Chicago Tribune: There’s no escaping the cedar tree in Lebanon. A cedar is emblazoned on the country’s flag, and another on the planes of the national airline. It is on the currency, on passports and on all official documents. It is proudly worn on the uniforms of soldiers and crudely plastered on tourist knickknacks from ashtrays to fridge magnets. Cedars also have played an integral part in Lebanon’s volatile political life. Several Christian factions in the country’s civil war adopted the …