Pajamas Media
Charles Chuman
Hezbollah Is Humbled, But Not Defeated
Make no mistake — Lebanon's future is still an open question.
Winners and Losers in the Lebanon Crisis
The ruling Lebanese regime may have ceded some ground to Hezbollah following the recent violence — but they also managed to take Lebanon another step in the direction of full independence.
As Bullets Fly, Lebanese Ask, “What Happens Next?”
Will the past five days of violence escalate into another full-blown civil war? Lebanese are watching and waiting anxiously.
Beirut Clashes Trap Citizens
Being curled up in the bathtub hiding from stray bullets didn't stop me from writing about what's happening in Beirut. Here are the stories of some of the other residents who were stuck in their houses for nearly 24 hours as Hezbollah troops battled supporters of the Lebanese government.
The Media Gets The Lebanese Elections Wrong
In an unusual "by-election" on Sunday, voters in two districts in Lebanon went to the polls to fill the seats of two assassinated members of parliament who were both members of the pro-government coalition and vocal opponents of Syria. Although one of the seats fell to a candidate backed by Hezbollah and Syrian ally Michel Aoun, Charles Chuman reports from Beirut that there's little justification for the gloomy headlines.
