Franklin Lamb
The Unseen Tragedy: Ordeal Of Refugees From Syrian War
Chest high metal crowd control barriers manned by armed guards—since late September they have stood outside the Arrivals Hall on the Lebanon side ...
Eyewitness: The Surreal Reality Of Syria’s Civil War And How Rebel And Govt Troops Sometimes Co-Exist
A Syrian army soldier and a rebel FROM DAMASCUS, SYRIA—To my knowledge this observer has never been-nor likely ever will be-accused of being particularly ...
32 Years after the Sabra-Shatila Massacre: Camps Still Overflow
Scene of horrific mass murder 32 years ago They are beginning to arrive at Shatila Palestinian camp in Beirut this weekend. “They” being ...
SOS: Send Hospital Ships To Save Gaza’s Children
The article was written before the most recent cease-fire was announced. The statistics are just beginning to be analyzed—by UN agencies and a ...
Syrians Strive To Preserve Cultural Heritage Amidst Ruin And Destruction
Syrian Students Restore Our Global Cultural Heritage The Damascus Citadel, Syria During mid-July, 2013, the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) of the ...
War And Books: When Palestinian Refugees Risk Their Lives To Take College Entrance Exams
Palestinian refugees Masnaa border crossing (Syria/Lebanon)—Predictions about the likely course of events in this region, including occasional ones by this observer, have a way ...
Syria War May Dash Exam Hopes Of Many Thousands Of Students
The city of Homs, Syria. The Syrian conflict could also deprive thousands of refugees chance to take a critical pre-college exam next month [Middle ...
Syria: Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
The side of the Syria “rebels” you don’t see on corporate media [Life in Eastern Syria] The National Museum, Damascus The following is a ...
In Damascus, Syrians Believe They’ve Dodged Missiles: At Least For Now
Russia’s Putin–pushing a plan to avoid U.S. strike on Syria [Syria Crisis] DAMASCUS, Syria–The morning following President Obama’s announcement he would not bomb Syria ...
Syrian War Hits Beirut
JULY 9, 2013. DAHIYEH,BEIRUT, Lebanon–This observer’s neighbors seemed to believe, especially over the past year, as most of us did, that the war in ...
