How to lose an empire in just 3 years!

Here is a very interesting article written from the perspective of a Lebanese Christian. If you don't understand what is going on in Lebanon, it is a very accurate description of the events after Hariri's assassination leading up to now.

http://tayyar.org/Tayyar/News/PoliticalNews/en-US/128553954546154670.htm

Unpleasant Rising

This morning, after waking up, I began my morning routine, wash up, prepare breakfast (or coffee), and read the news. I'll admit it, reading the news, especially about the Middle East isn’t the most revitalizing and refreshing morning habit, and what made this morning especially agonizing was an article I read in the New York Times by Robert F. Worth and Nada Bakri titled Hezbollah’s Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon. After reading that, this is what the voice in my mind had to say about it "Rubbish."

You're probably asking yourself, is this just another rant about a biased news reporter in a renowned media establishment? My answer is it’s either that, or one of the two writers needs of heavy dose of reality and common sense. Ok, so where did they go wrong this time?

Sectarian Violence the Root of the Current Conflict - Truth or Myth?

The massacre at Halba is sufficient evidence that proves that the conflict in Lebanon is not deeply rooted in sectarian tension! The mutilated bodies of the Sunni SSNP fighters and the civilians that were with them are ample proof for any skeptic mind and to the misinformed. Their chopped bodies, smashed features, and charred flesh speak for themselves. Those were Sunni countrymen killed at the hands of FM militiamen loyal to the "moderate, secular Sunni leaders like Mr. Hariri."

Those whistling the tune that professes the existence of sectarianism have some people fooled into believing that that is true. In fact, their constant chant is the wellspring from which sectarian sentiment is fed. "Repeat something long enough and it will become true" - a proven statement about human cognition.