Israel Lost Its War. Will Assad's Enemies

When I Saw The Pictures Of New York Without The World Trade Center, New York Looked Like A Shadow Of Itself.

When I Arrived In Beirut From Europe, I Felt The Oppressive, Damp Heat, Saw The Unkempt Palm Trees And Smelt The Arabic Coffee, The Fruit Stalls And The Over-spiced Meat. It Was The Beginning Of The Orient. And When I Flew Back To Beirut From Iran, I Could Pick Up The British Papers, Ask For A Gin And Tonic At Any Bar, Choose A French, Italian, Or German Restaurant For Dinner. It Was The Beginning Of The West. All Things To All People, The Lebanese Rarely Questioned Their Own Identity.

Israel Lost Its War. Will Assad's Enemies Lose, Too?

It's A Journalist's Job To Be A Witness To History. We're Not There To Worry About Ourselves. We're There To Try And Get As Near As We Can, In An Imperfect World, To The Truth And Get The Truth Out.

A Businessman Admits That He 'let Go' An Employee Because He Was A Sunni Muslim. You Simply Have To Look After Yourself, He Explains. I Am Shocked, Like A Good Westerner Should Be.