Archive for May 24, 2009
The Christian vote
March 8 and their supporters are denying the ovious: that Gen. `Awn has lost support among Christians since 2005. I saw one survey in Matn which indicated that `Awn support among Maronites stands at no more than a third while support for the various g…
Posted on May 24, 2009 by As'ad
Lebanese elections
Some people in Lebanon have been writing me asking me how I would vote if I were in Lebanon. My answer: I never voted in my life, nor would I ever vote. Not in the US and not in Lebanon. Don’t get me wrong: if Mr./Ms. Potato head ever runs for offic…
Posted on May 24, 2009 by As'ad
Hariri and House of Saud
There are indications that some princes of the House of Saud are not happy with mini-Hariri or with the Hariri family in general. I usually don’t link to MEMRI or to its sister website, Elaph. But this article is indicative: Only Prince Salman seems …
Posted on May 24, 2009 by As'ad
Read this book: The Siege of Mecca
I thought that I was going to dislike this book. The author is rather a conservative reporter for the Wall Street Journal. But this should teach you that you should never judge a book by external factors: only by the contents. This is a superb book….
Posted on May 24, 2009 by As'ad
Who killed Rafiq Hariri? Who Cares?
I don’t know who killed Rafiq Hariri, nor do I care. The matter does not occupy me: not for one second. I would rather find out who killed the children in Gaza in 2008 and who killed the children in South Lebanon in 2006. But the recent “lea…
Posted on May 24, 2009 by As'ad