Lebanon

Lebanon

Clashes between pro-government and Hezbollah forces have some worried that Lebanon is near the brink of another civil war. Diane and a panel of experts examine what led to the recent violence and the prospects for a peaceful resolution.

Clashes between pro-government and Hezbollah forces have some worried that Lebanon is near the brink of another civil war. Diane and a panel of experts examine what led to the recent violence and the prospects for a peaceful resolution.

Guests

David Ignatius

columnist, "The Washington Post;" co-moderator of "PostGlobal" on washingtonpost.com.

Hisham Melhem

Washington bureau chief for Al-Arabiya TV, and Washington correspondent for "An-Nahar"

Cathy Sultan

author of four books on the Middle East, the most recent is "Tragedy in South Lebanon." She sits on the Executive Board of the National Peace Foundation.

Liz Sly

The Chicago Tribune's Beirut correspondent.

Sami Baroudi

Assistant Vice President for Faculty Affairs at the Lebanese American University. He has published extensively on the political economy of the Middle East, particularly Egypt and Lebanon.

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