Lebanese minister: UN findings to be released next week (Iran's Khamenei ordered Hariri Hit)

Jerusalem Post ^ | 1/15/2011 | Staff

[mojito]

Lebanese Labor Minister Boutros Harb has said that the UN investigation on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri results will be released Monday, Army Radio reported.

A UN tribunal investigating the assassination of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is expected to accuse Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei of giving the order to murder Hariri, according to a Saturday report by news website Newsmax.

The report suggested that the investigative body will lay out evidence showing that the murder was committed by Iran's Quds force and their allies, Hizbullah in Lebanon.

The order to murder Hariri was transmitted to Hizbullah's military leader, Imad Mughniyeh, by Quds force chief Qassem Suleymani, sources told Newsmax.

[mojito]

I look forward to the State Department and WH comments on this report when it's released.

[tet68]

This should be interesting.

[Armaggedon]

The cult of Islam strikes again. Hate, lies and death are its gods.

[ColdOne]

Hmmm this could be huge. mojito do you expect any truth in this report?

[ColdOne]

Yes I ask that question knowing the UN is involved.

[Ben Hecks]

...the murder was committed by Iran's Quds force and their allies, Hizbullah in Lebanon.

Isn't that an act of war?

[edpc]

I don’t doubt the conclusions. However, I wonder how the UN, an organization that has demonstrated it cannot find its own ass with both hands and a map, can come up with the specifics and direct evidence to prove it.

[edpc]

Sure, but who’s going to do anything about it....?

[Islander7]

the murder was committed by Iran's Quds force and their allies, Hizbullah in Lebanon.

So tell us something most people didn't suspect 30 seconds after the explosion....and why did it takes YEARS for the UN to figure this out?

[mojito]

There’s been a lot of dithering surrounding this report, in usual UN fashion. However, at this point I think the entire credibility of the institution is at stake if they backtrack or prevaricate, especially after so much buildup.

Supposedly, according to the story, the report will be submitted by the investigator’s office in the Netherlands today. We’ll see.

[ColdOne]

However, I wonder how the UN, an organization that has demonstrated it cannot find its own ass with both hands and a map, can come up with the specifics and direct evidence to prove it. True!

[mojito]

Isn't that an act of war?

Sounds like it to me.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks mojito. Gotta be Sarah Palin's fault.

A UN tribunal investigating the assassination of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is expected to accuse Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei of giving the order to murder Hariri...

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[AdmSmith]

Syria, part of the Iranian regime and Hezbollah was probably involved.

Hezbollah will oppose Hariri Jr as PM on Monday, but Walid Jumblatt will support him so he will be elected.

A lot of things will happen the coming week in Lebanon (and in Tunisia and Algeria as well).

[jhpigott]

“Hezbollah will oppose Hariri Jr as PM on Monday, but Walid Jumblatt will support him so he will be elected.”

Which Nasrallah in a speech this evening more or less said was unaceptable. He also made a couple statements about the STL indictments that lead me to believe Hezbollah may make some kind of move when the indictments are released.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks AdmSmith.