In March 2005, Samir Kassir wrote a column titled, “Beirut, the springtime of the Arabs.” Martyrs Square was then awash with people protesting Rafik Hariri’s murder,…
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March 15, 2005 The Bush Administration’s policy of “constructive instability” in the Middle East is facing a critical juncture in Lebanon. Taking advantage of a rare…
So today is a “day of change,” to quote Suleiman Franjieh. He could be right. That’s because, as of tomorrow, Hizbullah may have much greater latitude…
BINT JBAIL, Lebanon, Jan. 16 — In August, Mohammed al-Seyed watched with some pride as tractors driven by Hezbollah men rolled in to begin scooping away…