
'Tansa:' The Unknown Soldier of a Country in Disarray…
Marc Saikali, 31/07 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Lebanese Army soldiers
In Lebanon, there’s a joke as old as our illusions and as biting as our clarity. It’s about “Tansa,” the poor soldier sent alone to face tanks, then artillery, then fighter jets, until, at his breaking point, he snaps: “What kind of country is this, where Tansa alone stands to defend it?” (The original punchline is a little less ...