[An Nahar] Former Prime Minister Saad HaririSecond son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.
on Tuesday responded to Free Patriotic Movement
Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
leader MP
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
's accusations of his party supporting gunnies against the military institution, assuring that he gave "full political cover" for the army in its fight in the southern city of Sidon.
"We announced our support for the army in words and in deeds, and gave it full cover to strike with an iron fist anyone who may be tempted to assault the state and threaten national peace," Hariri said in a released statement.
The FPM leader earlier on Tuesday had held politicians, al-Mustaqbal
... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri...
Movement and "unqualified members" in the army's intelligence responsible for Sidon's festivities, noting that the incident is linked to other "countries and to locals who financed it."
"Politicians and al-Mustaqbal Movement's neglect have lead to this situation, just like what happened in (the northern city of) Akkar," Aoun said.
Addressing Aoun, Hariri added: "I wish you had done the same when the army was attacked by your ally Hizbullah in Mar Mikhail, or after the helicopter incident and the martyrdom of Officer Samer Hanna."
Army 1st Lieutenant Samer Hanna was killed in August 2008 when gunnies opened fire on his helicopter over Sojod hills in south Leb.
Investigations revealed that Hanna's shooter is a Hizbullah member.