Posted on February 2, 2008 by Christopher Allbritton
BEIRUT — Anyone paying any attention to al-wada (the situation) in Lebanon knows things ain’t good. The weather is affecting everything, from food deliveries to electricity. Skiing’s good up in Faraya, I hear, though. Last weekend’s unrest was extremely unsettling. Seven people were killed and now Hezbollah and Amal are calling for revenge against the …
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Winter of our Discontent
Posted on February 2, 2008 by Christopher Allbritton
BEIRUT — Anyone paying any attention to al-wada (the situation) in Lebanon knows things ain’t good. The weather is affecting everything, from food deliveries to electricity. Skiing’s good up in Faraya, I hear, though. Last weekend’s unrest was extremely unsettling. Seven people were killed and now Hezbollah and Amal are calling for revenge against the …
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From Atatürk to Allah?
Posted on November 2, 2002 by Christopher Allbritton
It’s election day in Turkey tomorrow and the big question is will the government turn from Atat�rk to Allah?
HADEP Deputy Chairman: “This is democracy in Turkey”
Posted on October 21, 2002 by Christopher Allbritton
In which the Deputy Chairman of HADEP, the Kurdish party in Turkey, talks about the state of affairs in the southeast part of the country.