Worst. Interview. Ever.

Many congratulations to the LA Times for discovering that there are American-style universities in the Middle East. The newspaper took the time to interview the Lebanese American University President Joseph G. Jabbra. They did not take the time to assign the interview to anybody who knew anything about Lebanon. Questions include:

• "Is anybody calling women of the college -- women either shouldn't be allowed at the college or they should have to wear a veil at the college?"
• "Anything with 'American' in its title is thought, at least over here, to have a target attached to it these days...How does that play out on the campus?"
• "Lebanese all think Americans are dumb."

No, that last one is not a question. For the life of me, I have no idea why the interviewer decided to dispense that little pearl of wisdom. The average LA Times editor or Californian, who knows nothing about "American" universities in the Middle East, wouldn't know anything more about LAU after reading this piece. In fact, they would know less.

PS: Yes, the election has been postponed again. I have a sneaking, unproven suspicion that Al-Jazeera is simply recycling old articles on this subject, with slight alterations in the quotations. Regardless, anyone who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention.