The other sponsor of Al-Qa`idah in Lebanon

It would be unfair to talk only about Hariri as sponsor of the Salafis in Lebanon.  Najib Miqati, desperate for popular support in his hometown, has always cultivated support among the Salafis of the North.  The release of Shadi Al-Mawlawi and the eagerness by Miqati to meet with him upon his release is an example.  A Lebanese reporter who knows North Lebanon well told me that among the militants in the area of Dinniyyah, it is not uncommon to see pictures of Miqati and Bin Laden on the wall.