So it seems they're targeting areas according to their sectarian orientation.

Achrafieh being the Christians, Verdun being the Sunnis, and Aley being the Druzes. But all these explosions have one thing common and that is the targeting of commercial areas.

I don't like pointing fingers without proof, because I really do not want to sound like the next Lebanese. Then again, I don't like sounding politically correct like some Free Patriotic Movement members out of spite but in this case I cannot help but point my finger at Syria.

These bombings are similar to hitting two birds with one stone. Syria does not want the tribunal to take place, because it is more than obvious that they were either directly or indirectly responsible for it. To take things further, a good touristic season in Lebanon comes completely against Syria and not Israel like some try to portray. Israel is not visited by hundreds of thousands of Arabs during the Summer, but Syria is visited by the Arabs during the summer as well. And if the Arab tourists don't go to Lebanon, what's the next best thing? I'll make it simple. It's Syria.

Now of the politically correct members of the opposition develop a sense of nationalism, and stop criticizing the government until this crisis blows over. They'll be doing the Lebanese and Lebanon a favor.

It would be ridiculous to assume that all of them take orders from Syria, but it would also be ridiculous to assume that most if not all of them are following self-interests and nothing more. Actually the entire Lebanese political class is self-interested, but the Lebanese Army currently needs all our support.