Saturday, May 10, 2008

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WALID JUMBLATT: "NASRALLAH IS INSULTING HIS SACRED TURBAN"

I've been extremely busy, running and driving around crazy Beirut. Yesterday afternoon, two Spanish colleagues and me interviewed Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Progressive Socialist Party. He is one of the main partners in the current Lebanese government.

To end all rumours: Jumblatt did not escape to the mountains. He is still in his villa in West-Beirut. Hezbollah soldiers around 300 meters away from the house. Between Jumblatt and Hezbollah, a couple of neutral Lebanese army soldiers.

The sound of the interview is pretty bad. I'm a newspaper journalist, I'm only carrying a little sony camera with me.

At around 6.01 min in the interview rather harsh remarks on Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah.



Harald Doornbos

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