Hariri assassinated

I've got a real bad feeling about this one...

Update: at a time when Likudniks in the US are running around trying to find the next country to attack in the name of the cause, these Debka headlines should be interesting:


"Enraged Lebanese Muslim, Christian, Druse opposition leaders in Beirut declare pro-Syrian government illegal, blame Damascus for Rafiq Hariri’s murder.

Chirac accused Damascus and its Lebanese allies of slaying Lebanese ex-prime minister and prominent opposition leader and demanded urgent international probe.

DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources reveal: Purported al Qaeda suicide bomber shown on video claiming assassination of Lebanese ex-prime minister Rafiq Hariri was identified as Palestinian called Ahmed Abu Addis. Lebanese security agents raided his Beirut home hours after murder.

DEBKA-Net-Weekly revealed four days before assassination: Three top Lebanese opposition leaders, Hariri, Druse Jumblatt and Christian archbishop Sfeir, call on Beirut goverment to make peace with Israel. Click here to subscribe for DEBKA-Net-Weekly

Hariri’s death is grave setback to Bush administration Middle East policy goals. After Iraq and Palestinian elections, Hariri was key leader designated to carry out reforms of Lebanese system of government after spring elections.

DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources: Assassination orchestrated staged by Syrian military intelligence headed by General Rostum Ghazala. Read more in DEBKAfile Special Analysis below"

Syria, al Qaeda, Road Map, even Chirac agrees. This sounds like just the beginning to me...