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There’s one voice suddenly missing in all the tumult surrounding the Syrian protests – that of Hassan Nasrallah. The man who encouraged the “Arab people” to rebel against their corrupt leaders and wished them success, the man who gloated when his enemy Mubarak – a leader who dared detain Hezbollah activistsThere’s one voice suddenly missing in all the tumult surrounding the Syrian... more
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THE departure of President Mubarak is the beginning of the end of the authoritarian era in the Arab world. It’s a new moment, pregnant with risks and possibilities.THE departure of President Mubarak is the beginning of the end of the authoritarian... more
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The latest reports from Lebanon describe a frightened country; the Lebanese are terrified about the prospect of a slide toward civil war. Several reports speculate that Beirut residents are arming themselves in expectation of a flare-up of violence between the two main antagonists in Lebanon today: Hezbollah and its allies on the one hand, and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his supporters on the otherThe latest reports from Lebanon describe a frightened country; the Lebanese are... more
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Nobody forced Hariri to be a pathetic prime minister who has no influence. As opposed to his charismatic father, he just doesn’t have what it takes; he keeps on showing himself to be a spineless, scared politician who prefers to flee to Paris or to his Saudi patrons when the going gets tough.Nobody forced Hariri to be a pathetic prime minister who has no influence. As opposed... more
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The Lebanese guerrilla group is about to have its true face unmasked by the UN Hariri investigation – of course it’s panicking. The Lebanese guerrilla group is about to have its true face unmasked by the UN Hariri... more
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that he was disappointed by Syria’s issuing of arrest warrants against 33 individuals, who allegedly misled investigations into the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that he was disappointed by... more
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An Israeli rabbi has given his blessing to female agents of Israel’s foreign secret service, Mossad, who may be required to have sex with the enemy in so-called “honey-pot” missions against terrorists.
An Israeli rabbi has given his blessing to female agents of Israel’s... more
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Lebanon is facing a full-blown crisis as tensions over a UN-probe into the murder of its ex-premier mount with Syria, and a standoff between rival parties escalates, analysts warned on Monday.Lebanon is facing a full-blown crisis as tensions over a UN-probe into the murder of... more
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There is a striking episode early on in “A Privilege to Die,” Thanassis Cambanis’s well-reported account of the rise of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movementThere is a striking episode early on in “A Privilege to Die,” Thanassis... more
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