Thursday, July 27, 2006

It is hilarous that Nasir Al-As`ad: is the Hariri Inc's hope as as Shi`ite alternative, now that the two Hariri Shi`ite deputies, Basim As-Sab` and Ghazi Yusuf have fled the country. When Nasir Al-As`ad was in the Communist Action Organization during the civil war in the 1970s, he once was asked to buy sanwiches for the fighters in downtown Beirut. So hoping to save some money, he decided to make Fasulya stew for the fighters in his house. The fighters called the command and said that the food has not arrived. They sent them somebody with the food. Hours later, Nasir Al-As`ad arrives with his Fasulya. One of the fighters takes the pot and dumps it on Nasir's head. (The source of the story is the head of the militia of that organization).