Like in the case of Hariri's assassination Eido was targeted in today's explosion by a booby trapped car.
Like in the case of Hariri's assassination the a booby trapped car was a Mitsubishi, but this time it is a 4 wheel Pajero
Like in the case of Hariri's assassination all fingers are pointed at Syria for being this murder too, since Walid Eido was an outspoken critic of Syria

Eido is the third Member of the parliament to be assassinated, since Rafik Hariri and Bassil Fleihan were killed. The other 2 were Gibran Tueini , son of al Nahar General manager MP Ghassan Tueini and and Pierre Gemayel, son of former president Amin Gemayel

Biography

Eido 65, was born in 1942 in Lebanon's capital Beirut
Married with 3 children Khaled, Zaher and Mazen
Khaled was killed today along with his father
Mazen according to the latest reports was injured in the explosion and taken to the American University Hospital in Beirut
Eido is of the Moslem Sunni faith
Graduated with a law degree from the Lebanese University in 1966
Became a judge in 1967 and resigned from the judiciary in 2000 to run for elections as an MP

Was first elected as an MP in 2000 and reelected in 2005

He is a member of al Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc which is headed by MP Saad Hariri, son of slain PM Rafik Hariri.

With the death of Eido the anti- Syrian parliament majority has been reduced from 71 to 70

In Lebanon Speaker Nabih Berri announced the death of Eido and strongly condemned his assassination.

Prominent critic of pro-Syrian opposition

MP Eido was very critical of Hezbollah , the summer war with Israel and the pro-Syrian opposition protest in down town Beirut

On February 12 the Pro-Hariri MP Eido has claimed the opposition protesters in Beirut have brought "arms, clubs and chains" into their camps "probably to foment trouble."

On April 6, 2007 MP Walid Eido asked Lebanon’s prime minister Fouad Siniora to end the current standoff and replace the resigned Ministers .
Eido said "it is time to end this resignation mockery by replacing the resigned ministers in accordance with the constitution so that the government can go back to work."

On April 9 MP Eido sounded very disappointed in Hezbollah leader speech, when Nasrallah attacked the Hariri tribunal and asked “ is this how you show your loyalty to our former leader Prime minister Rafik Hariri ? Is this how you show your loyalty to the person who protected the resistance ( meaning Hezbollah ) and gave it legitimacy? Is this how you stab your friend in the back ? Is this how you show your loyalty to Lebanon, by crippling its economy and destabilizing it ?

Eido was also very critical of the timing of Hezbollah leader speech …Easter Sunday and added : Is this how you show respect and loyalty to our Christian brothers and sisters on this holy day ?

On May 4, 2007, MP Walid Eido commented about Hezbollah leader praise for the Israeli war report “ It is a country that respects itself and we respect our enemy when Prime Minister Olmert establishes such a commission to criticize him”

Eido urged Lebanon’s Prime Minister to set up a similar commission to investigate the summer war. Eido said this is the civilized way and should be welcomed by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah who praised the Israeli report . The Lebanese want to know the truth about the war and its implications on the country .

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