Looking back

Not going far away, many questions were raised on who and why Harriri was killed? and what was the significance of that timing?

The Syrian plot was the obvious answer, the easy way out.
Many questions remain unanswered. But after what just happened, I am having my own doubts.
Harriri, irrespective of his many criticizers (and I am one of them), would have been able to manage this crisis differently. And that is for many reasons:
- He had close personal ties to both Chirac and Bush.
- His presence on the world political scene is quite impressive, from the US, France, Saudi Arabia to mention the least.
- He had his say and would have had a greater influence on Nasralla and hizballa.

Moreover, he is a world leader in re-construction. He helped rebuild Lebanon, once in the past. "been there, done that". The amount of funds (and loans) he would have been able to generate and secure would definitely beat what can be collected now.


For all of these reasons, if he were still around when the crisis first started, its course could have been quite different.

Which makes me think again on who would benefit the most from his absence. It is not only the Axis of Iran-Syria- and hizballa (hizb being at the bottom, our first axis of evil) but also the second axis US-UK-Israel ( which is not any better than the first axis).
A different perspective we ought to keep in mind.