Liliane sees Lebanon being torn apart between two factions

Webster disposed of the body by dismembering it, boiling the flesh off the bones, and throwing most of the remains into the River Thames.

This disaster requires a continued commitment for the long term rehabilitation and reconstruction of the social and economic fabric that has been shredded in all the countries affected by the tsunami.

But it has nothing to do with the significance and complexity of the tectonic historical forces now grinding their way forward, straining and beginning to tear asunder the region s political landscape.