he arrest and indictment of Lebanon's former information minister, Michel Samaha, on suspicion of plotting to assassinate political and religious figures in co-ordination with Syria's security bureau chief has sent shockwaves through the domestic political scene.
It is difficult to overemphasise the significance of Samaha's case, because the former minister is one of the most enthusiastic cheerleaders for the regime of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
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