0:00 Intro
2:22 Two different opinions
6:11 Recent trip
13:02 Left to the margins
20:23 2006-2008
26:08 Back to the process
31:51 No IMF deal & no port blast investigation
37:25 Baabda
48:08 A third candidate
52:25 Municipal elections
59:17 Q&A
1:33:29 "Largest militia in the world"
We're with Najat Aoun Saliba for Episode 360 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya’s Books.
Click to watch :https://youtu.be/JEbMyUvm6lU
We discuss the necessity for international action and protection, recent trips to Geneva and New York, the likelihood for no IMF deal / port blast investigation and a clear stand regarding Baabda.
Our conversation includes circumventing political paralysis, security and state capture and a personal journey that began in civil society and entered politics over the past year.
Najat also reflects on her break from Taqaddom and a marked reassessment over how much leverage local agency offers while Hezbollah's security remains central to our politics.
Najat Aoun Saliba is a member of parliament.
Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support.
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