Wednesday, November 25, 2009

"The obstetrician was Syria"

New Lebanese cabinet meets (10 November 2009)
BBC/ here

"..... "Officially, I am supposed to tell you that this is a fresh start, a new era; that this government will work towards the national unity. But, believe me, everyone is very depressed," he added.....

After four months of political wrangling over the formation of a national unity government, the two sides finally agreed on the assignment of portfolios two weeks ago. The opposition got the seats and power it wanted.....

The distribution of portfolios seems fair, and all sides have their share of key portfolios, but some of Mr Hariri's supporters have accused him of giving Hezbollah the power he promised to take away from the group........The Sunni prime minister's star rose as dramatically as Syria's influence in Lebanon declined in the wake of his father's death, and he built his entire political career on promising to reduce the power of its allies. And in Lebanon, the man who used to be Syria's number one enemy is said to be preparing for his first trip to Damascus...."


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