Ah, the news today has something a bit odd in it… Bush, that leader of the “free” world, has voiced his dissatisfaction in the progress of the Iraqi war. And here I am thinking that the “mission was accomplished” all those moons ago. Or was that just another photo opportunity to be whipped out at …
One facet of a leader in any stream of life is the capability of foretelling what an action or inaction could produce to a reasonable degree of certainty. Another is the capability of weighing risks to rewards. Nasrallah, by his own admission last night on the Lebanese NewTV, and as I have written before, has …
Okay, 1701 has been adopted. Fragile as it is, it is still generally holding, even with Hizballah and Israel exchanging fire again this morning (Hizballah has been reported to have fired up to 10 Katyusha rockets at Israeli positions within Southern Lebanon) and as people in their thousands have started the re-migration back to what …
It has been a long standing tradition in Bahrain, as is the case with the rest of the Gulf specifically, that whenever there is an occasion, whatever the occasion, big business and government agencies take out substantial and costly adverts in all the national papers lauding a personality, extending greetings or congratulating a royal personality. …
Doesn’t look like it, as Israel continues its hostile actions. We hope though that they, Hizballah and the Lebanese will stop and respect 1701. Time to rebuild Lebanon should start immediately in parallel to helping people to go back to their cities, towns and villages. It is time to work peacefully at ensuring the cause …