Hariri's Game (part 7) Hezbolah are in government

international | politics / elections | other press Tuesday July 19, 2005 21:36 by knowing i did my best to tell you about the blue white flash

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Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of Lebanon, elected to the job since the Valentine's Day crises of 2005 and 4 internationally observed seperate Sunday elections has appointed a member of Hezbolah to the cabinet.

The new government has 15 ministers loyal to Hariri the 2nd, heir and son to Hariri the first and five loyal to a pro-Syria Shi'ite Muslim coalition (just like you always got in Iraq) that includes Hizbollah (one of the many thousands of terrorist groups but sort of rare these days in not being directly connected to the search for WMD and introduction of democracy to Babalon).
The cabinet also has three members loyal to Lahoud (fancy that) and an independent (bless him).
(its a him. don't worry. manly.)

what part of this do you not get?

$36 billion public debt.
$19 billion public income.

on monday 18th of July Christian and Sh'ite muslim men with guns shot at each other killing one and wounding 12 in Beirut. But the Lebanese army taking time off from eradicating jellyfish too close to shore intervened and stopped it. They most probably did this by driving round in their armoured cars, unloading scared scary looking soldiers and putting the creeps into almost anyone.
But its OK! the Christians and Sh'ites stopped shooting at each other.

Hariri's Game (part 6)
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