Hostage-takers

[fivemack]

Beirut, at least until yesterday, was a fairly safe destination; I know at least one of my friends-list readers and the sister of another have been there and enjoyed it greatly. The FCO has always advised against travel to the Bekaa valley, but otherwise reckoned Lebanon was a fairly safe place to visit.

The Israelis have just bombed Beirut airport, blockaded Lebanon's ports, and made moves to close the land border. The diplomatic language is getting quite heated: the French foreign minister is using terms like 'disproportionate act of war'. I wonder how many British civilians they have started to hold hostage? (though I assume that Bashar al-Assad will graciously allow the stranded Westerners to leave by way of Damascus).

I think now is a good time for me to stop reading the news and concentrate for this afternoon on reading the documentation for the company's new software release.

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Hostage-Takers

[(Anonymous)]

One of the places Dad and I were looking at for September was Syria, with a little excursion over the border into Northern Lebanon to see some archaeological sites. I think now that it might well be biking round the back of Sheringham instead.
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