Angry Arab has tips about becoming one in no time

The blogger never studied the Middle East, does not know any Arabic, and has not lived in any ME country, but the New York Times found a way to explain his Middle East qualifications: “He is a former resident of Beirut.” So the man visited Beirut, is that not enough? So I visit China will I be asked to review books on Chinese history for the New York Times? Yes, I will, if I visit China and report that the Chinese people love Israel, and they hate Israel’s enemies (which is what the blogger does on his visits to Lebanon).