Across the Bay  Tuesday, November 21, 2006  Syria Murders Pierre
Gemayel  A few days ago, LF leader Samir Geagea expressed his
fears that Syria would attempt to assassinate three ministers in
order to deprive the majority of the ability to convene the
required two thirds quorum to ratify the international tribunal.
Geagea seems to have been proved right, as anti-Syrian industry
minister Pierre Gemayel, son of former president Amin Gemayel
and member of the March 14 coalition, was targeted and
assassinated earlier today. His convoy was attacked and shot at.
This comes as the UN is set to approve the intl. tribunal today
to send it back to Lebanon to be ratified. It also comes at the
same time as Hezbollah and the other Syrian agents prepare to
take to the streets for a coup d'état to protect the Syrian
regime from the tribunal.  This assassination will likely ensure
that if such street rallies do take place, clashes would erupt,
as it's clear that the Syrians are set on that. (Just another
reminder for the i