Gad Fly

... they will rise

2011-02-16T09:22:00.004+02:00

It was a dream, a song, a wish, a sigh... of an event that was not likely to occur. Yet, it did happen. People did rise.Politics aside, and a bit of harmless chauvinism in, Lebanon was the first to send both halves of its population into the street. Flag waving, street camping, cross-social opposition first featured in 2005 in this part of the world. Lebanese protesters camped some 555 days

Good Morning Beirut!

2008-05-09T19:27:00.002+03:00

قومي يا أحلى لؤلؤة أهداها البحر، قومي لكي يبقى العالم يا بيروتRise, O Most Beautiful Pearl of the Sea, Rise for the World to remain O Beirut!

A Promise is a Promise

2008-04-29T11:49:00.002+03:00

Originally posted at thejewsoflebanon.org on December 21, 2007 @ 2:35 am ·Filed under ProjectsIntroduction by Site Administrator: On November 25, pictures were posted of a Jewish cemetery in the historic port city of Sidon, located in southern Lebanon. We receive hundreds of daily visitors to the site, but it was not a coincidence that Isaac Levy, a Lebanese living abroad, would see the tomb of

Sidon’s Jewish Cemetary

2008-04-29T11:45:00.004+03:00

Sidon's Jewish CemetaryOriginally posted on thejewsoflebanon.org on November 25, 2007 @ 9:26 pm · Filed under Projects A few kilometers south of An-Nijmeh Square/Place d'étoile , Downtown Sidon, lies the Jewish cemetery, on a small hill

A Dusty Comeback

2008-04-29T11:40:00.003+03:00

A Dusty Comeback Yes, it’s true I have not been blogging for over a year, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been kept quiet at all. Blogging in times of war is easy, and since everyone seems to be foretelling another war between “Israel” – (so called), and Hezbollah (henceforth HA) – I thought I might as well get a head start,

Who needs a President?

2007-11-27T19:04:00.000+02:00

Call me a fool (not in my face), but I have this strange "free" feeling ever since the Presidential Post moved under the "Help Wanted" section. When Emile Lahoud left the Presidential Palace last Friday, I felt relieved that I lived to see him depart, and proud that regardless of all the traumas and scandals we Lebanese manage to bring on ourselves, and all the dependency and immaturity our

جزيرة الحلوم

2007-07-04T10:09:00.000+03:00

هي المرة الرابعة التي أملئ فيها طلب الهجرة، وأحزم أمري، ثم أرمي بالأوراق في سلة المهملات. هي المرة الرابعة بعد المئة التي أسأل فيها نفسي إن كان البقاء خيار أم فرض، وإن كان في البقاء صموداً أم أن في الهروب صمود، والسؤال يبقى، إلى أين؟لقد زرت البلاد كلها، ولم أجد منزلاً غير منزلي، فما الحل؟ كندا، جميلة وهادئة، باردة، خضراء ومثلجة، ولكنها بعيدة عن لبنان. أميركا، صاخبة وغنية، وفيها كل أصدقائي،

US and Israel Stir Up Palestinian Crisis

2007-06-16T09:33:00.001+03:00

Published on Friday, June 15, 2007 by CommonDreams.org US and Israel Stir Up Palestinian Crisis by Ira Chernus It's so obvious that Fatah and Hamas should work together to achieve an independent Palestine. Not long ago, they were proclaiming their unity. So why are they now destroying each other? If you get your news from the mainstream U.S. media, you might well think that they are just two

The Day After We Strike Iran

2007-06-16T09:32:00.001+03:00

June 15, 2007 What Will We Do Then? The Day After We Strike Iran By GARY LEUPP Let us suppose that the Bush-Cheney administration answers the neocons' prayer and does indeed bomb Iran sometime soon. The plan apparently involves more than the destruction of nuclear facilities, replicating Israel's attack on Iraq's Osirak reactor in 1981. (That attack, by the way was condemned by the whole world

Bush Pushes Iraq Oil Law for ExxonMobil

2007-06-15T10:06:00.001+03:00

Bush Pushes Iraq Oil Law for ExxonMobil June 13, 2007 Matthew Rothschild With Iraq going to hell, and the al-Maliki government failing to meet one benchmark after another, Bush is getting desperate. On Sunday, he sent Admiral Fallon, the chief U.S. commander in the Mideast, to lean on Prime Minister al-Maliki. On Tuesday, John Negroponte, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and the UN,

The Independant: World oil supplies are set to run out faster than expected, warn scientists

2007-06-15T09:59:00.001+03:00

World oil supplies are set to run out faster than expected, warn scientists Scientists challenge major review of global reserves and warn that supplies will start to run out in four years' time By Daniel Howden Published: 14 June 2007 Scientists have criticised a major review of the world's remaining oil reserves, warning that the end of oil is coming sooner

Middle East War or Peace this Summer?

2007-06-15T09:58:00.001+03:00

Middle East War or Peace this Summer? by Patrick Seale Released: 14 Jun 2007 As Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, prepares to travel to Washington next week to meet President George W. Bush on June 19, the Middle East is awash with rumours of war -- but also of peace. Which will Olmert press for with his American "Big Brother"? Some

What If NBC Cheered on a Military Coup Against Bush?

2007-06-12T11:27:00.000+03:00

Articles do not necessarily represent my points of views, but they certainly reflect interesting perspectives! I've learned not to trust politicians, religious figures, and lawyers. Lately, I added Mass Media to that list. June 8, 2007 Anti-Empire Report What If NBC Cheered on a Military Coup Against Bush? By WILLIAM BLUM During the Cold War, if an American

Johann Hari: Iraq's mercenaries - with a licence to kill

2007-06-05T12:02:00.000+03:00

Johann Hari: Iraq's mercenaries - with a licence to kill 'These private contractors can get away with murder... They aren't subject to any laws at all' Published: 04 June 2007 (The Independent) Iraq is rapidly vanishing into the mists of uncollectable, unknowable news, with information travelling only as far as an Iraqi scream can be heard. But sometimes, if you peer closely, you can

How to Restore America's Place in the World

2007-06-05T12:00:00.000+03:00

Zakaria: How to Restore America's Place in the World What the world needs is an open, confident America. By Fareed Zakaria Newsweek International June 11, 2007 issue - In the fall of 1982, I arrived in the United States as an 18-year-old student from India. The country was in rough shape. That December unemployment hit 10.8 percent, higher than at any point since World War

Ideas cannot be killed - by Fidel Castro

2007-05-31T09:25:00.000+03:00

Ideas cannot be killed Fidel Castro May 30, 2007 10:30 AM http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/fidel_castro/2007/05/ideas_cannot_be_killed.html A few days ago, while analysing the expenses involved in the construction of three submarines of the Astute series, I said that with this money "75,000 doctors could be trained to look after 150 million people, assuming that the cost of

Good Riddance Attention Whore

2007-05-31T09:24:00.001+03:00

Published on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 by CommonDreams.org Good Riddance Attention Whore by Cindy Sheehan I have endured a lot of smear and hatred since Casey was killed and especially since I became the so-called “Face” of the American anti-war movement. Especially since I renounced any tie I have remaining with the Democratic Party, I have been further trashed on such “liberal blogs” as the

A Northern Tail

2007-05-20T13:10:00.000+03:00

I am fed up! Surrounded by an enemy for a southern neighbor, and a pest of brotherhood on our northern and eastern border, we just needed creepy guests in the Palestinian Camps to make our life perfect! Fat7 El-Islam my foot. A collection of moron sociopaths - nothing less; a collection bank looters and highway robbers, Thelma and Louise were better gangsters!!Have they run out of enemies in the

A Just Peace or Apartheid? by Jeff Halper

2007-05-04T09:25:00.000+03:00

Somehow, and starting from completely different critirea, I share Jeff Halper's opinion that a one-state solution is the "only solution".Needless to say, the disclaimer still stands, this is a quote/unquote article, and as far as I'm concerned, ""Israel"" remains in "brackets". May 3, 2007A Just Peace or Apartheid?The Livni-Rice Plan for the Middle EastBy JEFF HALPERFor years I have been one of

Divine Discourse: God

2007-04-29T12:18:00.000+03:00

I have developed this great fascination with "Hinduism" and Buddhism. A Hindu friend of mine has pledged to send articles relating to the "Hindu" views of the divine, which is more or less the same as everyone else's view of the divine.In Lebanon, for some reason, we grow to believe that the world ends near the Euphrates. It's quite a shame, considering that interaction between India/China/Persia

Failing to Hold Israel Accountable for War Crimes in Lebanon

2007-04-28T09:45:00.000+03:00

Israel will have to stand accountable for its war crimes one day. --------------------- April 27, 2007 Pelosi, Biden and Cluster Bombs Failing to Hold Israel Accountable for War Crimes in Lebanon By MICHAEL F. BROWN In late January the State Department delivered a potentially explosive report to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations

Islam and Politics in France and Turkey

2007-04-28T09:43:00.000+03:00

Islam and Politics in France and Turkey by Patrick Seale Released: 26 Apr 2007 The place of Islam in society is an issue which looms large in two important presidential contests which will be decided over the coming days.In Turkey, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, 56, a pious religious conservative, has been nominated for the presidency

Smile - A baby smiles 400 times a day

2007-04-26T10:35:00.000+03:00

Smile - A baby smiles 400 times a day By Sri Sri Ravishankar The basis of science is trust in mathematics. If you do not trust mathematics, science cannot move an inch. Similarly, business cannot move if the industry has no trust in customers and customers in their creditors. And human value is about

Smile - A baby smiles 400 times a day

2007-04-26T10:28:00.001+03:00

It shouldn't hurt to smile, let us put it to test: try 100 smiles a day, and keep watch for changes around you.Smile - A baby smiles 400 times a dayBy Sri Sri RavishankarThe basis of science is trust in mathematics. If you do not trust mathematics, science cannot move an inch. Similarly, business cannot move if the industry has no trust in customers and customers in their creditors. And human

The Terrorist Walks

2007-04-26T10:28:00.000+03:00

Weekend EditionApril 14 / 15, 2007 A Brutal Reply The Terrorist Walks By FIDEL CASTRO George W. Bush is undoubtedly the most genuine representative of a system of terror forced on the world by the technological, economic and political superiority of the most powerful country known to this planet. For this reason, we share the tragedy of the American people and their ethical values. The

Zakaria: Losing Another War ... in Asia

2007-04-26T10:16:00.000+03:00

Zakaria: Losing Another War ... in Asia'You have many friends [here]. But the attitude of many Asian nations is that China will be here for 2,000 years. America may go away.'By Fareed ZakariaNewsweekApril 30, 2007 issue - If you want to know which way the breeze is blowing in Asia, check out a bookstore in Hanoi. The two I went to while visiting there last week were stocked with the usual

A Permanent Occupation?

2007-04-26T10:11:00.000+03:00

April 24, 2007A Permanent Occupation?The War Goes Ever OnBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTSIs the Iraq war to become a permanent feature?The war persists despite the opposition of a majority of Americans and Iraqis.The war persists despite warnings from US generals that the stress is breaking the US Army.The war persists despite its enormous cost in red ink and dependence on foreign loans.The war persists

Turning A Blind Eye to Egypt

2007-04-14T12:22:00.000+03:00

My friends keep forwarding Articles from various sources. I decided to publish those articles regularly: for argument's sake! I may agree or disagree with the whole or a part of those articles, but why not? I might be the first to comment. Published on Thursday, April 12, 2007 by The Baltimore Sun Turning A Blind Eye to Egypt Gives U.S. a Black Eye In Region by Michael Shank

Iran may be the greatest crisis of modern times

2007-04-14T12:20:00.000+03:00

Interesting Article: It does not necessarily reflect all, or part of my views;Iran may be the greatest crisis of modern timesBy John Pilger12 Apr 2007In a cover piece for the New Statesman, John Pilger evokes the memory of Germans 'looking from the side' at Bergen-Belsen to describe the challenge facing us in the West as the Bush/Blair 'long war' becomes 'perhaps the greatest crisis of modern

Belarus: Make Some Noise!

2007-04-14T09:05:00.000+03:00

You are 25. Your country recently gained independence from the USSR. You organise a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. You get sentence to 14 days emprisonment for "organizing an unsanctioned meeting".Enjoy your freedom. Go to a gig maybe? No dancing allowed, that's because bands can only play state-owned music-halls. That is, if they get permission to

Running out of Passwords...

2007-03-19T12:39:00.000+02:00

For as long as I could remember over the last decade, my pet's name, Fluffy, was my favorite password, and pastime. There is a strange ambiance pets create in our lives, whether a cat, a dog, a parrot, a hamster, or even a turtle. Fluffy, a Chinchilla Persian white feline – with charms and manners that get the better of anybody - has been central in my family's life for the last 11 years. She

A Flower: What is Spring-time?

2007-03-09T11:37:00.000+02:00

It's almost spring, and nature is bursting with greenery, and with tiny little white daisies and red anemones.. Below is a list of flower meanings, courtesy of www.Lebaneseflowers.comThere is another imaginary flower than only I and a friend of mine (a.k.a Putty Putt) know the connotation of, Percatitum. It stands for fun, friendship, wild dreams, and reality-checks.AAcacia - Secret loveAcorn -

Translation of a Poem

2007-01-24T15:52:00.001+02:00

There is something about war and violence that makes love ever brighter. I have no explanation, following is someting I jotted down in Arabic to reply to a post by Eve, and I have grown to like it, so I translated it.. just for the heck of it! During war,, people cuddle around, hugs are longer, kisses are warmer... the fear of loss makes every moment as good as a lifetime.. Arabic is a

حارس حديقة الورد

2007-01-24T15:52:00.000+02:00

مسامير جسمك تجمع رمادي أنا الفينيقوأطفو في بحر من قطرات المطروالعطر محارم الورق دنان الخمر أحملها بخور كهنةوسلال خبز فارغةمن غبار وجهك أبني كعبة للعشقوأزرع الحنطةومن نور عينيك أصنع نجمة في السماءواشهق لتمتلئ رئتي بعبير شعرك فأنشر المحارم أشرعةوأبحر بين القطرة والقطرةلأجدك .. لأضيعك ... لأبحث عنك تحملني أجنحة الملائكة الهاربة من جنة الخلدإلى أرض المعاصي وأرض العشقفأضرب بعصاي الصخر

Beirut's Little Guardians... &Desert Ships

2007-01-22T15:00:00.000+02:00

Last Saturday, it was dreadfully stormy in Beirut. I got out of the Gym, and felt like a Corn Arnous (roasted Corn Kernel) & perhaps Nescafe on Ein Mreiseh.Those who know the Corniche Ein Mreiseh facing AUB would know how the waves crash on the railings and over the pavement. I thought perhaps I'd test the madness of whoever would push a cart to sell Corn and Coffee in such weather.Well, there

Ruler's Luck

2006-12-29T20:34:00.000+02:00

What Luck for Rulers that Men do not think! - Adolf Hilter

In praise of Lebanese Sectarianism

2006-12-28T11:12:00.000+02:00

A bitter fact of life, a good article from Today's Daily Star.--------- In praise of Lebanese Sectarianism By Michael Young Daily Star StaffPraising Lebanon's sectarian system may seem odd this end of year, as sectarianism seems closer than ever before to devouring the society. But that's precisely what we should do, because political

When will Be Lebanese Campaign: Anti-Secterianism

2006-12-23T13:31:00.000+02:00

Click on the link of this campaign sponsored by Byblos Bank.

Happy Holidays: Peace on Earth

2006-12-21T14:54:00.000+02:00

Remember that thought? With all that's going on around the world, the wish for Peace is an old fashion term I guess!

3-Minute Management Lesson

2006-12-21T14:51:00.000+02:00

I have read this a long time ago, but a friend of mine resent it to me. Never fails to make me laugh, so true.. I guess I have flunked that course repeatedly!Lesson OneAn eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"The eagle answered: "Sure, why not " So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and

Holiday Recipes: Batata Harra

2006-12-18T13:32:00.000+02:00

I'm traumatized. I use Tracksy (tracksy.com) to monitor traffic to the blog. Great tool. Anyway, with all the politicizing and religious-izing on this blog, the highest hit was on Mjadra Hamra A La Sud Libanaise. Continuous hits over the last few months. Turns out people care less about politics and people's rights to exist, and pay more attention to what they will have for dinner.

GREENPEACE:

2006-12-13T19:42:00.000+02:00

I've been a staunch supporter of GREENPEACE ever since the Rainbow Warrior docked in Beirut in 1994. The "greenpeace" warriors also have their blogs.There is always more to be done, and those green warriors are a role-model to many of us.

Quote on Democracy!

2006-12-09T13:04:00.000+02:00

Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right. - HL Mencken

STOP SECTARIANISM CAMPAIGN

2006-12-08T17:14:00.000+02:00

Awareness campaign on sectarianism Background:Since 1920, Lebanese society has been structured according to religious confessions or sects. Within a country of 10,000 km², we have over 17 official religious sects.Sectarianism is intertwined in our daily life, and has been so for years, officially and in society. Most official positions are based on religious denominations.Sectarianism was one of

Beirut: Open Demonstration, Open Heart

2006-12-06T10:59:00.000+02:00

A very touching drawing my Pierre Sadek, the famous Lebanese Caricaturist – shown on Future TV (staunch government supporter) on the eve of the demonstrations!It Reads: Open Protest on the upper right corner, Open Heart on the lower right.Beirut the large red Arabic script, forming a heart and a bouquet of roses.On the first day of the demonstrations, Fairuz, the Lebanese Diva, was parading on

If she's with them.. I'm Changing Sides

2006-12-06T10:30:00.000+02:00

The finer side of anti-government pro-Hizbullah Demonstrations! Apologies for Photographer - I got this by email - source unknown.

The myriad circles of Lebanon's crisis

2006-12-06T08:59:00.000+02:00

What is going on in Lebanon? A good article by Rami Khouri. By Rami G. Khouri Daily Star staff You can physically get away from Lebanon and its turbulent politics for a few days, but you can never move around in this region without the symbols, causes and consequences of Lebanon's current confrontations

Gog, Magog & Demagog - The End of "Israel"

2006-11-12T22:07:00.000+02:00

This posting comes after a long string of comments, replies on a posting called:David-Stone: Defensive Rolling Stone.The argument started with a call to a 2 state solution between Palestine & "Israel" that will eventually grow into one state, and with demographics and wisdom, will integrate in the region. Otherwise, the results on the human level are catastrophic. In short, "Israel" should

David-Stone: Defensive Rolling Stone

2006-10-08T11:55:00.000+03:00

Had it not been for the burst of the military bubble of Israel, Egypt would not have got its land back. Lebanon now has the same options. Israel paralysed half of Lebanon and destroyed 10 billion dollars worth of Infrastructure, a bunch of Lebanese guys parlayed northern Israel & its economy, and their economic losses are comparable, and the cost of war is not cheap for them either - 2 billion

1973-2006: Myth Busters

2006-10-06T15:38:00.000+03:00

Thirty-three years anniversary of the October 1973 war! The Egyptian Army crosses the Barlev Line. Many would come and say that it was not a victory, but that is not the point. The outcome is that Sinai is Egyptian and Arab today. Thirty-three years ago, young Egyptian heroes crossed the Suez Canal to claim back what is rightfully theirs. [Check this website on Yom-Kippur]Does the Canal qualify

Five Cents Worth: Look who's Talking

2006-10-03T23:02:00.000+03:00

Ever seen the movie Anger Management? If you keep driving someone mad, first unintentionally, then intentionally, on what grounds can you weigh sanity? I don’t like religious figures. (That's a full stop). I can respect them as people, but I don’t really grant them more. I'm angry. I'm getting angrier. Somone just hijacked a plane to pass on a message to Pope Benedictus. Hopefully, someone will

Book Reviewed: A House of Many Mansions

2006-10-03T20:12:00.000+03:00

Come with Me from Lebanon, My spouse; with Me from Lebanon. 8Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon,from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.….Your lips, My spouse, drip like the honeycomb;honey and milk are under your tongue.And the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.…Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with excellent fruits,with

Google& Halutz:45 days

2006-09-29T21:15:00.000+03:00

Can you believe how cute they are?

Bird of Fire

2006-09-12T22:02:00.000+03:00

Yesterday, I was reading a "peaceful and friendly" part-Israeli blog - ‎East Med Sea Peace- cheering the fact that the Lebanese were capable ‎of making political humor out of their tragedy… the old arabic verse, ‎‎"Like a bird dancing out of Pain" came to mind. The bird is Lebanon, a ‎Phoenix.. Much as it dances out of joy in its better days, it dances out of ‎pain in times of hurt... It dances

Recipe: Mjadra Hamra A La Sud Libanaise

2006-09-12T21:53:00.000+03:00

Ok, this will sound like a surprise, but during the war I promised Lydia to post the recipe of Mjadra Hamra, a southern Lebanese dish, served with southern Lebanese Salad.There you go, I had to ask my mum for a favour, and now I cannot seem to get her to stop asking questions: whom is it for, why do you want to know, do you want me to make some now, are you revealing our cuisine secrets to enemy

Google &Halutz: 35 days

2006-09-08T23:08:00.000+03:00

Halutz, above - Google, bottom. Halutz is quiet, she sleeps all day, and can't be bothered. Google, after the search engine, is energetic. He is already climbing couches, but getting stuck half way.

Purpose of Your Visit?

2006-09-08T17:22:00.000+03:00

An Israeli lands at Heathrow Airport. As he's going through customs, he's asked: "Occupation?He answers "No, no, just tourism!"

God Telecom

2006-09-06T22:13:00.000+03:00

Lately, perhaps with the outbreak of the telecommunication spree, it seems that God has been talking to every moron around this world. He talks to George Bush, to Ahmadi Najjad, might have chatted with Olmert and Halutz about attacking Khizbullah, and has an open line with Bin Ladin and his likes.Apparently, God is also choosing opposing people as the chosen ones. There is no descending order,

Google &Halutz:Say Meow!

2006-09-01T20:26:00.000+03:00

I got back from a 10 day business trip today, to find that two lovely kittens that were born to my cat Fluffy during the Israeli aggression (August 5) have grown, and are displaying adorable "Kitten" features!Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Google, named after my favourite search engine, and Halutz , the white kitten, after the late IDF Bigfoot. The white hair feature between

Amnesty International: Deliberate Targeting of Civilian Infrastructure

2006-08-25T01:30:00.000+03:00

First-hand information gathered by recent Amnesty International research missions to Lebanon and Israel points to an Israeli policy of deliberate destruction of Lebanese civilian infrastructure during the recent conflict.

That's what they Believe

2006-08-24T21:11:00.000+03:00

I was trying to explain to supposedly well exposed and well knowledgeble people form the US the Lebanon perspective of the situation from under fire. At first, I thought they were not well aware of the conflict. Instead, I realized that by complaining, I was attacking well rooted beliefs. An American might not know the name of his president, but he knows Israel. After a while, one realizes that

UN-believable

2006-08-19T23:38:00.000+03:00

UN: Hostage of US Policy. US Policy: Unethical, Unpardonable, Unfair Unjust.They let the civilians die for 34 days without calling for a ceasefire. The Lame UN, where VETO is the answer to the complaints of the small countries, is a hostage of US policy. Where Mr. Annan dares not criticizethe US's favourite protege: Israel. A policy dripped in blood. The inept UN, the crippled UN, the

Restez Au Liban - (Poet Unknown)

2006-08-19T22:35:00.000+03:00

Restez au Liban ...Pour les premières amandes vertes que l'on croque, trempées de sel, et qui sonnent le glas de l'hiver,Pour l'arbuste du balcon que l'on croyait mort et qui refleurit inexplicablement en décembre,Pour le grincement familier de la balançoire sur laquelle on s'assoupit, enivrés de soleil, dans le chant des cigales,Pour les klaxons « sauvages » d'un mariage d'été qui nous

Victims:Cats & Dogs

2006-08-18T14:01:00.000+03:00

Victims: Marine Life

2006-08-18T13:50:00.000+03:00

Oil Spill, destroyed homes. Some heartbreaking photos on the Animal victims of war.

Trust: A Snowball's Chance in Inferno!!

2006-08-17T22:53:00.000+03:00

Ok, As I was saying before this outburst, I never liked Hizbullah, don't like Syria or Iran, and reiterate that Lebanon needs to "absorb" Hizbullah's alacrity into an official "underground, Lebanese army controlled, non-sectarian para-military civil resistance." To elaborate on the plan, If Martians invade; everyone would go to his or her post on the front, near the mother-ship landing site. If

... أن تكون شيعياً الآن

2006-08-17T14:42:00.000+03:00

نمر بمرحلة كارثية ومصيرية سوف تنعكس آثارها على بلدنا والمنطقة على امتداد القرن الطالع؛ وبما انها على مثل هذه الخطورة ارتأيت ان أطرح علنا الاسئلة التي يطرحها البعض بينه وبين نفسه او خفية فلا يتجرأ على اعلانها مخافة مخالفة الجماعة والاجماع، ومخافة ان يتهم بالعمالة والخيانة اذا لم يكن الكفر. ان مواجهة بعض الاسئلة الصعبة وطرحها علانية ربما يساهم في كبح انجرارنا نحو الهاوية التي لا قرار لها ويساعد

Of Survival, Accusation & a bit more...

2006-08-16T22:40:00.000+03:00

A caricature of Stavro Jabra, in Opinion, August 16, 2006. Lebanon is wounded, but nonetheless victorious.Notice the two fingers: combined – they are the symbol of victory over ruthless agression, of resilience. Separated, one is the finger of accusation, and the other finger – is… errrr… of defiance. Refer to my earlier post, Give it Your Best Shot Halutz! He will barely fly kites after the

We are all Hizbullah* (*Limited Offer,**terms & Conditions apply)

2006-08-16T12:49:00.000+03:00

A disclaimer: I never liked Hizbullah for my own reasons (I'm being polite). I don't like Syria (for the same reasons), and I could think less of the US and UK policy that let people die while their politicians were vacationing, or working for a "lasting ceasefire," yeah sure! My general disregard and contempt to the regional and international powers - I hope - is a good excuse to give one of

For No Reason, For all the Reason in the World

2006-08-15T23:06:00.000+03:00

Today, I received an email from my friend Hasan, who is currently in Dubai. It talks about our common love - a city called Beirut. I will publish a long list, but it is smaller than the one he sent - we have our "secret" reasons to love Beirut. Beirut is a small Lebanon, and Lebanon is a small world, and the world deserves peace, but is faced with agression instead. There was a song on Future TV

The Bird is Back!

2006-08-14T14:33:00.000+03:00

This morning, I woke up early, literally at a sound of a bomb. At any other day, dressing up and a 30 minute drive were things I don't think of much. But today, things were different. As of 8.00 a.m, a ceasefire was about to take place. One has to commend the IDF forces for stopping their killing spree on time. They spent the last few minutes before the ceasefire came into effect raiding a

A Staged War: Read More!

2006-08-14T12:02:00.000+03:00

A long - but interesting - article that has appread in the New Yorker by SEYMOUR M. HERSH, titled "Washington’s interests in Israel’s war," posted August 14, 2006, on the bitter realities and possible implications of the USA in the Israeli war on Lebanon.Whatever the objective, does the end justify the means?

Will of Life under Siege

2006-08-13T14:21:00.000+03:00

At a time when the IDF Neandertals are still hovering with their death-birds over Sidon City, ‎and trying [and failing] to exterminate indiscriminatly all of the Lebanese civilians, I decided that's it's high time to get ‎my car washed. Of course, I ignored that Israel only yesterday destroyed the Power Station in ‎Sidon, hence no water pumps are working to provide water to the Car-Wash – until ‎

God's Chosen People: Maybe Not!

2006-08-13T10:41:00.000+03:00

God's chosen people Jostein Gaarder, Aftenposten 05.08.06An article in a leading Norwegian newspaper last weekend lambasted Israel and Judaism and said Israel has lost its right to exist in its present form. Entitled "God's chosen people," the article by author Jostein Gaarder in Aftenposten is raising a storm in Norway. Gaarder, author of the book "Sophie's World," links the Israel Defense

Another Crime that Did Not Happen!

2006-08-12T16:22:00.000+03:00

Photographs of 20-month-old Mohammed Dahaineh and his mother are placed on top of their bodies, draped in Lebanese flags - Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, during the mass funeral of Lebanese citizens who were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building late Monday in the Beirut suburb of Chiah. A series of at least six missiles fired from Israel ships off the Lebanese coast slammed into

War Images: Pax Israeliana on Live TV

2006-08-12T08:38:00.000+03:00

For those who would even DARE to claim this footage is a fake, there are videos on live TV, including CNN of the Qana Massacre, on what the IDF has always claimed to be a "regretable mistake." Their regretable mistake list is longer than the New York City Phone Book.

War Images

2006-08-12T08:31:00.000+03:00

Images of War: Hollywood & Nazionist Propaganda

2006-08-12T08:20:00.000+03:00

The Zionist Lobby is accusing the Press of faking the Lebanon War Images. That is probably the best Nazionist [Nazi Zionist] Propaganda ever. It's become so easy that a person with little background on the conflict could come up with a quick response that the pictures I posted are possibly fake. He was too kind to draw my attention to that.I also got another Hate mail that objects to the use of

Amensty: 1.8 million asked to write to Israeli government demanding safe passage for trapped civilians

2006-08-11T21:54:00.000+03:00

Amnesty International has launched an "Urgent Action" to its 1.8 million members around the world calling on them to write to the Israeli Minister of Defence, Amir Peretz, asking him to take urgent steps to ensure safe passage for civilians in the south of Lebanon.Israeli bombardment of roads, bridges, telecommunication transmitters, electricity networks and fuel depots throughout southern

Appeal for Cease Fire: Stop Waging War!

2006-08-11T12:11:00.000+03:00

Civilians have been targeted in Lebanon by the Israeli Defence Forces leaving over a ‎thousand civilian deaths, 30% of whom were children. Israeli Forces are invading ‎Lebanon at this moment, and this is complicating the political, security, and ‎humanitarian situation even further. The Lebanese Government and Hizbullah have accepted a bi-lateral cease-fire, ‎and to dispatch the Lebanese Army to

2006-08-10T22:33:00.000+03:00

Light vs. Fight: Eat your Hearts Out IDF!

2006-08-10T20:27:00.000+03:00

Today, the Israelis attacked Beirut with their American supplied Fighter Jets, to destroy a TV antenna... Or was it a wash-line confused for a rocket launcher? Does it make a difference. They haven't heard the last of us yet! [For a more vivid commentry, please refer to my previous post: Give it your best Shot, Halutz! & For avoidance of doubt, I wasn't pointing a finger of Accusation] A few

After an Israeli Air Raid on S. Lebanon: Mother dies in lap of her surviving Child!

2006-08-09T21:00:00.000+03:00

Ode of a mother and Child:My Son, Oh, thank God you're alive and well,Listen, time is short,I can hear the planes coming back;To you I entrust a country,As small as your tears,but more precious than my life,To you my son, I entrust a tune,A song of hope, of Liberation,A song of life, of resurrection,To you my son, I entrust tomorrow,Oh yes, To you my son, I entrust a Lebanon,of the soil that will

A Coffee in Beirut!

2006-08-08T21:21:00.000+03:00

Over my friend's Ahmad blog http://colddesert.blogspot.com/ , I wrote a comment, afterwhich an Israeli blogger invited himself for a coffee in Beirut. But of course, he had to be aggressive at first without dropping the victim act for one second. This was my response: Let's not flaunt strenght at each other, we were trying to have a civilized discussion. Being stronger doesn't mean you're

Arabs are Right, Israel is Strong: Let's go over this one more time

2006-08-08T20:51:00.000+03:00

One questioned I received from a very learned man was:Was their no invasion of Israel in 1948 by five Arab armies? Was their no economically mortal blockade of the Suez Canal in 1956?Of course, I needed a strong drink to calm down. Then I thought that alcoholism would not put an end to ignorance, although it might turn one oblivious to the 4 ton bombs the Israeli Jets are dropping over civilian

Let's Coexist!

2006-08-08T19:12:00.000+03:00

Photo: courtesy of TimaLink also to Ahmad's Blog: http://colddesert.blogspot.com/

Beirut "Poem by Nadia Tueni"

2006-08-08T14:51:00.000+03:00

"Beirut is the last sanctuary in the East - Where a man can wear light"--Nadia Tueni from "Lebanon: Twenty Poems for one Love"

Give it your best Shot... Halutz!

2006-08-08T13:37:00.000+03:00

Israel should try harder to destroy more. The Wimps!! Considering that we are under attack, and under siege, everything in Beirut is available and plenty thank God - except severe shortage of Fuel. The problem is to get aide through - inside town and outside town - to almost 1 million displaced people. One might ask, what's the use of piling food/medicine/fuel in storage if they don't get to

How it Started, Before it Ends.

2006-08-08T12:18:00.000+03:00

Blogging was not on my mind at all, as other things in life, like vacationing and wrapping up work before I run away to Europe for two weeks - were keeping my quite busy for the first half of July. Then something happened. So many things started unfolding that one thinks it's a nightmare. For History fans, or for movie goers, to sum it up, if Nazis invaded Switzerland, they would have been more