[Mb-civic] Syria's Influence Seen in Lebanon Election

[Cheeseburger]

Syria's Influence Seen in Lebanon Election

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-lebanon-presidential-race,0,7232386.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

With Syria in the cockpit, and a low-intensity war on Lebanon's southern 
border that involves Hezbollah fighters, Israel and occasionally Syria, 
this tiny country (Lebanon) is a vital piece in the Middle East chess 
board, and its political stability is important beyond its size (3.5 
million people) or army (70,000 soldiers).

Syria has good reason to keep silent. An uncertain and divided Lebanon is 
easier to control, and Syria's hold over Parliament means it can be 
confident of getting the president it wants and may feel no need to rush an 
endorsement.
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Lebanon as Grand Central Station:

http://www.yale.edu/accords/syria.html

All aboard......................!!


Ok, trivia question....

What is this...?

"iraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraqiraq..."

That's the new Freedom Train going down the tracks in The Middle East 
headed for oblivion.


"Uncle Cheeseburger...!!"

"Yes, kids...?"

"We wanna play "The Middle East" too....!!"

"Ok ok ok...  Lemme see...  Judi, you be the Likud Party of 
Israel...  Jimi, you be Syria controlling Lebanon...  And I'll be...  I'll 
be....."

"You'll be a monkey's uncle...!!  hehehehe...."

"Allright, now come on kids, I'm thinking...  I'll be Arafat...  Ok, you 
start..."

"No, we will not give back the Golan Heights so there can be 
peace..!!  Fuck you..!!  We will blow you up instead..!!  No peace ever....!!"

"You must give back the Golan Heights or we will keep blowing stuff up when 
we can...!!  Fuck you..!!"

"Wait wait wait, we want a homeland.  Fuck everybody..!!"

(In unison:  "Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.....!!!!!"


"What the HELL is going on in here....!!!!!!!!!!"

"Mama.....!!"

"Mom............!!"

"Oh, oh, hi sis...  You're home early...."

"Cheeseburger, what the hell are you doing with the kids.....??!!"

"We were just playing...."

"No, you weren't...!!  I heard you all in hear screaming 'Fuck fuck fuck 
fuck fuck...!!!!!', and WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SMELL.....??!!!!"

"That's nothing...."

"Nothing...!!  I know what that is...!!  That's pot....!!  You've been in 
here smoking pot.....!!!!"

Both the children begin to cry.

"Oh, come on, sis.  It was just a little..."

"I'm going to count to 50, and if my stash isn't back in my bottom drawer, 
I'm going to kick all your asses.......!!   DO-YOU-UNDER-STAND......??!!!!"

"Yes, sis..."

"Yes, mama, sniffle...."

"Yes, mama, sniffle....."

SLAM...............................!!


"Is she gone...?"

"Yes, she's gone..."

"Geez, what a bitch......"

"Yeah, I know...  And she's totally wacked out again.  This is our stash, 
not hers..."

"Yeah, I know, hehehehe..."

"Pass it, Uncle Cheeseburger....."

"Oh, ok, ffffffsssssshhhhsswwwfffff...  (squeaky voice) here...."

"Yeah, she's on the broom again.... fffssshhhwwfffffff.... hehe..."

"Hehehe....."

"SLAM...............!!"

"Mom....!!"

"And another thing..!!  The next time I catch this damn cricket sitting out 
in the hall in that stupid cage, I'm gonna cook it for breakfast.....!!"

"SLAM....................!!"

"Geez......."

"Hehe..."

"Hehehe...."

"Hehehehe....."

ccccccchhhhhhhhhHHHHHIRRRRRPPPPPP...................


This little son of Lebanon lived only a scant 48 years and went to heaven 
so long ago, yet here I am typing of him even now...  how strange.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/gibran/gibran1.htm

Here you can read some of his books, poems, paintings online.

Lebanon, oh my Lebanon, thy tears are fallen on ears of swine.


Cheeseburger

- Where has the sparrow gone now that I need its song.