Paul Salem has been trying to gain "Western democratic ways" for Lebanon: how cute

""It's a big dramatic change and a clear setback if you are talking about Western democratic ways we had tried to gain in the past few years," said Paul Salem, the director of the Middle East Carnegie Endowment for International Peace."  But don't hold a grudge against my classmate, Paul.  He tailors his remarks usually to the politics of the publication that he is talking to.  Oh, were yesterday's Salafite and thuggish March 14 riots also part of the democratic ways? (thanks Amal)