From U.S. Judge Orders Iran to Pay $2.65 Billion to 1983 Beirut Attack Families: Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth described his ruling as the largest-ever such judgment by an American court against another country. Iran has been blamed for supporting the militant group Hizbullah, which carried out the suicide bombing in Beirut. It was the worst terrorist act against U.S. targets until the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks.
Read More +From Jumblatt Calls for End of Lebanon-Israel Conflict via Daily Alert: The time has come to take Lebanon out of the Israeli-Arab conflict, Druse leader Walid Jumblatt said in an interview with the Arab satellite television station Al Arabiya on Thursday. According to Israel Radio, Jumblatt said that Lebanon should rest after being in a state of war with Israel for thirty years.
Read More +Via VOA: Interpol has put five Iranians and a Lebanese man on its mostwanted list for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. In Miami, VOA’s Brian Wagner reports Jewish community leaders says the effort will pressure the Islamicgovernment to stop supporting terrorist activities. Delegates at Interpol’s general assembly in Morocco approved theso-called “red notices” against the five Iranians and one Lebanese suspected in the attack. Argentine prosecutors are seeking Interpol’s support in their probe into the bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and wounded more than 200 others. Argentine
Read More +From Israel: Hizbullah Has Tripled Its Land-to-Sea Missile Arsenal: Hizbullah has tripled its arsenal of C-802 land-to-sea missiles and has rehabilitated its strength north of the Litani River, according to information handed over by Israel to the UN and published in a UN report. During the war, a C-802 missile struck the INS Hanit off the Lebanese coast, killing four naval servicemen. The report states that Hizbullah’s long-range missile teams are deployed north of the Litani River, and that “most of the new missiles include [the Iranian-made] Zelzal and Fajr missiles that have a range of over 250 kilometers and
Read More +Received by email: I want to tell you about two exciting organizations, American Congress of Truth (ACT) and ACT for America, both founded by Brigitte Gabriel. I participated in a fascinating townhall meeting, teleconference call with Brigitte and her executive director tonight along with more than 1500 participants from all over the country. The groups’ main concern is national security, including fighting Islamofascism and keeping our borders safe. Brigitte is very passionate and ambitious and already has 27 million people signed up to receive her emails. I hope you will post this info on your blogs and encourage people to
Read More +Lebanon Troops Fire on Israeli Planes
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From Lebanon Troops Fire on Israeli Planes: Lebanese troops opened fire Thursday on Israeli warplanes flying low over southern Lebanon, the first time the Lebanese army has fired on the aircraft since an Aug. 14, 2006, cease-fire, Lebanese officials said. Lebanese soldiers opened up with machine guns and light anti-aircraft weapons mounted on armored vehicles at two planes that flew east of Marjayoun.
Read More +Hold Iran Accountable
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From Hold Iran Accountable: On Oct. 23, 1983, the government of Iran sent a truck bomb into the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 men and wounding countless others. It was mass murder. For 24 years, since that horrible day, that horrible moment, the government of Iran has literally been getting away with murder. In May 2003, a U.S. district court found the government of Iran liable for organizing and funding the Beirut attack. Lynn Smith Derbyshire’s brother, Marine Capt. Vincent Smith, was killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing. Judith C. Young is the mother of Marine Sgt.
Read More +From Source: Syria Working on Clandestine Nuclear Program Since 1986: A former Syrian military officer who has had access to sensitive military information in Damascus confirmed Tuesday that Syria has been working on a clandestine nuclear program at least since 1986. He said many North Korean nationals are in Syria in relation to that program. He claimed that Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan has visited Syria several times since 1989, after being introduced to the Damascus Baathist regime by Libya. He also said Syria possesses the “latest Russian technology in air defense,” but that it was reluctant to expose it
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