Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The clash between Hizbullah and Ahbash in Beirut yesterday

The armed clash between Hizbullah and Ahbash in Burj Abi Haydar in Beirut was most bizarre and criminal.  What Talleyrand once said applies here:  "“This is worse than a crime, it's a blunder”."  (The quote is often mistakenly attributed to others.  In fact, Talleyrand said about about the murder of the Duc d’Enghien by Napoleon I.)