The Lebanese government decided yesterday, May 6, that Hizbullah's private communications network was illegal and damaged state sovereignty, and that those responsible for setting it up must stand trial.
The government also decided to cancel the order that eight years ago made Wafiq Shuqeir security chief at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Shuqeir is suspected of supporting Hizbullah (see "Jumblatt: Hizbullah Has Set Up Cameras At Beirut Int'l Airport To Monitor Leaders' Comings And Goings – So It Can Harm Them").
Opposition MP Nabil Naqula said in response that the decisions were a declaration of war that would lead the country to an explosion.
Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, May 7, 2008
