Briefing on Beirut
As the Siniora government today officially rescinds the two incriminating decisions about Hezbollah’s telecommunications network and the head of security of Beirut’s airport that sparked this month’s clashes, this Briefing … Continue reading
Lebanon Crisis: Overview and Nasrallah’s address
A fair summation of the crisis and interviews with Nicholas Noe, Anwar Wazen and Mohsen Saleh from Al Jazeera’s Inside Story. Saleh is pro-Opposition, Brussels-based Wazen is obviously anti-Hezbollah. This … Continue reading
A Political Guide to Lebanon: Keywords
Having a good sense of humour is not a prerequisite for being Lebanese or living and visiting this simultaneously magical and troubled country, but it sure helps. (Fortunately, ordinary Lebanese, … Continue reading
There are alternatives, Norman
ADDED: Thoughtful comments from friends and response from Norman, with thanks I have a bone to pick with Norman Finkelstein, whose scholarship and stances in the past I have expressly … Continue reading
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