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At Baalbek Nuts I Bought Pistachios From The Lebanese Owners, Who Answered My Request For Their Thoughts On The War With The Typically Lebanese Response Of No Problem. It's A Lie, As We All Knew.

The Sheer Violence Of It, The Howl Of Air Raid Sirens And The Air-cutting Fall Of The Missiles Carried Its Own Political Message; Not Just To President Saddam But To The Rest Of The World. We Are The Superpower, Those Explosions Said Last Night. This Is How We Do Business.

The Americans May Think They Have 'liberated' Baghdad But The Tens Of Thousands Of Thieves - They Came In Families And Cruised The City In Trucks And Cars Searching For Booty - Seem To Have A Different Idea What Liberation Means.

The Syrian Army Is Tired Of Corruption. It Is Tired Of Party Nepotism. It Is Becoming Very Angry With Those It Blames For The War.

President Bush Will Come Here And There Will Be New "friends" Of America To Open A New Relationship With The World, New Economic Fortunes For Those Who "liberated" Them.