Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 |
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Middle East,
American University Of Beirut,
Bearded Men,
Beirut,
Buses,
Corniche,
Field Trip,
Hamra District,
hezbollah,
Hizballah,
Lebanon,
Lingerie Shops,
Loyalists,
Members Of Parliament,
Militants,
Next Morning,
Parliament,
Rifles,
Rocket Launchers,
Seaside Promenade,
Six Hours,
Starbucks,
West Beirut
But by the next morning, the battle for Beirut was mostly over. After just six hours of all-out fighting, Hizballah militants were in control of areas of West Beirut that had previously been the government’s preserve. This made for some incongruous scenes. Bearded men with rifles and rocket launchers secured lingerie shops and a Starbucks [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2008 |
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Russia,
Assets,
Billions,
Civil Freedoms,
democracy,
Dmitry Medvedev,
Easy Access,
Elections,
European Union,
Imperial Russia,
kremlin,
Loyalists,
Media Freedom,
New President,
Nihilism,
Predecessor,
Proclamations,
putin,
Signs,
United States
Dmitry Medvedev may be the new president, but his predecessor is still the one with power.
We can expect a few proclamations and perhaps even token policy changes. Unfortunately, the early signs show that Medvedev’s statement about developing civil freedoms and ending “legal nihilism” were only a show for the West. Such displays are needed to [...]
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