by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 14, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
The City of Lorca, Murcia in Spain was rocked by what has been called the most powerful earthquake to hit the area in over 500 years, leaving behind it death and destruction. Murcia Mayor Miguel Angel Cámara describes the situation best: Makeshift camps have been set...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 12, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
In what is a generally positive look at Lebanon’s political and social foundations, the author reminds everyone what a staffer within Bush Sr.’s administration had to say about the city of Portland, Oregon: During the presidency of George H.W. Bush, some...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 12, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
That’s according to Cllr Jeff Dutton: People living in a housing area in Huntingdon have lost a bid to stop new houses being built in front of their homes even after they described the area as “the back streets of Beirut”. […] Cllr Jeff Dutton was also...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 23, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
I wonder if the people of Turlough, County Mayo, Ireland who come up with these comments actually think to themselves and say, “now I know what people in Beirut go through”: Turlough locals, anxious for an update on a local road closure, attended last...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 23, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA – population 29,000 apparently had a “looks like Beirut” moment. No it wasn’t a burned out building or rioting. No destruction or chaos – just police helicopters in the sky (thanks to Olivia Alabaster for the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 11, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
It seems that Roger Krohn’s response to his “Looks Like Beirut” certificate has motivated a number of readers to pitch in with their recent experiences with the phrase. For instance, Delirious had found the phrase used in the movie Battle in Seattle:...