Behind the Lines: Silence speaks volumes in Lebanon

18.08.2012                      30.Aw. 5772                      Re'eh; Rosch Chodesch 1

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Behind the Lines: Silence speaks volumes in Lebanon

Arrest of Beirut’s former information minister shows growing Lebanese willingness to challenge Assad, Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s former information minister, Michel Samaha, who is closely linked to the embattled regime of Bashar Assad in Syria, was arrested in Lebanon last week. Samaha has since confessed to involvement in the transfer of explosives from Syria to northern Lebanon….