Gemayel's death provides new ammunition for all sides.

From: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington D.C.) | Date: November 26, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Dion Nissenbaum

BEIRUT, Lebanon _ Nidal Ghilayni has no doubt about who was behind Lebanon's latest political assassination.

Much of the world has pointed the finger at Syria, but Ghilayni thinks that Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was killed by one of his Christian allies in an attempt to bolster Lebanon's shaky pro-Western government.

"It's very clear," said the Beirut taxi driver, a Sunni Muslim. "They blame everything on Syria. If a m...

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