Assafir: Washington “Ends” Hariri’s Visit

Assafir, an old-style Arabist newspaper, is not happy about Washington’s “ending” of Hariri’s visit.

This is how they end visits in Washington.

Whenever a Lebanese event with an American dimension takes place, I always find it fun and useful to read what Assafir, a mainstream newspaper that always blames America, has to say about it.

So when Saad Hariri was due in Washington, I wasn’t disappointed when I read their colorful headline: “Washington ends Hariri’s visit”

Assafir is scandalized, but why? You see, an unnamed American source told Assafir that -Horrors!- America wants the next Lebanese President to be from the Cedar Revolution. How could they?? How dare the Americans kill Hariri’s visit like this? How could they stop Saad Hariri from convincing George Bush of the value of appeasing Hezbollah, a group the Americans have on their terrorist list?

But wait, there’s more. It seems the French are upset from the American position too. We know that because an unnamed diplomatic source told an unnamed Assafir’s reporter (who lives in Paris, of course) that the French have divergent priorities from The Americans on Lebanon. The French want the Lebanese to kiss and make up, but the American baddies want us to slaughter each other just to please their Zionist friends and carry on with their regional domination conspiracy.

If you need to cheer up, read the entire thing.