we don't have a government, but a mafia that preys on the state, says writer elias khoury.elias: it's a residue of the political system that was created after the war which i called the system of permanent civil war. there is no civil war in lebanon but these mafiosos, these heads of different militias, these different sects, the only way for them to govern was to threaten us with civil war. >> the explosion was an accident, but it wasn't a coincidence, says khoury. on august 4, the truth that the rulers tried to cover up exploded: it's not civil war that poses the greatest threat, but the government itself. so what now? elias: i don't like to use the term hope in a hopeless situation. when you are after despair, wh you go rough thisotal deair and th you feel lastou are beyd despair, thenf you want. you can call this determination to survive. >> the sursock museum will be rebuilt. help is coming from all over the world. but just rebuilding, on the old foundation that's not enough this time, says zeina arida. zeina: today you know i'm 50, i'm not a kid anymore. today i rely