Well, everyone thought this was the safest area of town to be in, but the continued sporadic gunfire and occasional booming of something larger belie that. Hezbollah is on the move all over town, apparently. They have shut down the pro-government TVand internet station. We still get BBC and Al-Jazeera English and feel as well informed as is possible in this chaotic situation.
We just heard that Hezbollah now controls West Beirut, where we are...
We are well out of any likely line of fire, have provisions for a few days anyway and feel safe as long as we stay put in our apartment. Apparently one of the board members at Tom's school has invited all the staff to stay in his mansion outside Beirut. And Ben says the State Dept. has been working on evacuation plans. But for now, staying in is definitely the thing to do.
We are trying to keep busy. Tom says the gunfire interferes with being able to hear the TV...
1 comment:
Nice Comment, Tom. I am sure that the whole riot was caused by your snoring, anyway.
We love you guys. Take care! We think of you often and look forward to seeing you, soon!
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