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September 29, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1579680,00.html

Excitement and Fear Stalk Syria: UN Success in Lebanon Could Shatter Political Dominance of Military in Arab World

(Guardian-UK) David Hirst - When Lebanese police last month arrested four former army and intelligence chiefs, once pillars of the pro-Syrian regime, as suspects in the murder of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, Arab commentators quickly understood that something profoundly significant was happening - not just for Lebanon, but the whole Arab world. For Rami Khouri, of Beirut's Daily Star, the arrests marked "a truly historic turning point that could shatter the dominance of political power by Arab security and military establishments."

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