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Syrian crisis, Lebanese fears (part two)

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Is Syria calling the shots in Lebanon? François Picard’s panel argues over how a new Hezbollah-backed government suddenly came about. For Daily Star columnist Michael Young, Syria and Hezbollah don’t necessarily have identical interests.

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Antoine CHEDID, Rassemblement pour le Liban (pro-Michel Aoun)

Elie ABDEL HAYE, March 14 Forces (opposition)

Michael Young, Opinion editor, Daily Star newspaper (from Beirut)

Lucy Fielder, France 24 correspondent in Beirut

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Produced by Yi Song, Pauline Heilmann, Anelise Borges, Louise McWatt

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