Hussein Shobokshi On Conspiracy Theories

He says that it’s been traditional for people in our region to blame the unknown for crimes like Hariri’s assassination

Creating conspiracy theories is an attractive prospect, as this allows the people to be at ease, and strengthens their submissive and docile natures. Every nation, culture and civilization possesses stories about mysterious events, and nobody can confirm or deny the reality of what happened due to the absence of comprehensive evidence. Hariri’s assassination does not need to enter the smoke and mirror world of conspiracy theories, for there are witnesses and evidence that have been obtained, and these accused parties whose interests at the time were served by his death

In other words, we have a choice between the comfortable road and the worthwhile one.