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Tuesday, March 01, 2005


Tantalizing insults..

As I listened to the oppositions statements in parliament, I was amused by the potential of the Arabic language for such bruising offence.

I must say though, Bassem al Sabe's obituary/poem, was particularly touching, merging wrath with sadness, hope with despair.

Although He couldn't read it out loud in parliament because Mr. Karami resigned before his turn to speak came, he published it in Hariri's Almustaqbal Newspaper on the first of March...