A continuation of yesterdays thread… which now has 7 Updates. Please read them all! I just came across this article at the Daily Star (a Lebanese newspaper) It’s very very interesting, some things I was not aware of: Unlike the U.S., France is not seeking Assad’s overthrow, only the reform of his government. Chirac has …
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Lebanese Government Resigns
10s of thousands are protesting in the streets. They are Muslim and Christian alike. The Pro-Syrian Lebanese government has resigned, even though they would have defeated a non-confidence vote. (BBC, ADBOI) Is this going to be the “Cedar Revolution”? Udpated 7 times The past few days events have been very interesting in Lebanon. It is …
More on Iraqi Elections and Iran
Wanted to point out some more interesting and pertinent results now that the Results are in. As Kurdo points out at Kurdos’ World. It looks like Mosul and Kirkuk have been “taken back” by their ancestral/traditional Kurdish residency. This is especially important in Kirkuk which is a major oil producer and is seen as key …