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BOMBING IN BEIRUT: American Diplomatic Car Targeted?

Brian C. Ledbetter · Tuesday, January 15. 2008 11:53

Lebanese soldiers and police secure the site of an explosion in a suburb north of Beirut January 15, 2008. At least three people were killed in an explosion in Beirut on Tuesday which wounded a passenger in a diplomatic car, security sources said, and Lebanon's LBC television channel said a U.S. embassy car was hit. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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Bombing in Beirut!

Brian C. Ledbetter · Wednesday, December 12. 2007 07:20

Wow, so yesterday's concussion grenade was not anything major, but it was followed up by a major car bombing in a different part of town, an event that took the life of one of Lebanon's most fiercely anti-Syrian generals. Was the first attack intended to distract the Lebanese security forces, and to provide an opening for the second attack? Stranger things have certainly happened...

Civil defense personnel work to extinguish a fire following a bomb explosion as Lebanese soldiers secure the area after a bomb exploded in a Christian suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. An early morning car bomb attack killed one of Lebanon's top military generals and others in the car, as they drove through a Christian suburb of Beirut, putting more pressure on the country's delicate political situation, the military and state media said. (AP Photo)

I'll be following the wires as fast as I can. Bear with me!

See-Also:

The Ouwet Front (Lebanese Army blog—videos), Prairie Pundit, Gateway Pundit

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Explosion in Beirut?

Brian C. Ledbetter · Tuesday, December 11. 2007 15:50

Apparently, somebody set off a concussion grenade next to a car in the Christian district of Ain al-Rimeneh, in Lebanon. There have been no fatalities or injuries reported so far, thankfully. I'll keep you posted if I hear more about this.

Lebanese soldiers secure the area of an explosion caused by a "sound grenade" in the Christian district of Ain al-Rimeneh area near Beirut December 11, 2007. The "sound grenade" exploded on a car and no causalities were reported, the army said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

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Lebanon "Hudna" Day 2: Still Embedded with the Enemy

Brian C. Ledbetter · Wednesday, May 23. 2007 09:30

Our press is still hard at work today, presenting the terrorist point-of-view from the Palestinian ~~human shield~~ "refugee" camps in Lebanon.

A masked fighter from the Fatah Islam group, stands at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday May 23, 2007. About 15,000 of Palestinian civilians trickled out of the besieged refugee camp Wednesday after a truce in the fighting overnight, as a senior Islamic militant who goes by the name Abu Hureira and identified himself as Fatah Islam's deputy leader, vowed Wednesday that fighters holed up in the Palestinian refugee camp besieged by Lebanese troops will never surrender or leave and will fight to the death if attacked. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

I'll be tracking the photos as they come in, so be sure to check back periodically for new updates. Continue reading »

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A Hotbed of Terror

Brian C. Ledbetter · Tuesday, May 22. 2007 10:28

... and while I'm on the topic, who do you suppose the residents of Ein el-Hilweh -- the ~~terror base~~ refugee camp which is currently protecting the Fatah al-Islam thugs -- are protesting?

Palestinians gesture during a protest in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Yep, you guessed it. It's obviously the Lebanese Army's fault that the locals are protecting the terrorists. Nice to see that Mohammed Zaatari managed to make it past the Lebanese road block, in order to fully capture and share the terrorist's point of view...

Oh, I just noticed, keep in mind that this "artillery and machine gun fire" is echoing through the refugee camp... after the cease-fire "went into" effect. Did I call that right, or what?

UPDATE: Yep, just as I suspected: Mohammed Zaatari has embedded himself with the enemy. For the first time in this current conflict, we get to see the TERRORIST'S point-of-view, thanks to our SEDITIOUS Associated Press:

A Palestinian masked gunman, left, secures the area during a protest in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007, against the Lebanese army siege and bombardment of the northern Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around the northern Nahr el-Bared refugee camp for a third straight day Tuesday, while angry Palestinians burned car tires in two other camps in an ominous sign that the trouble could spread across Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

I'll be tracking Mohammed's updates beyond the fold, and will eagerly await more sedition from our photographic corps.

Updated:

I am tracking Day 2 of this "cease-fire" in a new thread. Be sure to check out the latest series of Lebanese "atrocities" against these "innocent" ~~civilians~~ terror-supporters.

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Terror Attack in Lebanon?

Brian C. Ledbetter · Monday, May 21. 2007 08:05

There appear to be reports that a bomb has been set off outside of a shopping mall in a northern suburb of Beirut early on Sunday morning (Lebanon time). It's odd that the blast went off so late—considering how valuable high-casualty targets are to terrorists.

A teacher inspects damage to a classroom in a school near the site of an explosion in the Ashrafiyeh area in east Beirut May 21, 2007. A woman was killed when an explosive device detonated near a shopping mall in eastern Beirut late on Sunday, a security source said. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

I've gathered all of the pictures available at this time in the extended body of this article, for your reference.

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The following bloggers are covering this story in greater detail: From Beirut to the Beltway, Beirut Spring, Captain's Quarters, Hot Air

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Daily Dictator

Brian C. Ledbetter · Wednesday, May 2. 2007 18:25

Who is more disgusting—this slimeball who holds the entire southern region of his country captive? Or the useful idiots in the press that give him such favourable coverage?

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gestures during a speech at the opening of a book fair in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh, Lebanon Wednesday, May 2, 2007. In an unprecedented praise of developments in Israel, militant Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday he 'respects' his enemy's verdict of failure in last summer's war with his guerrillas in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)

I can't imagine the press fawning over Adolph Hitler. For some reason, we never saw them portray George Wallace in a favourable light. Why, then, do you think they feel so compelled to portray murderous thugs like Nasrallah as "benefactors" of their enslaved domains?

Hassan Nasrallah isn't a hero. He's a cowardly scumbag who hides in a bunker and puts his "followers" in the direct line of fire, between Israel and himself. He isn't popularly elected, either—he has used force, weaponry, and avarice to cow the entire population of southern Lebanon into submission.

And this is the idol of the press?

Has the media lost their entire connection with reality? Or are they actively working for the bad guys? And, if so, why can't they just be honest for a change, and admit it?

I'll be rounding up more lionization beyond the fold, if you're interested. You'd recognize many of the photographers involved, if you were following along during the past summer's war. Continue reading »

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