Posts Tagged ‘Lebanon’
Completing a deal with the devil
Israel mourns the deaths of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, and cries for the Goldwasser and Regev families. Regular citizens are slowly making their way to the homes of the families, gathering quietly and lighting memorial candles. I sit at my desk, unable to concentrate, [Read More]
Something Something in the News
Late last week, I posted two blog entries about a rather disturbing error on an official UN web site. I mentioned the story to a journalist friend, who agreed with me that it was indeed newsworthy, and promptly wrote an article about the unfolding of these events. The [Read More]
UN Development Programme Geography Update
Following yesterday’s post, I’m happy to announce that I received a follow-up email last night from my contact at the United Nations, letting me know that the text in question had been fixed. It now reads, “The Lebanese Republic is a small, mostly [Read More]
Geography According to the UN Development Programme
Looks like the UN (or, to be more specific, the United Nations Development Programme) are at it once again. According to this link, passed on by friend and commenter Nicole, “The Lebanese Republic is a small, mostly mountainous country in the Western Asia, on the [Read More]
