happy vacation

the young mr. hariri, up to this point, demonstrates clearly that he has no business being in politics. he still has plenty of time to prove me wrong however.

my suggestion to him: find your father's murderers, do something about it, and return to ksa to do your good deeds from your asl.

i have yet to see a capable politician from either camp knowing how to lead the real majority in this country.

the real majority of course consists of the educated, secular, centrist/moderate and the capable patriot who's only interest in forming a government is to serve the interests of all lebanese equally.

if only the incapable politician (the criminal) gets out of the way of the patriotic lebanese then and only then we really might have a chance to have a country we can be proud of.

my 2 cents

Hariri's only power play at this point is to exclude all the opposition from the next gov't. Bring in all technocrats and make sure to ONLY highlight the Lebanese Authority (LAF) in the ministerial statement. Furthermore, I suggest Hariri appoint someone else as the PM in the next gov't. Safadi maybe.

The opposition is welcome to contest for a say in the gov't in about 4 years time.

No more Kefraya for me

jump-a-lot (abu taymour) is running to the hills literally.
he knows Iran is being prepared, and the STL is being prepared for local consumption.
as WJ tries to get out from under the cross-hairs of Sunni/Shiaa strife, i'd like to say a small prayer: dear big guy who created it all, pls spare us from internal armageddon by steering stl's final verdict in implicating only those outside of our boarders.

furthermore, i'm sad to say i will not be purchasing/drinking Kefraya wine anymore

Jump-a-lot's fears of Druze insignificance or a threat to their existence is baseless. The Beik will die and be=gone, but the Druze of Lebanon will remain. As long as there is a Lebanon, there will be the mountain Druze of Lebanon.

Julia Sweeney: "Letting Go of God" (an excerpt)

Ideas to Die For

I want to be a quitter

I again am trying to quit smoking, but this beast is a mighty challenge.
This beast uses all its means to destroy your will to quit. It mentally and physiologically torments. The first day or two, is pure torment. Then it begins to tease you by false hope and appetite. Three, four days in it mocks you by making you loosen your belt-buckle few notches and it asks you constantly, is quitting really worth it? we are all going to die anyway, are you really that concerned about how you're going to end up looking in your coffin?

Hi,

Anyone know how to import Xanga weblogs without dishing out cash?

Military Junta

The Thai Junta doesn't look so bad after all. Now, under who's boot are our Military men?

GOODBYE MY LOVE, GOODBYE

(Mario Panas / Klaus Munro / Jack Lloyd)
Demis Roussos (Egypt)


Hear the wind sing a sad old song
It knows I'm leaving you today
Please don't cry or my heart will break
When I go on my way

Goodbye my love, goodbye
Goodbye and au revoir
As long as you'll remember me
I'll never be too far
Goodbye my love, goodbye
I always will be true
So hold me in your dreams
Till I come back to you

See the stars in the skies above
They'll shine wherever I may roam
I will pray ev'ry lonely night
That soon they'll guide me home

Goodbye my love, goodbye
Goodbye and aurevoir
As long as you'll remember me
I'll never be too far
Goodbye my love, goodbye
I always will be true
So hold me in your dreams
Till I come back to you ....

Parallels and Paradoxes

Those of us who are not Americans can only look on in wonder at the similar ease with which the ancient rights and liberties of the individual are being surrendered in the United States in the wake of 9/11. The vote by the Senate on Thursday to suspend the right of habeas corpus for terrorism detainees, denying them their right to challenge their detention in court; the careful wording about torture, which forbids only the inducement of “serious” physical and mental suffering to obtain information; the admissibility of evidence obtained in the United States without a search warrant; the licensing of the president to declare a legal resident of the United States an enemy combatant — all this represents an historic shift in the balance of power between the citizen and the executive. Continue

All you need is Love, or

the new word I learned today (although seen it many times) Ubuntu

Top Eleven

Geek Porn Names

11. Harry Joystick
10. Dorothy "Dot" Org
9. Alan Cocks
8. Richard Ballman
7. Anita Ram
6. Donny Dongle
5. Steve Jobs
4. L.C. Dee
3. Bender Over
2. Kernel Python
1. Jean-Luc Prickhard

Like a Sex Machine

and the Revolution rages on in Thailand

Another Special Season for the Big Papi

Free speech in Turkey; torture in America

The acquittal of the Turkish novelist, Elif Shafak, on charges of “insulting Turkishness” is good news for free speech. But the very fact that Ms Shafak could face such a charge is damaging to Turkey’s international image and reveals the tensions within the country.

Ms Shafak is a novelist - and one of the characters in her book, The Bastard of Istanbul, made a reference to the Armenian genocide. That was enough to land her in court. The case is an echo of another unsuccessful prosecution last year of Orhan Pamuk, Turkey’s most famous novelist. continue

For The Friday Prayer

Mr. Nasrallah, if you pursue this march than you are Fucking Wrong, and you represent a System/(Lebanese) Government that is utterly Fucking Wrong. And the rest of us are complete idiots of the highest caliber to put up with you all.

A State of Mind Our Lebanon is

Pope-shmope (That's all it needs to be said about that)

And all you religious pompous asses can shove it. (There is no REASON to argue with any of you freaks)

This weekend’s trip to the Bekaa proved to me that our retarded sisterly neighbors from the North and East (including Arabia), and our asshole cousins from the South will never leave us the fuck be. (Flash-news: Our country is sold to the highest bidder)

And as usual, the problem (enemy) is and always will be from within.

And what was exactly Bachir’s dream when he was murdering (and ordering the murder of) innocents by the troves?

And we keep hanging huge Posters of Thieves and sons of Thieves, Murderers, bearded Freaks, and last but not least, incompetent Bastards in our downtown and other city streets.

And, and, and...(I am not perfect)

Having said all that, I hope to bid all the freaks a fare well. (wherever your final destination may be)

Too little, Too Late...

Nah, it's never too late:

Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment on Bush: Who has left this hole in the ground? We have not forgotten, Mr. President. You have. May this country forgive you

&

I’m tired of September 11th

Regarding the Turkish Troops…

I personally don’t have any objections to the Turkish troops in the South.



In fact, I believe the Turkish troops will become easier targets for our Tashnag heroes in Bourj-Hammoud (lame joke, I condone no such thing).

Actually, the Turks are welcome as long as they bring with them Ulker chocolates and contestants (Seni Seviyorem to the tall Announcer and former dancer Judge) from the Oryantal Star.