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A Suicide Bombing Seminar?

Lecture is titled: "Blast your energies in support of your religion" ...

David Schenker’s main source on Hizbullah: As-Seyasseh

From an August 13 As-Seyasseh report. I would not be surprised if this shows up in WINEP material in the ...

Nasrallah’s exact claims

I had thought about going back to exactly what Sayyid Nasrallah promised in advance of his disclosures this week because ...

Things Could Get Out Of Control

Now, we have at least 3 Lebanese soldiers dead and one Journalist (from Al-Akhbar newspaper). I am tempted to reverse my prediction that things will ...

Another attempt to get it up

Now is a good time to resume posting in this blog. All indications are that something major is going to ...

Why Lebanese Women Demonstrated Today

(Photo Credit, Asaad Thebian) Rita Chemaly explains: Although men and women in Lebanon are entitled to most of the same rights, women ...

"Hi Kifak Ca Va" Pride

“Protecting” the Arabic language risks missing the entire points of languages and the modern Lebanese Identity. First, some questions:-Have you ever ...

Obama's Incoherent Syria Sideshow

I'm a bit late in posting this, but here's my piece in NOW Lebanon from Tuesday on Obama's incoherent Syria move. I ...

The Future of February 14’s Celebrations

Wise athletes retire at their prime. They like their fans to remember them at their peak. They dread the idea ...

Kissinger on Obama

An extremely important piece by Henry Kissinger in the Washington Post today that you should definitely read. [W]hile Iraq is being exorcised from ...

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	A Suicide Bombing Seminar? August 21 9:02AM EDT by Matt tags suicide bomber, Lecture is titled: "Blast your energies in support of your religion" ... Read More \| Comments (2)
Month of Tolerance August 21 8:58AM EDT by Matt tags mtv arabia, ramadan, censorship, mtv, dubai holding, israel, anti-semitism, MTV Arabia, a joint venture between MTV and Sheikh Mo's Dubai Holding, decided to observe Ramadan by refraining from airing vulgar Music videos and sticking to its more wholesome reality shows. Daddy's Girls is one of these shows During one of the episodes I overheard an obscene amount of script being bleeped ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Al-Ahram believes in renewal, not mere change August 19 8:43AM EDT by Matt tags al-ahram, egypt, national party, politics, On August 13, the state owned Al-Ahram newspaper carried the following opinion piece by Editor in Chief, Ousama Saraya: “… no matter what change and renewal imply, it is noted that change in Egypt is a desire more than an ability to define the dimensions and prepare the elements and ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Al-Akhbar runs commentary critical of Hizbullah August 19 8:37AM EDT by Matt tags al-akhbar, hassan al-zayn, hezbollah, hizbullah, hariri, lebanon, syria, On August 13, the pro-parliamentary minority daily Al-Akhbar carried the following opinion piece by Hassan al-Zayn: “Hezbollah, as a Resistance and political, and dogmatic movement, intersects with the Iranian project, benefits from it, and defends it. This is certain and no wise man can deny it. This is similar to ... Read More \| Comments (0)
“It is not merely a bank account” August 18 8:47AM EDT by Matt tags al-akhbar, khaled saghieh, government, lebanese army, On August 17, the pro-parliamentary minority daily Al-Akhbar carried the following opinion piece by Khaled Saghieh: “One wonders whether one has to congratulate the Lebanese army or offer condolences on the occasion of opening up a bank account to collect donations to buy weapons, ammunitions, and machinery… “…since the beginning of ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	David Schenker’s main source on Hizbullah: As-Seyasseh August 16 8:34AM EDT by Matt tags as-seyasseh, winep, washington institute, hezbollah, hizbullah, lebanon, israel, war, From an August 13 As-Seyasseh report. I would not be surprised if this shows up in WINEP material in the coming weeks: “Sources close to Hezbollah disclosed that prominent figures in the party sharply criticized leading cadres for their continuous obsession and being permanently busy with expanding the squads of the party, and increasing its armed elements. They recalled ... Read More \| Comments (2)
	Nasrallah’s exact claims August 12 8:48AM EDT by Matt tags lebanon, hizbullah, hezbollah, nasrallah, sayyid, border problems, idf, israel, I had thought about going back to exactly what Sayyid Nasrallah promised in advance of his disclosures this week because I was under the impression that he had over shot – that he had over promised and thereby opened himself up to a potentially damaging error. The reason for this impression ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	Things Could Get Out Of Control August 3 4:05PM EDT by Matt tags lebanon, israel, hizbullah, war, 2010, Now, we have at least 3 Lebanese soldiers dead and one Journalist (from Al-Akhbar newspaper). I am tempted to reverse my prediction that things will be soon under wraps. This could very well lead to a conflagration. If the dead were Hezbollah members instead of Lebanese soldiers, there is no chance in hell that they’ll let ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Kurtzer on preventing the next war: we can only manage it after the fact July 17 3:56AM EDT by Matt tags israel, lebanon, war, fadlallah, daniel kurtzer, hizbullah, iran, syria, shia, This piece by former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer is, unfortunately, yet another indication of the poverty of thought in Washington and the US in general when it comes to heading off another devastating war in Lebanon and Israel. It is also instructive of the danger of having high ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	Another attempt to get it up July 16 9:01AM EDT by Matt tags beirut, saad hariri, nuclear weapons, war, luis vuitton, Now is a good time to resume posting in this blog. All indications are that something major is going to happen soon in the region and I don't want to jump back in the game without warming up first. As a matter of fact, at my age I'll be risking ... Read More \| Comments (1)
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	Hezbollah weapons depot blows up - UPI.com UPI.com - September 5 9:14AM EDT 5 (UPI) -- Taped footage showed Hezbollah operatives removing arms from a house in southern Lebanon following a blast that rocked the building. ...
	Lithuania beats Lebanon to maintain perfect record - USA Today USA Today - September 2 2:38PM EDT IZMIR, Turkey — Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 Thurday to end its group stage campaign with a perfect record of five wins out ...
	Report: US to continue Lebanon army support despite fatal Israel border clash - Ha'aretz Ha'aretz - September 4 6:20AM EDT Last month, US lawmakers sought to block Lebanon military aid over incident which resulted in the death of an IDF officer, 3 Lebanese soldiers. ...
	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/milty/what-lebanon-can-teach ... - Huffington Post (blog) Huffington Post (blog) - September 1 1:36PM EDT The basic gist of this article is that Lebanon is a beautiful place of religious cooperation and everything bad there is Israel's fault, who, ...
	Insiders' look - from a tank - at 1982 Israel-Lebanon war - Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer - September 3 3:09AM EDT Samuel Maoz's Lebanon opens with a long, steady shot of a field of sunflowers, wilting in the heat beneath wide blue skies. ...
	Arab World: Syria's comeback game - Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post - September 4 3:15AM EDT Recent Sunni-Shi'ite clashes in Beirut may be Assad's way of telling Hizbullah that its unquestioned primacy in Lebanon is now open to ...
Lebanon has 'partially free' labor union environment - Daily Star - Lebanon Daily Star - Lebanon - September 3 4:37PM EDT By Simona Sikimic BEIRUT: Lebanon has been declared a “partially free” environment for labor unions, outperforming most of its Middle East neighbors but ...
	New charges filed in death of Mt. Lebanon jogger - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Post Gazette - September 3 12:33AM EDT New charges were filed Thursday against the driver of the SUV that struck and killed a Mt. Lebanon woman in June ...
	Hizbullah Prevented Journalists from Photographing Site of Explosion in South ... - MEMRI (blog) MEMRI (blog) - September 5 11:33AM EDT The Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal reports that Hizbullah prevented journalists from taking pictures of the blast site in the village of Shehabiya (south of ...
	Lebanon complains to UN about Israel 'spy ring' - AFP AFP - September 3 6:45AM EDT BEIRUT — Lebanon has filed a complaint with the United Nations over what it says is an Israeli spy ring in the country, giving a list of 141 suspected ...

	A Suicide Bombing Seminar? August 21 9:02AM EDT by Matt tags suicide bomber, Lecture is titled: "Blast your energies in support of your religion" ... Read More \| Comments (2)
Month of Tolerance August 21 8:58AM EDT by Matt tags mtv arabia, ramadan, censorship, mtv, dubai holding, israel, anti-semitism, MTV Arabia, a joint venture between MTV and Sheikh Mo's Dubai Holding, decided to observe Ramadan by refraining from airing vulgar Music videos and sticking to its more wholesome reality shows. Daddy's Girls is one of these shows During one of the episodes I overheard an obscene amount of script being bleeped ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Al-Ahram believes in renewal, not mere change August 19 8:43AM EDT by Matt tags al-ahram, egypt, national party, politics, On August 13, the state owned Al-Ahram newspaper carried the following opinion piece by Editor in Chief, Ousama Saraya: “… no matter what change and renewal imply, it is noted that change in Egypt is a desire more than an ability to define the dimensions and prepare the elements and ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Al-Akhbar runs commentary critical of Hizbullah August 19 8:37AM EDT by Matt tags al-akhbar, hassan al-zayn, hezbollah, hizbullah, hariri, lebanon, syria, On August 13, the pro-parliamentary minority daily Al-Akhbar carried the following opinion piece by Hassan al-Zayn: “Hezbollah, as a Resistance and political, and dogmatic movement, intersects with the Iranian project, benefits from it, and defends it. This is certain and no wise man can deny it. This is similar to ... Read More \| Comments (0)
“It is not merely a bank account” August 18 8:47AM EDT by Matt tags al-akhbar, khaled saghieh, government, lebanese army, On August 17, the pro-parliamentary minority daily Al-Akhbar carried the following opinion piece by Khaled Saghieh: “One wonders whether one has to congratulate the Lebanese army or offer condolences on the occasion of opening up a bank account to collect donations to buy weapons, ammunitions, and machinery… “…since the beginning of ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	David Schenker’s main source on Hizbullah: As-Seyasseh August 16 8:34AM EDT by Matt tags as-seyasseh, winep, washington institute, hezbollah, hizbullah, lebanon, israel, war, From an August 13 As-Seyasseh report. I would not be surprised if this shows up in WINEP material in the coming weeks: “Sources close to Hezbollah disclosed that prominent figures in the party sharply criticized leading cadres for their continuous obsession and being permanently busy with expanding the squads of the party, and increasing its armed elements. They recalled ... Read More \| Comments (2)
	Nasrallah’s exact claims August 12 8:48AM EDT by Matt tags lebanon, hizbullah, hezbollah, nasrallah, sayyid, border problems, idf, israel, I had thought about going back to exactly what Sayyid Nasrallah promised in advance of his disclosures this week because I was under the impression that he had over shot – that he had over promised and thereby opened himself up to a potentially damaging error. The reason for this impression ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	Things Could Get Out Of Control August 3 4:05PM EDT by Matt tags lebanon, israel, hizbullah, war, 2010, Now, we have at least 3 Lebanese soldiers dead and one Journalist (from Al-Akhbar newspaper). I am tempted to reverse my prediction that things will be soon under wraps. This could very well lead to a conflagration. If the dead were Hezbollah members instead of Lebanese soldiers, there is no chance in hell that they’ll let ... Read More \| Comments (0)
Kurtzer on preventing the next war: we can only manage it after the fact July 17 3:56AM EDT by Matt tags israel, lebanon, war, fadlallah, daniel kurtzer, hizbullah, iran, syria, shia, This piece by former US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer is, unfortunately, yet another indication of the poverty of thought in Washington and the US in general when it comes to heading off another devastating war in Lebanon and Israel. It is also instructive of the danger of having high ... Read More \| Comments (0)
	Another attempt to get it up July 16 9:01AM EDT by Matt tags beirut, saad hariri, nuclear weapons, war, luis vuitton, Now is a good time to resume posting in this blog. All indications are that something major is going to happen soon in the region and I don't want to jump back in the game without warming up first. As a matter of fact, at my age I'll be risking ... Read More \| Comments (1)
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