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Expats,Immigrants,Descendants, Sectarianism and the Vote
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A commentary on why the right to vote from abroad should not be given to all of those that can claim to be Lebanese descendants.
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Monday, Feb 01, 2010Sectarianism, Municipal Elections and The Voting Age
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The plan to lower the voting age in Lebanon to 18 appears to have run into a strong Christian opposition that is demanding giving voting rights to 15 million people around the globe who happen to be of Lebanese origin.
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Friday, Jan 22, 2010Nabih Beri 1, Sfeir et al 0.
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An argument in favour of the proposal by the Speaker to form a committee to study what needs to be done in order to eliminate political sectarianism in Lebanon
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Saturday, Jan 16, 2010The Webs that We Weave
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Al Mustaqbal ought to be held accountable for the deliberate misinformation that it is highlighting in regards to the Lebanese Sovereign debt.
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Friday, Jan 15, 2010Hezbollah: Creative Destruction?
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Lebanon has to evaluate the options for an effective defense strategy. I bet a serious objective study would favour a small Lebanese force , the desolution oh Hezbollah militia and a neutralization of the perceived conflict with the state of Israel.
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Monday, Jan 11, 2010Is Lebanon to Become The Sacrificial Lamb for Qom?
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Would Hezbollah retaliate against Israel if the IDF decide to take out the Iranian nuclear facilities and what would that do to Lebanon?
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Friday, Jan 08, 2010The Flat Earth Society Is Alive And Doing Well In Saudi Arabia
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The "destructive" role that the Saudis have allegedly played in Copenhagen is nothing to be proud of. Yet the Chief Saudi negotiator is going around boasting about his accomplishments in derailing the Copenhagen Conference.
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Sunday, Jan 03, 2010Debt Default Indicators
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How does Lebanon measure up to the list of variables that portend an imminent debt crisis?
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Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009Lebanese Decadence?
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As poverty in Lebanon increases the wealthy go on with their extravagance and irresponsible hedonistic behaviour.
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Sunday, Dec 27, 2009Resistance as Vigilantism
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Hezbollah has a natural right to resist but not to take the law in its own hands.
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