I was referring more to the Hezbollah assassinations of political rivals, like the previous premier.
It is hard to call it an election when the other side disappears and is blown up. On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:334536 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
