Finally, I would like to thank my family, Reem, Yasmine, and Alexander, for their tolerance and understanding while I wrote this book.
ALSO BY NICHOLAS BLANFORD
Killing Mr. Lebanon:
The Assassination of Rafik Hariri and Its
Impact on the Middle East
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NICHOLAS BLANFORD, the Beirut correspondent for The Times of London and The Christian Science Monitor, has lived in Lebanon since 1994. He is a regular contributor to Time magazine and Jane’s Information Group publications. An acknowledged authority on Hezbollah, he has acted as a consultant on Lebanese and Syrian affairs for private firms and government institutions. He has made numerous television and radio appearances, including on Hezbollah’s Al-Manar channel, CBS’s 60 Minutes, CNN and CNN International, Fox TV, ABC, Irish television, the BBC, National Public Radio, and other American and Canadian radio and television stations. Blanford is the author of Killing Mr. Lebanon: The Assassination of Rafik Hariri and Its Impact on the Middle East.