5 Ministers submit resignations in Lebanon. Gov't could collapse.

[rpannier]

5 Hizbollah cabinet members submitted their resignations, the PM has refused to accept the resignations.
Hizbollah is supposed to hold a rally on Monday.

This crisis is being driven by the governments decision to endorse an international tribunal to try those accused of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.


link:
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/12/sunday/index.html

[Taxloss]

1. This is the same Hizbollah that only has Lebanese interests at heart, hmm?

Or so it would like to convince the world. Why would it behave like a Syrian cat's paw and oppose the investigation of Rafik Hariri's murder, something the bulk of the Lebanese were appalled and angered by?

[Kagemusha]

3. Well I doubt this is the full story

Nonetheless, it's a stake through the heart of the existing balance of power between the ethnic groups. A power play.

I'm wondering, though. Amal represents all the non-Hezbollah Shiites. What's the solution - just kill them all?

[Drum]

2. Kick & Rec. nt