Hezbullah commander assassinated in Lebanon

Hassan al-Mouri, the 40-year old commander of a Sunni, pro-Hezbullah militia was assassinated in Tripoli, Lebanon on Thursday.

Al-Mouri was gunned down by "masked men on motorbikes," along with a
security official and a bystander, according to a security source quoted
by the Lebanese Naharnet website.


The 40 year-old leader of a pro-Hezbollah Sunni militia was standing
at the entrance to

The Costanza doctrine

I left the US 22 years ago, and I really no longer watch television at all, so this was enlightening to me. How many of you are familiar with the Costanza doctrine from the popular television hit Seinfeld?

Let's go to the videotape (Hat Tip: Shy Guy).



So what does the Costanza doctrine have to do with Israel and the Middle East? Adam Turner suggests that the Obama administration should adopt

BWAHAHAHAHAHA: Sunni group issues warning to 'Pig Nasrallah'

In the aftermath of a huge car bomb in Beirut on Thursday, a Sunni group has claimed responsibility and issued a warning to Hezbullah politburo chief 'Pig Nasrallah.'

Shortly after news of the attack broke, an online video surfaced
showing three masked men, two of them holding rifles, in front of a
white flag inscribed with the Islamic profession of faith, reported AFP.


"You, the pig

Huge car bomb in Hezbullah stronghold in South Beirut kills 20, injures 212, Nasrallah blames 'Zionists'

A powerful car bomb has killed 20 people and injured 212 in Hezbullah's South Beirut stronghold on Thursday night. Hezbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, whose cave is nearby, blamed the 'Zionists.'

Let's go to the videotape.




The Lebanese Armed Forces stated that 60-80kgs. of explosive
materials were used in the blast. A witness said at least five nearby
buildings were damaged and many cars in

Should Syria be divided?

David Ignatius reports - and laments - the fact that Syria is breaking apart.

What this means, said Taqi, is that any attempt to broker a
diplomatic solution must begin with a cease-fire, and with combatants
holding different slices of territory. The future Syria that emerges
will have to be a more decentralized state, reflecting the intense
feelings of communal separation and rage that