Ladies and Gentlemen. Fidel Castro isn't feeling well, milton friedman
is dead, ecuador has a new president and the pope is in Turkey. In my
native Queens 2 cops shot an unarmed black man 50 times breaking the
record set 7 years ago of 41 shots that killed Amadou Diallo, prompting
protest songs from Bruce Springsteen and Wyclef Jean. Somethings never
change or perhaps they get worse.
Speaking of things getting worse lets focus on Lebanon. We got Faysal
who has offered to present on the topic. Below are some readings to
get you up to speed. We will be at the bar 530pm getting our groove
on. I look forward to a lively presentation and discussion.
Peace, Love and Understanding (what's so funny about that?)
G-A-B-O
Lebanon’s seeming slide toward civil conflict is not just a symbol of
unfortunate historic symmetry. This country is a barometer for the
region, serving as a measure of tensions and rivalries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/27/world/middleeast/27region.html?
ex=1165294800&en=502638ca773c3327&ei=5070&emc=eta1
The new new middle east....
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20061101faessay85601/richard-n-haass/the-
new-middle-east.html
Just to show you how multicultural I am....the leading english daily
from lebanon which has interesting items to explore, timeline of the
war, opinion pieces, all from lebanon itself.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
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