New York - A special tribunal to try those responsible for a series of political assassinations in Lebanon will become a reality, the United Nations assured Thursday, though a firm start date for the proceedings has yet to be set. The UN's top legal chief Nicolas Michel said enough funds had been received to run the tribunal for at least one year and that all judges had now been appointed, though their names would not be released for security reasons.
But it remains unclear just how far along the UN's investigation is into the more than 20 anti-Syrian politicians killed over the past few years, including that of former prime minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
Lebanon has blamed Syrian operatives for many of the killings, a charge Damascus denies. The dispute over the tribunal between pro- and anti-Syrian legis
