Three explosions in four days… people are going crazy with fear. Rumors are spreading amok all over town, “the found a bomb in Hamra, no in a school close to Raouche. They caught two suicide bombers. Tonight’s bomb will target mar elias. Fateh al Islam said that they will hit schools and universities.” Among all of that, panic is setting in, streets are empty and only security forces are out at night.
Meanwhile, the “Nahr al bared” camp’s Palestinian refugees are fleeing, fearing renewed clashes. Support for the army has surged after this lull. All Palestinian faction (especially the PLO) have expressed their supports and even offered to help the army end “fateh al islam” the final battle will be soon, tomorrow or after tomorrow I guess ( it seems that I am too falling into the rumors mill, and starting my own…)
One thing is for sure, for a second year in a row, Lebanon’s summer touristic seasons is down the drain. The economic situation will heavily suffer from these events. And the political crisis is far, far beyond mending. What the future holds for our country is impossible to know, but it sure looks bad…PS: several of my readers asked for information about “Fateh al Islam” head here and here for an indepth look.
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3azizi Bob,
I just thought you might need to be educated a bit about the situation, so i will recommend these two artciles. I would like very much to know your valuable opinion...
1) http://counterpunch.com/lamb05242007.html
2) http://counterpunch.com/lamb05242007.html
then one more note to all people bickering about terrorism ie syrian / palestinian /sunni terrorism .. I am seriously sick of hearing that word ... for me the stupidity / ignorance of some lebanese compatriots is the most advanced form of terrorism
Speaking of ignorance. . .those articles cite no sources, paint thin, weak arguments and are completely absurd.
Don't believe everything you read. We have enough pointless, detrimental conspiracy theories floating around, no need to float another one, which is just as absurd if not more so.
3azizi anonymous
First let me thank you for your kind offer to educate me.
Second your condescending tone and “know it all, others are all stupid” stance speaks volume about your own manners, ability to discuss and openness to other points of view.
So on behalf of all the Lebanese you called stupid I offer you my heartfelt thanks and say “NO THANKS!”
Now the article to educate me is so objective, well written and full of logic [sic] so let me point out some issues:
“After three days of shelling and more than 100 dead” excuse me but how didi he know how many dead are there, did he cite any source? Did he count them himself? He doesn’t say he just brought up the number out of thin air as if it was pure truth…
Same for “Press figures of 30,000-32,000 are not accurate. 45,000 live in Bared! Contrary to some reports food and water still not being allowed in.” how did he know? Did he count how many poor souls are in the camp? Where did he get his info? And may I ask who is not allowing food to come in? I saw several trucks on TV getting in full and then back out empty? Did he care to investigate?
“15 to 70 percent of some areas destroyed. Some light shooting this morning and afternoon.”
Well this part is hilarious 15 to 70% what a nice bracket he would have been more accurate to say: I DON’T KNOW. But still where are his sources? Who did he interview? How did he know these things????? What about the shells too?
Some contradictions, 7th paragraph he says “Press figures of 30,000-32,000 are not accurate. 45,000 live in Bared!” then in his background section he says “Nahr el-Bared is 7 miles north of Tripoli near the stunning Mediterranean coast and is home to more than 32,000 refuges many of whom were expelled from the Lake Huleh area of Palestine, including Safed.” Yep very accurate and logical article…. Excellent to educate poor stupid and uneducated me.. thx anonymous!!!
I think that is enough, thank you again and please keep up the good work of finding the most absurd, worthless and biased article on the net, maybe you wanna educate me with ignorant articles?
All what we need now in Lebanon is another Seymour hersh to tell us how to think and educate us
and by the way the two articles are one and the same!
The best piece on the funding mess was by M. Young, in the daily star. The rest is recycled crapola.
Jeha,
Young is part of the guys that are paid by the US propaganda machine to come gives the right "preach".
I already explained previously in detail about him (and others) at the daily star. Example: Geoffrey Kemp from the Nixon institute, who is living in the US, and is a member of the CIA, was writing an article to tell the Lebanese what to think and what to do in the ...daily star!
You might as well call it the Daily US propaganda star.
Bob,
There is no democracy without accountability.
This government is responsible for the situation the country is in.
Yes the situation is dire, I'm glad you admit that, and the Siniora team will be held accountable for it.
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