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Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Honest Patriot

Honest Patriot — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:36:33 +0000

AP @43, please give us the link that goes to that section of SC. If this was said as you write and is not subject to a different interpretation because of context or other reason then it is utterly despicable.
Still, it would reflect on its author. Attacking the author with the same level of rhetoric debases the attacker.
Just my take on things.
Did the allies punish the Nazis by inflicting on them the same treatment they inflicted on the Jews?? Defeat your enemy. Don’t stoop down to his level.

Comment on Sectarianism in the Eye of the Beholder: Shehadi Responds to Landis by Parviziyi

Parviziyi — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:51:20 +0000

In Northern Ireland the sectarian divide is between “UK Unionist” voters, of whom about 90% are from Protestant families, and “Irish Nationalist” voters, of whom about 98% are from Roman Catholic families. (See also breakdowns by religion on two survey questions asked in Northern Ireland in 2010 at http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/2010/Community_Relations/NINATID.html and http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/2010/Political_Attitudes/UNINATID.html ). What divides them is evaluation of local history, historical identity, and the use in public of associated flags and emblems. If either side got unrestricted power over writing legislation, they wouldn’t enact any new laws. Rather, they’d change the Symbols of State and the “emblems of the community”, and they’d change some of the tone and content in the secondary school history books. Religion, as such, was the major factor in bygone days. But not at all nowadays. Today it’s all about what I think of flippantly as “mere flagwaving stuff”, or more respectfully as a sense of traditional belonging. That stuff is of great importance to the people on both sides of the divide. Each new generation on each side reproduces the divide as part of their respective community values. In the not-too-distant past each side tried to subordinate and subsume the other. Today each side still pushes on that to a gentler degree even though they both subscribe to the principle of “respect for diversity”, as they say. Political parties trying to bridge the divide get very few votes in elections.

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:13:32 +0000

Naser Qandil was the one who called one of the 4 numbers telling them that Hariri left the parliament and probably in which car.

PS AIG: never appologize to Norman!!!

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by danny

danny — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:15:22 +0000

46…Both were military officers in charge of security so is Shawkat. If you would like to call them politicians; no problems here. They were not elected nor ever ran for office. At least Lahoud was “elected”.

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Nadim Shehadi

Nadim Shehadi — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:12:08 +0000

R #42 yes, but it is only a guess.

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:35:50 +0000

AIG:

I don’t think you owe Norm an apology. But at the very least, perhaps you should not drag discourse to the lowest common denominator?

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Parrhesia

Parrhesia — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:27:51 +0000

Danny,

Both Kanaan and Ghazali were politicians. But not Shawkat–at least not in an official capacity.

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by danny

danny — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:11:46 +0000

Parrhesia,

Except the fact that Ghazali & Kanaan & Shawkat are/were not “politicians”… (

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Parrhesia

Parrhesia — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:03:48 +0000

Everyone is picking former ad men and current propagandists Qandil and Wahab. But it may be wiser to choose doers and not talkers: Kanaan (dead), Ghazali, Shawkat or Lahoud are better picks!

Comment on Whodunit? Politician to be Named in Hariri Murder Indictment by Akbar Palace

Akbar Palace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:20:43 +0000

My Arab Double-Standard Detector Went off Again

AIG,

I noticed Norman said this recently on SC:

157. Norman said:

Syria needs to finish the militants ASAP, at any cost, people can not take the anarchy any more and Syria is risking people fighting for thier own neighborhoods,

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.February 21st, 2012, 11:09 pm

My smartalik question to Norman:

Geez Norman, why is it Israel is never afforded that option?