Killing Mr. Lebanon The Assasination of Rafik Hariri and its Impact on the Middle East

by Blanford, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9781845112028
• ISBN10: 1845112024
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-31
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

Summary

"On Valentine's Day 2005 former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, nicknamed 'Mr. Lebanon' for his local power and patronage, was killed by a massive explosion as he drove along the Beirut seafront." "Based on exclusive interviews with the key players in the Syrian, Lebanese and international arenas, Branford traces the last weeks of Hariri's life, and reveals who and what stood to gain from his death. Gaining access to material never before made public, Blanford shows how right up until the morning of his assassination, Hariri was building up a unique political movement which would have upset the balance of power in Middle Eastern politics."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Nicholas Blanford is The Times correspondent in Beirut, where he has lived for over ten years.

Table of Contents

Who's Who * Chronology * Foreword * The Valentines Day Massacre - February 14, 2005 * The Fixer * Pax Syriana * The Breach * The Beirut Spring * A New Lebanon? * "Hanging Fruit" * Defending the Resistance

Who's Who * Chronology * Foreword * The Valentines Day Massacre - February 14, 2005 * The Fixer * Pax Syriana * The Breach * The Beirut Spring * A New Lebanon? * "Hanging Fruit" * Defending the Resistance