tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475986.post110908657362603560..comments2024-03-21T05:29:07.463-04:00Comments on THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS: LEBANON, DEMOCRACY AND PLURALISMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475986.post-1141633535220337362006-03-06T03:25:00.000-05:002006-03-06T03:25:00.000-05:00The article is absurd - haven't you heard of the L...The article is absurd - haven't you heard of the Lebanese civil wars of the 1890s? No PLO then. How about 1958 Civil War? The PLO wasn't in Lebanon in 1958, Fatah was an idea in a refugee's head in Kuwait at that time; The Lebanese Civil War started as a demand by Sunnis and their allies in the Left for an end to the 6-5 Christian majority in parliament: How about an analysis of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon with the Israeli occupation of West Bank - how many Syrian "exclusive settlements" are there in Lebanon? How much of Lebanon was annexed (ala Golan Heights?); How about elections - How is that under Syrian military occupation Lebanon managed to have elections in 2000 and 1996 which returned MPs that were hostile to Syria?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com