We often hear that the greatest “value of Lebanon is in being the land of coexistence of Muslims and Christians”. This time the words were spoken by the Maronite cleric Boulos Matar. Though I am sure his intentions are the best, I have to object to this position. I personally find the greatest value of [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Lebanon’s highest principle
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
UN investigation is not a family affair
Posted in Uncategorized on August 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a lot of talk at present about the investigation into the killing of Rafic Hariri and as usual Syria and its allies are always calling for halting its work in the name of “national unity” and to avoid civil war. Well, there more of this kind of attitude we get there more we [...]
Nipping Israel in the bud
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lebanon’s recent reaction to the border intrusion, while it seems non-sensical, may actually have had some logic besides pure evil as some would have it. This particular part of the border is in dispute, meaning that while the UN demarcated it as on “Israel’s side” this was not a recognition of its permanent status but [...]
Hezbollah’s “proof”
Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today we heard about Hezbollah’s presentation of supposed evidence that would prove that Israel assassinated Hariri in 2005. The material presented seemed overwhelming to interpret for most of us. Though I suspected there would not be anything very convincing in the evidence, I was open to being shown otherwise. According to Time, the the main [...]
