John Gérard Akouri

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Councilman John Akouri, former Washington, DC Press Secretary & Capitol Hill Advisor, is President & CEO of the Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

30 Years Later: A Look Back at the CBS 60 Minutes Feature on Beirut first Broadcast on the Evening of October 5th, 1980

FROM THE CBS VAULT: "Beirut was once considered the Paris of the Middle East, but when Morley Safer visited the city 30 years ago, he found a city devastated by civil war holding onto the remnants of a better time."

JOHN AKOURI ONLINE NEWSROOM 'We will confront this mortal danger to all humanity. We will not tire, or rest, until the war on terror is won.' -- PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH Add to end of above"line without paranthesis when wanting to loop sound (( loop="-1">