It’s now quite obvious that Syria is methodically murdering their high-profile Lebanese opponents: Anti-Syrian Critic Killed in Lebanon Blast.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - A bomb Tuesday killed a politician who was a harsh critic of Syria’s power in Lebanon, police said, the second slaying of an anti-Syrian figure this month.

The explosion that killed former Communist Party chief George Hawi as he rode in his car came two days after elections that gave the anti-Syrian opposition a majority in Lebanon’s parliament, breaking the hold of Damascus’ allies.

Opposition figures quickly accused Syrian agents and their allies in the Lebanese security services in Hawi’s assassination, as they did in the June 2 slaying of opposition journalist Samir Kassir and the Feb. 14 killing of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.

Anti-Syrian politicians have been circulating reports that Damascus — struggling to maintain its influence in the nation it long dominated — has drawn up a hit list of enemies in Lebanon for assassination. Syria has denied the reports.