BEIRUT -- Whew! After a dash back to Beirut, I come back to a city shuttered and quiet on a Friday night. Today's events have been massive. And friends here filling me in on the Israelis' patterns tell me the bombing will probably start in a couple of hours. It's 2 a.m. now. They're trying to keep the city awake.
More later.
How did you get back?
Mad dash from Jordan through Syria in a Jordanian taxi. Fun.
Please keep us informed, you have some long time readers who appreciate your insite and also who worry about your safety. In Iraq today the prayer services seemed to be anti Israel, could this be in some odd way a unifying factor???
Sounds like an exciting day.
What type of targets are being hit in Beirut? Is the bombardment continuous?
What do you hear about the explosives-laden drone hitting the Israeli warship?
Look out!
Pamela from Atlas Shrugs is traveling to the reason to trump you so-called “professionals” in the MSM.
For a totally different perspective, Anthony Bourdain is trapped in Beirut by the blockade. Here’s his latest despatch “Updates, from the Discovery Travel Channel website:
“Thanks for the good thoughts and well wishes. We are all of us (Diane, Jerry, Toddles, Tracey and me) in good health, good spirits and working ferociously on our tans and sipping blender drinks while watching the fireworks from a secure location. Our masters at Travel Channel have made sure we are being well looked after. Though I’m not sure the “gold-plated, monkey-navigated rocket-sled” I requested as an exfiltration vehicle will be laid on imminently…we have nothing to complain about. Particularly compared to the locals who are having an atrocious time of it. This is a great city–filled with many lovely, proud and generous people and it’s heartbreaking missing so much of it. Worse seeing all that pride and hope and tolerance turn overnight to grim resignation. Hope to return to shoot here someday and finish what we started.”
I think I prefer Chris’ coverage.