Another premium selection from 2010′s Christmas Conversations… Family Member 1 “Fuck politics. Lebanon is good for arak and kibbeh nayyieh. [The Lebanese] have been killing each other for generations. We’ve had a damn crisis every ten years or so. But we’ve still got our kibbeh nayyieh, arak – and tabbouleh and hummus – and that’s [...]
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Christmas Conversations (Part II): “At Least We Still Have Tabbouleh”
Posted in Christians, Hizbullah, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, tagged Aoun, Christmas, Geagea, Hizbullah, Lebanese Christians, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Stuxnet on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Get Real: Hizbullah Won’t Let an Adverse Indictment Slide
Posted in Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Levant, tagged Hariri case, Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Syria on December 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Lebanese never learn. For years, Hizbullah convinced many Lebanese that it would not turn its weapons against them. Shiites, Sunnis, Druze, and Christians all bought into that myth. Some believed wholeheartedly that Hizbullah would remain focused on Israel, while others saw no other choice but to acquiesce to realities on the ground. After all, the Lebanese had [...]
Truth in Conflicting Views: Brief Comments on U.S. and Iranian Involvement in War-Time Lebanon
Posted in Christians, Iran, Lebanon, Levant, United States on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, NOW Lebanon published an op-ed that Firas Maksad, a Middle East analyst, and I, a humble law student, wrote. The piece basically argued that the Marine Barracks Bombing on October 23, 1983 was an opening salvo in Iran’s bid for expanded power in the Middle East. On the other hand, Foreign Policy published a piece by Nir Rosen, a fellow [...]
Regional Context: Articles to Read
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United States on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Selected reading for information only, as it is worth keeping the regional game in mind. This post does not endorse or reject the content of these articles… The National Newspaper (UAE) on Syria-Saudi ties: http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090710/FOREIGN/707099796/1011/rss Foreign Policy on the “Other Threat” from Iran: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/02/the_other_ticking_clock_in_iran Council on Foreign Relations on US-Iran relations: http://www.cfr.org/publication/20344/road_ahead_for_usiran_relations.html?breadcrumb=%2F
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