We may never know what was the ultimate goal in the grand plan that killed Hariri. He wanted to created a boutique nation into whose coffers would flow the riches of those who sought out its delights, but where his dream would have taken us, only he knew. What we do know is that Hariri was a big man who dreamt big and that the driver of these dreams was private enterprise existing in a sound, and free business environment, fed by stability and security and backed up by solid national infrastructure. When his labors began to bear fruit – as we saw in the 2004 – this environment needed to expand. The economic reality of modern Lebanon had broken out of its political cage, hungry for more. Those who killed him sought to end his influence but they could not quell his very essence. He had become a phenomenon.
