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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Anecdotes from a banana f**k midget republic
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Sunday, February 03, 2008. Anecdotes from a banana f* k midget republic. One of the most invasive features of blogging is the sitemeter. Which allows you to trace all visitors to your website. Good blogger etiquette dictates that the sitemeter should be open to the public- a nicety that some bloggers, such as GPC over at "Friday Lunch Club". Have chosen to ignore. A city in northern Iraq.
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Your government on the web
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Your government on the web. If you've never had the pleasure of perusing the Lebanese Internal Security Force's website, I highly recommend the English version. Not only will they advise you on some common sense means of "limiting snatching of handbags. Here's a highlight (emphasis in bold is mine):. The rather self-deprecating forward. Section, which offered t...
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Profane passenger
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Thursday, July 10, 2008. A few days ago, I hailed a servis from Geitawe to Raouche. As we were inching through traffic towards my destination–– after the other passengers had disembarked ––the driver began to ask me the usual questions:. What religion does your husband belong to? No I mean, is he Muslim or Christian? Not Muslim, not Christian. Nothing. No he must be Christian or Muslim.
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Sunday jitters
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Sunday, February 10, 2008. I have come to dread Sundays in Beirut. Previously my favorite day of the week, Sundays now instill a sense of dread that the artificial calm might collapse- with breaking news of street battles, car bombs; or that this time perhaps—Monday could dawn on a country at war. On February 14th, 2005? On July 12th, 2006? Some of my friends argue with near conviction ...
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Energy riots & Sunday snipers
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Sunday, January 27, 2008. Energy riots and Sunday snipers. This country is like a person with liver failure who continues drinking," L. said, her head in her hands, as news of the day's first casualties broke. Everyone gathered around the TV set gasped. "Why are they showing this? Can't they edit it out? Who d'ya think were the snipers? I'd like to know who you imagine the snipers to be.
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Bus bombs & the Blame (a Syrian) Game
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Tuesday, June 05, 2007. Bus bombs and the Blame (a Syrian) Game. A few minutes later an instant message flashed at the bottom of my computer screen. "Did you hear the bomb? Jamal inquired. "Was it coming from the east? I was watching the Democratic Primary "debates", when my neighbor Tariq appeared at the door, which I had left ajar. "What are you doing? You have one minute to decide...
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Feltman's farewell
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Tuesday, January 15, 2008. We all tried to make phone calls but the lines were already overloaded. The power had been out for two hours that afternoon; when electricity is rationed, it usually turns on after three hours in our neighborhood. "Hey look, the electricity went back on just seconds after the explosion," Danielle noted. "It's our consolation prize.". Did you see this:. As expe...
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Ashura refreshments
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Monday, January 21, 2008. Orange juice man hard at work. Two boys enjoying orange juice at Ashura. Nice post. surely the best take on Ashura so far among pundits, scholars, and intellectuals of all creed, I can tell you that. Were food items sold this year/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Energy riots and Sunday snipers. The current blog layout is a work in progress. d.
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Blackout
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Monday, January 21, 2008. Gaza plunged into darkness"- last night's headline read on the BBC website. As usual' in the relative sense, I'm sure. Because life is usually. A fucking tea party in Gaza. The Arabs of Palestine (as well as Lebanese) are not just a random collection of men, women with some "headmen and warriors" who bring trouble onto their tribesmen. In the Middle of the East.
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic: Travel ban for Lebanese opposed to Saniora government
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Anecdotes from a Banana Republic. This blog offers satire, news, commentary, media analysis and anecdotes from Lebanon. Friday, June 29, 2007. Travel ban for Lebanese opposed to Saniora government. Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies and Actions That Threaten Lebanon's Sovereignty and Democracy. A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America. I therefore hereby proclaim that:. By deliberately undermining or harming Lebanon's sovereignty...