Who cares if this is one of the most crucial days in our recent history? Lebanese newspapers are entitled to their “Indpendence Day” holiday (with Almustaqbal being a honorable exception). In other words, our journalists are celebrating a fake independence instead on covering attempts at creating a new one. Talk about Irony. 
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Hello, my name is Mustapha and I've been blogging about Lebanese society, business and politics since February 2005.
what a mascarade both this celebration and the press “vacation” are both shameful!
There’s Al Hayat not taking a holiday too; you can check their main report, it has all.
Mus, make sure you tell us if you find something about the Future News 24
Why is March 14 so much against Michel Edde??
Moustapha, or maybe they know nothing will happen today
theCourtFool, I think but I am not sure that Edde’s immediate surrounding is very close to the security people who were running the country when Hariri was killed, which is rubbing Saad the wrong way which is understandable.
So the problem is not Edde himself, it is mou7itou
Edde they say secretly went to Syria on like Monday. Or at least thats what I heard.
Does anybody believe that what we witnessed today was absolutely maskhara..
March 14 has absolutely no plan, no strategy, and basically no idea what they want to do. All they do know is that they are threatened by Hezballah’s weapons and are not prepared to do anything that will MIGHT upset them for fear of starting a civil war.
Basically we’ve given up the country to a militia. Hezb has once again used its weapons indirectly to stop the democratic process in Lebanon. They are getting stronger and stronger by March 14′s incompetence and inability to maneuver. March 14 gave up their right to elect a President with a simple majority and in effect their only leverage is gone.
The world powers don’t want a 50+1 vote, and neither does the Patriarch. Annapolis will probably bring the Syrians back to the negotiating table with the Americans and the French. AND once again Lebanon will pay the price. Whether we eventually get a ‘consensus’ president, a ‘consensus’ prime minister and cabinet or not doesn’t really matter because the state will not be built, justice will not be served, and Lebanon will retain its role as the world’s farm for proxy wars, conflicts, cold wars, and negotiations.
Now we have to listen to all this political and constitutional rhetoric from March 14 because they are incapable of anything else. I don’t want to sound pessimistic but thats the reality. The Cedar Revolution has fallen.
God Bless Gebran Tueni, Samir Kasir, and Pierre Gemayal. May they rest in peace without seeing their fellow March 14 revolutionaries turn into spineless and heartless puppets.
Once a upon a time their was a dream called Lebanon…
Total failure and deception. M14 doesn’t have what it takes to turn the page and start anew. What a masquerade. What were they thinking? 50+1 ought to be the starting point for a new Lebanon, but it looks like M14 is clinging on to the old one.
I agree with ‘m’.
Death penalty is pronounced against March 14th leaders as long as they stay in Lebanon. What they’re waiting for?
Is it better to die as a Hero or as paralyzed and traumatized victim? I prefer rather the first option.
What game are March 14th leaders playing?!
They should take the initiative and elect a new president!
Electing president with 50+1 will create de facto situation and let HA then struggle facing internal and international powers. It is ok to do little Evil for a Greater Good!
As for compromise option as worst case scenario, Michel Sleiman, despite all what being said about him, is the least evil option. A genuine, blood deep rooted Lebanese!
Well said m.
(And thank God you left that demented blog with the pic of the old homeless lady/guy??? that I still can’t figure out).
Josey Wales…?
What demented blog? I think you mean a different someone else.
JW
I do not think they are the same ms
Josey Wales…?
What demented blog? I think you mixing me up with someone else.
I’m changing my nick to MK.
Sorry m,
I thought you were Lazarus. Apologies.
Thx RamziM.
They kidnapped and then assassinated the Cedar revolution.
They made us loose two more years and it was so stupid from the lebanese to count on them corrupt cowards. Down with Sanioura and Hariri and Geagea and Jumblat. They had 1000 opportunities and they missed them all. They helped the enemies of a free Lebanon getting even stronger. Before we had a regular army occupying Lebanon, now we have a militia occupying us.
Have you heard of Niwrad and his famous theory of devolution in his book: “Pit stop in the cave on our way back to the tree”
He was sure a lebanese descendant.
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Nabil Nicolas the foufou was shouting on TV, he ate a tiger!!!
tse tse tse
How low we got!!!
How did we get there?
How did we trusted these loosers?
“Once a upon a time their was a dream called Lebanon…”
How far back in time??
correct this is about annapolis but not as some see it nassarallah and assad are both lap dogs of the iranian ‘short shit’ he barks jump both of them ask how high.