Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Arrest Warrent Issued for Sudan's Bashir: Debunking the Arabist Line

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Well the precedent has been set and an arrest warrant has been issued for President Bashir of Sudan. The warrant accuses him of war crimes ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Glimmers of Hope

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In the midst of the ongoing festival of the absurd that comprises the politics of Lebanon, every now and then some glimmers of hope appear. ...
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Sunday, February 08, 2009

George Carlin, Modern Man

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I was watching PBS the other day and came across "George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize" (given to him posthumously)... Everytime I ...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

The First Flag of Lebanon... Immigrated to Canada

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On the occasion of the Independence Day of Lebanon, I thought that this gem from Now Lebanon is the most deliciously sad bit of irony, if t...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

When Silence is Golden

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Every time president Michel Sleiman represents Lebanon at an international event and the press reports excerpts from the speeches he gives, ...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

On this day (July 16) in Lebanon: 1948

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July 16, 1945, the New York Times reports that An agreement on the construction and operation of two oil refineries near tripoli has been re...

On this day (July 15): in 1958 and 1949

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On July 15, 1958 The Washington Post and Times Herald reported American Troops will be landed in strife-torn Lebanon within the next 24 hou...

New Feature on This Blog

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Well today I want to give a new feature a shot. Every now and then I will post, old news snippets from western newspapers about Lebanon. Mos...
Saturday, July 05, 2008

Great Strides.... Backwards!

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I came across the recent (2008) Foreign Policy "Failed States Index" where I was proud to find out that Lebanon is steadily and ...
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