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Cause And Effect

May 14, 2007 · Mustapha Hamoui

Decoded: The dynamic of the opposition’s activism.
 
Cause: Lebanese Government passes the draft law for setting up the International Tribunal for trying Hariri’s killers.
Effect: Shia Minister resigns, opposition protests and demands “National unity government” and “early elections.”
 
Cause: Lebanese Government asks for the International Tribunal to be implemented under chapter 7
Effect (coming to a street near you): Opposition to massively protest “unfair disbursements of war compensations”
 
Spot the pattern..