become a protocol prerequisite that Foreign dignitaries, ambassadors and envoys be asked to visit the Lincoln Memorial, JFK's tomb in Arlington, and MLK's in Atlanta, ... and America will have to thank Lebanon for this glorious precedent. A polarizing & adventurous Lebanese politician's temporary burial place has become a forced pilgrimage for world leaders and dignitaries on their visits to Lebanon, as a gesture of support to the forces of "moderation" in this comically complex country. Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, representing President Obama, was the last to visit Hariri's temporary grave(they said his final grave awaits "more propitious circumstances"). Needless to remind Washington's officialdom that when Hariri was killed, he was not a PM, and in life as in death, he and his legacy continues to polarize the Lebanese to a breaking point, hardly the feats of the savior of a Union, a young Pacem in Terris awardee or the Civil liberties & rights icon .... !
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