A Strife That Will Not Soon Rest
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Lebanese firefighters extinguish fire from burning cars following an explosion on January 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP). Lebanese firefighters extinguish fire from burning cars following an explosion on January 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP).
Suicide bombers are now a creed. Impassioned followers see in them a legend leading to uncovering the mystery of God. Partisanship is not contingent on certain death. But it is enough to be afflicted with the blindness of the mind and the heart to be one of them. In #Lebanon, this is not difficult like the sons of “Lebanese uniqueness” assume. It has the most fertile soil for the call and recruitment. When the powers that be are like the dominant political class here, there is only God that can (...)