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...seem almost interchangeable. Last Monday, rockets and artillery fire began raining down upon both Christian and Muslim residential areas, leaving at least 100 people dead. One day later, representatives of both groups gave a vote of confidence in parliament for the six-week-old government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami...
...have three months to lay down the foundations of a new Lebanon. We should not let this opportunity go." So said Lebanon's Prime Minister, Rashid Karami, last week, while gunfire and explosions in the streets of Beirut added emphasis to his message. In the three weeks since President Amin Gemayel appointed Karami's "last-chance government," as it has been dubbed, at least 50 civilians have been killed in the Lebanese capital and hundreds have been wounded. During that period the ten-member Cabinet, evenly divided between Christians and Muslims, has remained at loggerheads over the same...
...question is how long Lebanon's new overlord, Syria, will remain patient. Syrian President Hafez Assad has shown little interest in direct intervention in Lebanese politics. But Karami seemed to suggest that the Syrians might start exerting more pressure to break the deadlock...
...ites remain determined that their recent military victories be reflected in political gains. "Even the defense portfolio was denied us," said Ghassan Siblini, one of Berri's top aides. "What Karami is offering is the status quo, and that is not what we have been fighting for at such a high cost in terms of lives and destruction." Berri demanded that Karami address the Shi'ites' most urgent concerns by establishing two new ministries, one for managing reconstruction and the other for overseeing Israeli-controlled southern Lebanon. "Berri cannot ignore the twin pillars...
...restore Lebanese unity was torn at by bartering and bickering, Beirut's latest cease-fire was being shattered on a daily basis. Peace-keeping buffer groups were forced to run for cover, and several civilians were killed. The only point of universal agreement was that Lebanon faced what Karami called "a delicate time element that cannot bear delay." War-weary Beirutis have already dubbed the new Cabinet a "last-chance government." With such a shaky debut, the last-chance lineup may not last for long...