Lebanon PM, Hezbollah spar over failure
Lebanon’s government and the opposition blamed each other Saturday for the failure of an Arab League initiative to resolve the country’s political crisis. U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, speaking in a televised address, accused his pro-Syrian rivals of “cutting all means of communication and direct dialogue.” Nevertheless, he urged the opposition to return to the negotiating table. A legislator from the Syrian and Iranian-backed Hezbollah blamed Saniora and his supporters for the failure of the Arab League initiative to break the political deadlock. Full Story