Qifa Nabki
Hezbollah
The Hasan Nasrallah Rosary
That’s right, you heard me. A Nasrallah rosary. It was only a matter of time before somebody put a picture of the Sayyed on one. Such is the equal-opportunity appeal of Hizbulah’s chief in Lebanon that many Christians place him in the same pantheon as St. George, St. Maron, St. Anthony… Ok, I exaggerate, but … Continue reading
Hamas & Hizbullah Go to Washington?
Joshua Landis, over at Syria Comment, has a new post entitled “Will Syria Benefit From Syria’s Invasion of Gaza”. In it, he argues that “the ‘moderates’ are moderate because they have no conflict with Israel. The radicals are radical because they do… Syria is compelled to fan the flames of hatred and violence because it … Continue reading
On Defense
Lebanon began its second round of national dialogue talks yesterday, with two principal topics on the agenda: (1) Discussing the very important issue of the “national defense strategy”; (2) Postponing discussion of the very important issue of the “national defense strategy” until the third round of talks, where it will be given the highest priority … Continue reading
A Response to Imad Moustapha
The indefatigable Camille-Alexandre Otrakji, over at Syria Comment, has published an exclusive interview with Imad Moustapha, the Syrian ambassador to the United States. The interview consists of questions submitted by various Syria Comment regulars, and to his considerable credit, the ambassador agreed to field them in a two-part series. Part One covers the topics of … Continue reading
Conspiracy Chronicles, no. 2
“What is with all of these wild fires?” I asked Abbas as we drove back to Beirut from Saida. “This is a mafia at work,” he said confidently. “Really?” “Yes, isn’t it obvious?” “Ummm…” “The fires are always in the Chouf. Always roughly in the same area.” “Not really.” “More or less. They are mostly … Continue reading
Qifa Nabki 
And the people say…