Rita Daou
Rita Daou works from Nicosia. Chief of the arabic Services at Agence France-Presse. Views expressed here are my own. Rita Daou has over 1517 followers on Twitter.
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/ 21 December 2005

Lebanon’s politicians battle for their lives

A sleek, official-looking convoy rolls up in front of Beirut’s Maronite patriarchate. No one emerges. Seconds later, a lone, humdrum jeep pops up. And out steps Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. Such fake convoys are just one of the methods used by Lebanese politicians trying to outwit potential attackers who have reportedly already compiled hit lists of their next targets.