July 29, 2010

Syria Looks to Regain Lebanon Hegemony

Michael Young, Daily Star

AP Photo

Lebanon may be a game of billiards, but it is Bashar Assad who is holding the cue.

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TAGGED: Iran, Turkey, Bashar Assad, Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah, Syria, Lebanon

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