“The Lebanese security authorities and the remnants of the Syrian system in Lebanon, and directly the Syrian regime from top to bottom, is responsible for every crime and every drop of blood spilled.”

—  Gebran Tueni

June 2, 2005, following the assassination of colleague Samir Kassir.
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