Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: Lebanon Accord Offers a Respite

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Lebanon Accord Offers a Respite

Lebanon Accord Offers a Respite

BEIRUT, May 21 -- The agreement Wednesday to end an 18-month crisis that brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war has redrawn the map of this fractious country, delivering the Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah a decisive say in the country's government and serving as another setback for U.S. allies...

(By Anthony Shadid and Alia Ibrahim, The Washington Post)