Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lebanon (Arabic: لُبْنَان Lubnān), officially the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah), is a country in the East Mediterranean. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has dictated its rich history, and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. ..."
Measures of Freedom
Lebanon | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2012
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 5, Civil Liberties: 4
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 5, Civil Liberties: 4
Articles
A Legacy of Anti-Terrorist Failure in Lebanon, by James Bovard, Freedom Daily, Oct 2006
"With the Bush team cheer-leading all the way, Israel reinvaded Lebanon in July in response to Hezbollah's seizure of two Israeli soldiers. ... Americans need to pay attention to what is happening in Lebanon because there are many politicians and political appointees in Washington who want to see U.S. troops join the fray. This would be as foolish now as it was in 1982."
"With the Bush team cheer-leading all the way, Israel reinvaded Lebanon in July in response to Hezbollah's seizure of two Israeli soldiers. ... Americans need to pay attention to what is happening in Lebanon because there are many politicians and political appointees in Washington who want to see U.S. troops join the fray. This would be as foolish now as it was in 1982."
Flashback: Beirut, June 1982: The Reagan Roadmap for Antiterrorism Disaster, by James Bovard, CounterPunch, 8 Oct 2003
Related Topic: Ronald W. Reagan
Related Topic: Ronald W. Reagan
Lebanon, Again: The Israelis want another go, by Justin Raimondo, 9 Feb 2007
Related Topic: Iran
"The appearance of Michel Aoun and Hassan Nasrallah on the same stage, rallying the people against the U.S.-backed government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is a veritable replay of the famous Cedar Revolution, when a mass movement from below ousted the pro-Syrian government."
Related Topic: Iran
"The appearance of Michel Aoun and Hassan Nasrallah on the same stage, rallying the people against the U.S.-backed government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is a veritable replay of the famous Cedar Revolution, when a mass movement from below ousted the pro-Syrian government."
Hidden Government, by Sheldon Richman, 1 Sep 2006
Related Topics: Government, George W. Bush
"Hezbollah was always more than a guerilla organization aimed at [the] Israeli occupation. It has provided social services to the poor southern Lebanese and is a political party that elected members of Parliament in last year's elections. Hezbollah members hold two cabinet posts."
Related Topics: Government, George W. Bush
"Hezbollah was always more than a guerilla organization aimed at [the] Israeli occupation. It has provided social services to the poor southern Lebanese and is a political party that elected members of Parliament in last year's elections. Hezbollah members hold two cabinet posts."