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Big Heads Will Roll

January 26, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

Georges Malbrunot:

The long march of Hezbollah towards the control of Lebanon will not stop here. Soon the post-Hariri cleansing will begin. “The party [Hezbollah] will axe three high-ranking sunni officials” a Beirut diplomat told us. The first is Ashraf Rifi, the head of the ISF, close to Hariri. The second is Wissam al-Hassan, head of intelligence services loyal to Saad Hariri. […] , and finally, the last head that will be rolled by Hezbollah will be that of Judge Saïd Mirza -the prosecutor general- to better burry the Hariri investigation

Make no mistake about it. This is no peaceful, agreeable transfer of power. This is a turf war and a purge of the highest order.

PS: The translation from French is mine. To see the original text, click on the link or hover over the quote.