Interview: Unprecedented opportunity

Rami Khouri, a veteran editor and reporter who currently serves as editor-at-large for the Lebanese English language newspaper, The Daily St

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lebanese government":

"… there legitimately for 15 years. The Syrians were there, called in by the Lebanese government with an Arab League mandate. They weren’t there as occupiers. They came …"

"… he country. And then they started asking for the government to resign. The Lebanese government was more or less appointed by the Syrians. You could probably call it a pu …"

"… e Egyptian movement, saying enough of Syrian control of Lebanon, enough of Lebanese government supported by the Syrians. We want to be sovereign. We want to be free, et …"

"… Lebanese. You got more people speaking against the Syrians and against the Lebanese government, which then triggered an American, French, German effort at the Security C …"