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"The moment Hizbullah seized the airport and terrorised innocent civilians it was clear that matters would never be the same again." -- Mohamed Barakat, Al-Akhbar

"Corrupt politicians and their thirst for power is the main reason behind the shameful state of the Arab political scene." -- Mohamed El-Shabba, Nahdet Masr

"Governments should not be content with diagnosing the reasons behind [soaring commodity prices], since hungry people don't care whether these reasons are local or international." -- Hassan Nafaa, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"Lebanon must be a state administered by a cabinet, not from secret hideouts." -- Tariq Al-Homayed , Asharq Al-Awsat

"The consensus of those who rallied around Hizbullah eight years ago is today being torn apart by sectarian and political strife." -- Elias Harfoush, Al-Hayat

"I accuse both sides of having made mistakes, and of having pushed Lebanon into what may turn into a second civil war, while the wounds of the first have not yet healed." -- Jihad Al-Khazen, Al-Hayat