Fighting Amongst Themselves

It has certainly been a rather intriguing time in the Middle East lately.

In Lebanon, the Lebanese Army has crushed militants from the Fatah Islam group after a month-long standoff centered in a Palestinian refugee camp.

Meanwhile, after months of trying to get a viable government going within the Palestinian Authority, it appears that Fatah and Hamas are locked in a civil war in the Gaza Strip. Last week, Hamas virtually seized control of the government, and President Mahmoud Abbas declared a national emergency.

In Iraq, Shiites and Sunnis continue to fight each other as the U.S.-led coalition tries in vain to establish some sort of order there.

What a tangled web we weave.