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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