Borzou Daragahi of the LA Times. Now Borzou. I was reading your article with interest (and I read some very good articles by you on Iraq) until I reached the point when you interviewed Ahmad Al-As`ad. That is a bad sign. I know that Lebanon is not your area of expertise, but one day of research about South Lebanon would have told you that Ahmad Al-As`ad has no standing whatsoever in South Lebanon or among Shi`ites, and that the last election revealed the obvious about him and what you call his "political party." So unpopular is this fellow in South Lebanon that he lives in a Christian neighborhood east of Beirut in an area loyal to his allies in the Lebanese Forces. When this guy was supposed to be in college, he complained to me that his father (former za`im Kamil Al-As`ad--former corrupt right-wing speaker of the Lebanese parliament) ruined his education abilities. When his father would feel optimistic about the plight of this feudal family, he would encourage his son to study political science. When he would feel pessimistic, he would encourage him to study engineering. He claimed that he switched fields too frequently, and wound up studying neither, or nothing. He now is on non-speaking terms with his father. Now, come on, Borzou.