This week we’ve seen the inertia from the different pro and anti government movements in Lebanon carry the people dangerously beyond the control of their movement’s leaders and very close to the point of no return. The general strike called by Hezbollah and Michel Aoun for Tuesday went far beyond a simple strike and turned into an all out riot. Generally, when a people revolt to overthrow their government... [read more]

I can't help but think there is a change in the balance of power in the world centered on Beirut. For some time now, Hezbollah has maintained its street demonstrations along with Michel Aoun's FPM with little change in the political situation. It began to appear as if PM Siniora's government was going to be able to survive the opposition and last until this summer's election for the presidency... [read more]