0:00 Intro
2:00 False Comparison
11:36 Buildup
17:45 Sectarian Story
26:05 National Unity
32:10 Familiar
39:10 Reconsider
44:54 Principle
53:15 Repeated Decision
59:32 October 17
We're with Sara Assaf for Episode 250 of The Beirut Banyan.
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https://youtu.be/8my2ZQojRJg
We reflect on sixteen years since the March 14 2005 protests that paved the way for the Syrian army's withdrawal from Lebanon.
We discuss the buildup to that date and the political failures since. Our conversation includes the ultimate derailing of Lebanon's sovereignty and the price of repeated assassinations that targeted March 14 figures.
Sara Assaf is a political commentator.
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