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Excuse me, but I couldn’t find this place in the AAA, Mobil or even the Lonely Planet guides.

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Nabatiye Journal
Hezbollah Shrine to Terrorist Suspect Enthralls Lebanese Children

Bryan Denton for The New York Times is the photographer of the real pictures.
New York Times
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Published: September 2, 2008
NABATIYE, Lebanon — The children crowd forward around the glass case, eager for a glimpse of the martyr’s bloodstained clothes. His belt is here, and the […]

Posted in Lebanon, Entertainment, Hezbollah, Museums |

When they had mentioned red carpet, they weren’t kidding.

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Hezbollah Praises Israeli Report on War
By SAM F. GHATTAS
The Associated Press
Thursday, May 3, 2007; 6:53 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah’s leader praised an Israeli government report that said Israel’s summer war against the guerrillas was a failure. But the Lebanese government criticized the findings, saying the report did not address the massive destruction wrought on this […]

Posted in Movies, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Francis Ford Coppola, Nasrallah |

Halliburton’s name surfaces in Building 18 scandal!!

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

“The letter said Walter Reed also awarded a five-year, $120-million contract to IAP Worldwide Services, which is run by Al Neffgen, a former senior Halliburton official.”
Committee subpoenas former Walter Reed chief
By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Mar 3, 2007 9:31:09 EST
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has subpoenaed Maj. Gen. George […]

Posted in Business, Mexico, Hezbollah, Minnesota, Cable News, Harriet Miers, Ireland, Chicago, Pets |

It’s like American Cops with the T-Shirt.

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

I really can’t blame him for his angry. Couldn’t Hezbollah have donated one of their out-of-date uniforms to this auxiliary?
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Clashes in Beirut Lebanese army soldiers arrest a Hezbollah
supporter brandishing a knife in Beirut. (Getty Images)

Please find this in the Photo Gallery of The Washington Post.

Posted in Lebanon, Islam, Hezbollah |

I imagine the rest rooms at W’s presidential library will play on the themes found in cheap bars–Cow Pokes, Pointers etc. Regarding Hezbollah, without music their half-time shows must be a tad boring, but the color and pageantry is top drawer.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Arianna Huffington writes a piece about identifying the big money contributors to W. $500,000,000.00 presidential library.
I shall weigh in with Ms. Huffington because careful thought and experience has driven me to the conclusion that Little Golden Books do not require much space. As for the “Think” tank which shall write glowing reviews of W’s […]

Posted in Bush, Iraq, Lebanon, Hezbollah |

This type of student-ratting is going to become worse before it gets better. Remember the experiment which tested subjects’ ability to administer lethal electric shock. The nation’s leadership has already cowed the news media, the citizens are next.

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

“Comment
The land of the free - but free speech is a rare commodity
You can say what you like in the US, just as long as you don’t ask awkward questions about America’s role in the Middle East
Henry Porter
Sunday August 13, 2006
The Observer
It used to be said that academic rows were vicious because the stakes were […]

Posted in Bill of Rights, Education, Middle East, Israel, Hezbollah |

This begs the question: “If Georgie jumps off the garage roof, does that mean you’re supposed to jump too?” If the Israelis are losing,pick on someone your own size–not W.

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

“Israeli Leaders Fault Bush on War
Consortium News
By Robert Parry
August 13, 2006
Amid the political and diplomatic fallout from Israel’s faltering invasion of Lebanon, some Israeli officials are privately blaming President George W. Bush for egging Prime Minister Ehud Olmert into the ill-conceived military adventure against the Hezbollah militia in south Lebanon.
Please find the entire piece here. […]

Posted in Bush, Lebanon, Israel, Hezbollah |

Big John Bolton. He don’ta take no guff!

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

“UN Council “strongly deplores” deaths in Lebanon
31 Jul 2006 01:15:44 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Evelyn Leopold and Irwin Arieff
UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a statement deploring Israel’s deadly attack on the southern Lebanese village of Qana but rejected U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s call for an immediate truce.”
Please find […]

Posted in administration, Lebanon, United Nations, Bolton, Israel, Hezbollah |

For some idiotic reason, I was awake at 04:00 EDT and watched CNN International anchor speak to Lebanese president who confirmed that the Lebanese Prime Minister refused to meet with Condoleezza Rice. Aprroximately six hours later, it seems the White House ‘WAY BACK MACHINE’ spit out its version.

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

“July 30, 2006, 4:13AM
Lebanon asks Rice not to visit Lebanon
© 2006 The Associated Press
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese government asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday to put off a visit to Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike that killed more than 50 people.”
Please find the entire article here.
Thanks to the writers of the Rocky […]

Posted in News Media, State Department, Lebanon, Israel, Hezbollah |

It never ends…

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Two bad-ass crabs argue over who started the war.

A crab covered in oil struggles towards the sea polluted with heavy fuel oil in Beirut. The Mediterranean is threatened by its worst ever environmental disaster after Israel’s bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tonnes of fuel gushing into the sea, the […]

Posted in Hillary Clinton, Environment, Nature, Movies, Lebanon, Israel, Hezbollah |

Dozens of ‘talking heads’ are informing us about Hezbollah–its terrorist tactics, fighting style, strength,

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

The first thing noticed in any video of parading Hezbollah troops is the intricate nature of their marching style. In one clip, In a sixteen bar sequence(Western drum cadences are in 4/4 time and consume sixteen bars for a total of 64 beats.), I counted the following styles:1. Gilbert & Sullivan chorus line2. Riverdance3. Mussolini […]

Posted in Military, Hezbollah |

Tony Snow continues to forget that he is no longer in the bosom of Fox-News. His act is already beginning to unravel and tripping on the wool will be the source of laughter.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

“Tony Snow and Helen Thomas: “Thank You for the Hezbollah View”

By: John Amato on Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 at 12:06 PM - PDT

Snow told the gaggle that the reason Americans trying to get out of Lebanon were being forced to pay was because of a law on the books. Then Helen Thomas asked […]

Posted in News Media, administration, Lebanon, Israel, Hezbollah |

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