The MIXER

A collection of blog posts catching my eye.

Raja and the Lebanese bloggers report on the newest saga in the Lebanon/Israel war. As some of you may know Italy has sent troops today
but before they can get their hands dirty Italys Foreign Minster has a few ideas regarding Hezbollah, Raja has the rest.


Its no secret, extremely horny, sexually suppressed men are a common feature of the Middle East (and the world actually). Sexual harassment and possibly groping is a common occurrence, so what can be done to change this reality? Sandmonkey has an idea, even though it makes me queasy!

Miss Carnivorousness and Muammar Ghaddafi have a romantic encounter...with each other! This is better than a Penthouse letter.


Ahmed Zevail, Noble Prize winning Egyptian, has answers to Middle East and its growing complexities. The Arabist has the story.