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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
U.S. warned of threats to Americans in Lebanon
2004-06-22
Iran-Syria-Lebanon --->the true Axis of evil. The clock is ticking for this Axis to be on their axis ..
The United States is reviewing the threat to Americans in Lebanon posed by Hizbullah. U.S. officials said the State Department has received warnings that U.S. nationals in Lebanon could be abducted or killed in Shi’ite neighborhoods of Beirut. The warning also extended to Shi’ite communities in southern Lebanon. The warning came amid bloody Shi’ite riots in Beirut in May in which at least five people were killed in clashes with Lebanese authorities.

Hizbullah has blamed the U.S. embassy in Beirut for masterminding the violence, Middle East Newsline reported.
Of course, it's always our fault.
"Due to a series of incidents over the past month, the U.S. Embassy has placed coastal areas south of Beirut off-limits to its staff until further notice," the U.S. embassy in Beirut said. "The embassy recommends that private U.S. citizens avoid the same areas if at all possible."

Officials said U.S. diplomats have also been banned from entering Hizbullah strongholds either in Beirut or in southern Lebanon. The embassy has been monitoring Hizbullah’s presence along the Israeli-Lebanese border. On May 20th, 2004, the State Department renewed a warning against traveling to Lebanon. Officials said the warning came in wake of Al Qaida-inspired plots to attack the U.S. embassy and American restaurant chains around Beirut.

On Sunday, however, a U.S. delegation of researchers traveled to southern Lebanon to meet Ferengi Hizbullah bartender commander Nabil Quark. Quark was said to have briefed the delegation on Hizbullah’s regime in the south and its war against Israel.
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#13  quarks are subatomic particles, so small as to be difficult to measure :-)
Posted by: B   2004-06-22 3:41:06 PM  

#12  a very small player in the war on terror, tended to be overlooked in discussions

heh heh
any proof of that?
Posted by: Shipman   2004-06-22 3:27:17 PM  

#11  I bet the majority of Americans there are dual-passport holders; you know, with names like Antoine Lahoud. Nothing against these folks, but they are there with their Lebanese families and not really in danger, I'd imagine. Now the types named Kerr and Buckley, well, that's another thing...
Posted by: Michael   2004-06-22 2:23:49 PM  

#10  Nabil Quark for brains

His name is really Quark? That's funny. Nabil Quark, a very small player in the war on terror, tended to be overlooked in discussions.
Posted by: B   2004-06-22 12:37:04 PM  

#9  Re: Big Rip - There's still time to put your affairs in order, but it's really gonna hurt.
Posted by: .com   2004-06-22 12:01:06 PM  

#8  I think perhaps we may be getting somewhere. The repulsive dark energy and the Big Rip may explain the odd urge for some in the Middle East to seethe and then explode...
Posted by: Laurence of the Rats   2004-06-22 10:19:11 AM  

#7  Methinks Nabil's flavor is Strange. He, and his Aide, Lepton Tau, spun a tale of anti-Israeli and anti-anti-Israeli interactions - and predicted annihilation. Nabil closed on a philosophical note saying, "One day you're up, charmed, the next you're down or strange. The momentum of our efforts is balanced by the opposition. It's a Finnegan's choice - the Color of Force is difficult to confine and Stability is a matter of Nature. Thank you for coming."
Posted by: .com   2004-06-22 10:02:45 AM  

#6  Reply: For any American kidnapped in Lebanon, we will send 20 cruise missiles each into Tehran and Damascus. If they are killed, the ante goes up with decapacitating strikes on all airfields and military HQ's....oh and that reactor?....
Posted by: Frank G   2004-06-22 9:27:32 AM  

#5  I find it hard to understand why any Americans would be in Lebanon® (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Terrorist Republic of Syria corp.). Nothing in that rathole is worth the trouble.
Posted by: Spot   2004-06-22 9:18:56 AM  

#4  When did Quark sell his bar?Dan money grubbing little Ferenghi.
Posted by: Raptor   2004-06-22 9:04:02 AM  

#3  Tell'm we still have the New Jersey, and we can bring her out of 'mothball' status. The museum can wait!!
Posted by: smn   2004-06-22 3:10:26 AM  

#2  I hope both Americans that are still in Lebanon wise up and come home.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-06-22 2:30:02 AM  

#1  Quark---the subatomic particle of Lebanon.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-06-22 2:27:01 AM  

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