Journalist who criticized Syria killed in car bomb

From the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford May: LEBANON: Samir Qassir had been among the most prominent journalists writing about the Cedar Revolution. He was also a sharp critic of the Assad dictatorship in Syria, until recently the occupying power in Lebanon.

Last week he was murdered. His car had been booby-trapped with a bomb. He was 45 years old. As in the assassination of Lebanese nationalist Rafik Hariri, suspicion falls on Damascus which has denied responsibility. [Read More]

Samir Qassir