Lebanon Struggles On

What do North Americans know or care about the struggles of Lebanon? How has the perception of that struggle changed ovr the last 10, 20, 30 years? Why?

There are a lot of significant events to take interest in around the world, nearly all of which I am totally unqualified to comment upon. However, since I visited Lebanon as a Catholic pilgrim in Feb. 2006 during a window of stability, I am interested.( We were one of THREE pilgrim groups in 30 years, a particular mission of Fr. Augustine Aoun to show Lebanon as the holy land of the bible.)

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