Nasrallah’s May 25, 2007 speech translated

By Ana
I was able to get my hands on a translation of Nasrallah’s recent speech. Unfortunately, for some reason, the last couple of paragraphs are cut. I’ll try to get the text of those two paragraphs in the next couple of days and I’ll repost the speech hopefully soon. Until then, you can access the [...]

Analyzing Michel Hayek’s predictions: Aoun cannot leave Nasrallah’s camp

By Ana
I’ve realized that a lot of my readers have been recently checking out my post featuring a translation of Michel Hayek’s predictions. I thought it would be nice to provide my own analysis on which possible predictions we are currently seeing materialize in light of the Tripoli events. I picked three as particularly interesting.
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Al Manar takes advantage of Seymour Hersh’s “findings”

By Ana
Hezbollah-funded TV station Al Manar news reporter Husayn Nur-al Din reported on PFLP General Command official Abu-Imad Ramiz press conference yesterday on his update on the Tripoli events.
Abu-Imad Ramiz was featured saying: “During all the meetings we held with the Lebanese political authorities, we have warned of this group and put the authorities [...]

Giving the West what it wants to hear (and see): The abuse of journalism

By Ana
The June 4 edition of TIME just came out. And, of course, the cover is about Lebanon. Lebanon: The Fire This Time and the subtitle: Clashes with Islamist militants foreshadow another summer of violence–and threaten to tip the country back toward civil war. Thanks to Nicholas Blanford, spectacularized corporate media (Go Warner Bros!) has [...]