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...conference that this philosophy would inform his stewardship of the Bank. “The Bank’s reliance on markets, investments, sound policies, good governance and partnerships for self-help are in keeping with the values that Americans esteem,” he said. Dani Rodrik, the Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the KSG, wrote on his blog that Zoellick’s belief in free trade may limit his ability to aid developing nations. “[Zoellick’s] take on the reforms needed by developing countries remains...
...Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli as part of an effort to destabilize the country. Siniora also says that Syrian elements, pursuing what he calls "a clear determination to subjugate the country," could be responsible for political killings in Lebanon including the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
...common to link Fatah al-Islam to the Syrian regime, and to see the group as a tool in the hands of Damascus to foment chaos in Lebanon and head off a U.N. tribunal that may prosecute Syrian officials for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But there is a longer-term worry that goes beyond any possible Syrian connections-that Fatah al-Islam is one of a group of armed, extremist factions that have been spawned in the triangle of political instability from Baghdad to Gaza to Tripoli. Those groups include Iraqi insurgents, the mysterious Palestinian...
...mercy of the gun. The government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora believes that the sudden surge of violence is linked to moves by members of the United Nations Security Council to appoint an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Though Syria has denied any involvement in Hariri's death, many believe it was behind the killing. "The pro-Syrian opposition [in Lebanon] has reached a complete political deadlock and the international tribunal is about to be passed by the United Nations. That's the reason why we are seeing this...
Syria, Lebanese officials contend, is attempting to derail U.N. efforts to set up a tribunal that could try Syrian officials implicated in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. If that's true, Lebanon, a year after the Israel-Hizballah war, could experience another scorching summer...