The True Hariri-Chirac Connection. It has been reported already in the French media that Dominique de Villepin once adviased Chirac against hosting Rafiq Hariri in the Elisee Palace given the reputation of Hariri for "generosity." It is only a matter of time when the full story is told. I know that Seymour Hersh has the full story; I only wish that he publishes what he has.