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In Lebanon, Sex…And Security Sell

These advertisements for City Mall on the first page of two of today’s newspapers combine skimpy models, security check paraphernalia and heavy sexual innuendo (especially in the first one) to advertise themselves.In a way, the ads are ingenious if bordering on exploitative. People are scared to go shopping because of all the bombs, but with such babes making sure no bombs are coming in, perhaps we should go spend some bucks.

Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 27, 2007

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Tent City Not Cool Anymore

Hanin Ghaddar wrote a piece for Now Lebanon on how the Tent city is losing its people. Ahh, the good ol’ days with all the parties, free food and endless speeches. Things never stay the same do they?

Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 26, 2007

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New Tactics

Naher Al Bared Power shortages are causing the Army to ponder alternative methods of transportation:

Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 24, 2007

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Syria Occupies Lebanon. Again

Read Bret Stephens article in the Wall Street Journal in which he describes Syria’s latest land grab as “proportionally equivalent to a foreign power occupying Arizona. “

Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 24, 2007

Deceiving Paris II

The way the government treated the DSL matter shows that it is not serious about reforms.

Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 23, 2007