Comments on: Lebanon Is Burning, Literally This Time.. http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/ Blogging Lebanon since 2005 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jester http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7855 Jester Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:10:21 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7855 Note to Mustapha: If you have removed my blog from what others are saying...due to the fact you 'Assumed' I was not from the same camp as yours... think again. I am Lebanese, and being Lebanese Means being neither March 14 nor March 8. Was this comment Bias? heheh Note to Mustapha: If you have removed my blog from what others are saying…due to the fact you ‘Assumed’ I was not from the same camp as yours… think again. I am Lebanese, and being Lebanese Means being neither March 14 nor March 8.

Was this comment Bias? heheh

]]> By: Fedup http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7854 Fedup Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:16:17 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7854 I'm glad you asked. As a matter of fact, there are plenty of things you can do. - You can get in touch with this organization and see if they need volunteers. http://www.afdc.org.lb/ - You can become a member and when the fires are brought under control, you can plant new trees. - When you do go on a picnic, don't leave your rubbish all over the place or throw the coal from your la7m mishwi/argili just anywhere. The convection of a glass bottle left in the sun is enough to start a fire. - Teach your kids/friends/family not to treat nature and Lebanon like sh!t. - And finally, take care of your country and don't just vote for politicians because they're the same background as you. Listen to what they say. Have any of them actually laid out any economic, strategic, environmental or regional plans (other than finding Hariri's killers) that they effect once in office? Will they cut or increase taxes? How will they improve tourism? What about relations with our 2 neighbors? We can't survive with enemies on both sides. What about post-war reconstruction? Please! Somebody give me an example that one of our politicians has a well thought out strategy on how to improve the country and I will happily vote for them. I’m glad you asked. As a matter of fact, there are plenty of things you can do.
- You can get in touch with this organization and see if they need volunteers. http://www.afdc.org.lb/
- You can become a member and when the fires are brought under control, you can plant new trees.
- When you do go on a picnic, don’t leave your rubbish all over the place or throw the coal from your la7m mishwi/argili just anywhere. The convection of a glass bottle left in the sun is enough to start a fire.
- Teach your kids/friends/family not to treat nature and Lebanon like sh!t.
- And finally, take care of your country and don’t just vote for politicians because they’re the same background as you. Listen to what they say. Have any of them actually laid out any economic, strategic, environmental or regional plans (other than finding Hariri’s killers) that they effect once in office?
Will they cut or increase taxes? How will they improve tourism? What about relations with our 2 neighbors? We can’t survive with enemies on both sides. What about post-war reconstruction?
Please! Somebody give me an example that one of our politicians has a well thought out strategy on how to improve the country and I will happily vote for them.

]]> By: Lira http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7853 Lira Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:50:05 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7853 Is there something else to do than blame? Is there something else to do than blame?

]]> By: _z. http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7852 _z. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:14:28 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7852 Z.H_ no one blamed aounists here... read again. it would be wrong to blame them I think. They are not like that. Z.H_
no one blamed aounists here… read again. it would be wrong to blame them I think. They are not like that.

]]> By: Z. H. http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7851 Z. H. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:27:25 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7851 Before we start accusing each other with conspirationism and anti-conspirationism, which can turn into a meaningless bickering, let us consider the following chain of events: There were strong winds on Monday night across Lebanon (Someone should try obtaining meteorological measurements for the past week up to Tuesday), there were little fires in the South Metn that were thought to be successfully handled and everyone went to sleep sound. It was a regular summer in Lebanon (it even rained late in june if I recall correctly) and the average temperature for Monday was 28 degrees celsius. The weather in the mountains was even lower than that for the day. Next thing we know, we wake up on Tuesday and there are fires all over Lebanon, in the mountains, all the way from the north to the South of Lebanon, passing through the mountains and bypassing certain areas actually. Now, California was expecting dire consequences of drought for some time now. Greece had a heat wave during August. But Lebanon? In September?? at night??? IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF CHOUF AND AKKAR MOSTLY???????? That is too much of a "convenient coincidence" to me. Still, I think many people are allowing the benefit of doubt. At the same time, I think it's stupid to blame Aoun and his followers. Unless they left a fire burning after their 'picnic' of course LOL Which is like a one in a million probability guys come on, give the Aounists a break. Before we start accusing each other with conspirationism and anti-conspirationism, which can turn into a meaningless bickering, let us consider the following chain of events:

There were strong winds on Monday night across Lebanon (Someone should try obtaining meteorological measurements for the past week up to Tuesday), there were little fires in the South Metn that were thought to be successfully handled and everyone went to sleep sound. It was a regular summer in Lebanon (it even rained late in june if I recall correctly) and the average temperature for Monday was 28 degrees celsius. The weather in the mountains was even lower than that for the day.

Next thing we know, we wake up on Tuesday and there are fires all over Lebanon, in the mountains, all the way from the north to the South of Lebanon, passing through the mountains and bypassing certain areas actually.

Now, California was expecting dire consequences of drought for some time now. Greece had a heat wave during August. But Lebanon? In September?? at night??? IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF CHOUF AND AKKAR MOSTLY????????

That is too much of a “convenient coincidence” to me. Still, I think many people are allowing the benefit of doubt.

At the same time, I think it’s stupid to blame Aoun and his followers. Unless they left a fire burning after their ‘picnic’ of course LOL

Which is like a one in a million probability guys come on, give the Aounists a break.

]]> By: GK http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7850 GK Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:57:03 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7850 What are you doing ya 'Fedup with crappy politicians"? What are you doing ya ‘Fedup with crappy politicians”?

]]> By: Fed up with crappy politicians http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7849 Fed up with crappy politicians Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:50:07 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7849 Pathetic! Such political shallowness from all sides. Who set the forests on fire in Greece or California this year ya hameer? Syria kamen or Isra2eel? Shut the hell up and go out there and help instead of complaining about who did it. Pathetic! Such political shallowness from all sides. Who set the forests on fire in Greece or California this year ya hameer? Syria kamen or Isra2eel?
Shut the hell up and go out there and help instead of complaining about who did it.

]]> By: kheireddine http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7848 kheireddine Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:43:27 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7848 Does it really matter, Danny? There is fires in Aley, the Chouf, Akkar & Hasbaya. Does it really matter, Danny? There is fires in Aley, the Chouf, Akkar & Hasbaya.

]]> By: Danny http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7847 Danny Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:09:02 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7847 Sorry Aouny...No more picnics. Anyone know whether the affected areas are Druze and Christian predominantly?? Sorry Aouny…No more picnics. Anyone know whether the affected areas are Druze and Christian predominantly??

]]> By: _z. http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7846 _z. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:29:48 +0000 http://beirutspring.com/blog/2007/10/02/lebanon-is-burning-literally-this-time/#comment-7846 the remaining 3% of our forests are burning, that's grand! As if Lebanon needs an environmental disaster still... of course it is a terrorist deed... no question about it, and the suspects are many... on the bright side... FPMs will have no more places left for their picnics. the remaining 3% of our forests are burning, that’s grand! As if Lebanon needs an environmental disaster still…
of course it is a terrorist deed… no question about it, and the suspects are many…

on the bright side… FPMs will have no more places left for their picnics.

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