The timing of the Turkish Prime Minister’s two-day visit to Lebanon could not be more judicious. Lebanon’s enemies have been banging the drums of war louder than ever before. All the malevolent plans hatched following the assassination of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri are about to converge for one formidable goal: to destabilize and weaken Lebanon, disarm Hezbollah and allow Israel to return, uncontested, and wreck havoc on the tiny country, the way it remorselessly did in 1982.

See it as if you were blind and suddenly regained your sight! Feel it as if it was burned into your soul! Believe it as you believe in all that is holy! Say it with strength, vigor and conviction! Be proud of it, as it is an honor bestowed upon you by time and place. Then spread it to the multitudes and liberty will be born again! 

It seems that there are still people out there who see nothing wrong with our government, specifically the TSA, in subjecting air travelers to full body scans, or invasive frisks, ( called pat downs) , before allowing them to board a plane.

I have tried and tried to explain why I am against these invasions of our privacy, but people just don’t seem to get it. So, in one final, last ditch effort, I am going to try and explain what truly bothers me about this.