On Aoun’s Presidential Aspirations

An alternative theory on why Aoun should be the President.
I received a comment on a previous post that deserves some exposure. The reader thinks that we got it all wrong on Aoun’s entitlement to the presidency. Here’s what (s)he had to say:
Aoun is not saying that since Shia’s picked Nabih Berri, he should be picked [...]

Aljazeera’s Maliciousness

Aljazeera not only dislikes the Mehlis report, it’s also demonizing the Lebanese position.

Aljazeera’s website usually has six or eight major stories on its first page. These stories have pictures next to them and they’re the ones most read on the entire website.
So when Aljazeera decides to spend this precious real estate to showcase an opinion [...]

Aljazeera’s Maliciousness

Aljazeera not only dislikes the Mehlis report, it’s also demonizing the Lebanese position.

Aljazeera’s website usually has six or eight major stories on its first page. These stories have pictures next to them and they’re the ones most read on the entire website.
So when Aljazeera decides to spend this precious real estate to showcase an opinion [...]

Aoun’s Road To Baabda

Michel Aoun can be the President. But first he needs to realign his strategy.

On the wake of the Mehlis report that points the fingers to associates of President Lahhoud, Calls are coming in from all directions for the President to resign. The next big thing in Lebanese politics is finding a successor; this is arguably [...]

Aoun’s Road To Baabda

Michel Aoun can be the President. But first he needs to realign his strategy.

On the wake of the Mehlis report that points the fingers to associates of President Lahhoud, Calls are coming in from all directions for the President to resign. The next big thing in Lebanese politics is finding a successor; this is arguably [...]

The Last-minute Modification

It is still not very clear who was behind the last minute modification of the Mehlis report to remove references to high-ranking Lebanese and Syrian figures.

Mehlis Denied (albeit unconvincingly) in his hastily-arranged news conference that he was pressured to do so. His explanation is that he dropped the names because the evidence was inconclusive and [...]

The Last-minute Modification

It is still not very clear who was behind the last minute modification of the Mehlis report to remove references to high-ranking Lebanese and Syrian figures.

Mehlis Denied (albeit unconvincingly) in his hastily-arranged news conference that he was pressured to do so. His explanation is that he dropped the names because the evidence was inconclusive and [...]

Arab Public Opinion

It seems the Syrian regime is losing the hearts and minds of Aljazeera’s audience.
According to this pole taking place at their website right now, around 2/3 of the voters think the Mehlis report is fair, whereas 1/3 think it’s biased.