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Britain’s Symbolic Contribution To the STL

November 16, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui

The UK Government will contribute 1 Million pounds (1.6 Million Dollars) to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

The amount may be small, but it’s highly symbolic for two reasons: The timing of its announcement (at a time where the STL is facing existential threats), and the fact that it was made at all during the great British belt tightening of 2010.