Three articles to print and enjoy.

-Is all this fighting in the Bared camp demoralizing the Lebanese Army? Quite the contrary reports the Christian Science Monitor, the Army is in fact gaining cult status.

-So what is Saad Hariri up to? Is he staying away from it all and taking a break from politics? Euh, actually, he’s secretly trying to solve the political crisis in… Pakistan- Malaysia Sun.

-Finally, whenever I think of the newspaper Alhayat, I also think of Alsharq Al Awsat and Al-Arabiya, all being part of a gigantic Saudi media network. So why would the kingdom ban one of its own? The LA Times tries to find out.

One of Lebanon’s most respected commentators speculates on the nature of a probable war scenario between Syria and Israel.

In his flagship Monday column, Ghassan Tueni, a March 14 figure and father of a martyred Journalist, imagines a situation where Syria and Israel go to a pretend-war over the Golan heights. Mr. Tueni thinks loudly: Why not? Both can win. Israel would win militarily and restore morale to its Armed forces after its humiliation last July.

Syria would win too. This scenario would allow Israel to give the Golan back to Syria after they sign a peace treaty.

Mr. Tueni’s point? Only Lebanon (including Hezbollah) would lose.

Too conspiratorial? Remember: This is the Middle East.