Friday, November 11, 2011

Funding the Hariri tribunal

Hasan Nasrallah in his speech today pointed out this irony.  Jeffrey Feltman and other US officials warn Lebanon of the dire consequences if the Lebanese government does not meet its financial obligations toward the Hariri tribunal (although that tribunal was arranged extra-constitutionally by Sanyurah government and without the signature of the Lebanese president).  He pointed out that Feltman has been issuing his warnings while the US has just broke its financial obligations toward UNESCO to punish it for awarding a seat to Palestine.  That irony will play well, I think.