tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post8889859313077620614..comments2024-02-20T20:50:18.981+01:00Comments on sunburst, musings on the go: The Swiss and the LebaneseZeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-35548795833905289972007-12-19T16:36:00.000+01:002007-12-19T16:36:00.000+01:00AM ---I didn't know that!The only thing I knew tha...AM ---<BR/>I didn't know that!<BR/>The only thing I knew that Beirut was once called the "Paris of the Mediterranean."Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-621407138166313172007-12-19T16:34:00.000+01:002007-12-19T16:34:00.000+01:00Susan - I will figure out if I shall read this boo...Susan - I will figure out if I shall read this book!Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-56760084215054311922007-12-19T15:56:00.000+01:002007-12-19T15:56:00.000+01:00So very true what you're saying ... unfortunately,...So very true what you're saying ... unfortunately, we need to be egocentric as a nation and teach patriotism to each one of us before anything else.<BR/><BR/>Do you know that Lebanon used to be called 'the Swizerland of the East' once upon a time.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119546076136017751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-13099926985257836782007-12-13T04:36:00.000+01:002007-12-13T04:36:00.000+01:00For several years we've been reading Robert Fisk a...For several years we've been reading Robert Fisk articles from the Independant. He's lived in Beirut for a long time since he's the Middle east correspondant and loves the place. I'll always remember the article he wrote after his friend Hariri was killed. I'm afraid that unlike Switzerland, with it's longterm physical isolation as well as a determined self-reliance, Lebanon is a pawn that bigger players are toying with - much to the continued misfortune of the Lebanese.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com