Writing through the rubble Nov 10, 2009
In the 1980s and 1990s, this led to "triumphs" over such powers as the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada and Panama, a country whose "defense forces," in total, numbered just 12,000 (about half the size of the U.S. ground troops in the invading force) -- and cut-and-run flops in Lebanon and Somalia ... More recently, the American experience has included outright defeat in Vietnam, failures in Laos and Cambodia; debacles in Lebanon and Somalia; a never-ending four-president-long war in Iraq; and... (Salon)
Iraqi doctors dismiss claims that Jessica Lynch was raped in hospital Nov 10, 2009
The Israeli navy yesterday seized a ship carrying what defence officials said was five hundred tons of Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, including Katyusha rockets that could be used in the event of renewed Israel-Hizbollah hostilities. Wednesday, 4 November 2009. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Lebanon finally forms government Nov 10, 2009
Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, has formed a new 30-member unity government, ending five months of deadlock since the general election ... The deadlock over the new government had threatened Lebanon's stability ... Syria was a significant political player in neighbouring Lebanon for nearly 30 years until the death of Mr Hariri's father, Rafik, in 2005. (BBC News -- Africa)
$1.4M bill to cap landfill concerns New Lebanon Nov 9, 2009
4M bill to cap landfill concerns New Lebanon ... 4M bill to cap landfill concerns New Lebanon ... Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 2:13 AM EST NEW LEBANON I ll go down there and kick you know what, said Supervisor Margaret Robertson to residents and Town Board members at the October meeting. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Lebanon breaks its political deadlock Nov 9, 2009
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Syrian-backed opposition groups have finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals, ending a four-month deadlock since a general election in June ... Those who took part in the meeting agreed to join a national unity government based on the agreements reached during negotiations,'' the Hezbollah statement said, and that it hoped ''that this step will be for the good of Lebanon and its people ... Both countries recently buried the hatchet over Lebanon... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Hezbollah alliance agrees to join unity government Nov 8, 2009
Lebanons opposition has agreed to a proposed government line-up, Hezbollah said yesterday, paving the way to end five months of tortuous negotiations following a June general election ... We hope that this step will be beneficial for Lebanon and its people, it said ... In related developments, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned recent violations of the 2006 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Jets honor New Lebanon teachers father Nov 7, 2009
Jets honor New Lebanon teachers father ... But for New Lebanon resident Holly May, her son Grant and her immediate and extended family, it was a special occasion ... May, a Canaan resident and New Lebanon teacher, is the daughter of the most highly decorated Jets football player to ever don the green and white jersey. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Niger-Nigeria 'blockade' mystery Nov 7, 2009
Lebanon government accord reached. Babies 'cry in mother's tongue. (BBC News -- Africa)
Reagan's Peace Through Strength with Constancy of Purpose Nov 7, 2009
When faced with the terrorist attack on our Marines in Lebanon early in his first term, Reagan wanted to retaliate, but he gave in to diplomatic and Nato resistance and removed our forces instead. After that experience, he committed to act more decisively and maintain peace through strength with constancy of purpose. (Townhall.com)
Sanctions will stop arms race Nov 7, 2009
On Wednesday, Israeli officials seized a weapons cache shipped from Iran they believe was destined for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, according to media reports. Iran and Syria deny they had anything to do with the shipment, and Hezbollah has claimed the cargo was not intended for them. (Juneau Empire)
Country profile: Lebanon Nov 7, 2009
One of the most complex and divided countries in the region, Lebanon has been on the fringes, and at times at the heart, of the surrounding the creation of Israel ... A small, mountainous country, Lebanon was under French mandate until independence in 1943 ... AT-A-GLANCE A country full of promise after civil war between 1975 and 1990, Lebanon was again hit by war in 2006 Politics: A power-sharing deal ensures political representation for all major religious blocs; Hezbollah is a major military... (BBC News -- Africa)
Power review sought by contender Nov 7, 2009
Page last updated at 08:45 GMT, Saturday, 7 November 2009. Carwyn Jones says he would consult Welsh Labour about a referendum. (BBC News -- UK)
Obama's world outreach teetering Nov 5, 2009
A series of devastating bombings in recent weeks has also raised the specter of renewed ethnic and sectarian violence in Iraq, while a widely anticipated US rapprochement with Syria - as well as the resolution of the protracted political impasse in Lebanon - appears to have stalled. Few analysts in Washington blame Obama alone for the lack of substantial progress on these fronts. (Asia Times Online)
Superior Court race may require recount Nov 5, 2009
In this instance, four candidates are within that margin: Philadelphia County Common Pleas Judge Anne E. Lazarus; Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Robert J. Colville; Mt. Lebanon Attorney Temp Smith and Allegheny County Assistant District Attorney Kevin F. McCarthy. With 99. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
LETTER: 'Bite the bullet or die from the wounds' Nov 5, 2009
Calling drug dealers, Undocumented Pharmacists"? And,no, I'm not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic, and it's been afew hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my religion. I'mwilling to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic person, who can speakEnglish, doesn't have a criminal record and who is self-supporting withoutfamily on welfare, or who serves honorably for three years in ourmilitary... Those are the citizens we need.I'm tired of latte liberals and journalists, who... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
'Death to America' Day: How Iran Trained Its Young to Protest Nov 5, 2009
Shouts of "Death to Israel" were replaced by a chorus of "Not Gaza, not Lebanon, my life only for Iran!" and "Death to Russia," the latter slogan the consequence of Moscow's early acceptance of the presidential election results. On Wednesday, opposition rallies were held in various cities across Iran. (Time.com)
Updated election tallies Nov 5, 2009
Today's Weather Hudson, NY. Today's Front Page Online Poll. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Letter Selective enforcement Nov 4, 2009
Neighboring towns in the county and the county shed in New Lebanon are three sided building and have been in use for years. Canaan has a large senior population on limited incomes and they don t need unnecessary spending and taxes. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Israel Claims Seizure of Iran Arms Ship Nov 4, 2009
Military Officials Say Boat Was Delivering Missiles to Hezbollah Guerillas in Lebanon ... Military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that the boat originated in Iran and its cargo was headed for Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon who have warred with Israel ... A senior Lebanese army official refused to comment on the report, saying it happened outside Lebanon's borders and outside the country's national waters. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Kuwait protest for women's rights Nov 4, 2009
MID-EAST WOMEN'S RIGHTS Women can vote and be elected: Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Iran Women cannot vote or be elected: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia There are no elections: Syria (holds presidential referenda in which women can vote), UAE, Libya. "We cannot be elected or give our vote to any political candidate. We are deprived of this political right," Ms Mullah, from the Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social... (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Test Your Knowledge of 1990 Nov 4, 2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2009. "The Early Show" 's "Time Machine" Series Highlights Pop Culture of the Time. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Editorial Get out and vote Nov 4, 2009
There are 187 candidates running for various positions throughout the county 35 alone in Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham and New Lebanon ... There is no race for supervisor in Chatham and in New Lebanon, Margaret Robertson is running unopposed for a second term ... Same scenario in New Lebanon, Monte Wasch and KB Chittenden are hoping to keep their seats in a race against challengers Doug Clark and Charles Geraldi. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Grisham's Short Story Collection in Demand Nov 4, 2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2009. "A Time to Kill" Author Releases Collection of Short Stories Based on His Years as a Lawyer; Sparks Publishing Price War. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
How Israel destroyed Syria's nuclear reactor Nov 4, 2009
" At 8:46 p.m., a spokesperson for the US State Department said during a daily press briefing that he had only heard "second-hand reports" which "contradict" each other. To this day, Syria and Israel, two countries that have technically been at war since the founding of the Jewish state in 1948, have largely adhered to a bizarre policy of downplaying what was clearly an act of war. Gradually it became clear that the fighter pilots did not drop some random ammunition over empty no-man's land on... (Salon)
Kuwait protest for women's rights Nov 3, 2009
MID-EAST WOMEN'S RIGHTS Women can vote and be elected: Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Iran Women cannot vote or be elected: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia There are no elections: Syria (holds presidential referenda in which women can vote), UAE, Libya. "We cannot be elected or give our vote to any political candidate. We are deprived of this political right," Ms Mullah, from the Kuwaiti Women's Cultural and Social... (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Officials: Tuesday’s ballot not likely to draw a crowd at the polls Nov 2, 2009
Officials: Tuesday s ballot not likely to draw a crowd at the polls - Somerset - Daily American. I m expecting around 20 percent, said Tina Pritts, county election director. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Editorial Get out and vote Oct 31, 2009
There are 187 candidates running for various positions throughout the county 35 alone in Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham and New Lebanon ... There is no race for supervisor in Chatham and in New Lebanon, Margaret Robertson is running unopposed for a second term ... Same scenario in New Lebanon, Monte Wasch and KB Chittenden are hoping to keep their seats in a race against challengers Doug Clark and Charles Geraldi. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Letter Selective enforcement Oct 31, 2009
Neighboring towns in the county and the county shed in New Lebanon are three sided building and have been in use for years. Canaan has a large senior population on limited incomes and they don t need unnecessary spending and taxes. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
The US should make a U-turn on its approach to Hezbullah. Oct 30, 2009
Obama must try a different tack and focus on Israel and Lebanon ... To uproot the military wing of Hezbollah in Lebanon, President Obama needs to make a U-turn and capitalize on the good relations this administration has with Israel ... First, the US supported an Israeli attack (in 2006) that forced Lebanon back 20 years and killed innocent civilians on both sides, without achieving any military objectives against Hezbollah. (Christian Science Monitor)
Viewpoints: Basic principles suggest it's time to leave Afghanistan Oct 29, 2009
The Cedar Revolution in Lebanon, the Israeli withdrawals from Gaza and Lebanon, the Green Revolution in Iran and the Pakistani decision to finally fight their own Taliban in Waziristan because those Taliban were threatening the Pakistani middle class were all examples of moderate, silent majorities acting on their own. The message: "People do not change when we tell them they should," said the Johns Hopkins University foreign policy expert Michael Mandelbaum. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Oct 28, 2009
Lebanon stops fresh rocket attack. China rescues kidnapped children. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Cumberland County sentencing list for Oct. 6 Oct 28, 2009
Brewer Henry Staub Jr. (Lebanon): 10 days to 23 months, $3,000 and $8,434. 83 restitution for theft by unlawful taking or disposition. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Ill. candidates line up to file for Feb. primary Oct 27, 2009
Kyle McCarter of Lebanon, who was appointed to Watson s seat earlier this year. In the 18th Congressional District, Springfield Democrat Deirdre Hirner filed to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Why Aren't We Connecting the Dots on Iran? Oct 27, 2009
This is evidenced by attacks, carried out by terrorist proxies but masterminded in Tehran, against our Marine Barracks in Lebanon in 1983 and Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in 1996. Iran has been the source of weapons and munitions that have killed American soldiers in Iraq for the past six years. (Human Events Online)
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath Oct 26, 2009
Page last updated at 02:23 GMT, Monday, 26 October 2009. The ministry of justice was one of the targets. (BBC News -- Africa)
What's Behind Iran's Nuclear Delaying Tactics Oct 26, 2009
If Tehran can't come to terms with the West over a simple issue of fuel for a medical reactor, there isn't much hope for achieving a pragmatic understanding between Iran and the U.S. on the wider nuclear program, as well as a host of other tricky issues in Iraq, Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. So, while the deal is little more than a confidence building mechanism, its failure could mean that the Cold War between the U.S. and Iran that traverses much of the Middle East won't stay... (Time.com)
Empey warns DUP over justice deal Oct 25, 2009
Page last updated at 12:11 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 13:11 UK. Sir Reg Empey said his party would reject a back room deal. (BBC News -- UK)
Labor's policies are not encouraging boat people Oct 23, 2009
There is also the the example of the 'Lebanon Concession' where under pressure, immigration officials in Lebanon during the civil war there approved thousands of ill suited Lebanese Muslims to move to Australia, with the results in social disharmony abundantly apparent to many observers. Lastly there is your own Paul Keating and his lobbying for Sheik Hilaly to stay here despite misgivings by a former Labour immigration minister, Chris Hurford. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Nations like Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon, for example, are far more supportive of educational opportunities for women than the Sudan, Yemen or Saudi Arabia. Cosmopolitan cultures are always more tolerant than those still under the heavy sway of ancient tribalism. (Salon)
The Israeli Brand, Craig Smith, Adbusters Oct 17, 2009
Other than destroying southern Lebanon in the 1980s, clashing with Hezbollah and bombing Syria, Israel hasnt fought anything close to a state army since 1973 ... For example:" Other than destroying southern Lebanon in the 1980s, clashing with Hezbollah and bombing Syria, Israel hasnt fought anything close to a state army since 1973. So the worlds highest per capita military budget is arrayed toward the worlds longest-running occupation of an often indigent and defenseless... (Harper's Magazine)
Bosnia and Lebanon win UN Security Council seats Oct 16, 2009
Bosnia, Lebanon to join Security Council ... UNITED NATIONS - Bosnia and Lebanon won seats yesterday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the UN s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms ... Ali Treki, Assembly president, announced the results - 186 votes for Nigeria, 184 for Gabon, 183 for Bosnia, 182 for Brazil, and 180 for Lebanon - and declared the five countries elected to terms beginning Jan. 1 as diplomats burst into... (Boston Globe)
Five new Security Council members elected Oct 16, 2009
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly voted on Thursday Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to serve as five non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2010 ... Lebanon is the sole Asian Group candidate and won regional endorsement in 2008 ... Lebanon, which was a founding member of the UN, was last on the Council in 1953-1954. (Xinhuanet, China)
Why I love Al Jazeera Oct 16, 2009
There was, too, an unbiased one-hour about the Gemayel family of Christian politicians and warlords in Lebanon, and a half-hour-long of the displacement of the poor from India s new economic zones. The fact that Doha, Qatar s capital, is not the headquarters of a great power liberates Al Jazeera to focus equally on the four corners of the Earth rather than on just the flash points of any imperial or post-imperial interest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
American Jews rethink Israel Oct 16, 2009
"During the first and second intifadas and the war in Lebanon, I would say, 'It's complicated,'" he says. "Of course, Darfur is complicated, but that doesn't stop the Jewish community from speaking out. There's nothing complicated about oppression. When I read the reports on Gaza, I didn't have the equivocating voice anymore.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Will We Stay 50 Years In Afghanistan? Oct 16, 2009
Instead of treating counterinsurgency as a holy text, he needs to study the hardest maneuver of all, strategic retreat (like John F. Kennedy in Laos, Ronald Reagan in Lebanon or Bill Clinton in Mogadishu), in order to avoid greater losses that threaten the very promise of his presidency. By Tom Hayden: Reprinted with permission from The Nation. (CBS News)
Dow crosses 10,000; on the right, crickets chirp Oct 15, 2009
While you all celebrate the DJIA, just know that it s being reported that Israel is suspected of taking out a Hezbollah weapons depot in Southern Lebanon late yesterday. One match is all it will take and KABOOM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
* Media spreading political vitriol, invective at the speed of light Oct 15, 2009
The environment is much more extreme today because of the level of public involvement, the level of incivility among both the political elite and the public, said Chris Dolan, a political scientist at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania. At Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, Clyde Frazier said: It is nasty and getting nastier. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
2 judicial candidates agree not to campaign Oct 14, 2009
By not campaigning and appearing only on the Republican ticket, Mrs. Zappala Peck and Mr. Bicket, both attorneys from Mt. Lebanon, are extremely unlikely to win election in November. Among the Democratic candidates who would benefit from their decision is state Rep. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hizbut Tahrir's view on Lebanese politics Oct 10, 2009
Osman Bakhach is the deputy chairman of the Executive Committee of Hizbut Tahrir (HT) in Lebanon. Prior to 2007 he was in the media office of HT Lebanon ... He was born in 1960 in Tripoli, north Lebanon. (Asia Times Online)
Why Obama's Mid-East policy will work Oct 9, 2009
How about if another nation attacks Israel (as Lebanon did in 2006, and the Palestinians have over the last 8 years,) or if it says it is going to attack Israel, and is arming itself towards that goal ... " So 65 million Americans should be ashamed! What about the international uproar of Israel having nuclear weapons? Can you hear it? Isreal's influence over not only our foreign policy but our national debates is so disproportiante to its importance that one must really ponder how so few gained... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Syria, Saudi Arabia plot peace path Oct 8, 2009
Relations remained strong throughout 2000-2005, when Syria fully backed the Abdullah plan for peace, later renamed the Arab Initiative, but soured with the assassination of Lebanon's former ... Ties hit rock bottom when the Saudis were critical of Hezbollah during the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon, and eventually led to the withdrawal of the Saudi ambassador to Syria in 2008 ... Although Lebanon was the source of tension between Syria and Saudi Arabia, both sides stress today that it is not the... (Asia Times Online)
Abbas' Move on War-Crimes Report: A Boost for Hamas Oct 7, 2009
Palestinian children hold posters showing scenes from Israel's war on the Gaza Strip during a demonstration in Sidon, Lebanon, against a U.N. decision to delay a vote on a war-crimes report Anwar Amro / AFP / Getty. MORE. (Time.com)
Armenia leader on diaspora tour Oct 2, 2009
Serge Sarkisian is to visit France, Lebanon, Russia, and the US ... Serge Sarkisian is to visit France, Lebanon, Russia, and the US.. (BBC News -- Europe)
It's sanctions or bust Oct 1, 2009
Further, the US will hardly discuss an Iranian proposal for a comprehensive agreement to achieve "global peace and security based on justice" that includes an inquiry into America's aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Israel's disproportionate violence against Gaza and Lebanon ... Inter Press Service reported the following in an article by Jim Lobe on September 19 headlined, "New Poll Finds Strong Domestic Support for Iran Regime: A new survey of Iranian public opinion released here... (Asia Times Online)
Hamas and Fatah: A Move Toward Reconciliation? Oct 1, 2009
Ali Barakeh, the political commander of Hamas in Lebanon, told TIME that the movement would lay down its arms if the majority of Palestinians voted to uphold existing peace deals, such as the Oslo Accords, in a national referendum. Which, considering how the average Palestinian feels about the treaties that have sliced up their homeland into a Swiss cheese of Israeli checkpoint and settlements, is about as good as saying: Never. (Time.com)
A regional arms control pact only way to rein in Iran Sep 30, 2009
Of course, no mention is made of Iran's threats of annihilation to Israel, it's funding of proxy Islamist states, both Shia & Sunni, in Sthn Lebanon or Gaza and it's illegitimacy in the eyes of most of it's own people. This is typical of some parts of academia, where we now have the foxes running loose in the henhouse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Tanzania Emerges as Star Player on International Stage Sep 30, 2009
He noted that Tanzanian troops are currently deployed with the UN mission in Lebanon and will soon take up positions in Darfur as well. Tanzania is likewise set to train soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in co-operation with the UN force deployed in that country, he added. (allAfrica.com)
Stay and fight or cut and run? Sep 24, 2009
Rupert Cornwell: Has America reached the turning point in Afghanistan. - Rupert Cornwell, Commentators - The Independent. (The Drudge Report)
Nepal beset by chaos and conjecture Sep 23, 2009
The group found that conditions in Nepal are not as bad as Somalia, Afghanistan and Uganda, but more disturbing than in Lebanon, Burkina Faso and Colombia. But Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal does not like to present himself as the leader of a trouble-torn. (Asia Times Online)
AP: Thousands March in Iran Opposition Protests Sep 20, 2009
Others chanted, "Not Gaza, not Lebanon - our life is for Iran" - a slogan directly challenging the government's support for anti-Israeli Palestinian militants in Gaza and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla. Some shouted for Ahmadinejad's government to resign. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Demonstrators clash in Iranian capital Sep 19, 2009
There were also chants of Death to the dictator and Not Gaza, not Lebanon - our life is for Iran, a critical reference to the Ahmadinejad government s support for the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon s Hezbollah. In Washington, a top adviser to President Obama said the president will not meet with Ahmadinejad at the United Nations next week. (Boston Globe)
Eyewitness: Protest videos Sep 19, 2009
They are chanting: "Not Gaza, not Lebanon, I will die for Iran." ... They are also chanting: "Not Gaza, not Lebanon, I will die for Iran". (BBC News -- Africa)
Ahmadinejad Blasts Israel, Denies Holocaust Sep 19, 2009
There were also chants of: "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, but our life is for Iran" - a slogan defying the regime's support for Palestinian militants in Gaza and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla. Just hundreds of yards (meters) away on the main Keshavarz Boulevard, thousands of Ahmadinejad supporters marched carrying huge photographs of the president and also the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (CBS News)
Who Hates America? Sep 18, 2009
There may have been Obama voters who thought that simply changing the tone and style of the President and replacing one man with another would eliminate global antipathy, or perhaps some imagined that stories of his Muslim grandfather and his middle name would make people forget that Obama backed the bombing of Lebanon and Gaza and has continued the extremely unpopular drone strikes in Pakistan. However, no one paying any attention to the substance of the policies Obama endorsed believed any of... (The American Conservative)
Tens of thousands shout pro-Mousavi slogans in Tehran Sep 18, 2009
A witness told AFP that the crowds, many wearing green wristbands, had gathered near Haft-e Tir Square and were shouting "Ya Hossein! Mir Hossein!" and "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I will die for Iran.". The crowds of people were marching towards Tehran university where hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election remains hotly contested by the opposition, was due to give a keynote address later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
