The tensions arising from the Lebanon assassination continues to rise as Israel claims they have proof of Syria's involvement in the Tel Aviv suicide bombing of last Friday and Syria's President feels attacks are likely against it.


This commentary offers a different viewpoint from those written in most mainstream papers of Rafiq Hariri, his character and his assassination. Especially true is that of Hariri's personal history which hasn't been mentioned in detail in many articles and his supposed "anti-Syrian" stance.
Not to be forgotten is that until recently the US has actually enlisted Syria as a partner in the "War on terror" by using it as a convenient dumping post for interrogating terrorism suspects including Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar.