Yup. The new Prime Minister is Hezbollah-backed. Happened in January. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Hezbollah-Backed-PM-Starts-Forming-New-Lebanon-Government-114645039.html
One of the issues with Lebanon is that they are almost totally 50-50 divided between Hezbollah supporters and detractors. Parliament had been a virtual tie. The power has now shifted, slightly but enough, and Hezbollah is now forming a new government. We'll see what happens. Judah On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Elected? Really? > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > I am more worried about the bold transfer of military weaponry that they >> > might unload in Lebanon. They have been doing it for years >> surreptitiously, >> > but may feel they are ready to do it out in the open. Not a huge >> difference, >> > but any spark in a powder keg.... >> >> Except that Hezbollah is the elected head of the government of Lebanon >> now. It doesn't need to be bold when you are selling weapons to a >> legitimate government. >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:334535 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
