Beirut on August 15, 2006

Beirut as seen fron Ain saade on this august 15


today, in lebanon is 3eed el saydeh (Virgin Mary's day).
people ar happy becoz their employers will not count this day as part of the paid leave; as it has been happening during the war. a lot of people "ruined" their vacation days on the war.

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am listening to Is This Love by Bob Marley. dunno but it seems far, untouchable. i cant relate to it much, especially after yesterday's Nasrallah tv speech.
he bummed the hell out of me.
war will always haunt us, fear will always threat us. we shall never sleep worry-free, our kids will never see the light of peace.
he wrote for us a lifetime of war and martyrdom and sacrifice.

when will this violence end? how does war and martyrdom achieve anything? when did it ever achieve anything?
and moreover what are our ultimate goals again? coz after all of this, i can't remember why we wage war evertime against israel, the eternal enemy. i don't remember what we aim to achieve after each war. we know very well why we stand against them and all their practices; and we proudly and fiercely stand opposed to their fascist politics and zionist xenophobia. but what is the point of each military action? what does it aim to achieve exactly, specifically?

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on ira tous au paradis, les enfoirés.
... même moi...
today, august 15, 2006, i'm going back to beirut.
... même moi...