By Mezzo
There is a large amount of recent past and ongoing contradictions between “what is being said,” “what is being told,” “what is being done,” and “what is not being done.” The difference between “what is being said” and “what is being told” is what a politician says versus what he is being asked to [...]
Entries from January 2007
January 30, 2007
What are contradictions for?
January 28, 2007
We are up for a tough ride
By Mezzo
We should no longer spend time arguing whether Lahoud has the right to refrain from opening an extraordinary session for the parliament or not. Lahoud, and people alike, never lose sight of their own big picture. He can easily link actions to consequences and can sense ahead of time the ones that can alter [...]
January 28, 2007
Is the 8th of March manipulating photos?
By Ana
Below are four photos that are in distribution over email and Facebook that I thought would be interesting to display here. They are also on display in the Lebanese Forces Official Student Website. I’m not sure how credible they are but I do know, given that I enjoy messing around with Photoshop, among other [...]
January 26, 2007
It’s About Time Lebanon
By Ana
Here’s a short video, whose message most Lebanese can almost agree upon.
January 25, 2007
Time to Leave?
By Mezzo
What I find interesting but difficult to do is to put myself in the mind frame of a politician so I can catch his logic. When Nasrallah says that he can topple the government any time he wants, I could agree with him on the basis that he has a militia, arms, lot of [...]
January 17, 2007
Paris III Document
By Ana
Apologies for not having posted in the longest of times. The exam period just doesn’t seem to want to end. Promises to post after the study ordeal is over!
Until then, I wanted to share with you Paris III (albeit a little late) which you can find attached in .pdf in both Arabic and English.
Paris [...]
January 8, 2007
Michel Hayek predictions (finally) translated
By Ana
I am so sorry this took so long. I got bogged down with work and had a friend translate it for me instead (thanks a bunch Rim Rim!) Again, thanks to all readers for being so patient!
This is what she has so far, apparently there is more to come:
The Palace of Justice will be [...]
January 4, 2007
Do they have what it takes to govern?
By Mezzo
Answering this question would tell us whether a person, a party, or a coalition has what it takes to govern or to contribute to the governance of a country. What we should be looking for is so basic that it is striking to see how much so many have lost or forgotten to put [...]
January 3, 2007
Wishing you a happy 2009
By Ana
Once again, the fortune teller, Michel Hayek, speaks again. I was able to find an okay translation of his predictions on NaharNet, which I’ve pasted below for everyone’s convenience. I’m not at all a fan of this prophesizing, but he has everyone’s attention at every new year…
To add some sad humor to these predictions, [...]
January 2, 2007
We have another problem, General Aoun
By Ana
Once again, Tayyar.org fails to amuse me in its highly selective coverage of news in Lebanon. An interview with General Aoun is worth mentioning (and a standing ovation is in order for writer Nadine Farra Zakhem who is the perfect example of why journalists should not be politicized).
In the interview, Aoun committed several [...]
