Lebanon Dodges a Bullet, for Now

Word that although indictments may be submitted shortly to the pretrial judge of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), no details are likely to be made public for several months while a decision on whether to proceed to trial is considered, has led to sighs of relief in Lebanon, which was bracing for potential conflict if, as reported, senior Hizbullah figures were indicted.

This may just be postponing the inevitable, but it also gives the Lebanese factions time to prepare for the inevitable if it comes, or to lobby for some sort of compromise. It at least delays the confrontation.