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Foreign Sponsors Of Lebanese Parties
January 19, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui
An important point by Pierre Tristam:
One thing to remember about Hezbollah in particular and the Lebanese in general: they may have sponsors, but they drive those sponsors nuts, the way Israel can drive the United States nuts, because sponsorship seldom means control.
A good thing to remember when analyzing Lebanese politics..