Archive for May, 2008

An Iran on the Mediterranean?

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

I wrote a reply to a friend of mine about Lebanon and figured I might as well publish an edited version here. My issues, as always, comes from how Lebanon’s problems (that is to say the government and the opposition) are portrayed in the media. From here it all looks very simple: The freely-elected and […]

The mess that is Lebanon

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

For those who feel like reading a simple and good article about what has actually been going on in Lebanon over the past ten days, should read the linked article written by the Syrian analyst Sami Mobayed. Forget all the nonsense in the headline-driven media about Hizbollahstan and coups.
http://www.mideastviews.com/articleview.php?art=318