by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 24, 2009 | Regional News, Security
One of my favorite websites to read, absolutely great story telling I must add: DEBKAfile quotes senior Israeli military circles as staggered by the discovery that US president Barack Obama had approved a large Turkish arms sale to the Lebanese army, including the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 13, 2009 | Society
Israelis (or is it Americans) are suing North Korea in a Washington court for injuries they received during the July 2006 War: The plaintiffs, all of whom hold US citizenship, have charged that North Korea trained senior Hezbollah officers and built arms storage...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 8, 2009 | Society
That’s pretty much where Lebanese students get to in high school: Kristina and Ali sit side by side in their history class and together they learn about the Phoenicians and the Romans, the Greeks and the Ottomans. But when it comes to Lebanon’s more...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 14, 2009 | Regional News, Security
An interesting article appeared in today’s Daily Star: Israel has reportedly passed a message to the Lebanese government, through United Nations envoy Michael Williams, that any Hizbullah-led efforts to shoot down Israeli aircraft violating Lebanese airspace or...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 27, 2009 | Regional News
The Israeli Army has added an arsenal of Eland antelopes on the border with Lebanon: In addition to infantry, armor and intelligence units, the Israel Defense Forces has also deployed eight Eland antelope to further secure Israel’s tense northern border against...