Fatfat: Cabinet dispute is theatre play

Beirut : Lebanon | Feb 03, 2012 at 10:54 AM PST

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Future bloc MP Ahmad Fatfat said on Friday that the dispute that erupted during Wednesday's cabinet session resembles a theatre play in which the parties represented in the cabinet are distributing shares. The cabinet tussle was shown by the media as an [important event], while it is in fact absurd,... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon

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