From its first few days, the fighting in Lebanon this summer had a reputation as the most blogged war. Israelis and Lebanese, who, at times, could already watch each other's television stations were able to read each other's blogs and leave comments.
Lebanese bloggers, in particular, gained a readership beyond the Middle East as the outside world tried to learn more about what was happening in the country. With the assassination of Pierre Gemayel, Lebanese minister, Christian leader and outspoken critic of Syria, it is likely some of those summer visitors will return.
The firsts posts are necessarily brief: Beirut Spring mourns a hero on the road to our blood soaked independence; Doha at The Lebanese Bloggers sees echoes of events in 1975 that began the civil war; and Manamania leaves a simple "Oh shit oh shit oh shit". Keep an eye on these, and others such as Kerblog and Ramzi's Blah Blah, for a voice from inside Lebanon. Please post links to other blogs in the comments below.
In one very early piece of analysis, the US-based Foreign Policy Passport suggests that "those bound to ascribe this to Hizbullah or Syria" will be quick to point out the minister's death will necessitate the establishment of a new cabinet - an "ongoing Hizbullah demand".
