Lebanon Update

I spent much of yesterday in Washington, where I heard a superb lecture on modern conservatism, and its evangelical elements, by Democracy Project board member and blogger Wilfred McClay. The lecture was held at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and the text and audio of it are available here. I didn't post in the afternoon as a result, but I'm home again, so posting should return to normal this afternoon.

Arthur Chrenkoff hasn't been away, as is clear by the length and quality of his second update on events in Lebanon. Part One is here. The best quote to come out of Lebanon, of course, is from a most unlikely source: Walid Jumblatt as quoted in yesterday's WP by David Ignatius:

The rest of Ignatius's piece is also worth reading, as it demonstrates the degree to which the Lebanese are fed up with the Syrian occupation of their country. On that matter, don't miss Daniel Pipes's recent column, Lebanon's Liberation Approaches.