How does it feel?

Sadly, we hear this morning of the bombing in Damascus. It is sad because innocent people died there. Still, I cannot help remark that at least now the Syrian people get some sense of what it feels like having bombs going off in your streets and possibly killing your loved ones, and just making life [...]

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March 14 militias?

March 8 followers and politicians have long been talking about militias being created by various parties in the March 14. There was talk about training and arming groups; there was talk of security units being turned into militias. There was never much evidence in this regard, but simply lots of speculation and somehow wishful thinking [...]

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Sectarianism on the loose in Lebanon!

Just when you thought Lebanese sectarianism had reached its limits, someone comes and proves you wrong. Apparently, the Lebanese MP Muhammad Kabbara thinks Tripoli should be considered the capital of the Sunnis in Lebanon! What? Are you for real? How exactly does it serve the Lebanese people or even the Sunnis to start talking like [...]

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We are not against the resistance, but against a sovereign militia!

Its very convenient for Hassan Nasrallah to dismiss all his critics by simply claiming that they are against the resistance in general and against defending Lebanon against Israeli aggression. Unfortunately for him, this is just not in line with reality. March 14 is all for recognizing Israel as Lebanon’s enemy which represents an existential threat [...]

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Suleiman’s tight rope and Syrian games!

This morning we read that our new president, Michel Suleiman, has been put in a tight spot following Bashar Al-Assad’s recent remarks revealing that Suleiman informed him that Lebanon would be willing to join direct talks Syria plans to have with Israel as soon as they get underway. The president is now saying behind closed [...]

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Hezbollah’s Double Talk on Negotiating with Israel

Hezbollah has a very interesting but hypocritical position regarding talks with Israel. They accuse March 14 of wanting to talk with Israel and to find a peaceful solution with the Jewish state, but say nothing about Syria’s own talks with Israel that have been going on on-and-off since the early 1990s. Its okay for Hezbollah [...]

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March 14… February 14?

Don’t you just love it when the March 8 group calls the March 14 block February 14 instead? It’s hilarious! I remember it started in early 2006 when Hezbollah decided they would incorrectly call them by the latter, hoping somehow that would take away from their legitimacy in representing the Cedar Revolution which took place [...]

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Fix it baby, fix it!

Today we hear Allan Aoun running to clean up after General Screw-Up (aka Aoun). Apparently, we should not take too seriously what the latter said when he attacked a Lebanese daily for its choice of words in the coverage of the recent downing of an army helicopter by Hezbollah. I suppose he must have been [...]

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Aoun’s bankruptcy!

Here is another example of Aoun’s complete political and intellectual bankruptcy. He begins by referring to those who reject his position regarding the Hezbollah downing of an army helicopter by a term more often used by Saddam’s previous Minister of Communication. As a result, you understand that with Aoun one is not allowed to disagree [...]

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Time for Syrian rhetoric to grow up!

Ever since Syrian troops left Lebanon in the spring of 2005 following the assassination of Rafic Hariri and the ensuing popular outcry, Syria has followed a divisive rhetoric vis-a-vis Lebanon. This has involved using sharp language to criticize the March 14 block dominating the first two governments since the 2005 elections and childishly celebrated the [...]

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