U.S. sources: There are concerns over an assassination attempt against Lebanese PM Hariri.

Naharnet ^

[jhpigott]

just on the breaking news ticker so far -

7:00pm U.S. sources to Kuwait’s Al-Rai newspaper: There are international and Arab concerns over a potential assassination attempt against PM Saad Hariri.

[jhpigott]

Tensions are already sky-high with the STL indictments looming. This should add some fuel to the fire. Looks like Hezbollah and Syria are up to their old tricks.

[jhpigott]

ping

[AU72]

Would not want to be his driver.

[jhpigott]

like father, like son

[jhpigott]

ping

[ALinArleta]

I, for one am not the least bit worried.

[SunkenCiv]

Let’s remember the 2006 election, when the leftists targeted WOT supporter Joe Lieberman, running the cipher Ned Lamont, and pushing Joe right out of the Democratic Party, but handing him a resounding victory in November that year. That was another step in their thug tactics to take control of the Party of the Single Party State.

[SunkenCiv]

Whoops, sorry, typed that into the wrong window. Guess I need to close about 25 tabs.

LOVED this:

Retired Lebanese Army General Elias Hanna told The Daily Star that while the possibility of political bickering boiling over into violence remained, it was unlikely that more weapons were entering the capital in anticipation of civil disorder. "I don't think that they need more weapons in Beirut, having small weapons here is a cultural thing," he said. "Everybody is watching everybody and as we saw from Burj Abi Haidar, in one second hell can come up. The situation can turn from a something political to something military very quickly."

Normally the whole country is serene and calm. :'D Thanks jhpigott.