Tuesday, December 05, 2006

pro-West: Good, pro-something else: Bad...

The demonstrations in Beirut have ended their fifth day, and still the Siniora government refuses to resign. I hadn't heard the origins of that government's illegitimacy described in quite the way it was by Kamal Shatilla on al-Itijah al Mu'akis, "The Opposite Direction". It proved quite insightful and he carried a powerful argument. After enquiring with a friend of mine involved in the Lebanese political scene, I understand this man is quite the intellectual heavy-weight.

On another note, it's quite depressing really, seeing the claims made by some, scholars no less, claiming that this is a conflict between a pro-Western democratic government and a religious fundamentalist movement supported by Syria and Iran.... ok...

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