Israel Itching For Another War

First the Israelis practiced for war, now they’re looking for an excuse to start one.
Lebanese reaction to maneuvers: “Do not disturb, we want to sleep” (source: Alhayat)
You have got to question the timing. After days of conducting one of its largest military drills ever, the Israeli Minister Of Defense Ehud Barak (of Lebanon withdrawal [...]

Don’t Believe Alseyassah

Why did a key witness in the Hariri trial call a Kuwaiti tabloid to tell us that he’s safe and sound?
I don’t mind tabloid newspapers, really. Rags build their credibility with time and people are free to choose the sensationalist outlet of their taste to fulfill their biases.
What really bothers me is how acceptable it [...]

An Arab League With Teeth?

Should the Arab League of nations be able to punish its misbehaving members ?
Spot the troublemaker. (Photo: Alhayat)
Yesterday, the Saudi Foreign Minister came up with an interesting idea: Arab league members who ignore the League’s decisions should be punished.
Of course, the Saudi diplomat in chief was not trying to propose revolutionary reforms that would [...]

Lebanon on hold

The Iranians have decided to maintain Lebanon’s status quo until the next US administration.
If you’re hanging around Lebanese blogs waiting for that next breakthrough in Lebanese affairs, I’m afraid I have bad news for you. You see, our puppet masters in Iran have decided that they have too many things on their minds to care [...]

The Destroyers Are Coming

Like Hezbollah’s weapons, the American destroyers will not be used against the Lebanese people. But their mere presence will shift the strategic balance.

To many Lebanese, it will seem insane to compare American warships to Hezbollah’s weapons. After all, Hezbollah is a local resistance movement that is exclusively meant to fight Israel, while America is a [...]

Al-Akhbar’s Distorted Economics

The opposition’s newspaper will say anything to make Mr. Seniora look like a villain.
In addition to an article praising “comrade” Fidel Castro, Al-Akhbar headlines: “Seniora legitimizes smuggling from Syria”. In a nutshell, the editorialists are angry that Mr. Seniora has instructed the Lebanese Customs to allow a free inflow of basic goods like foods and [...]

Closeup

Perhaps I was wrong about yesterday’s turnout. Look closely at the image below. The closeup is just a small part of the big picture.
(Sources: Annahar , Yahoo! )

Bad Weather, A Stolen Thunder And Some Crowd Spinning.

Today’s turnout was compromised by many factors, opening the door for malicious spin and legitimate questions.

Here’s a mischievous question for the average Hariri or March 14 diehard: If you were a mother who just learned that an international terrorist has been bombed in next door Syria, and that his funeral was taking place at the [...]