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Nabil N2oula sues Imad Moussa

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

I would understand N2oula suing Imad Moussa for reasons such as disrespect and mockery, which he did, but suing him as well for “inciting to killing” is a complete joke !

For those who missed Imad Moussa’s article, as you can see below, Moussa was destroying Orangist Islamic Crusader N2oula and mocking him all over the place, and claiming Mossad should feel threatened by him and add him to their hit list.
Who can ignore Nabil N2oula after his B.S speech @ the Hekmeh school praising Hezbollah martyrs and dishonoring the Christ ?

Who wouldn’t want his head after he proclaimed himself the biggest Lebanese political clown out there ?

I can only imagine Moussa’s next masterpiece on this lawsuit lol !

تقدم عضو تكتل “التغيير والإصلاح” النائب نبيل نقولا عبر موكله جيلبر سلامه بدعوى امام النيابة العامة في جبل لبنان ضد مجلة “النجوى المسيرة” والكاتب عماد موسى بجرم التحريض على القتل والقدح والذم والتحقير، وذلك على خلفية المقال الذي نُشر في جريدة “النجوى المسيرة” العدد 1264 تاريخ 22/2/2010 وفي الصفحة الأخيرة منها تحت عنوان “فخر المقاومة الإسلامية”، حيث كتب الكاتب موسى: “وبناءً على أهمية نقولا، رافعة مسيحية حقيقية للمقاومة الإسلامية في صراعها مع الصليبية وإسرائيل، قد يرتكب الموساد حماقة وربما أدرج إسم نقولا على لائحة أهدافه”.

Hezbollah in Jdeideh … why the suprise and the reaction?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

From all of those who were surprised and upset from seeing Hezbollah celebrating Imad Mughniyeh and others of their martyrs in jdeideh, the Lebanese Forces and its followers should be the least suprised.
You may say what is wrong with this Mano? It happens that Mano and few others have a very good memory and they do not forget. So this few should be the only one opposing, upset, surprised (well in reality with such people there is no more room for surprises) of Hezbollah even in Jdeideh (note for those (frafir el LF these days) who do not know Jdeideh, jedeideh been a stronghold for the SSNP).
What is worst, having a Hezbollah event in Jedeideh or having Samir Geagea sending Geoges Adwan (his MP) to welcome the criminal quntar and hugging him?
What is worst, having this event in Jdeideh or accepting HA weapons, making it legal and be part of a government that protects the “resistance”?
Again, only few should raise their concern, the rest who attacked those who criticize Geagea decisions (quntar, be part of government that supports HA weapons) should simply pack up and go play in another park.

Is this what we are teaching the new generation of LF?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

If we go back in time to the mid 70’s to early 90’s, as LF, we used to preach, work, had many projects and ideas to turn Lebanon to a state where Christians from the region can look at as a beacon of light, hope and bright future. We used t work on projects hoping that one day we will bring those Christians to Lebanon and provide them with security and peace.
I still remember Charles Malek, Fouad Frem Boustany , ….among others. I still remember the Lebanese Front …. The LF with Bachir and Samir (the old one and not the one he burried in the ministry of defece).
I was emailed this picture by an old time rafi’ and we both were shocked, surprised, sick, …. you name it.
Is this is the new “I3dad Fikri” in the LF? What a shame and what an end to great project.

Best analysis so far …

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

I must say this article is the best analysis on the Ethiopian plane crash i’ve read so far. Thumbs up to Sami Al Nassaf from Al Anbaa Kuwaiti newspapers

He blames the Lebanese authorities for their unbased and early conclusions on whom to blame, based on a gas station worker’s testimony !!!
He also compares the incident to the Kenyan Plane Crash in 2007 on a similar plane. The similarities are numerous as shown in the article.

The author also discusses the concept of spatial disorientation, a condition in which an aircraft pilot’s perception of direction (proprioception) does not agree with reality. While it can be brought on by disturbances or disease within the vestibular system, it is more typically a temporary condition resulting from flight into poor weather conditions with low or no visibility. [Read More]
The pilot’s experience is irrelevant here as he is either trained or not for flying in bad weather conditions.

While this behavior could justify the pilot’s weird directions after take off, another reason for that could be the loss of power in both engines due to the weather. The same thing happened with the Kenyan plane soon after take off.

Feb 14 commemoration

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

(Picture from nowlebanon.com)

For the 5th year in a row, March 14 forces calls on Lebanese to massively participate in commemorating Hariri’s assassination in Martyrs Square, Beirut.

To be honest, i think those massive demonstrations should be stopped once and for all and turned into an exclusive event similar to what is being done for Gebran Tueni.

The past few years have proven that only elections can judge who’s the majority and who’s not. March14 parties won the 2009 elections and have nothing to prove. Added to that, Jumblatt’s latest positions will only influence negatively on the event, whether he attends or not.

On a final note, February 14 is a sad event while March 14 is the day that marked the birth of the Cedars Revolution. This is the one we should be celebrating massively while the other should be mourned discretly.

GOL vs LOL

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Now this show should be banned for how lame it is !
Ya di3an el old SLCHI !

U.S. Tightens Security Measures on Lebanese

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

US officials Sunday toughened security measures for all US-bound airline passengers, warning those traveling from or via 14 “terror linked” nations will undergo mandatory enhanced screening. Lebanon is among this terror list.

I’ve had some friends flying to the US in the past two weeks and they told measures were unbearable and that they practically stripped them on every U.S airport.

Lebanese Politicians have urged US security chief to rethink new travel measures and the Lebanese president is concerned about U.S. airports security measures, but honestly i see those actions as justified and rational and i can’t blame the Americans for them.

I blame us and our government for legalizing Hezbollah and for putting Lebanon on the terror list by defending HA’s actions.

So stop whining and complaining and admit that you are a terrorist and will always be labeled as one as long as Hezbollah is around and you are not doing anything about it.

Who’s Mo?

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

I know it’s really silly to visit tayyar.org on daily basis but I really can’t help it. That news site is a gift from God for all those who either like to spit or to laugh a lot. Comparing Hassan and Hussein fatality to Jesus Christ crucifix by Michel Aoun wasn’t really that shock for me, simply because Aoun is almost 80 years old and he’s losing it sometimes. But reading the 2010 expectations by the analytical expert Mo :) made me believe that his office was at the Beau Rivage. Enjoy!!!

كشف الخبير في علم الأرقام محمد فنيش عن ابرز توقعاته لعام 2010، ويرتكز العالم فنيش في توقعاته على عمليات حسابيه وفق طرق ومعادلات علمية دقيقة.

في البداية أكد محمد فنيش أن السنة ستحمل تغيرات كونية كبيرة وعظيمة تبدأ مع شباط 2010 وهي أحداث استثنائية للبشر والعالم. وتستمرّ هذه الحالة لعدة سنوات ربما للعام2012 حيث يشهد هذا العام نهاية دورة كونية كبرى استمرت 400000 ، إلا أن العالم لن ينتهي بل هناك على الأرجح دورة أخرى كبرى قبل نهاية العالم.

إسرائيل: ستشن حربين على بلدين قبل نهاية عام 2010 ، ولكن تبدأ بفقدان قوتها بشكل يلاحظه الجميع وتعاني من انهيار حقيقي لصورتها.

الرئيس الأميركي اوباما: هناك شيء خطير يحيط به ويبدو انه سيموت قتلا هذا العام، وهناك مشاكل متتالية في أميركا في السنوات المقبلة، وتؤدي إلى خضّات سياسية كبيرة داخلها.

لبنان: التغيّرات الكبرى تبدأ مع شباط المقبل، الحكومة تنتهي قبل نهاية العام بين حزيران وتمّوز، وهناك حرب إسرائيلية جديدة على لبنان.

الرئيس بشار الأسد: سنة عمل مهمّة جدا له وعام 2011 ستكون من أفضل السنوات التي مرّت عليه. ولكن سوريا ستشهد انتعاشا اقتصاديا واجتماعيا مهما هذا العام.

المملكة العربية السعودية: هي سنة التغيّرات الكبرى في السعودية والملك عبد الله سيكون آخر ملوك السعودية وستشهد المملكة بعد وفاته مشاكل كبيرة جدا، ولن يستمر حكم آل سعود.

The Invention of the Jewish People

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Interesting new book that I’m currently reading…

The Invention of the Jewish People

Book’s topic

In his book Matai ve’ech humtza ha’am hayehudi? (The Invention of the Jewish People), “[Sand] tries to prove that the Jewish people never existed as a “nation-race” with a common origin, but rather is a colorful mix of groups that at various stages in history adopted the Jewish religion. He argues that for a number of Zionist ideologues, the mythical perception of the Jews as an ancient people led to truly racist thinking”.

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The Endless Humiliation…

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

So, here’s a little story that happened in LAU Byblos Campus that i would like to share with you.
The LAU elections is to be held this Friday on the 11th of December. And as usual, during the crucial week of the elections, all parties work hard on promoting their campaign. Chants, slogans, promises, and loud cheers fill the LAU corridors with each party working hard on gaining the votes of the more neutral people. Here’s a little background on the election system in LAU Byblos Campus:
The 2 main rivals of these elections are composed of the L.S.F (Lebanese Student Front) representing M14 having the majority as LF, and the Social representing M8, having the majority Tayyar. The elections have a total of 12 seats (3 for the School of Architecture and Engineering, 3 for School of Arts & Sciences, 3 for School of Pharmacy, and 3 for School Business). So to sum things up the battle is mainly between LF & Social.
Now, as we all know the Aounists have lost almost all their elections, being in universities, or in the na2abet. LF have secured wins in NDU, USJ, and AUB. So one might assume that LAU is the Aounists last chance to get some dignity back and probably give a small bit of hope back to their supporters.
And what dignity they have shown!
In a desperate and foolish attempt to swerve the elections their way, the Social (i.e Aounists), tried so pitifully to hack Hotmail and Facebook accounts of people who work or are affiliated to the LSF whether being in terms of leadership or support by sending fake log in screens to inboxes and naming the message “Mich Masmouh”. Shamefully and regretfully though, the mighty orangists have succeeded in hacking into 2 LSF members’ email. Now the story gets even better, inside the inbox of one of these members was an email written by an ex LAU LFer who graduated, in this email was a letter of great support to LSF, about how LSF has influenced her in many great aspects, it also praises the LSF and wishes them great luck for the years to come. Orangists having hacked and read that email, simply changed the name LSF, and instead put the name Social, then published it online via social networking sites such as Facebook to discredit the loyalty of LSF members.

Now, I know orangists need this win badly, I know that if they lose this, they’re screwed, but to go down to this level and humiliate yourself is something I thought even a Aounist would not dare to do. I mean one would expect that from a SSNP, but from an Orangist? Have they really sunk to that level of Humiliation? Have they really sold their dignity for such a cheap price?

What SHAME…What Idiocy…

In the past years, Aounists have shown us all sorts of lies, contradictory thoughts and actions, threats, and limitless stupidity. Yet they managed to introduce the idea of dirty politics so exquisitely in the past years that it would make the Syrians look like pure amateurs, as depicted in the story I have just shared with you.

Finally, let it be noted that I am NOT publishing this here to campaign for a party, I am publishing this here to show people the level of dirty politics that some have reached. But let it also be noted that I refuse to have the university I attend to be run by a bunch of thugs. So, like many, I am waiting anxiously for this Friday and what it will bring with it. Some are already treated as losers, be it so, good luck to LSF and looking forward for a nice 12-0 win…Thank You…

Zo3o

Nobody could get any lower

Monday, December 7th, 2009

I just wanted to share this conversation. Enjoy!!!

بقرادوني للبلد: المسيحيون يحتاجون الى ميثاق وطني في ما بينهم

بيار عقيقي

دائما ما يكون الوزير السابق كريم بقرادوني مصيبا في قراﺀة اللحظة الــســيــاســيــة، وخــصــوصــا فــي مــا يتعلق بالداخل الــمــســيــحــي والــــخــــارج الاقليمي. يطرح معادلات غير صعبة إن تم التقيد بــهــا عــنــد المسيحيين، ولا يــرى أي امكانية لأن تضرب الولايات المتحدة ايـــران. ويؤكد أن وثيقة حـــزب الــلــه “هـــي نهاية مسار وخطوة متقدمة في الشأن اللبناني”، ويشير الـــى أن لــقــاﺀ البطريرك الــمــارونــي مــار نصرالله بــطــرس صفير والــعــمــاد ميشال عون هو “استعادة لروحية العام” 2005.

نالت زيــارة العماد عــون الى بكركي حيّزا كبيرا من النقاش السياسي والشعبي لما تحمله من معان وألغاز، وقد تكون جسر عبور لمرحلة جديدة أم لا. ماذا يــقــول الــرئــيــس الأســبــق لحزب الكتائب؟

كيف تقيّم زيـــارة العماد ميشال عون الى بكركي؟

بمجرّد وجود العماد عون في مجلس المطارنة الموارنة فإن لــلأمــر دلالـــة كــبــيــرة، مــن حيث اعتراف بكركي بطريركا ومطارنة بزعامة عون المسيحية، اضافة الى رغبة الجنرال في طي صفحة العلاقات المتوترة مع بكركي. ويمكن القول ان الزيارة هي نقلة نوعية شكلا ومضمونا، وفيها عــودة الــى روحية العام، 2005 حين أعلن البطريرك صفير أن لكل طائفة زعيمها. وأتوقع أن تكون الزيارة فاتحة لمصالحات مسيحية واسعة، فنتحول من الصراعات المسيحية الداخلية الى الانفراجات الكبيرة.

هل يمكن أن نرى المصالحات المسيحية – المسيحية في بكركي؟

ليس بالضرورة لأن معادلة “إما المصالحات في بكركي وإمــا لا مصالحات “، هي معادلة خاطئة. بكركي هي واحــدة من الأمكنة الــتــي يمكن اجـــراﺀ مصالحات مسيحية وا سعة فيها، لكنها ليست الوحيدة. برأيي إن الرئيس التوافقي هو المرجع الطبيعي للمصالحات، خصوصا مع قرب انطلاق طاولة الحوار. لكن المهم أن المصالحات بدأت.

هـــل مـــن الــمــمــكــن أن نــرى نـــوعـــا مـــن تــــلاق فـــي مــكــان مــا بــيــن الأركــــان الــمــارونــيــة الثلاثة، البطريرك ورئيس الجمهورية والــزعــيــم الأول عند المسيحيين، مع وجود قطب ماروني رابع لكن صامت وهو قائد الجيش؟

لا نتجه الــى اصطفافات من هـــذا الـــنـــوع، لأن الــمــصــالــحــات المسيحية تــأخــذ بــعــدا وطنيا وليس طائفيا، ولأجل ذلك يجب أن تــكــون تــحــت رعــايــة رئيس الجمهورية. كما أن قائد الجيش لا يدخل في اللعبة السياسية، وهـــو أثــبــت حــرصــه عــلــى ابــقــاﺀ الجيش خارج السياسة.

دائـــــمـــــا مـــــا يُـــــقـــــال بـــأن المسيحيين لا يعرفون ماذا يريدون. برأيك ماذا يحتاج المسيحيون؟

المسيحيون بحاجة الى ميثاق وطني يجمع في ما بينهم يعبّر عــن تطلعا تهم وطمو حا تهم لــدورهــم ودور لبنان، والاتــفــاق على المسلّمات الأساسية، وابراز الوجه التوافقي في ما يتعلق بــالــوطــن. صــراع النفوذ مشروع لكن كما هو حاصل حاليا، فحين يتفقون على المسلمات يهون كل شيﺀ. والمسيحيون أصبحوا يدركون بشبه اجماع أن اسرائيل هي العدو، كما أن المسيحيين المشككين بسورية سيقتنعون مـــع الـــوقـــت بــــأن دمـــشـــق هي صديق وليس عــدوا. وسيقتنع مسيحيو 14 آذار بــأن سورية هــي ضمانة. وأتــوقــع بــأنّ زيــارة رئيس الحكومة سعد الحريري الى سورية، ستفتح أبوابا وفرصا جديدة، وزيارته لن تكون يتيمة وستتعدد، والكثير من قيادات 14 آذار ســيــزورون ســوريــة في العام 2010.

حـــتـــى رئــــيــــس الــهــيــئــة الــتــنــفــيــذيــة فـــي الـــقـــوات اللبنانية سمير جعجع؟

جعجع موضوع خاص يحتاج الى معالجة، خصوصا بما يتعلق با لقضيتين ا لمتعلقتين بآ ل فرنجية وآل كرامي.

مـــا هـــي الــمــعــطــيــات الــتــي تستند اليها؟

فــي قــضــيــة الــبــيــان الــــوزاري ا نحصر ا لتحفظ بفر يق “قر نة شهوان”، فلو كان التحفظ على بند المقاومة الى حدود الرفض لكان يجب عــدم المشاركة في الحكومة. كما ان تحفظات “قرنة شهوان” هي تحفظات مبدئية وليست نهائية. وأرى أن مسلسل الأزمـــات يتراجع لصالح الحوار المتطور، وســلاح حــزب الله هو ســلاح أمــر واقـــع وأثــبــت جــدواه في مقاومة اسرائيل، ولا يحلّ الا عبر طاولة الــحــوار، وهــو بات جزﺀا من معادلة اقليمية، وسلاح حزب الله باق طالما ان الاحتلال الاسرائيلي باق. وحتى ان سلاح الــحــزب يشكل جـــزﺀ ا مــن الحل الشامل، ويجب علينا كمسيحيين التمسك بسلاح حزب الله، لأنها ورقـــة المقايضة الــوحــيــدة مع اسرائيل على طاولة المفاوضات حتى نستطيع رفض التوطين.

لكن الأميركيين قالوا “ان لا حل على حساب لبنان”؟

التوطين مشروع يسير على قـــدم وســـــاق، ومـــوقـــف الادارة الأمـــيـــركـــيـــة واضـــــح “تــوطــيــن الفلسطينيين حيث هم”، وغير ذلــك هو من الكلام التجميلي.

حتى ان بعض الـــدول العربية مقتنعة بتوطين الفلسطينيين حيث هم. المعادلة واضحة أمامنا “إمــا التسليم بالتوطين او دعم سلاح حزب الله”.

بالكلام عن دعم سلاح حزب الــلــه، كــيــف تــقــرأ الوثيقة الأخيرة للحزب؟

الوثيقة هي خطوة متقدمة في الشأن اللبناني، وانــا مرتاح لرغبة حزب الله في أن يكون حزبا.

وأعتقد بــأن ما يجري في حزب الله هو نهاية مسار. ففي، 1992 شاركوا في الدولة عبر تمثلهم نيابيا في البرلمان، وفي 2005 دخلوا الى الحكومة للمرة الأولى، والآن أعلنوا برنامجا سياسيا.

والمطلوب من الذي يعارض حزب الله او يوافقه أن يقوم بما قام به الحزب. فننقل الصراع السياسي مــن صـــراع أشــخــاص الــى صــراع بــرامــج، وهــذه بحد ذاتــهــا نقلة ديمقراطية متقدمة.

الرئيس الحالي باراك اوباما. لكن الذي يجب أن نحترس منه ليس الأميركيين، بــل الاسرائيليون الــذي أعتقد بأنهم ليسوا في وارد ضرب ايــران راهنا. كما أنه لا يــوجــد تــطــابــق فـــي وجــهــات النظر بين واشنطن وتــل أبيب، كـــون الاولــــى تــبــحــث عــن حلول ســلــمــيــة، والــمــنــاخ الــعــربــي لن يتحمل ضربة اسرائيلية لايران وتركيا رافضة رفضا قاطعا. حتى ان السيناريوهات العسكرية الاسرائيلية منذ 2006 وحتى اليوم، لا تتحدث سوى عن كيفية مــواجــهــة حـــزب الــلــه، لا ايـــران.

وبالنسبة الى القضية النووية، كلنا نعلم بــأن ايـــران تصرفت أفضل بكثير من الكثير من الدول.

وهي دولة عقلانية، والغرب نفسه يفتش عــن سبل التعايش مع طهران، خصوصا وأن لا رأي موحد فيه. وفي الداخل الأميركي هناك أكثر من وجهة نظر ويميل الجو في أوروبا الى التعامل مع ايران.

ماذا عن الدور الايراني في ما يخص الحزب؟

ايــــران تــدعــم حـــزب الــلــه في الــصــراع مع اسرائيل، كما انها تدعم حماس في غــزة، بالتالي فإن ايران غير مهتمة بما يفعل حزب الله على الصعيد السياسي اللبناني. مثلا هل أن ايران هي من دعت الى قيام التفاهم بين حزب الله والتيار الوطني الحر؟

بالطبع، لا لكنها وافــقــت عليه، كما سيحصل حين يتم التفاهم بين حزب الله وتيار المستقبل.

والموقف الايراني هو استمرارية لتحول طهران من ايــران- الشاه الــداعــمــة لاســرائــيــل الــى ايــران- الثورة الرافضة لاسرائيل.

وماذا عن الكلام عن امكانية ضــرب ايـــران وتأثيرها على لبنان، في حال حصلت؟

لا يمكن لــلــولايــات المتحدة ضــرب ايـــران لا أمــس ولا اليوم ولا غدا، وما يسري على الرئيس السابق جــورج بوش يسري على الرئيس أوباما.

Mouqawama??? MILITIA!!!

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Mouqawama MILITIA

Remember EgyptAir Flight 990 ?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

On October 31, 1999 EgyptAir Flight 990 (MSR990) was a regularly scheduled Los Angeles-New York-Cairo flight. It plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean, about 97 km south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in international waters, killing all of the 217 people on board.
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Thoughts on the Armenian-Turkish accord

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

What started as a “soccer diplomacy” was followed by a historic accord to normalize the relations between the two countries.

Was it a mistake for the Armenian president to normalize the ties with a country that refuses to acknolwedge the massacre of over a million Armenians during the 1915-1922 period ??

I honestly believe it was an ethically wrong move but pragmatically correct and unselfish and the Armenian people will thank their president in the years to come for it.

Reasons behind this normalization are three:
1- Armenia has suffered for more than 16 years now from the embargo set by Ankara, described as one of the longest such sanctions in the world. Added to that, its conflict with Azerbajian (Turkey’s ally) over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region has damaged the economy even further. (See Map & Article).

2- Pressures from E.U & the USA to normalize the relations and pave the way for a new pipeline (The Nabucco pipeline) that would run through Turkey and cut Europe’s dependence on Russia. [...]
Of course, Armenia would have to withdraw its troops from Azerbajian for that matter to happen.

3- Normalization would avoid Armenia & Turkey a humiliation. How so ?
Armenians still have few years to make Turkey acknowledge the genocide, after that, they will lose their right to do so as any genocide having occured over 100 years ago cannot be legally pursued.
Turkey on the other hand will never have to acknowledge the genocide and therefore avoid an internal crisis if Turkey’s founder Ataturk was found guilty of war crimes. A historian claims Turkey is scared of admitting the genocide due to its repercussions.

In conclusion, reopening the border would increase Turkey’s chances of integrating the E.U, and give landlocked Armenia access to Turkish and European markets and boost its economy.

I choose not to work …

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

I’ve been into politics and specifically Lebanese politics for god knows how long, and i always thought of myself as being a party member working hard to promote its principles and implement its plans.

Yet today, i find myself unwilling to enroll in any party or with any Christian politician as very few still share the principles i do, and none of them has any plan whatsoever for Lebanon’s and its Christians’ future. More importantly, i find myself unwilling to sacrifice my time & my work & my health for doing politics in Lebanon.

The Lebanese Forces is undergoing a major restructuring, but it has dropped Federalism and has turned into a one-man show. Even when turned into a democratic party, it will be shaped to suit Dr.Geagea & his team.

Kataeb have no principles or plans and not even proper leaders. Amine is a joke & Sami is not trustworthy.

As for Sheikh Nadim, he worked hard to win the elections, but elections & political work are two very different things. He needs to mature more in terms of political speech & thought and set for himself a defined plan & a clear vision and most importantly form a competent & committed team around him.

Those are the only valid options for any rational Christian.
- Aoun is a disaster & the FPM resembles a political whore sleeping with whomever pays her or gives her more seats.
- Michel el Murr has no principles to speak of.

All things said, i myself won’t make any difference alone, but i know many young intellectuals such as myself that have lost faith in those parties long time ago, if not in Lebanon as a whole.

Sadly enough, most of the Christians are happy following blindly those parties and do not realize that without a clear plan, we are losing Lebanon and our freedoms.

Last but not least, the only thing i can still do is write and critisize and point out the dangers awaiting us, hoping more people become aware of them and hold their parties & leaders accountable.

Roumieh prison upgrade

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

I am not a specialist of prisons, in fact I’ve never visited any.
However, I did some homework, and here is what Roumieh prison looks like today from an aerial view (google earth image):

Roumieh-prison-low-resolution

The purpose of my post is only about finding a way to upgrade our prisons security. It is not about upgrading the quality of life of the inmates (even though I believe this is an important issue, but one has to set priorities in order to be able to achieve something).
There is no use in building bigger prisons if we can’t keep the inmates in them. The priority today (in my point of view) is to secure our prisons.
Here is what I would hope to see in the near future:

Roumieh-prison-upgrade-low

Arresting criminals is so rare in our country, let us do everything we can to keep them where they belong: IN PRISON !

Cabinet formation : the Jumblatt share

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Now that a new round of talks on cabinet formation is underway, why not examine the following:

Jumblatt said he supports a 15-10-5 government formula “based on consensus”.

Fine.

If he really believes in consensus, why does he think “it’s only normal that his ministerial share in Cabinet be among the 15 shares slated for the majority March 14 coalition?”
Let Jumblatt get 1 ministerial share from the March 14 coalition, 1 ministerial share from the president share (the chiite share can be given to a druze) and 1 ministerial share from the March 8 coalition (that he could offer to Talal Arslan, since Jumblatt wants to preserve Arslans ministerial representation).

If Jumblatt wants to be generous, let him be so from his pocket, not from ours!

This is, in my opinion, a way to defuse the “Jumblatt time bomb”, based on “consensus”…

Lebanon: Where to go ?

Friday, July 17th, 2009

As i posted earlier, i tend to get off politics a bit during the summer and post about places to go to in Lebanon and my reviews on those places.

The list is based on the places i’ve been to or were highly recommended by trustworthy friends or relatives.

I will post the list later on today or in the weekend after compiling all the names i have in mind and the ones you guys posted. Reviews will follow one by one and randomly.

(Picture below is from LaPlage – Ain el Mraisse)

…2009, thabitoun…

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Thabitoun-coin

LEBANESE CHRISTIANS…WHATS NEXT?

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen                           ~Winston Churchill~

 The Christians of Lebanon are making an unprecedented exodus from the land in which their ancestors have lived since Christ taught here; we are known for our respect for other religions, and our approval of everything that goes in our Lebanon. Radical Islamic sects like Hezbollah have been driving the Lebanese Christians out of their homeland (recent prove, the “glorious victory” war against Israel in 2006) and their churches. The disrespect we are getting from our fellow –let’s say- brothers and sisters (Sunni and Shiia’s) has become highly threatening which I believe will lead us, all of the Christians into a disastrous ending, shall I say an ending which our true families in Iraq have been receiving.

 Some of you may be wondering by now why have I mentioned the Sunni’s, our allies in this whole political institution; as you all know, Saed el Hariri and Jumblat will be meeting with Hassan Nassrallah in order to congratulate each other with big and warm hugs and kisses and off course to talk about politics and where do they see things going. So Saed el Hariri, Jumblat and Hassan Nassrallah will be talking about our future (and when I say our future, I mean the future of Lebanon, because the Lebanese Christians are the rock of Lebanon) and we (the Christians) are still fighting and cursing each other (obviously because some people follow that baboon of a leader called Michel Aoun).

The plot against Christianity and the Christians is very plain to see; let us start with Hezbollah and the FPM:

The true reason why Hezbollah allied with the FPM is not because they adore them, it is not because they are so grateful to them for standing with their degrading and diabolic ideology, it is not because they are afraid that Lebanon will witness another civil war, it is simply because they see Aoun and his allies as puppets; Hassan Nassrallah never took Aoun’s opinion about starting that devastating war, Hassan Nassrallah never took Aoun’s opinion to have his god damn hairy face on our cross, Hassan Nassrallah never took Aoun’s opinion about having a religious aria done for him in a church, Hassan Nasrallah never took Aoun’s opinion about keeping his black weapons…Aoun took Hassan Nassrallah’s opinion in keeping the devil’s weapons, Aoun took Hassan Nassrallah’s opinion at going to Syria and befriending his new buddies who murdered a lot of Lebanese Christians and a lot from his followers, Aoun took Hassan Nassrallah’s opinion about not having any Lebanese detainee in Syria, Aoun took Hassan Nassrallah’s opinion in letting go the murder of our beloved Samer Hanna, Aoun took Hassan Nassrallah’s opinion in becoming his little orange sheep.

 Moving on to our allies:

Saed el Hariri didn’t take our opinion in meeting with Hassan Nassrallah; Jumblat hasn’t been taking our opinions since long time ago (anyways, Jumblat isn’t even worth it, Druze have always been known for their blue blood and degrading mentality); No one took our opinion in voting for Berri all over again….

 That’s how it all starts; with the little plots being made right under our noses and we letting it go or simply stroll in front of us without budging even our tiniest finger.

When are the Christians going to stand together once and for all?  When are we going to have a say to everything that has been and will be going on?  When will we stand up for our right? When will we be strong enough to stand against this whole Islamic movement thing that has been going on for centuries and still is? When will be able to decide for others than being decided for? When will we be able to go to Dahyie and claim it ours since it used to be the land of Christians (and if Hassan Nassrallah thinks that Jbeil and Kesserwan are for the muslims and that we the Christians came as “ghouzat” then he should start studying some historical facts and face the truth)…

 So what is going to happen to the Lebanese Christians?