The Face Of Lebanon, A Rotten Mercedes

Here are some Lebanon links to start off the day and quench your insatiable appetite for Lebanese talk. (Let’s face it, why else are you here? )

1- Borzou Daragahni found a metaphor to describe the Lebanese situation:

In Beirut, this scarred Mercedes — prone to overheating — struggles forward as a taxi. The exodus of Lebanon’s young and talented has intensified as a deadline approaches for the government’s two opposing camps to come up with a president. read more..

2- Benny Avni tries to make the NY Sun’s readers care about Lebanon by starting his article with this sentence “As Lebanon goes [..] so goes the rest of the Middle East. Regrettably, Lebanon is about to go”. Drama aside, a good read for those who need a quick update.

3- Sheikh Fadlallah said recently that the Lebanese crisis is political, not sectarian. Is he right? Check out the findings of the most recent PEW poll on Lebanon, released on November 15 , which concludes that your sect is a good predictor of your attitude towards various regional players.