A couple of years ago on the day Israel decided to wage war on Lebanon, I remember a conversation with a friend, telling him, that everything will be ok, this kind of thing happens all the time. That war cost Lebanon thousands of dead and millions in economic and property damage. Years before [...]

In July of 2006, I spent many nights up listening to bombs go off. Everyday that passed I would feel more and more helpless and yet my hate for what Israel would only increase. We couldn’t leave our homes, The airport was blocked off, and Hizbullah we thought would be our own way [...]

It started two days ago. Earlier in the week the government announced its decision to replace the Beirut airport security chief Brig Wafiq Shoqeir for alleged ties to Hizbullah, He allegedly allowed Hizbullah to install their own security network with in the airport. The government also announced that it will close down Hizbullah’s [...]

Andrew Cockburn comments on a new US covert initiative that is truly frightening in its scope… “Six weeks ago, President Bush signed a secret finding authorizing a covert offensive against the Iranian regime that, according to those familiar with its contents, “unprecedented in its scope.” Bush’s secret directive covers actions across a huge geographic area – [...]

What is it about people who when angry resort to burning tires? There must be stocks of tires waiting for such occasions in the areas surrounding the airport. Last year on January 23rd the opposition decided to enforce their type of democracy by forcing the country to shut down. They burned tires [...]

I came across this newspaper article yesterday, so I thought I would share it. Four Lebanese university students have been jailed for a week for making crude remarks on the Facebook social networking site about the singing talents of a woman they met at a party, media reports said on Thursday. Local newspapers reported that the students [...]

Since the scandal involving the destruction of CIA tapes surfaced I have been trying to compile information regarding it. I have, thus far, made a few entries regarding the issue, but wanted to delve further into it having found some very interesting information. First, Michael Ratner, the president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and [...]

No news is good news. For the last month, I have given up on the politics of Lebanon. Internal bickering has left me sick and nauseated. Presidential elections have been postponed for seven times in order for the two feuding parties to come to a consensus. The opposition seems to find fault [...]

There he goes flexing his muscles again. I am sick of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nassrallah’s unrelenting threats and hypocrisy. In his latest speech Nasrallah went on to remind the world that he will not allow anyone to disarm Hizbullah. He argued that Hizbullah’s weapons & fighters were prepared “day and night” to [...]

Sex is quite the taboo subject in the Middle East. Being a more conservative society than the west, pre-marital sex is a huge no no. But it wasn’t until I moved to Lebanon that I found out that what is forbidden is what is mostly desired. So are all Middle Eastern [...]