5 May 2008

✸The government's two decisions

Beirut & suburbs#State, elections & cabinets

AttackerGovernment14 March alliancePSP / Jumblatt➜TargetHezbollah

Walid Jumblatt pushed the government into two decisions: dismantling the resistance's telecommunications network and dismissing the head of airport security.

▲ End of Emile Lahoud's term Nasrallah's press conference: "I declare no war, but a decision of self-defence" ▼

Cause

End of Emile Lahoud's term (context)The Mar Mikhael events: "Black Sunday" in Chiyah (context)Jumblatt's 14 February speech: "you want an open war" (context)

Leads to

Nasrallah's press conference: "I declare no war, but a decision of self-defence"

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