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Damascene subversion

UN investigators now look almost certain to lay the blame for the killing of Lebanon's former prime minister on the inner circle of the Syrian regime, writes Brian Whitaker

Monday September 19, 2005

An extraordinary sense of foreboding has developed among Syria-watchers over the last few days - a feeling that momentous events are just around the corner. Some even suggest the regime of the president, Bashar al-Assad, could fall within a matter of months.

The reason for this is the unfolding drama in Lebanon that surrounds the UN investigation into the murder of the former prime minister Rafik Hariri. More here...