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Ramblings of a Lebanese Hopeful
http://rambleb.blogspot.com
As to how "Hopeful" I am for Lebanon or the Middle East region is debatable, but I think there is room for insight and constructive debate...and a little bit of sarcastic humor.
- Author: Anthony
- Listed in: International Affairs Political Humor
- Tags: Middle East syria lebanon Arab World lebanese mena
Recent Posts
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Moscow has announced it is ready to sell new weapons to Syria, triggering alarm from Israel.The big boys may argue all they want, but can you guess who will get screwed over in the end, comme d'habitude? The answer is Lebanon....
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This country has torn itself apart for ever; the differences are implacable. If everyone in the crowd watching Mika stopped, and sat, and started talking about their beliefs and about how to solve problems, they would probably come to blows. Everyone...
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Judging from the political vacuum that today exists among Tripoli's Sunnis, the Syrians may just be right. The Future Movement's representatives in the North are not liked at the street level. Saad Hariri is respected, but given that he has yet to cr...
Just stick to the basics, BBC
The BBC is probably the most objective, reliable, and balanced Western news resource out there. Factual, up-to-the-minute reporting, ultra cautious analysis, and that trademark dry, British tone are what we have become accustomed to expecting from th...
U.S. Embassy: 670 Iraqis Approved for Permanent Resettlement in U.S.
Some things really irritate me. This story on Naharnet is one of them."The U.S. government is committed to resettling 12,000 of the most vulnerable Iraqi refugees by September 30. The United States has accepted 7,789 Iraqi refugees for resettlement s...
I'm back
I've been gone for way too long. I miss blogging, but I've been in between working, vacationing and taking in all the nonsense that is Lebanon.By the way, I hope no one was ever fooled about my sarcasm regarding the hope I have for Lebanon. I thought...
