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Lebanon: Who’s in Charge There?

13-May-08

Recent fighting in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon has made many wonder who is really in charge there. The fighting began several days ago following a clamp down by the Sunni Muslim dominated government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora - himself a Sunni Muslim - on a media network run by none other than [...]

After Imad Mughniyeh

17-Feb-08

A lot of “whodunit” speculation is going around as to who really was responsible for the assassination of senior Hezbollah member and arch terrorist Imad Mughniyeh, who was taken out last Tuesday evening by a bomb planted in his Pajero SUV in central Damascus. Mughniyeh’s followers, in the Hezbollah immediately pointed their fingers [...]

Bye Imad

15-Feb-08

Imad Mughniyah, one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, and perhaps second or third on America’s and Israel’s “rogue gallery” finally was caught off guard in Damascus on Tuesday night. The Hezbollah terror mastermind, who is alleged as responsible for a great deal of the terror attacks in Lebanon and elsewhere since the early 1980’s [...]

“Brer Rabbit” Nasrallah Pops Out

23-Jan-08

Just like the Uncle Remus character Brer Rabbit, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also popped briefly out of his ‘rabbit hole’ yesterday to attend a special rally to commemorate the annual Shiite Muslim Ashoura holiday on Saturday. Surrounded by more security guards than even George Bush, the Sheikh made his way to a special podium where [...]

60 Years Young and Still Going “Strong”

15-Aug-07

Picture: Guns.ru
August 13, besides being the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley (8.13.1977) marked another “milestone”; that being the date when the first AK-47 Assault Rifles, more popularly known as “Kalashnikovs” first went into use among Warsaw Pact forces in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Based on the German MP 43 [...]

Not Jewish?! What Are You Doing Here? (Part 18 London)

30-Jul-07

I got an email about 30 minutes ago. Jill wrote me and asked if she can write her column again. Shit yes, I said
So after a long break (October 2006) here she is and hopefully for a long time. Welcome Back Jill !!

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part [...]

Year To The Second Lebanon War

12-Jul-07

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There has been a great deal of talk about the anniversary of this war. You can read about Lisa and her adventures in Beirut. She was also on Channel 10 last night (Great Interview !!!) and she talked about life in Beirut a year later. This morning Yediot Achronot had a whole [...]

Reflections on Abie’s 80th

13-May-07

For those who may not be aware, Abie Nathan recently celebrated 80th birthday. Being one of the many people in Israel who enjoyed listening to Abie’s Voice of Peace radio station: “that’s right, 1540 on your FM dial”, I was thoroughly pleased to listen to the birthday tribute made to him today by the [...]

Lebanon not catching a break

23-Nov-06

Picture by Joe Sioufi
Once again Lebanon is thrown into turmoil with a little help from “its friends”. It’s like watching a baby trying to walk and a bunch of older kids coming up to it and kicking it down. Every time this country tries to make a change and build a future for itself [...]

Narsrallah’s Day to Boogie

25-Sep-06

“I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaack!”
The ‘festivities’ may have already begun as this article is being written, and the Guest of Honor himself is scheduled to appear before his adoring audience and probably deliver one of those stirring speeches that he has become famous (of infamous) for. Yes, Sheikh Said Hassan Narsrallah is back big time, and even [...]