Friday, December 22, 2006

let's have a massive conference...

Two days ago, standing next to Syrian foreign minister Walid Moualim, Amr Pasha praised Bashar, saying "I informed [Assad] of the Arab initative. I am extremely happy with the support I received." For his part, Mouallim noted, "The Syrian president expressed his support for Amr [Pasha's] efforts and his initaitve...to bring stability to Lebanon without any foreign intervention." (Naharnet)

I really think that people from our part of the world need to organize a massive, all-inclusive coference. The objective: decide - or rather, standardize - the definitions of "foreign" and "domestic."

Here we have an Egyptian going to a Syrian to ask for support to solve a "Lebanese" problem without, and I quote, "any foreign intervention."

FABULOUS!

I mean... this type of language doesn't even qualify as Orwelian double-speak. It's pure lunacy!

p.s. I know this thought is somewhat belated. However, I was writing an altogether different entry, and citing the Naharnet artilce. I just couldn't help but drop that whole post, and write this one up instead... .

12 comments:

R said...

Wonderful isn't it ? We can call it arab-speak...

the perpetual refugee said...

What upset me about that whole article was the following:

I'm sure these assholes were smirking (or laughing hysterically on the inside) when they told the world that they want a stable Lebanon without any foreign intervention.

The sad reality is they weren't lying. They want a stable Lebanon without foreign intervention because they don't recognize Lebanon as an independent country. This is an 'internal' matter, as far as they're concerned.

Same on Amr for giving them the spotlight.

Liliane said...

Either a conference, or maybe they can carry a pocket-dictionary!

Lirun said...

sounds funny

Yaakov Kirschen said...

Watching the world ignore the attacks on the Lebanese government is a sad, but not new, experience
Dry Bones
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