{"id":468,"date":"2005-02-28T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=468"},"modified":"2005-12-06T06:54:27","modified_gmt":"2005-12-06T11:54:27","slug":"cedar-revolt-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/cedar-revolt-redux","title":{"rendered":"Cedar Revolt Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was pretty ecstatic this morning when I read the news that the parliament of Lebanon chose to dissolve, facing popular protest against Syrian occupation\/influence. Good article today in the Wall Street Journal<\/span> (subscription only, so no link) about the history of the Syrian occupation. It somehow manages to avoid mention of the Israeli invasion, so maybe it’s not that<\/span> good an article. Still, it helps explain a lot of the current dynamic among the politico-religious factions in Lebanon. I hope that Syria follows Israel’s lead and withdraws its troops (along with its secret service) from the country.<\/p>\n

I’m not quite as sanguine about the news out of Egypt, where Mubarak is pledging to institute democratic reforms for a multiparty election. Still, to hear him even pay lip service to this concept is amazing.<\/p>\n

Wonder what prompted the change of heart?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was pretty ecstatic this morning when I read the news that the parliament of Lebanon chose to dissolve, facing popular protest against Syrian occupation\/influence. Good article today in the Wall Street Journal (subscription only, so no link) about the history of the Syrian occupation. It somehow manages to avoid mention of the Israeli invasion, … <\/p>\n

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