Syria and Lebanon watchers know that March is becoming a busy month politically, even somewhat crowded …

When the invasion of Iraq was being spin doctored in American and British media (remember WMDs?) and some commentators warned of a humanitarian and refugee catastrophe …

Only a few days ago, I wrote about the gradual slip of the Golan Heights in the media, from being a Syrian territory invaded and illegally annexed by Israel, to becoming one that was “contentious” …

So you have your land occupied, and you fight a war to get it back, and it’s called an "invasion" (a “joint Arab invasion” to be precise). That’s the 1973 October War for you, an invasion. In contrast, the initial invasion of Arab lands by Israel is called “capture.”