Bummer…

The good news: The Lebanese all over the world can vote using nothing but their passports or I.D. cards. No need for those troublesome voting cards anymore.
The bad news: This will take effect in 2013.
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A Foreign Journalist’s Blunt Account

British Journalist comes to Lebanon and chronicles his day-by-day impressions. Unvarnished, almost comedic impressions of the coutry and its people ensue.
Here is one of my favorite paragraphs, from his visit to the LF.
We park outside the local LF headquarters. On top of the buildings are two immense crosses. There is an urgency to Christianity here; [...]

Last Week Recap

Below is the list of posts I wrote last week, ordered from the most to the least controversial. Perhaps you’d like to revisit the responses to old comments you made?

“We Should Bomb All Of Lebanon, Not Just Hezbollah”

Coexisting With Hebollah

Hezbollah’s Independent ‘Foreign Policy’ Forges Ahead

The Army Should Be More Firm In Tripoli

Hezbollah’s Case For Itself

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“We Should Bomb All Of Lebanon, Not Just Hezbollah”

The warm reception of Kuntar by the Lebanese has allowed Israeli nutjobs to publish hatred with abandon.

They don’t teach you this in journalism:
The only good thing that happened in the last war [July 2006] was the relative damage caused to Lebanon’s population. The destruction of thousands of homes of “innocents” preserved some of Israel’s deterrent [...]

Last Week Recap

Below is the list of posts I wrote last week, ordered from the most to the least controversial. Perhaps you’d like to revisit the responses to old comments you made?

The PR Battle Over Samir Kuntar
Lebanese Bloggers Not Happy With Kuntar Celebrations

Bright Ideas From The Aounist Ministers
Why Walid Jumblat Has Embraced Samir Kuntar

Iran Counter-Photoshoped
I Won’t [...]

Lebanese Bloggers Not Happy With Kuntar Celebrations

Psst…If you think all Lebanese are drooling and clapping over Mr. Kuntar’s release, think again.
Many Lebanese bloggers are clearly not amused by what they see as a disingenuous posturing by politicians pretending to enjoy today’s “national celebrations”
Over at ouwet.com , N10452 writes:

I cannot believe we are cheering for an animal that is being freed from [...]

France Washes Its Hands Of Hariri Tribunal

We knew all along that Nicolas Sarkozy was no Jacques Chirac, but this?
“Three years ago Bashar was embattled … he and the family came really under pressure after Hariri’s killing. Now their position has improved,” Robbins said.
More importantly, analysts say, the U.N. tribunal that could prosecute elements of the Syrian leadership its investigators identified as [...]

Last Week Recap

In case you missed any of last week’s posts, here’s a weekend recap sorted from the post with most comments to the one with least comments.
Photos: the wedding of president sleiman’s daughter: Mabrook to the newly weds. It’s good for a change to see all our politicians celebrating together in a glitzy environment.
Trying To Hit [...]