Posted on Wed, February 15, 2012 at 20:19 pm CET
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The Pragmatics of Lebanon’s Politics

Lebanese society has had a remarkable ability to overcome deep-rooted sectarian and religious divides that could readily have imploded less problematic countries… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Lebanon • Politics • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria 
Posted on Mon, July 4, 2011 at 22:01 pm CEST
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Investigation Accuses Four Hizballah Officials of Killing Lebanon’s Leading Political Figure

Years of waiting have just about ended with the word from the international tribunal that four Hizballah officials… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Lebanon • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, June 30, 2011 at 22:55 pm CEST
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Another ticking bomb under Assad: Hariri “Special Tribunal for Lebanon” heads for Damascus

The Lebanese capital was not the only first stop for a delegation of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • International Law • Lebanon • Religious Terrorism • Syria • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, June 17, 2011 at 18:52 pm CEST
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Lebanon’s Radical pro-Iranian and pro-Syrian New Government

After five months of political stagnation, Lebanon has a new government… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, April 4, 2011 at 00:42 am CEST
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Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad Sends an Email to President Obama

The following email was recently received by the White House… Continue reading

Topics: Satire • Syria • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, November 7, 2010 at 01:45 am CET
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Lebanese Christians Warn Against Attempts To Thwart the Country’s Democratic System

Christian March 14 Alliance leaders gathered on friday under the auspices of the Maronite Patriarchate and issued a statement after the meeting which said that Lebanon was in “grave danger” and warned against attempts to thwart the… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Lebanon 
Posted on Mon, April 5, 2010 at 20:33 pm CEST
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The Hariri Tribunal goes Hunting for Hizballah

Since the February 2005 assassination of Hariri and the establishment of the UN-mandated inquiry into the killing, the primary public focus of the investigation has been on Damascus. Then, in May 2009 Der Spiegel published an article that reported in great detail on how Hizballah operatives participated in the murder, and how… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Lebanon • Shi'ism • Syria • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, December 14, 2009 at 21:16 pm CET
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Syria’s “independent” Media

It’s remarkable how easy it is for Middle Eastern dictatorships to fool the West. Iran has been stringing along Europe and the United States for seven years on the pretense that it is ready to make a deal on its nuclear weapons’ drive. The Palestinians persuade the West that they really do want to make peace but just need a better offer. And so on… Continue reading

Topics: Syria