May 2009
26 posts
RT @frontlineblog Video journalist @ruudelmendorp is in #Somalia and tweeting from #Mogadishu - http://bit.ly/2gQKi
Interesting piece on the political might of Lebanon’s Armenians in today’s NYT http://tinyurl.com/lebarm
Some insightful comments from @strickvl about Bruce Riedel and his ‘analysis’ of al Qaeda and Afghanistan http://tinyurl.com/riedel-qaeda
Crikey. Convoy of about 30 SUVs and lots more police just went by. A not-so-mini army is guarding the VP as he heads down the Corniche.
It’s a nice quiet evening in for me with some Hankey Bannister whiskey and Factotum on dvd. Just so you know.
Traffic chaos outside my apartment. Police are everywhere and roads are closed. Biden must be on his way. He’s not winning hearts or minds.
hmm…didn’t flickr used to have a wordpress widget? can’t find it anywhere. any suggestions for non-official wp ones? #flickr #wordpress
If it’s not broke… Retweet this if you disagree with Twitter’s decision to hide replies to people you don’t follow #fixreplies
Great news… RT@drewconway Marc Lynch is now tweeting @abuaardvark
This is ace. Classic album covers reimagined as novels that @penguinbooks might have issued http://bit.ly/6exsl (via @drewbroomhall)
At my very own house party in Beirut but having massive ATP envy… #atp
Lebanon is definitely the only place I’ve been to where the question ‘where do you come from?’ is regarded as deeply political
Sophisticated espionage equipment disguised as a mini-bar?! This has to be a joke… http://tinyurl.com/moossad
Having drinks with a Lebanese friend who is the son of a politician. He assures me there is a war on the way…
Algeria is to help Mali fight militants by sending fuel and sleeping bags…?! http://tinyurl.com/crf59r
Net isn’t fast enough to listen to it here at the mo but this is a Radio4 doc on 3 former hostages in Beirut http://tinyurl.com/beirutspast
On my way back to Beirut after a great (but quick) trip to Damascus. I haven’t missed Lebanese driving…
I have sorted out a visa and will be on my way to Damascus for the weekend tomorrow morning. Very excited. Photographs to follow…!
As much as I’m glad to be in Beirut, I’m kinda gutted I’m not at Frontline for tonight’s screening. Boo hoo… http://tinyurl.com/bloodtrail
So…I’m at the Lebanon/Syria border and everything is going surprisingly smoothly.
Yowzers. Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’ just came on. I now realise I miss House more than life itself. Oh, episode 22 of series 5. I want you.
Just found another Haruki Murakami fan in a splendid bar in Beirut. He reads him for the same reason I do: lots and lots of jazz references.
just so you know, i am hard at work beating three pussy-ass Lebanese at a mustard eating competition. Rule Britannia…
A test tweet ahead of my Damascus trip. I bet this costs me a bomb…
Bloody America. Why does it have to have towns called both Beirut and Damascus?! get your own names you lazy sh*tes.
On the road to Damascus. Have passed about 20 tanks going the same way. It’s hot for a pasty Brit.