tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post1040884731451677774..comments2024-01-18T11:30:45.737-05:00Comments on Les Politiques: Political assassinations in Lebanon and the role of IsraelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-52867114089004076742006-11-24T07:20:00.000-05:002006-11-24T07:20:00.000-05:00Thanks Ivor for the visit and the comment.Thanks Ivor for the visit and the comment.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-30048252993940007102006-11-24T07:11:00.000-05:002006-11-24T07:11:00.000-05:00This is my first visit to your site thanks to the ...This is my first visit to your site thanks to the referal from Candide's Notebook.I enjoyed reading your article.<br />I heard the Syrian Ambassador on BBC two nights ago, and he argued quite logically that these assasinations in Lebanon always come on the eve of some possible diplomatic breakthrough that would benefit Syria.<br />At that moment, I too wondered who would benefit from these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-89356946614676661272006-11-23T21:14:00.000-05:002006-11-23T21:14:00.000-05:00Thanks sophia . Glad to be back.
I took a long ov...Thanks sophia . Glad to be back.<br /><br />I took a long overdue vacation with my daughters where we visited family and attended a wedding. <br /><br />I followed your posts occassionally. The dial up connection and my vacation forced me to avoid the net as much as possible.<br /><br />IssamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-7255616714087052982006-11-23T09:06:00.000-05:002006-11-23T09:06:00.000-05:00It seems highly unlikely Syria had anything to do ...It seems highly unlikely Syria had anything to do with it. They have NOTHING to gain from doing it, nothing at all. Only one country may have somehting to gain from syria and lebanon fighting each other...Shaykhspeara Sha'irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833022453340893713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-77719946893122017792006-11-23T07:20:00.000-05:002006-11-23T07:20:00.000-05:00Issam,
Long time I didn't hear from you. Hope ev...Issam,<br /><br />Long time I didn't hear from you. Hope everything is well. Thanks for the comment.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-21688574672078379552006-11-22T23:46:00.000-05:002006-11-22T23:46:00.000-05:00Sophia, great post as usual.
Lebanon is again a ...Sophia, great post as usual. <br /><br />Lebanon is again a battlefield for the region's political players. <br /><br />The Lebanese fuedal lords are unable to pursue independent or national goals and I fear that they will be unable to control their supporters. God help us.<br /><br />You are right to put this assassination in the context the struggle taking place in Washington regarding the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-32188149314239711742006-11-22T15:26:00.000-05:002006-11-22T15:26:00.000-05:00Victor,
Thanks for your concern. Nothing worryin...Victor,<br /><br />Thanks for your concern. Nothing worrying, just an extensive check-up. I agree with you on the health system here only if you succeed in getting an appointment. I prefer however the french one for the human contact.<br /><br />As for Mr. Gemmayel, no matter what the family did or did not do, I am sad, he seemed to be a happy young man and this is a waste. Political Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435968.post-17098787640818950512006-11-22T14:56:00.000-05:002006-11-22T14:56:00.000-05:00Great post.
It's true the Canookie health care sy...Great post.<br /><br />It's true the Canookie health care system is top notch- did a checkup at Mtl's Royal Vic once and was real impressed by the quality of their staff. Anyhoo, I hope it's nothing serious: take care of yourself and don't hesitate to take a few days off work/blogging.<br /><br />Re: Pierre Gemayel. The man was a leader of The Phalange (“Al Kataeb” in Arabic), an overtly Fascist Dr Victorino de la Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383153981550886276noreply@blogger.com