And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
at least THIS reminds me to blog. The terrorist Imad Mughniyeh is being mourned, he achieved the rank of martyr, but will be respawning no more. He is survived by the silver-tongued devil with a lisp, a few displaced hizbullah members who miss Iran […]

The postman came visiting. I was here, but apparently the doorbell didn’t ring (right), and so I couldn’t sign for my new credit card. Instead, I found a note in my mailbox, informing me to go pick it up at the bank (this one organization serves as a bank, and as the central post here)… […]

A man in Australia managed to beat a great white shark up and scare it away after it’d already partly swallowed him.
A woman in America attacked a mountain lion and saved her husband’s life.
I wonder when someone in Lebanon will finally take action and put wild animals back in their “righteous” place?

Who didn’t see this coming?
The bearded dude behind Iran’s “Lebanon connection” did it again. Well, he did one of his trademark things again. No, he didn’t provoke Israel into a war. He did the other thing. Yup, you got it. Wacko accused another person of collaborating with the enemy. This time,  it’s none other than […]

Caught my eye, this news headline:
Blair runs into protests on Lebanon visit
That’s all they can summon? 2000 protestors? For the “lapdog of the great satan”? For shame! Is that the level of support that the Great Hizbollah, Amal and Mr. Fadlallah have?
It’s pathetic., These are people who live by populist opinions and claim public […]

Megalomaniacs with inferiority complexes are the most dangerous sorts around.
I know one in Lebanon. Along with Syria, he opposes the U.N. resolution 1701. Syria opposes it because Assad knows that his tentacles in Lebanon are being chopped one by one. Aoun opposes it because it wasn’t his idea. He feels left out. Sadly, he has […]

A 21-year old “LEBANESE” student was arrested on terror charges in Germany a couple of days ago. He was planning to bomb commuter trains in two German cities. Apparently, he was able to place the bombs on the trains, but they didn’t detonate when they should have.
“Terrorism has reached Germany”, as the media would like […]

Wait… it’s over?
Did I miss something? How? Who won? What were the concrete results? The Israelis are leaving, but Hizbollah is neither dismantled nor decapitated! Hizbollah is stopping, but what about their holy war, their righteous cause, the prophet and the nation? What happened behind closed doors?
How is any normal, sane person to believe that […]

I’m blogging involuntarily, in a way. Starting a new job and a new chapter in my life had pushed blogging, flickering and other things to the background. Nothing like a war (if you must call it that… extermination is what I call it) to drag you back into it.
I’d started out by saying that the […]

I see no path that can be taken to stop the downward spiral that Lebanon is caught in. It’s a sad fact that the Israelis won’t listen to the international community, that Hizbollah won’t voluntarily give up its weapons and terrorist ways, and that innocent civilians are powerless against the bombs raining down on them.
I […]

When you attacked without being provoked, you are a resistance movement. When you sacrifice a country for your agenda, you are righteous.
Tribal Mentality:
So, you cross into a sovereign nation, kill some of their soldiers and kidnap others. Of course you’re justified, they’re soldiers. That’s what they’re there for. What, the nation wants retribution? Murderers! […]

Iran’s terrorist-in-chief proudly proclaimed today that if Israel bombed Syria, it would be tantamount to declaring war on the arab/muslim world… I guess suddenly, Lebanon is not part of that world. I don’t know whether to be enraged, to laugh my ass off, or to feel relief.
Meanwhile, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hassan and […]

Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces, a Christian former militia which was allied with Israel during the civil war, openly condemned Hizbollah’s actions. “Those who carried out the operation, regardless of its success, have no right to hold the fate of the Lebanese people hostage to their own decisions,” he told reporters. “There are […]

Some believe that Lebanon is an Arab country. Others want nothing to do with our “arab brethren”. Some want a federal country split along quasi-religious lines. Others want to be seen as westerners. Some like beer, others don’t. Some are alcoholics, others believe that drinking alcohol is a sin. Miniskirts and burkas, crosses and crescents… […]

I grew up on the fringe of the Lebanese ‘civil’ war. I didn’t live in a high-risk area, and I missed the bulk of the war. I do have some memories of those days, though, most of the stories here, are from my own memory, the first, I don’t remember.
The early years of my life […]

‘It all really makes you wonder what the French were doing when they built this place.’ Stevan Spencer, the New Orleans Levee District’s chief engineer.
Blaming the French, are we? Seriously? They’re sore losers, we all know that. Their soccer team sucks. And their hatred for Lance Armstrong is childish. But I’m pretty certain that they’re […]

So, I’m sitting outside, soaking in the rays and enjoying Hamburg’s summer (all 2 hours of it) when I hear a loud screech, followed by some crazy honking. I look around, stunned (the first time that a car makes any sort of sound in this nation of BMWs and Porsches). I hear people screaming and […]

A small article on McSweeney’s listing places you should visit has Beirut on there. It’s a small article, lost between tens of others, but nonetheless, it made me feel good. The author’s main point was describing a falafel shop (the best falafel in the world, apparently), but he mentions the glory days of Beirut, and […]

Or is it a small country?
As my regulars would know, I hail from Byblos, Lebanon. I was recently there for a short vacation. I was at the barbershop, getting a haircut. This story recounts the events of that fateful day.
My barber is also a good friend of mine. We were catching up, and I was […]

I’m back in Hamburg. Arrived yesterday.
Being among my friends again, partying every night, lazing around on the beach, eating good food, seeing my family… It all helped put things into perspective. Life is too fucking short (a cliche, but very true). I worry about things I shouldn’t worry about. I’m blessed. Billions of people deal […]

Heading home for 11 days. A freak decision, on my part. I need to be with family and friends. I need some sunshine. I need some sort of break.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to think things through over there.
I’ll be taking a blogging hiatus. The internet has become more of a burden than a way out […]