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مساحة للتجريب
"فيه صوت رصاص".ذهبتُ منذ ثلاثة أيام ولم أركِ. عاودتُ الذهاب منذ يومين. لم تكوني هناك.وجهي الذي أحبه. أدعوكِ وجهي. تذكريني بوجه مألوف. تملكين تفاصيل جميلة، أنفاً دقيق، وشفتين غريبتين. هل قلتُ لكِ ذلك قبلاً؟ لا. لم أفعل.دائماً، أخرج من المقهى. أتجه إلى سيارتي القريبة، أضع كمبيوتري المحم... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
From Beirut to the Beltway
Hizbullah's honeymoon will be short lived
Citing Saudi and international sources, LBC correspondent Raghida Dergham said that those enjoying themselves right now in Beirut had better think well and hard about the regional reactions. She mentioned possible unilateral actions by some states against those actors and...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Lebanese Political Journal
March 14 Didn't Fight, so What did Hezbollah Win?
This is the first time in 2 days that I can leave my house, and I'm going to take this opportunity.However, before I do so, I think it is important to note a few things:1) The Army and the Internal Security Forces did not fight Hezbollah.2) The March 14 leadership, as stated specifically by Walid Jumblatt, did take arms against Hezbollah. They did not barricade the streets of Beirut. They took no military measures to prevent Hezbollah/Amal/the Syrian Social Nationalist Party from doing what they chose to ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Z District
Getting bulk sms messages get really annoying especially during this election period. I seem to be getting one every 30 minutes about one candidate or the other, it doesn’t matter where you are registered you just keep getting them. This was driving me nuts for the longest time until one comment on pearls blog which ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Gadgets Arabia
كراش يعود من جديد ; Crash Mind Over Mutant
الجزء الجديد من مغامرات كراش من سلسلة كراش بانديكوت ، Crash Mind Over Mutan ، في هذا الجزء سيكون لكراش قدرات وقوى جديدة ، سيكون بإمكان كراش وضع الوحوش في جيبه وتطويعها والاستفادة من قوتها ، وأيضا سيصبح بالإمكان اللعب بكوكو أخت كراش في أسلوب اللعب التعاوني”cooperative mode” لأول مرة ، في هذا الجزء ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
From Beirut to the Beltway
This is unconfirmed, but it looks like Hizbullah's fighters are gaining control of much of the city, and surrounding the residences of some March 14 leaders. Their push towards the city and into downtown Beirut might be a prelude to...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides]
Doesn’t really show much since the heavy fighting started later in the evening. The machine gun fire has gotten louder outside my hotel room. I have the balcony door open so I can hear the outside sounds. So far I heard 2 stray bullets land on the street outside. I have no clue why the ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Body on the Line
Fighting broke out in Lebanon…it’s really bad. Friends have told me of RPGs and snipers throughout the streets of Beirut. One of my dearest friends just told me that a bullet entered his apartment in Hamra and exploded near his son. He’s blogging about the situation. Friends who usually don’t use words like “war” are ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Syria Comment
By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?
Will the latest US and March 14 provocation break Hizbullah or Lebanon? March 14 is targeting Hizbullah's communications system while Washington escalates pressure on Syria. Here are some headlines: BBC: The leader of Hezbollah has said the Lebanese government's decision to close down its private telecommunications network was a "declaration of war". (Bloomberg: Derhally) Hezbollah and opposition ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Across the Bay
The Military Situation in Beirut
Fighting in Beirut has broken out between Hezbollah/Amal and Future Movement supporters. Here's a brief look at the military situation. For a political reading, see the post by Lee Smith over at Michael Totten's, and make sure to read the excellent quoted op-ed by Michael Young.The tactics are reminiscent of the 1970s-80s war, with two essential differences: 1- the trigger is not the Palestinian guerrilla threat to the state, but Hezbollah's threat to Lebanon, and 2- the beginning fault line is to the ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
From Beirut to the Beltway
Jumblatt calls for an end to bloodshed
In an interview with LBC, Jumblatt called on Nasrallah to demarcate the borders between his resistance and the state, to avoid bloody conflicts. He said that if there is failure to adopt a defense strategy that would absorb the resistance,...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
نِثَارٌ
Iterasi مفضلاتك على الويب محفوظة ومضمونة من الضياع والاختلاف وفقدان المحتوى
Iterasi, نظام جديد وفريد في مجال المفضلات Bookmarking لمفضلاتك من صفحات ومواقع الويب وهو ليس مجرد تكرار للانظمة التقليدية مثل del.ici.ous, ma.gnolia حيث يتم فقط حفظ روابط وعناوين الصفحات. فهذا النظام, واساس وجوده هو التعامل مع مفضلاتك من الصفحات الديناميكية والدائمة التحديث حيث قد يتغير ويتجدد محتوا... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Syria Comment
“March Toward Disaster” / by Qifa Nabki
This morning, while various neighborhoods in Lebanon were shut down by labor strikes that quickly and predictably morphed into violent clashes between pro- and anti-government forces, I spoke to a relative of mine living in Beirut. Loyal to the opposition, my relative (let’s call him Talal) sounded doleful for the first time in a year ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
The Sudanese Thinker
Gitmo and Khartoum’s Hypocrisy
Alright, that’s it. I’ve had enough of this garbage. The conversation I had with one Sudanese guy a while ago was the tipping point. You know, I’m happy that Sami is finally reunited with his son and all but seriously, the way the government has been trying to portray itself heroically is just so damn stinking ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
مدونة محمد عمر
يبدو ان تنبؤات العرافات ليست خرافات كلها، انا الان شبه محاصر في بيروت بعد اغلاق طريق المطار... لكن ما هو ...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
- Burma warned over cyclone delays
- The UN urges Burma to reconsider allowing in aid teams, as a referendum goes ahead despite the emergency.
- Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup'
- Lebanon's government says the seizure of most of western Beirut by Shia group Hezbollah is "a bloody coup".
- Canadian train put in quarantine
- Passengers are isolated on a train in Canada, after one dies and several others experience flu-like symptoms.
- Edwards: 'Obama likely nominee'
- Former Democratic US presidential hopeful John Edwards says Barack Obama is now his party's likely nominee.
- Bombing on eve of Sri Lanka polls
- A bomb in a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka kills at least 11 people on the eve of the first elections there for years.
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إلى متى ثقافة الشتائم الإلكترونية؟
تفاءلنا خيرا مع إنشاء المواقع الإخبارية الإلكترونية في الأردن في أن موجة جديدة من الحرية في التعبي [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
صحافيون أردنيون ضد الحرية
إذا أردنا أن نعرف لماذا يوجد تراجع في حرية الإعلام في الأردن فمن المهم أن ننتقل خطوة إضافية عن إنتق [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
حزب الله والإنقلاب الإستباقي
بنفس منطق الرئيس الأميركي جورج بوش في الحرب الإستباقية ضد من يهدد الأمن والمصالح الأميركية تتبع ال [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
ابو الغيط
بصوا لعينيه..عمركوا شفتوا نظرة غباء بالشكل ده؟ لا والنبي...بجد بصوا..شايفين نظرة عينيه؟ الراجل ده ك [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Has Jordan Banned Al Nakba Commemorations!?
I don’t know how true this is… Jordanian authorities have banned all events marking the “Nakba,” or Catastrophe, as Arabs refer to the creation of Israel 60 [read more] [get feed]
Need Some Breath of Fresh Air?
For those who need a break away from the ongoing chorus of sycophantic praise to the State of Israel throughout the mainstream media, here is what Uri Avneri remembered 60 years af [read more] [get feed]
( image: Le domaine d'Arnheim René Magritte, 1962 ) _ [read more] [get feed]
“Al-Qaeda declares war on Hezbollah”
Iran’s Press TV writes a thinly-sourced –and biased– report on Al-Qaeda declaring war on Hezbollah: Al-Qaeda has reportedly called on its operatives to go to Leba [read more] [get feed]
9 may / UNDER MY HELMET
9 may / the right to answer
9 may / tv truth?
9 may
Attacks in the Chouf, and a bit of humor
Hezbollah wanted a confrontation in Beirut. They didn't get it, and are now a bit embarrassed, so they are now attacking the Chouf. The Druze community fought back, and four He [read more] [get feed]
Monday: IMES Conference on Islamist Movements
For those in the area and interested, just a quick note that I will be appearing on an Institute for Middle East Studies panel discussion Monday afternoon entitled "What have [read more] [get feed]
اتهدوا بقى وبطلوا فضايح خارجية
دلوقت احنا كلنا عارفين ان الحكومة المصرية منقسمة على نفسها، هي الحقيقة مش منقسمة على نفسها هم الظا [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Hizbullah's honeymoon will be short lived
Citing Saudi and international sources, LBC correspondent Raghida Dergham said that those enjoying themselves right now in Beirut had better think well and hard about the regional [read more] [get feed]
Someone’s Independence Is Someone Else’s Nakba
Caelum Moffatt reflects on this the 60th anniversary of Israeli independence/the Palestinian Nakba, in MIFTAH: Following the Second World War, the holocaust and the termination [read more] [get feed]
Day 3: Al Jazeera Video Report
Meanwhile, Hizballah staged raids on mountain positions held by the predominantly Druze Progressive Socialist Party (PSP). The raids resu [read more] [get feed]
Sorrow
Blackberry 9000 رسميا الاثنين القادم ؟؟
تابعنا معكم لحظة بلحظة كل ما تسرب من أنباء عن الإصدار القادم من أجهزة Blackberry و الذي يحمل الاسم Blackberry [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Morocco decides to switch to daylight saving.
Lebanon's crisis not really a Sunni-Shia crisis
A fair amount of the coverage of the escalating crisis in Lebanon is framing it as a Sunni-Shia conflict. I don't have much to say about what's happening inside of Lebanon - I'd re [read more] [get feed]
Lebanon's crisis not really a Sunni-Shia crisis (unless it is)
A fair amount of the coverage of the escalating crisis in Lebanon is framing it as a Sunni-Shia conflict. I don't have much to say about what's happening inside of Lebanon - I'd re [read more] [get feed]
8 may / before going to sleep
8 may / and with the fall of the night
Hizbullah's resistance in action
اللغة الأم سر رقي المجتمعات
عجيبة حقا تلك الدعوة التي بات يدندن بها حول آذاننا بعض الفضلاء من دعاة الرفق بالناس، إذ يبشرونهم [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
A House in Fez - now available in the UK
Occupation
Neptune [Flickr]
Subzero Blue posted a photo: [read more] [get feed]
إليكِ حيث تكونين الآن
"فيه صوت رصاص".ذهبتُ منذ ثلاثة أيام ولم أركِ. عاودتُ الذهاب منذ [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
March 14: no compromise, army must protect citizens
Samir Geagea delivered the March 14 statement after a long meeting. Two main points to be highlighted: Hizbullah's weapons lost whatever legitimacy they may have had (Samir Geagea [read more] [get feed]
March 14 Didn't Fight, so What did Hezbollah Win?
This is the first time in 2 days that I can leave my house, and I'm going to take this opportunity.However, before I do so, I think it is important to note a few things [read more] [get feed]
Militia Exposed
refugeeHood: the inheritance
Palestinian youth in the Dheisheh refugee camp talk about what it means to them to be a refugee, their identities and hopes for the future. Video source: ibdaa194.org [read more] [get feed]
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May 8th, 2008Several Lebanese tooters are live-blogging the situation in Lebanon.
For personal accounts: Lebanese Political Journal
News and round-ups: Beirut Spring
Comics: Kerblog
News updates: The Blacksmiths of Lebanon
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