As Lebanon Braces For Hariri Findings, Hizballah Tries To Shift Blame To Israel -- Time Magazine
When Hassan Nasrallah talks, Lebanon listens. Such is the Hizabllah's leader reputation for delivering on his promises, that when Nasrallah vowed last month that he would produce evidence implicating Israel in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Mister Rafik Hariri, the country readied itself for a political blockbuster. After all, Hariri's murder by a massive car bomb on Valentine's Day in 2005 was the first chapter of a Lebanese drama that culminated in a war with Israel in 2006 and nearly led to civil war in 2008. And the imminent release of the findings of a U.N. inquiry, which are rumored to finger members of Hizballah for the crime, has raised fears of a new chapter of instability in Lebanon.
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