The donkey strategy

ENAR

A scantily clad singer belts out another frivolous song, and not only does her video clip get banned, she has her travel privileges revoked. A university blogger dares to criticize the system only to find himself officially ostracized and harassed. As this is taking place, a former head of Lebanon’s telecommunications company, himself under investigation for corruption, can be found in an expensive downtown restaurant publicly relishing his surroundings without a care in the world. Can this possibly be real? Is it acceptable by any standards? For years, the Lebanese have been clamoring for faster internet services – their right. Practically immediately after the disgraced telecoms chief was fired, the company he was heading proved that fast download speeds were achievable with the flip of a switch. The word suspicious is too weak here. This could not have been a coincidence. The refusal to deliver optimum internet speed was obviously