Jan 16 2011
Two days ago, Chris asked the following: “Any good answers to the Hariri killing and the switch in emphasis to Hezbollah? Or to what Hillary’s doing in Yemen?” Re. Hillary Clinton’s trip to Yemen, I’ve seen/read little so far except the usual fluff about Hillary falling down and about this being her “apology tour” for …
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Dec 14 2010
U.S. Illusions in Lebanon By Roger Cohen, New York Times op-ed columnist Published: December 13, 2010 BEIRUT — Once upon a time a U.S. secretary of state spoke of the “birth pangs of a new Middle East.” That’s now the most laughed-at phrase in gravity-defying Lebanon, a country with two armies, a “unity” government too …
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Nov 29 2010
C100 Valley-Search The steed of this Valley is patience; without patience the wayfarer on this journey will reach nowhere and attain, no goal… Baha’u’llah (Persian) C101Valley-Love …The steed of this Valley is pain; and if there be no pain this journey will never end… Baha’u’llah (Persian) C102Valley-Knowledge …in the ocean he findeth a drop, in …
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Nov 20 2010
Lebanon, my Lebanon: A stirring new photography book sparks Robert Fisk’s memories From ancient groves where he once dodged bullets to peaceful mountain ranges, from embattled politicians to wise-cracking locals, Robert Fisk, the Independent’s Middle East correspondent, finds his memories of 34 years living in Lebanon brought into poignant relief by a monumental new photography …
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Nov 04 2010
Whoa: I found this funky-but-great version of Seamie O’Dowd, Mairtin O’Connor, and Cathal Hayden playing Cedars of Lebanon. They are three of the greatest living folk/trad musicians in Ireland, and tour Europe a lot in this formation. [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22xDMXEo0Dw[/tube] Cedars Of Lebanon A long way from Pharoah’s hand, and a quick step from the Promised Land, …
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Nov 04 2010
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae2dEWoKsxA[/tube] A song called Alice in Jericho, where Lebanon/Beirut is the actual subject. The singer is Ireland’s Seamie O’Dowd. The venue is some jazz club in Australia, not sure where. Alice In Jericho Now, the natural part of a Nazarene man is the life he’ll give for his own blood-band; but there’s nothing left over …
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Nov 03 2010
Monsieur d’Nalgar’s note: The following reaction was set in motion by the arrival of a poem/article/essay by Ange Mlinko, entitled “Letter from Beirut.” It was published in the July/August 2010 issue of Poetry. The photo below (©2006 Derek Henry Flood) is of a woman looking at the destruction of Haret Hreyk after the ceasefire was declared on August …
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