
President Barack Obama is bent on bringing Hizballah officials to justice for their role in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in Beirut five years ago – even after they toppled the Lebanese government. If a transitional government in Beirut declares the international tribunal – STL – invalid, Washington intends to obtain its authorization for trying Hizballah suspects in abstentia, DEBKAfile reports. Prime Minister Hariri flew Thursday from Paris to Ankara.
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But Hizballah may outmaneuver him by forming its own government in Beirut.
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A new mainstay for Iranian intelligence – the Turkish MIT secret service.
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First signs that the Ben Ali regime is in peril, depending on the military.
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