homais says some very sensible and balanced things

Wasn't all that impressd, really.
While homais has collectd more data than th average person
before beginning their analysis,
and claims the aim of objectivity and avoidance of moralism,
they still fall prey to many of th ridiculous assumptions receiving widespread acceptance,
eg: the idea that Hezb'Allah instigated all this with their abduction.
The Guardian article was even less insightful.
Both pieces amount to little more than head-scratching.
Th reason for their confusion is
that they'r easily distracted by th stated aims of power structures,
which rarely match their intended aims
(altho th stated aims generally do serve th intended aims in some way).
Also, as Said pointd out time & again,
yr understanding will never be very deep
if you insist on viewing groups composed of many millions of ppl
as monolithic objects.