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		<title>Israel: Earth-Friendly Middle East</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/07/03/israel-promoting-environmentalism-in-the-middle-east-blogosphere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Norton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Help Karen Chernick build a list of environmentally friendly blogs in the Middle East. In &#8220;Green News from the Blogosphere,&#8221;, this Green Prophet author opines: &#8220;The truth is that although borders may physically and ideologically separate us, one of the things that we all share is that we are citizens of the earth. And caring [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Help Karen Chernick build a list of environmentally friendly blogs in the Middle East. In &#8220;Green News from the Blogosphere,&#8221;, this <em><a href="http://greenprophet.com/2008/06/01/551/green-regional-blogosphere/">Green Prophet</a></em> author opines: &#8220;The truth is that although borders may physically and ideologically separate us, one of the things that we all share is that we are citizens of the earth. And caring about the environment is a concern that can unite us.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Condoleezza Rice&#39;s Surprise Visit</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/19/lebanon-rices-surprise-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced, five-hour visit to Lebanon on Monday, June 16. She declared her government’s support for the newly elected Lebanese president, as well as for the Lebanese government, the parliament’s speaker and the democratic system in the country. Rice last visited Lebanon during the devastating 2006 Israel-Lebanon war [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced, five-hour visit to Lebanon on Monday, June 16. She declared her government’s support for the newly elected Lebanese president, as well as for the Lebanese government, the parliament’s speaker and the democratic system in the country. Rice last visited Lebanon during the devastating 2006 Israel-Lebanon war that left more than 1,300 people dead, most of them Lebanese civilians. Here are some of the responses to this visit in the Lebanese blogosphere:</p>
<p><em><a href="http://sursock.blogspot.com/2008/06/clashes.html">Sursock</a></em> observed that death always follows Rice on her visits. He was also sarcastic about her brushing aside of any suggestions referring to the US interference in Lebanese politics, even after what she had to say upon visiting some of the Lebanese leaders:</p>
<blockquote><p>Authorities in Lebanon say at least three people have died in clashes between pro- and anti-government groups in the eastern [Bekaa Valley] villages of Saadnayel and Taalbaya….<br />
The clashes took place as Condi &#8220;birth pang&#8221; Rice paid a surprise visit to Lebanon. Death always seems to follow her. According to the AFP:<br />
Rice said she made the trip to &#8220;express the United States&#39; support for Lebanese democracy, for Lebanese sovereignty.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><em><a href="http://fuck-lebanon.blogspot.com/2008/06/untitled_17.html">Tantalus</a></em> criticized Rice’s incomprehensible support for some of the Lebanese leaders and questioned the actions of some of those leaders for whom she declared the backing of the US government:</p>
<blockquote><p>Rice, talking to reporters at Ain al-Tineh said Speaker Nabih Berri realizes that he enjoys the backing of the United States.<br />
That&#39;s quite confusing for all those who recall that Berri&#39;s thugs are the ones who spread the chaos during the fateful days of May 7-21. The Berri-backed Amal sons-of-b*****s threw stones, fired guns, burned tires, talked shit all over the city of Beirut. Was that US-backed too?<br />
How does the US function?</p></blockquote>
<p><em><a href="http://tearsforlebanon.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/aoun-criticizes-rices-class-room-meeting-with-march-14-leaders/">Tears for Lebanon</a></em> mentioned some of the criticism directed to Rice by some politicians for her treatment of the &#8220;<em>March 14 Alliance</em>&#8221; as school children:</p>
<blockquote><p>Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun<br />
on Tuesday criticized U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for<br />
meeting leaders of the March 14 alliance like “students gathered in a<br />
class room.”<br />
However, he emphasized that “one issue remains vague, that is the issue of naturalizing Palestinians in Lebanon.”</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://jnoubiyeh.blogspot.com/2008/06/condis-quick-hello-goodbye-to-lebanon.html">Jnoubiyeh</a> posted an article by Franklin Lamb in which he analyzes Rice&#39;s visit and in which he states that:</p>
<blockquote><p>It is likely Ms. Rice&#39;s last visit to Lebanon, but not her finale to the region which have averaged roughly one appearance every 9 weeks since assuming her current post. Rice, as with the Bush administration generally, remains hugely unpopular here in Lebanon based partly on her callous remarks: &#8221; it ( the wanton Israeli killing and bombing) are birth pangs of the new Middle East&#8221; , &#8220;it&#39;s too early for a sustainable ceasefire&#8221;, &#8220;Israel is just exercising its right to self-defense and the United States supports that right&#8221;, etc . during the 33 day July 2006 War and her work to delay a ceasefire during the fighting which directly contributed to the more than 1,400 Lebanese killed, 4,500 wounded and massive destruction of Lebanon&#39;s infrastructure as well as its economy and environment.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Lebanon: on going clashes</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/19/lebanon-on-going-clashes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Last night, three people were killed and four wounded [in Taalbaya and Saadnayel, two tiny villages in the Bekaa] in fighting that lasted from late evening to early morning and included RPGs and mortars…The victims, predictably, are all civilians who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time,&#8221;
reports In the Middle of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Last night, three people were killed and four wounded [in Taalbaya and Saadnayel, two tiny villages in the Bekaa] in fighting that lasted from late evening to early morning and included RPGs and mortars…The victims, predictably, are all civilians who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time,&#8221;<br />
reports <em><a href="http://middeno.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/bekaa-clashes-and-syrian-advances/">In the Middle of the East</a></em>.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Wilayat el Faqih</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/19/lebanon-wilayat-el-faqih/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/19/lebanon-wilayat-el-faqih/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MFL wrote an informative study on the controversial issue of Wilayat el Faqih, that is currently taking up much of the political discussions in Lebanon, in an article he titled “Iran, Wilayat el Faqih, and Historical Facts.”
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://marxistfromlebanon.blogspot.com/2008/06/iran-wilayat-el-faqih-and-historical.html">MFL</a></em> wrote an informative study on the controversial issue of <em>Wilayat el Faqih</em>, that is currently taking up much of the political discussions in Lebanon, in an article he titled “Iran, Wilayat el Faqih, and Historical Facts.”</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Prostitution</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/19/lebanon-prostitution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Bech writes about prostitution in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and elsewhere in Lebanon.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://remarkz.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/prostitution-in-sabra-and-elsewhere/">Bech</a></em> writes about prostitution in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and elsewhere in Lebanon.</p>
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		<title>Kuwait: Japanese Bug Fights</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/kuwait-japanese-bug-fights/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/kuwait-japanese-bug-fights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Is there a game show the Japanese haven’t invented yet?? Japanese Bug Fights is a site with videos of bugs of different species battling out in a small glass arena,&#8221; writes Lebanese blogger Mark, who lives in Kuwait.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Is there a game show the Japanese haven’t invented yet?? Japanese Bug Fights is a site with videos of bugs of different species battling out in a small glass arena,&#8221; writes Lebanese blogger <em><a href="http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/japense-bug-fights/">Mark</a></em>, who lives in Kuwait.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Suleiman and Hizbulla&#39;s Weapons</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-suleiman-and-hizbullas-weapons/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-suleiman-and-hizbullas-weapons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lebanon, AK comments on a decision by new Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to postpone discussing Hizbullah&#39;s weapons until further notice.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Lebanon, <em><a href="http://www.beirutbeltway.com/beirutbeltway/2008/06/suleiman-to-pos.html">AK</a></em> comments on a decision by new Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to postpone discussing Hizbullah&#39;s weapons until further notice.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Responsibility for corruption</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/responsibility-for-corruption/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/responsibility-for-corruption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=45207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When you still elect a murderer to a public office, you can’t really blame the government and its action. When you vote for a war criminal to lead you, don’t expect peace and harmony. When you leave a liar to stay in a government position, don’t blame that government for being hypocritical,&#8221; writes Nash about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;When you still elect a murderer to a public office, you can’t really blame the government and its action. When you vote for a war criminal to lead you, don’t expect peace and harmony. When you leave a liar to stay in a government position, don’t blame that government for being hypocritical,&#8221; writes <em><a href="http://worddrops.visionsprojection.com/mainpage/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=100:the-cedars-of-lebanon&amp;catid=42:polotics&amp;Itemid=78">Nash</a></em> about the responsibility of the Lebanese people for the corruption.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Nepotism</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-nepotism/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-nepotism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tantalus blasts the nepotism practised in the formation of the Lebanese cabinet of ministers.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://fuck-lebanon.blogspot.com/2008/06/for-love-of-money.html"><em>Tantalus</em></a> blasts the nepotism practised in the formation of the Lebanese cabinet of ministers.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Half cluster cleared</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-half-cluster-cleared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Almost half of the areas in southern Lebanon contaminated with cluster bombs dropped by Israel in 2006 have been cleared, a UN official said on Wednesday,&#8221; reports Sursock.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Almost half of the areas in southern Lebanon contaminated with cluster bombs dropped by Israel in 2006 have been cleared, a UN official said on Wednesday,&#8221; reports <em><a href="http://sursock.blogspot.com/2008/06/half-clusters-cleared.html">Sursock</a></em>.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: &#8220;Lebanonisms: a quick retrospective&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-lebanonisms-a-quick-retrospective/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/09/lebanon-lebanonisms-a-quick-retrospective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The four phases of modern history of Lebanon by Bech. &#8220;This needs to be thought over more clearly, but it seems to me that “Lebanese” history could be read as divided into four phases,&#8221; explains the blogger.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The four phases of modern history of Lebanon by <em><a href="http://remarkz.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/lebanonisms-a-quick-retrospective/">Bech</a></em>. &#8220;This needs to be thought over more clearly, but it seems to me that “Lebanese” history could be read as divided into four phases,&#8221; explains the blogger.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Presidential Inaugural Address</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/lebanon-presidential-inaugural-address/</link>
		<comments>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/lebanon-presidential-inaugural-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lebanese Inner Circle posts a video of the new Lebanese president giving his inaugural address in parliament upon his election.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://theinnercircle.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/president-michel-sleiman-inaugural-speech/"><em>The Lebanese Inner Circle</em></a> posts a video of the new Lebanese president giving his inaugural address in parliament upon his election.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Israel exchanges Nissir for remains</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/lebanon-israel-exchanges-nissir-for-remains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He has an Israeli Jewish mother and a Lebanese Muslim father and held Israeli citizenship at the time of his arrest,&#8221; reports Sursock about the freeing of Nassim Nissir, who was received in Lebanon.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;He has an Israeli Jewish mother and a Lebanese Muslim father and held Israeli citizenship at the time of his arrest,&#8221; reports <em><a href="http://sursock.blogspot.com/2008/06/lebanese-set-free.html">Sursock</a> </em>about the freeing of Nassim Nissir, who was received in Lebanon.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Attacks on the army</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/lebanon-attacks-on-the-army/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday Lunch Club reports on two terrorist attacks on the Lebanese Army - one in the south of Lebanon being by a suicide bomber and the other was in the north of Lebanon.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2008/05/two-attacks-on-lebanese-army.html">Friday Lunch Club</a></em> reports on two terrorist attacks on the Lebanese Army - one in the south of Lebanon being by a suicide bomber and the other was in the north of Lebanon.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon: Media betrays viewers</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/02/lebanon-media-betrays-viewers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Moussa Bashir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Inciting hate, open communication messages from political camps on air waves. The Lebanese media has done a shame to itself,&#8221; states the Lebanese Inner Circle.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Inciting hate, open communication messages from political camps on air waves. The Lebanese media has done a shame to itself,&#8221; states <a href="http://theinnercircle.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/the-lebanese-media-has-betrayed-its-viewers/"><em>the Lebanese Inner Circle</em></a>.</p>
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