U.N.helpful
Jules Crittenden of the Boston Herald really took it to the French in re: their hypocricy in Lebanon in recent days. To wit:
In recent weeks, France stepped forward to act as a broker of peace in Lebanon. “Act” is the key verb in that last sentence, as it now would seem that the only [...]
Degrading Hizb'allah's Social Safety Net
Critics of Israel's tactics in South Lebanon have been railing against their "inability" to destroy Hizb'allah's military might. While this might be true, al Bawaba points out that the military "destruction" of the Hizbies might not actually be the end goal of Israel. Instead, they are simultaneously striking at The Party of Allah's [...]
U.N. Smurfs To The Israel/Lebanon Border: An Illogical Non-Starter
I cannot see the logic that would motivate Israel to concede to allowing U.N. blue hats on the Lebanese border as a sufficient resolution to the current crisis, and so I can only view Anan and Blair's "plan" as global political pandering of the highest order.
The presence of U.N. troops would serve only a single [...]
Lousy Fake Chinese Saying…
May you live in interesting times.
-Supposed ancient Chinese curse
"Watching" the events in Lebanon unfold on the newswires, I ran through an extremely odd combination of feelings at work today. I felt detached, almost entirely removed from the world as I watched Israel escalate their offensive against Hizb'allah in the south of Lebanon; I felt [...]
Oh This'll End Well…
Our prayers should be with the people of Israel today, as their Palestinian neighbors saw fit yesterday to elect a Hamas majority into the Palestinian parliament.
Egads.
