From the Baalbak-Alien link to the Bomb-Beirut connection

"So my Mom came to me this morning talking about something she saw on The History Channel a few nights ago – that there is speculation that the foundation of the ancient city of Baalbeck was constructed by extraterrestrial life.
Yup. That’s right. Aliens."

"The Boston Globe‘s The Big Picture news stories brilliantly depict the human side of life right outside our doorstep, thousands of miles away. On 15 August 2011, The Big Picture published a compilation of photographs of people sleeping, including Palestinians."

From aliens in Baalbak to bombs in Beirut: Well we're certainly more accustomed to one of these phenomena.
Something's fishy in Beirut, and we're not talking about the seashore corniche side smell of today's fresh catch!

"After the mysterious previous two explosions because of ‘gas canister‘ in Beirut Southern suburb, and ‘personal reasons‘ in Antelias, we got another one today in Shiyyah, this time because of ‘technical malfunction‘ in the exploded vehicle."

"During this summer/Ramadan season (well, and every summer) people who live near hotels bear the brunt of Jordan’s noise pollution. When we first moved to Jordan, we lived a block from one of Jordan’s popular wedding and party venues. I worried each night that the Beans would wake up from the noise."

"This one by Porsche Design is just the beginning."

A long read, but may be the final word on Libya:

"In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal (19 July 2011), Max Boot— the aptly named neoconservative author and military historian known for his support for “democracy promotion” at the point of a gun, and an ardent supporter of full-scale US military engagement in Libya—referred to a Financial Times article (15 June) that compared the current aerial bombing campaign over Libya and the Kosovo air war in 1999 in order to emphasize “the lack of firepower in the Libya operation.” "