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1431 days ago
To our fellow Lebanese This article is addressed to you from your brothers and sisters from around the world. We, the Lebanese abroad, have a very strong voice and we are taking action. You are not alone because the tragic events taking place in our beloved country have united us globally. The murder of our leaders, fathers, brothers and sisters are bring us closer together. Our group, Al Moghtarebeen is planning to gather this summer in Beirut to show support for our people in Lebanon and to show the world that the millions of Lebanese abroad will not stand by watching all the tragedies unfold. We plan to travel in large numbers from different parts of the world to be there in Beirut and show everyone that we, the Lebanese, Muslim and Christians, are united in the name of our country Lebanon. We need the support of groups and organizations in Lebanon and around the world to make this event an unparalleled ...
1434 days ago
It is about a country that bribes journalist, torture political prisoners, taps its citizens' phone lines, and hire only friends to key governmental positions. By the way it is not China, nor Syria or Egypt or Iran or KSA. (Answer is below photo) Answer: (The leader of the free world: USA!) (Photo from http://www.netguruindia.com/oncampus/brain-teaser.gif)1439 days ago
It is with great sadness that we watched the assassination of Mr. Tueni taking place. Yes we were watching it happening and it didn’t happen in seconds but it took 9 full months. Coldly, we were watching it every day and doing nothing about it. We saw it at each of these instances: - When we accepted the electoral law drafted by the Syrians. - When Aoun and Jumblatt failed to run on a united list in the elections. - When the Harirsits played on the religious feelings to win the North elections. - When Aoun allied with Elmurr, Franjiey and Karameh - When Jumbaltt allied with HA - When Mrs Hariri allied with Nabih Berri in the South (Amazing how a parliamentary seat washes away a brother’s blood) - When Nabih Berri, the biggest Syrian Ally was elected Speaker again. (I wonder if Mr. Saad El hariri knows the power of the House Speaker?) - ...
1443 days ago
In a very interesting comment, MP Michel Aoun compares the government to a business model: a company that is exploiting its employees, playing monopoly, and all it cares about is the short term profits for the individuals that are governing. I can’t agree more with the “General”. However, if we can be more careful with comparaison, a state can be simulated as a company: - First the state has to be a "public" company and traded on the stock market. If a government acts like a private company, this government is nothing but a dictatorship and corrupt (hence the simulaion of the General) - The board of trustees is nothing but the parliament. - The executive board is the government, who often reports to the board of trustees about strategic plans and future tactics. - The government employees are similar to the employees of teh comapny. - The shareholders are ...
1450 days ago
I often wondered why General Norman Schwarzkopf in 1991 was not given the green light to finish up Saddam Hussein. It was an easy goal to achieve and would have cost much less than now. Surprisingly, Saddam’s enemies wanted him to stay alive: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey. The Saudis at the time objected the fall of Saddam because they feared of Shiite dominance getting closer to their borders. Jordan joined the Saudi Kingdom for the same reasons. Turkey had different worries about the fall of Saddam: the Kurds ambition for an independent state. These reasons never changed in 2003, and the three countries opposed the invasion once again. The striking differences between the 1991 and 2003 invasions is that the opposition list grew longer: France, Russia, Germany, Egypt were added. If the US went with such long list of opposition and after almost three years of the invasion, a question on my mind: who is really against the success of the US in Iraq? Let us ...
