Scholar: Lebanese Elections Result Of National Interests Only
Graeme Bannerman, a Middle East Institute adjunct scholar, warns that the Western world should not jump to conclusions and assume that the victory of the Pro-Western Party implies an overall shift in the Middle East in favor of the West. Bannerman says that the Lebanese insist they did not receive any influence from abroad but solely voted on the basis of their national interests. (0:49)
June 10, 2009
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