A source on politics, war, the Middle East, Arabic poetry, and art.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
It was ironic for Walid Jumblat, of all people, to attack Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal for owning a farm and for staying in the Dorchester in London. Now it is true that Muhammad Hasanyn Haykal has a difficulty in mention UK or London without mentioning that he stays in the Dorchester (as in: "And then Lord Potato sent a telegram to Nasser--and by the way, I stay at the Dorchester in London)--which is Sa`d Hariri's favorite hotel in London. But Jumblat has reportedly pressured Hariri to buy him that palace in Qantari, and he put a deputy (Ni`mah Tu`mah) on his list only because he put his private jet at his disposal and he funds his "campaigns." This Tu`mah has the knowledge of tomatoes and the charisma of potatoes. So Jumblat is not in a position to attack somebody for his bourgeois lifestyle (Jumblat in private used to attack his own deputies and ministers for their bourgeois lifestyles).