Monday, August 24, 2020

MIDDLE EAST - Lebanon Reckoning

"Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on HezbollahPBS NewsHour 8/18/2020

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  A special international tribunal has found a Hezbollah agent guilty of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in a deadly blast 15 years ago.  Although the decision doesn’t implicate Hezbollah explicitly, it comes at a tense moment for the U.S.-designated terror group, on whom political and financial pressure is growing.  Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from Beirut.



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