Word: beirutization
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...complexities of Asia cannot be captured by the ideological U.S. belief that only the rising tide of democracy can save the world. Americans believe that the recent election in Baghdad and demonstrations in Beirut are natural, benign extensions of the democratic tide that washed Georgia and Ukraine before reaching the Middle East. But where Americans see rising tides, others see the emergence of new rivers of history. Some may lead to happy ends, some...
...left his home in the village of Zhavoronki, some 40 km outside Moscow. No one was injured. A Blow to Progress LEBANON The anti-Syrian opposition dismissed President Emile Lahoud's call for them to enter talks with loyalist factions, which came after a car bomb in Beirut injured 11 people, boosting fears of renewed bloodshed as Syrian troops start to withdraw. The Ties That Bind CHINA Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian condemned as a "law of aggression" Beijing's new antisecession legislation, which permits the use of "nonpeaceful means" against Taiwan if the island moves toward formal independence from...
Both companies offer bulk delivery for special occasions like parties, study breaks, and late-night binges. Both offer a diverse line of snacks and beverages, though in addition to standards like 24-packs of Diet Coke, HSA also offers extras like Charmin Toilet Paper and Beirut-ready red cups...
...President delivered these remarks, however, the people of Lebanon had a message for him: half a million of them-far more than had attended any pro-democracy rally-had been gathered in the streets of Beirut by the terrorist-military-civic group Hizballah...
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizballah, was so struck by the daily street protests unfolding on the streets of Beirut--full of flag-waving demonstrators demanding Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon and an end to foreign meddling in the country--that he decided to hold a party of his own. He summoned his supporters to Beirut last week for a counterdemonstration, which drew hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites and other pro-Hizballah Lebanese into the capital's Riad al-Solh Square. Addressing the crowd from a balcony above the square, Nasrallah praised Syria, denounced the U.S. and made...