‘Too big to fail’ ensures the small can’t succeed
General Motors has the ultimate sales strategy. It churns out millions of gas-guzzlers every year, two lanes wide and each one emblazoned with a proud American badge – a motor from motown. If you’re...
View ArticleUS military funding: arse and elbow
Youths pose with Hizbullah flag on ruins of Khiam Prison. Photo: Paul Keller via Flickr Creative Commons Yesterday’s decision by a US Congressman to freeze a proposed $100m of military funding...
View ArticleLatest Lebanon WikiLeaks: meh
After having spent the most part of 10 hours going through the more than 1,000 leaked diplomatic cables on Lebanon released last night by WikiLeaks, I feel qualified to advise against you doing the...
View ArticleWho would want to kill Samir Geagea?
Dr. Samir Geagea is a man with a colorful past. Let’s leave it at that. Any more info on the man can be found on his Wikipedia page (a rather glowing biography). The Lebanese Christian leader has been...
View ArticleWe’re not sectarian, the other sect is sectarian
In the latest bout of increasingly irresponsible “journalism” accompanying the civil war in Syria (a previous example can be seen here) Al-Jazeera Arabic has apparently included this poll in its...
View ArticleLebanon’s answer to US government shutdown
Lebanon is plenty used to non-government. Tagged: BuzzFeed, government shutdown, governmentshutdown, Lebanon, US
View ArticleHouse of Cards Season 2 Episode 1 Review – with Austin G. Mackell
In what might have been the most anticipated TV event since the final episode of Breaking Bad, the second season of House of Cards was released on Valentine’s Day. It did not disappoint. The following...
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