Today I read that a civil servant was mercilessly run down by a politician’s convoy while he was doing his job. The convoy did not even have the decency to stop and make sure everyone was safe. They just continued on their way in their black cars and even threatened to shoot a policeman who [...]
Archive for March, 2009
When will ordinary people be important?
Posted in Politics, tagged change, Government, Lebanon, Middle East, riot on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Aoun is Lebanon’s Hugo Chavez
Posted in Politics, tagged Aoun, Berri, Corruption, Government, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Middle East on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Michel Aoun is to Lebanon what Hugo Chavez was to Venezuela before the latter became the president of that country. Aoun, like Chavez, has marketed himself as the only answer to a corrupt system of government. He is also a populist. His solutions to the corruption in Lebanon are sometimes childishly simple. If he ever [...]
Aoun represents Christian seperation
Posted in Politics, tagged Aoun, Christians, Elections, Lebanon, Middle East, Sectarianism on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am starting to realize how much Aoun represents the bulk of the Christians in Lebanon. The reason: because he voices an often hidden but always present streak in Christians to see themselves as separate from the rest of the nation. Aoun today is the true successor of the leadership that went against the Hariri governments in [...]
El-Francophonieh mitil ijri!
Posted in Culture, tagged Arabic, Francophone, French, Language, Lebanon, Middle East on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If I was the president of the country, I would pull out of the group of Francophone countries, immediately. I have never heard of a more stupid organization to be a part of for a country like Lebanon. We speak Arabic! We are not Francophone! Apparently, TV5 executives were in Lebanon recently explaining how much [...]
Construction chaos
Posted in Society, tagged Beirut, Construction, Development, Lebanon, Middle East, Town Planning on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you travel in most parts of Lebanon you notice buildings everywhere with what appears to be very little planning. There appears to be no height limits and buildings rarely respect any esthetic standard. This is clearly visible in Beirut, especially in the southern suburbs, but also in the countryside. People seem to build where it pleases [...]
