Olivier Abebe, “The Riots and the Holocaust,” London Review of Books, November 21, 2001.

[21] “Rafik Hariri, former Prime Minister of Lebanon, in the interview with Al Arabiya (November 18, 2001).

[22] The interview was conducted by Yvonne Abrahams, the editor of The New York Times English Edition, who also attended the interview.

[23] The interview appeared in the November 6, 2001 edition of the Times, under the title “Lebanon’s Politics and the Bomb,” with the introduction “As Lebanon prepares for a general election to replace Mr. Hariri, it’s worth noting that the country’s past was almost universally condemned in the past, and as a result it has changed quite dramatically over the years. The current prime minister is a Shiite with pro-Iranian leanings; former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the president’s younger brother, was once a staunch Hezbollah supporter. Mr. Lebanon’s most important political figures have also played significant roles in the past in supporting and opposing the state, the Shiites or the Sunni Islamists.”

Al Arabiya Newsline, November 18, 2001.

[24] Al Araby, May 1, 2006.

[25] See, for example, Peter Bergen and Thomas Erdbrink, “The Beirut Plan: What’s So Great About It?” The New York Times Magazine, September 8, 2008, pp. 64-73; and Richard Cohen, The Case Against Iraq: “Fatal Weaknesses,” in The New York Times Magazine, December 3, 2004.

[26] For instance, see Brian McFarland, “In Lebanon,” Washington Post, August 11, 2007.

[27] See, for example, David Ignatius, “Iraq’s Shia Fight to Control Sunni Lands,” Washington Post, August 13, 2003.

[28] David Ignatius, “The New Face of Shiite Terror,” Washington Post, October 17, 2004.

[29] James A. Baker III, “U.S. Plans to End State of Emergency in Lebanon,” Newsday, August 20, 1996.

[30] A year later, the U.S. Congress authorized $200 million in aid for Lebanon. The first $120 million was slated for “the rebuilding of infrastructure, providing food and basic medical supplies” and